tungol-cræftiga
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An astrologer, astronomer Tungel*-*cræftig[um? v. preceding word] caldeorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 28. Þreó tungolcræftegan cóman fram eástdǽles mǽgðum tó Criste, Shrn. 48, 17. Ðreá tungelcræftigo, Rtl. 2, 15. Ða tungulcræftega (-kræftgu, Rush.) Magi, Mt
tungol-wítega
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One who prophesies by means of the stars, an astrologer Tungelwítega astrologus vel magus vel mathematicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 14: mathematicus, 60, 12. Ðá cómon ða tungolwítegan ( Magi ) fram eástdǽle, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 1. Tungelwítegan, 2, 10: Homl. Th. i
tysca
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A buzzard Glida milvus, tysca butzus, Wrt. Voc. i. 280, 22, 23. Tysca bizus, ii. 126, 39. Cf. (?) tusc
þæc-tigele
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A tile for a roof Þaectigilum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 56
Linked entry: tigele
trinda
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A round lump, a ball Geóte tó trindan . . . wyrce tó trindan, Lchdm. iii. 14, 10, 13
twisla
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The fork of a river, road, etc. Of ðam mere on ðan lace ðǽr ða brócas twisliaþ; ðanne of ðæm twislan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 34
þeóh-sceanca
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A thigh-shank, the upper part of the leg Earsendu nates, þeóh femur, þeóhscanca coxa, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 36-38: 283,61-65. Ða hypbán ða earsenda mid ðǽm þeóhsconcum catacrinas, nates cum femoribus, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 19
þelma
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A trap Þelman tendiculum, Hpt. Gl. 429, 17. Cf. (?) þel
þeód-eorþe
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The whole inhabited earth, the world Hwæt sceoldon ðé ( the guilty soul ), þeódeorðan fýlnes (cf. Exon. Th. 368, 7); úre ælmessan? Wulfst. 240, 15
Linked entry: eorþe
þræsce
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A thrush Ðrostle trita, ðraesce truitius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 79
Linked entry: þrysce
þingestre
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A female advocate Ðæt heó ús beó þingestre tó ðam heofenlíce mægenðrymme, Homl. Ass. 137, 698
wer-genga
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A stranger who seeks protection in the land to which he has come Deóra gesíð, wildra wærgenga, Nabochodonossor the beasts' comrade, the stranger that sought shelter among wild beasts, Nebuchadnezzar, Cd. Th. 257, 25; Dan. 663. Gif eów Dryhten Crist lýfan
Linked entry: wær-genga
wésa
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A soaker, one that drinks intemperately Wésan oþþe eteras commessatores (Prov. 28, 7), Kent. Gl. 1044
west-sceáta
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A western angle or promontory Sicilia is ðryscýte. . . ðone westsceátan man hǽt Libéum Sicilia tria habet promontoria . . . tertium, quod adpellatur Lilybaeum, dirigitur in occasum Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 5
wibba
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A worm or beetle Se glisigenda wibba the glow-worm; cicindela, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 77
wícing-sceaþe
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Piracy Wícincsceaðan (the Erfurt Glossary has uuícingsceadae) piraticam, Txts. 87, 1579
weorold-gewuna
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The custom of the world Hé ásmeáde ðæt godcunde be woruldgewunan he considered the religious question from a secular standpoint, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 15
weorold-hlísa
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Worldly fame, earthly renown Habbon hí ðone woruldhlísan ðe hí sóhton, ná ða écan méde ðe hí ne róhton, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 6
ymbren-wicu
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A week in which Ember-days fall .iiii. Wódnesdagas on .iiii. ymbrenwican, L. Alf. pol. 43 ; Th. i. 92, 9
ymele
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A scroll, leaf of paper Ymele sceda vel scedula, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 15. Ymle scedula, 46, 69. Ðæt ðú ðás áne synne, ðe on ðyssere ymlan stent, þurh ðíne gebedu ádilige, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 642