bran-wyrt
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A bilberry shrub; vaccinium Branwyrt vaccinium, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 73; Wrt. Voc. 30, 25
breóst-wylm
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The fountain of the breast, a breast, teat, emotion of the breast, grief; pectoris fons, uber, pectoris æstuatio, ærumna Ðu eart hiht min fram breóstwylmum módor mínre tu es spes mea ab uberibus matris meæ, Ps. Spl. 21, 8. He ðone breóstwylm forberan
bróðor-wyrt
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BROTHER-WORT, the herb pennyroyal; mentha pulegium, Wrt. Voc. 68, 61
cawel-wyrm
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A cabbage-worm, caterpillar; curculio, eruca Cawelwurrn gurgulu [ = curculio ], Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 59, 127; Wrt. Voc. 24, 2
Linked entry: wyrm
ceaster-wyrt
Black hellebore ⬩ helleborus niger
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Black hellebore; helleborus niger, Lchdm. ii. 375, 24
clyf-wyrt
clivers, fox-glove
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clivers, fox-glove, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 91; Wrt. Voc. 30, 41: 79, 41
Linked entry: clif-wyrt
cræft-wyrc
Workmanship ⬩ artificium
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Workmanship; artificium Scint. 29
deáw-wyrm
A ringworm, tetter ⬩ impetīgo
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A ringworm, tetter; impetīgo Wið deáw-wyrmum genim doccan for ringworms take dock, L. M. I, 50; Lchdm. ii. 122, 21: 124, 5, 7
fǽr-wyrd
A terrible fate, destruction, perdition ⬩ terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio
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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS
fíc-wyrm
FIG-WORM ⬩ a worm originating from the fig-disease ⬩ vermis ex fīco morbo ŏriens
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A FIG-WORM, a worm originating from the fig-disease; vermis ex fīco morbo ŏriens Feallaþ ða fícwyrmas on ða beðinge dēcĭdent fīet morbi vermes in balneo, L. M. 3, 48; Lchdm. ii. 340. 8
flǽsc-wyrm
A FLESH-WORM ⬩ maggot ⬩ tĕrēdo ⬩ vermis carnem infestans
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A FLESH-WORM, maggot; tĕrēdo, vermis carnem infestans Wið flǽscwyrmum against flesh-worms, L. M. 1, 51; Lchdm. ii. 124, 19
fleá-wyrt
FLEA-WORT ⬩ flea-bane ⬩ pūlĭcāria ⬩ psyllium ⬩ ψύλλιον ⬩ κόνυζα
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FLEA-WORT, flea-bane; pūlĭcāria, psyllium = ψύλλιον, cōnyza = κόνυζα Fleáwyrt parirus? Wrt. Voc. 287, 23
for-wyrnan
To prohibit ⬩ deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ restrain ⬩ prevent ⬩ hinder ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ denĕgāre ⬩ renuĕre
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To prohibit, deny, refuse, restrain, prevent, hinder; prohĭbēre, recūsāre, denĕgāre, renuĕre Him ðǽr se geonga cyning ðæs oferfæreldes forwyrnan myhte where the young king might prevent his going over, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 9. Se ilca forwyrnþ ðære [MS
Linked entries: for-wærnan for-weornan for-wernan for-wiernan wirnan
fýr-wylm
A fire-boiling ⬩ raging flame ⬩ flamma æstuans
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A fire-boiling, raging flame; flamma æstuans Wyrm cwom óðre síþe, fýrwylmum fáh the dragon came a second time, coloured with raging flames, Beo. Th. 5335; B. 2671
gafol-wydu
Wood furnished as gafol
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Wood furnished as gafol IIII foðera aclofenas gauolwyda, Th. Chart. 145, 6
eág-wyrt
Eye-wort, eye-bright ⬩ ocŭlāria
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Eye-wort, eye-bright; ocŭlāria, L. M. 3, 30; Lchdm. ii. 324, 19
hafoc-wyrt
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Hawk-weed [?]; hieracium, L. M. 1, 14; Lchdm. ii. 56, 11
hamer-wyrt
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Black hellebore, Lchdm. iii. 330, col. 1: ii. 390, col. 1
hám-wyrt
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Home-wort; sempervivum tectorum, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 4: 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18, 19: 1, 40; Lchdm. ii.104,14
hand-wyrm
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An insect supposed to produce disease in the hand Handwyrm surio vel briensis vel sirineus, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 25; Wrt. Voc. 24, 28. Handwyrm ureius, Wrt. Voc. 288, 4. Hondwyrm, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 24; Rä. 41, 96: 125 b; Th. 482, 15; Rä. 67, 2.