þeód-guma
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A chief man of a people, a great man Ða þeódguman (cf. eorlas æscrófe, 26, 20; Jud. 337), Judth. Thw. 26, 17; Jud. 332: 24, 26; Jud. 208
þeód-wíga
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A mighty warrior Se þeódwíga ( the panther ) ... ellenróf, Exon. Th. 357, 33; Pa. 38
þille
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A boarding, flooring, floor Ðille tabulata, tabulamen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 8, 10. Þille tabulamen, i. 290, 73. [O. H.
þeóh-hweorfa
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A knee-joint; genuculum (cf. cneów-wyrste geniculi, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 70). v. preceding word
Linked entry: hweorfa
þeóster-cofa
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A dark chamber, used of the place where a person or thing is buried Under neólum niðer næsse gehýdde in þeóstorcofan, Elen. Kmbl, 1662; El. 833. Ðæt heó ðis bánfæt beorge bifæste, láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan, Exon. Th. 173, 29; Gú. 1168
þeóster-loca
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A dark enclosure, a tomb In byrgenne bídende wæs under þeósterlocan, Elen. Kmbl. 967; El. 485
Linked entry: þeóster-cofa
þeóte
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A pipe or channel through which water rushes Þeóte canalis, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 17: fistula, 39, 56. Of þeótan (þeóte, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 4, the passage glossed is the same) tubo, Hpt. G1. 418, 61. Þeótan organa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 51: 97, 24.
þolle
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A frying-pan Hwer ł þollan sartaginem, Hpt. Gl. 503, 16
Linked entry: fýr-þolle
þorn-grǽfe
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A thorn-copse Andlang ðære þorngrǽfan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 148, 4
Linked entry: wír-grǽfe
wande-weorpe
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A mole (cf.later English mold-werp, still used in some dialects: O. H. Ger. mu-werfo talpa, Grff. i. 1040: M. H. Ger. molt-werf: Ger. maul-wurf: Icel. mold-varpa) Wondeuueorpe (uuan-daeuui[o]rpae, uuondæuuerpe) talpa, Txts. 101, 1975.
wan-hafa
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A poor person Wanhafa and þearfa ic eom inops et pauper sum ego. Ps. Spl. 85, 1
Linked entry: hafa
wann-fóta
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A bird with dark feet (?) Stángella vel wanfóta pelicanus (cf. porfyrionis, pellicanus, Corp. Gl. ed. Hessels 94, 498), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 20
Linked entry: wan-fóta
weorold-willa
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A worldly good Monige habbaþ ǽlces woroldwillan genóg, Bt. 11, 1 ; Fox 30, 30 note
weorold-wita
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A secular or lay councillor Gif feohbót áríseþ, swá swá wise woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 5. Wíse eác wǽron woroldwitan ðe ǽrest gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21.
wesle
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Gif on hwylcne mycelne wǽtan mús oððe wesle ( mustela ) on befealle, and ðǽr deád sig, sprenge mid háligwætere and þycge, L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 11 : 40; Th. ii. 166, 6, 9
Linked entry: weosule
wíd-floga
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A wide-flier, one that takes wide flights Se wíd-floga ( the fire-drake ), Beo. Th. 5652; B. 2830. Oferhogode fengel ðæt hé ðone wídflogan weorode gesóhte, 4681; B. 2346
wicga
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Some kind of insect Wicga blatta (elsewhere blatta is glossed by nihlbuttorfleóge, and eárwicga), lucifuga, lytel wicga bruuinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 11, 32. Genim hwǽtenes meluwes smedman and wicggan innelfe, gníd tósomme, Lchdm. ii. 134, 4
Linked entry: eár-wicga
wícing-sceaþa
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A pirate Uuícingsceadan piraticum, Txts. 84, 736. Wícingsceaþan, sǽsceaþan, æscmen piratici, Wrt. Voc. 68, 12. v. next word
weorold-déma
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A secular judge Be eorlum. Eorlas and heretogan and ðás worulddéman ágan nýdþéarfe ðæt hí riht lufian, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 318, 20. Bisceop sceall saca sehtan mid ðám worulddéman ðe riht lufian, 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 15, 36
weorold-fruma
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and ðæra woruldfrumena valida priscorum heroum facta reminiscens, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 12, 28
Linked entry: fruma