níd-wraca
One who is forced to be an avenger ⬩ who avenges an affront
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One who is forced to be an avenger, who avenges an affront Gif ǽnig gilda hwilcne man ofstleá, and hé neádwraca sí, and his bismer béte, fylste ǽlc gegylda, Chart. Th. 611, 29
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apa
An APE ⬩ simia
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An APE; simia Wið apan bíte against bite of an ape, Med. ex quadr. 11, 7; Lchdm. i. 366, 24: Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 18; Wrt. Voc. 22, 59
óga
the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear ⬩ the exciting cause of such a feeling ⬩ an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing ⬩ to fear ⬩ to terrify ⬩ to frighten ⬩ terrible
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the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear Óga horror, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 26: metus 11; Som. 15, 12 pavor, Hymn. Surt. 3, 23. Micel óga horror him becom, Gen. 15, 12. Bútan ógan (absque terrore) hé hine gerest,
mýdrece
A chest
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A chest Mýderce (méderce, MS. J. ) oððe cyst loculus, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 313, 15. Ðǽs synt twá micle mýdercan, and án hræglcysð, and án lytulu towmýderce, and eác twá ealde mýdercan, Chart. Th. 538, 19-22. Heó becwiþ him twá mýdrecan, and ðǽr aninuan án
ága
A possessor ⬩ an owner ⬩ possessor
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A possessor, an owner; possessor
galdrygea
An enchanter ⬩ incantātor
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An enchanter; incantātor, Cot. 108
prica
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a point, spot, dot Prica punctus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Som. 32, 57. Se forma prica on ðam ferse is geháten media distinctio, ðæt is, onmiddan tóðál, 50 ; Som. 51, 15. Mǽltanges prica centrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 62. Án i oððe án prica ne gewít fram ðære ǽ iota
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beáda
A counsellor ⬩ persuader ⬩ an exhorter ⬩ intreater ⬩ suasor
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A counsellor, persuader, an exhorter or intreater; suasor
wealda
A ruler.
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A ruler. Similar entries v. án-, an-, Bret-, bryten-, eal-wealda. [O. Sax. ala-waldo: O. H. Ger. -walto: Icel. valdi.] as a proper name(?) Innan Wealdan hricg on Eádríces gemǽre, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 259, 9
ge-bedda
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Substitute: ge-bedda, an ; m. this is the usual form, but gebedde occurs in C. D. iii. 50, 3. Cf. ge-maca, [ ge-mæcca for gender], and add: one who lies in bed with another, a bedfellow. of a married woman Migdonia leng nolde cuman tó hire weres bedde
Gota
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A Goth; Gothus; chiefly used in the pl; nom. acc. Gotan; gen. Gotena; dat. Gotum; m. The Goths Unrím mánes se Gota fremede the Goth perpetrated an excess of wickedness, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 89; Met. 1, 45. VISIGOTHS or West Goths, under Alríca, q. v. A. D
mamme
A teat ⬩ breast ⬩ mamma
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A teat, breast (Lat. mamma) An mamman in papillas, Germ. 401, 77
niht-buttorfleóge
An insect that flies at night ⬩ blatta
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An insect that flies at night; blatta, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 65
folme
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Of werlicum folman sine uirili uolo, An. Ox. 1549. Add:
ancra
An anchor ⬩ ballast ⬩ ancora ⬩ saburra
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An anchor, ballast; ancora vel saburra, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Wrt. Voc. 48, 21
áncra
An anchoret ⬩ hermit ⬩ anachoreta ⬩ solitarius
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An anchoret, hermit; anachoreta, solitarius, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 20
frum-wyrhta
An author ⬩ creator ⬩ auctor
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An author, creator; auctor Léhtes frumwyrhte lucis auctor, Rtl. 37, 7
ǽg-flota
A floater on the sea ⬩ sailor ⬩ ship ⬩ nauta ⬩ navis
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A floater on the sea, sailor, ship; nauta, navis, Andr. Kmbl. 515 ; An. 258
hwelca
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An inflamed swelling, a pustule Cwydele vel hwylca varix, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 32
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