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átor-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
átor-drinc, es ; m.

Poisonous drinkpoisonpotio venenatavenenum

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Poisonous drink, poison ; potio venenata, venenum

gebrec-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
gebrec-drenc, es; m.

A drink f or epilepsyepilepticus pōtusarteriaca?

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A drink f or epilepsy; epilepticus pōtus, arteriaca? Cot. 14

Linked entry: drenc

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]

Best, the best, firstoptimus, primus

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Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12. Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos

wól-berende

(adj.)
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Se wólberenda drync ille pestifer potus, Gr. D. 104, 31. Add

ác-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
ác-drenc, -drinc, es; m.

Oak-drinka kind of drink made of acornspotus ex quercus glandibus factus

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Oak-drink, a kind of drink made of acorns; potus ex quercus glandibus factus

áter-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
áter-drinca, an; m.

A poisonous potion or drinkpoisonpotio venenatavenenum

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A poisonous potion or drink, poison; potio venenata, venenum,Cot. 24

áttor-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
áttor-drinca, an; m.

A poisonous drinkpoisonpotio venenatavenenum

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A poisonous drink, poison; potio venenata, venenum,Martyrol. ad 11 Junii

crog

(n.)
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A pot, vessel Croog, cróg lagoena, Txts. 74, 584. Cróg lagena, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 77: legythum, ii. 83, 69. Cróh lagena, legythum, 50, 47, 48. Cróges oþþe ampellan lenticule, 94, 26: 52, 62

arctos

(n.)
Grammar
arctos, acc. arcton; f. [ἄρκτος, m. f. a bear; ἄρκτος, f. the constellation Ursa Major, called also ἅμαξα, carles wǽn the churl's wain: the bright star in Boötes is denominated by ancient astronomers and poets Ἀρκτοῦρος, the bear-ward].

The constellation Ursa Major

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The constellation Ursa Major; arct-os, -us, i; f. = ἄρκτος, f Arcton hátte án tungol on norþ dǽle, se hæfþ seofon steorran, and is for ðí óðrum naman geháten, septemtrio, ðone hátaþ lǽwede menn carles wǽn. Se ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan,

Linked entries: carles wǽn Boéties

alor-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
alor-drenc, es; m.

An alder-drinkpotus alni

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An alder-drink; potus alni, L. M. 1, 40; Lchdm. ii. 106, 5

drenge

(n.)

a drink

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a drink Drenge ðú sylst us potum dabis nobis, Ps. Spl. 79, 6

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pota potSHERD testa, testu

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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl.

Linked entry: sceard

ǽnne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽnne, acc. of. ǽn- = án, q.v.

oneunum

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one; unum Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere. Mt. Bos. 5, 36;

munucian

(v.)
Grammar
munucian, p. ode

To make a person a monk

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To make a person a monk Hé hine mót munecian se monachum potest facere, L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 13

lám-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
lám-wyrhta, an; m.

a potter

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A worker in clay, a potter Lámwyrhte [-wrihta, Lind.] figuli, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 7. Lámwyrhtæ [-wrihtæs, Lind.], 10

of-drincan

(v.)
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to intoxicate Ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg ofdruncen beón omnis generis potus quo quis inebriari possit, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21 note

tigel-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
tigel-wyrhta, an; m.
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A brickmaker, a potter Fæt tygelwirhtan vas figuli, Ps. Lamb. 2, 9. Æcyr tigylwyrhtena agrum figuli, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 7. Tigelwyrhtena, 10

druncnian

(v.)
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Wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg fore druncnigan vino, hoc est, omnis generis potu quo quis inebriari possit, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21. Druncniga (druncgnia, L.) inebriari, Lk.

BOLLA

(n.)
Grammar
BOLLA, an; m.

Any round vessel, cup, pot, BOWL, a measurevas, cyathuscaput, globusa punch-bowlthe brain-pan, skullbowl

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Any round vessel, cup, pot, BOWL, a measure; vas, cyathus = κύαθos Bolla cyathus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 16. Cærenes gódne bollan fulne meng togædere mingle together a good bowl full of boiled wine, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19.

wæter-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for water, a water-pot

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A vessel for water, a water-pot Wæterfæt ydria, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56 ; Zup. 68, 4 : ydriavel soriscula, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 12. Ðæt wíf forlét hyre wæterfæt ( hydriam ), Jn. Skt. 4, 28. Ðǽr wǽron áset six stǽnene wæterfatu (hydriae), 2, 6 : Homl.