wearrihtness
Hardness of skin, roughness of skin as in leprosy
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Hardness of skin, roughness of skin as in leprosy Rúh wærhitnys callositas, wearrihtnys, rúh wærihtnys scabredo (leprosi, quos dira cutis callositas elephantino tabo deturpans, Ald. 49), Hpt. Gl. 490, 33-36.
æncnetrym
a narrow step ⬩ a little bit
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Ox. 7, 221: 8, 165) is glossed by this form in the passage: Qui pedetemptim in pubertatis primordio instrumentis medicinallbus imbuti, Ald. 41, 33
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ge-þræc
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Geþræce apparatu (duces, quibus Cerethi et Pelethi cum horrendo belli apparatu mancipantur, Ald. 12, 1), An. Ox. 778. Geþrece, 7, 59: 8, 87: Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 53.
ealu-benc
An ale-bench ⬩ scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium
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An ale-bench; scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium On ealu-bence on the ale-bench, Beo. Th. 5726; B. 2867
Linked entry: ealo-benc
ge-bannan
to command ⬩ order ⬩ proclaim ⬩ jŭbēre ⬩ mandāre ⬩ edīcĕre ⬩ to summon ⬩ call together ⬩ cĭtare ⬩ convŏcāre
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Ðá gebeón Æðelréd ealderman alle Mercna weotan tosomne then alderman Æthelred summoned all the 'witan' of the Mercians together, Th. Diplm. 139, 1l
brýd-ealo
ale ⬩ A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast ⬩ nuptiale convivium
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[ealu ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Ðǽr wæs ðæt brýdealo [Laud; MS. -eala], ðæt wæs manegra manna bealo there was the bride-ale, which was many men's bale, Chr. 1076; Erl. 213, 26
heah-rún
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'A damsel having a spirit of divination' Heahrún pithonissa (pithonissam necromantiae spiritu vaticinantem, Ald. 26, 11. The reference is to Acts 16, 16 : Puellam quandam habentem spiritum pythonem), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 47.
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eall-beorht
All-bright ⬩ pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus
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All-bright; pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus Englas eall-beorhte angels all-bright, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 23; Sat. 522
Linked entries: æl-beorht æll-beorht eal-beorht
eall-hwít
All-white ⬩ omnīno albus
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All-white; omnīno albus On eallhwítre þryh in an all-white coffin, Th. Diplm. A.D. 970; 241, 11
wyrm-galere
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Wyrmgalera marsorum (Chaldaeorum et hierophantorum phantasmata, simulque ariolorum et marsorum machinas, Ald. 45), 82, 9: 56, 74: Hpt. Gl. 483, 14
Linked entries: wyrm-hǽlsere wirgung-galere wyrm-galdere
a-hluttrian
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Þá áhlutredan elucubrate (-am, Ald.), 31, 39. Áhlúttredes hunigteáres defecati nectaris, Hpt. Gl. 468, 36
for-sweltan
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[He shal þe makie to forswelten, Jul. 19, 7.] of a (visible) thing, to die away, fade away, disappear Forswealt disparuit (omnis praestigiarum scaena ... ut fumus evanescens disparuit, Ald. 57, 13), Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 50: 26, 66
geoht
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Iuht subiugales, uiles æquos (indomitos bigarum subiugales, Ald. 30, 12), An. Ox. 7, 135: uiles æquas, Angl. xv. 205, 101
spinel
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Spinle fusa (si parcae . . . fila gubernant, mortali vitae fusaque rotante minantur, Ald. 175, 34), An. Ox. 17, 37
þǽr-riht
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The passage in which strictis, glossed by þárrihtum, occurs is: lam jamque strictis mucronibus, Ald. 52, 17. As in another gloss jam jamque is glossed by þárrihtes (An.
eall-rúh
All-rough ⬩ omnīno hirsūtus
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All-rough; omnīno hirsūtus Se wæs reád and eall rúh he was red and all hairy, Gen. 25, 25
eala-hús
An ale-house ⬩ taberna
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An ale-house; taberna On eala-húse in an ale-house, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 9
Linked entries: eal-hús ealu-clýfe ealu-hús
ge-hwanon
From all sides
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From all sides Fela ðearfan gehwanon cumene many needy come from all sides, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 78
ceáp-ealeðel
an ale-house ⬩ taberna, popina, cervisiarium
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The ale-selling place, an ale-house; taberna, popina, cervisiarium Ne sceolon mæsse-preóstas æt ceáp-ealeðelum ne etan ne drincan mass-priests should not eat nor drink at ale-houses, L. E. I. 13; Th. ii. 410, 18
eal-gréne
All-green ⬩ omnīno vĭrĭdis
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All-green; omnīno vĭrĭdis Geségun eorþan ealgréne they saw the earth all-green, Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 31; Cri. 1129
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