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clíða

(n.)
Grammar
clíða, clýða, an; m.

A plaster, salve, poultice ⬩ emplastrum, malagma = μάλαγμα

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Genim ðyssa wyrta wyrtruman, gecnucude mid ele, and mid hwǽtenan meluwe, and mid sápan, ðam gemete ðe ðú clýðan wyrce take roots of these herbs, pounded with oil, and with wheaten meal, and with soap, in the manner in which thou wouldst make a poultice

Linked entries: cleóða clýða

múþa

(n.)
Grammar
múþa, an; m.

the mouth of a river ⬩ an opening ⬩ door

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On hwelcum wæterum and on ǽghwelcra eá múþum hí sculun sécan fiscas, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 19. an opening, door Recedes múþan. Beo. Th. 1452; B. 724

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey; according to one passage it seems equal to two 'ambers' Under mittan sub modio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 9: Hpt. Gl. 505, 4. Under mitte (mytte, Rush), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 15. Mitta, Mk.

Linked entry: an-mitta

tún-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
tún-geréfa, an; m.

a reeve ⬩ steward ⬩ bailiff ⬩ a praetor

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Ðá onféng hí se túngeréfa intraverunt hospitium cujusdan villici, petieruntque ab to, ut transmitterentur ad satrapam qui super eum erat . . . Suscepit eos villicus, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 19-28.

hamele

(n.)
Grammar
hamele, hamule, an; f.

An oar-loop

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An oar-loop, but the word occurs only in a phrase, which may be borrowed from the Scandinavian. Icel. hamsa an oar-loop, is used in the phrase, til hömlu = per man [v. Cl. and Vig.

Linked entry: hamule

Candel-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
Candel-mæsse, an; f.

CANDLEMAS, the mass at the feast of purification which, in the Romish church, is celebrated with many lighted candles ⬩ festum purificationis beatæ Mariæ

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CANDLEMAS, the mass at the feast of purification which, in the Romish church, is celebrated with many lighted candles; festum purificationis beatæ Mariæ Æt Candelmæssan at Candlemas, L. Eth. ix. 12 ; Th. i. 342, 32. Hér, A.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum

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Ðú eart hyht ealra ðe feor on sǽ foldum wuniaþ thou art the hope of all who dwell in lands far in the sea [i. e. islands ], Ps.

morþor-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cofa, an; m.

A prison

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A prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2008; An. 1006

wirdla

Grammar
wirdla, v. ǽ-, æf-werdla (-wyrdla).

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tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;f.

A tunic ⬩ coat

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Ðá sende him mon áne blace hacelan angeán him on bismer, and eft hié him sendon áne tunecan ongeán, ða ðe hié tó gehéton, ðæt hé ealles búton árunge tó Róme ne com (the Latin seems to have been misunderstood, it is: Senatus sagurn, hoc est, vestern moeroris

Linked entry: tunice

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on foot ⬩ infantry ⬩ a host ⬩ troop ⬩ tribe ⬩ company ⬩ phălanx pĕdestris ⬩ pĕdites ⬩ lĕgio ⬩ ăcies ⬩ trĭbus ⬩ căterva ⬩ a battle ⬩ pugna

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Ðǽr wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslagen Persa, and Alexandres næs ná má ðonne hund-twelftig on ðam rǽde-here, and nigon on ðam féðan there was a very great slaughter made of the Persians, and no more than a hundred and twenty in Alexander's cavalry, and nine

Linked entry: féðu

én

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
én, = ǽn=án- one, as, — ǽn-líc, q. v. = án-líc; én-wintre one winter, q. v. én-líc = án-líc, q. v; én-lípig = án-lípig, q. v.

ge-scola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scola, ge-scóla?, an; m.
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A fellow-scholar Gescola condiscipulus, i. conscolaris, An. Ox. 2271

wín-wringe

(n.)
Grammar
wín-wringe, an; f.

A wine-press

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A wine-press Frymþa wínwringan ðínre primitias torcularis tui, Scint. 109, 3. To wínwringan ad praelum (ad torcular), Hpt. Gl. 468, 29: Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 59. Hé sette wínwringan (torcular), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 33. Ðíne wínwringan torcularia tua, Kent.

Linked entry: wringe

be-werian

(v.)

prohibit ⬩ forbid ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend

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Add: with idea of hindering, restraint Bewerede coercuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 60. to keep something from a person, prohibit, forbid, with acc. Bewerede arcebat (introitum), Wrt. Voc. 81, 22. Mé Godes wracu þá duru bewerede, Hml. S. 23 b, 417.

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire ⬩ insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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fongene beóþ hit naman onféng the land Ely is in the province of the East-Angles, of about six hundred hides, in the likeness of an island; it is all encompassed with a fen and with water, and took its name from the abundance of eels which are caught

hild-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
hild-stapa, an; m.

One who steps to war, ⬩ a warrior

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One who steps to war, a warrior, Andr. Kmbl. 2517; An. . 1260

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOW ⬩ go behind ⬩ run after ⬩ pursue ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ to follow as a servant, attendant or disciple ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ adhærēre alicui ⬩ servīre ⬩ subdĭtus esse

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Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 1.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

flítme

(n.)
Grammar
flítme, flýtme, an; f.

A fleam ⬩ lancet

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A fleam, lancet Blódsexe, flýtman fiebotomo, An. Ox. 1984

Linked entry: flýtme

wicu

(n.)
Grammar
wicu, wucu, an ; f.
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Ða fullan wican (wucan, v.l. ) ǽr Sc̃ta Marian mæssan, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 7. Ymb wucan after a week, Cd. Th. 88, 14; Gen. 1465 : 167, 21 ; Gen. 2769. On ðam geáre synd getealde twá and fíftig wucena, Lchdm. iii. 246, 12.