meó
A shoe or sock covering the foot
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A shoe or sock covering the foot Meó pedula, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 2. Meón pedulos (cf. Wülck. 601, 19-21 'pedules, pars caligarum que pedem capit, a vampey: pedulus a pynson, or a sok'), 82, 1: calsus ii. 127, 71
Linked entry: meóning
BEÓST
BIESTINGS ⬩ the first milk of a cow after calving ⬩ colostrum
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Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býst colostrum Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býsting, þicce meolc biest, biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20
an-filt
An ANVIL ⬩ incus
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Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 34: Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 128; Wrt. Voc. 34, 56
CYND
nature, KIND ⬩ natura ⬩ a sort, gender ⬩ natura, genus
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Cot. a sort, gender; natura, genus Neutrum is náðor cynd, ne werlíces, ne wíflíces neuter is neither sort [gender], neither of male nor of female, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 3; Som. 5, 32
Linked entry: cind
tunge
a tongue ⬩ tongue ⬩ the person who speaks with the tongue ⬩ words ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ a language ⬩ speech ⬩ power of speaking ⬩ a tongue-shaped thing
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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum
Harold
Harold, second son of Cnut ⬩ Harold, son of earl Godwin
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Harold, second son of Cnut Hér man geceás Harald ofer eall tó cinge and forsóc Harðacnut in this year Harold was chosen everywhere king, and Hardacnut was renounced, Chr. 1037; Erl. 166, 4.
bærnet
a combustion ⬩ burning up ⬩ combustio ⬩ arson ⬩ incendium
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a combustion, burning up; combustio He wudu gelogode to his sunu bærnytte he laid in order the wood for the burning of his son, Gen. 22, 9. arson; incendium Húsbryce and bærnet ... is bótleás bootless is ... house-breaking and arson, L.C.S. 65; Th.
FLÓC
A sole ⬩ kind of flat fish ⬩ plătessa ⬩ passer
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A sole, kind of flat fish; plătessa, passer Flóc plătessa, Glos. Brux. Recd. 39, 67; Wrt. Voc. 65, 70: 281, 49. Flóc pansor? [= passer ], Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 80; Wrt. Voc. 56, 4. Fagc and flóc plătesias et plătessas, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 12, 13
Linked entry: flooc
býmian
a trumpet ⬩ To sound or play on a trumpet ⬩ tuba canere, buccinare
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[ Similar entries býme a trumpet] To sound or play on a trumpet; tuba canere, buccinare Ic býme salpizo vel buccino, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 14; Wrt. Voc. 60, 49. Býmiaþ oððe hlyriaþ on niwum mónþe mid býman buccinate in neomenia tuba, Ps.
Linked entry: bíman
dóm-hús
A judgment-house ⬩ cūria, epicaustērium, capītōlium
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Gl. 55; Som. 67, 1; Wrt. Voc. 36, 44. Dóm-hús vel mót-hús epicaustērium, 107; Som. 78, 74; Wrt. Voc. 57, 52. Dóm-hús capĭtōlium, 107; Som. 78, 97; Wrt. Voc. 58, 12
Cerdices óra
Cerdic's shore ⬩ Cerdăci lítus
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D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came to Britain, with five ships, at the place which is called Cerdic's shore, Chr. 495; Th. 24, 31, col. 1, 2, 3: 514; Th. 26, 16, col. 1
Linked entry: Certices óra
andian
To envy ⬩ invidere
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Gr. 41; Som. 43, 58: 26; Som. 29, 3. Andgaþ invidet, Prov. 28
Linked entry: andigende
cræft-líce
Cunningly ⬩ craftily ⬩ affabre
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Gl. 99; Som. 76, 113; Wrt. Voc. 54, 55 ; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 32
bismer-leóþ
A reproachful song, an incantation ⬩ carmen invectivum, nenia
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[bismer mockery, reproach; leóþ a song] A reproachful song, an incantation; carmen invectivum, nenia, Cot. 188
mǽl-sceafa
A canker
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Voc. 161, 23 maseles translates rugeroles (see also Skeat's Dict. s. v. measles'), so mǽl, in this word, would mean a spot
Linked entries: mæsle-sceafe sceafa
gidding
Song ⬩ saying ⬩ discourse
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Song, saying, discourse Iobes gieddinga Job's songs, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 32; Ph. 549. Mid gieddingum with songs, 292 b; Th. 347, 13; Sch. 12.
Linked entry: geddung
hors-hirde
A horse-keeper, groom
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Gl. 9; Som. 56, 123; Wrt. Voc. 19, 6. Horshyrde agaso, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 37
FÆDER
FATHER ⬩ păter
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Gl. 90, 91; Som. 75, 4-14; Wrt. Voc. 51, 49-59: 72, 18-23: Nat. S. Greg. Els. p. 4, note
Linked entries: eald-fæder fædyr feder fieder fæder-lic
hreóhmód-ness
Ferocity
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Ferocity, Som
hwele
putrefaction
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putrefaction,Som