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.
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.
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
wícing-sceaþa
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A pirate Uuícingsceadan piraticum, Txts. 84, 736. Wícingsceaþan, sǽsceaþan, æscmen piratici, Wrt. Voc. 68, 12. v. next word
ymb-swǽpe
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A roundabout way, digression. Cf. ymb-swápan, Ymbsuaepe ambages Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 13
ýþe
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A wave Wé æthrynon mid úrum árum ða ýðan ðæs deópan wǽlis . . . ða ýðan getácniaþ ðisne deópne cræft, Anglia viii. 299, 38-41
ýþ-lida
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A wave-traverser, a ship Hé hét him ýðlidan gódne gegyrwan, Beo. Th. 399; B. 198
coróna
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A crown Hí geworhton þyrnene corónan . . . hæfde hé þá þyrnenne corónan on his heáfde . . . þone corónan þǽra twelf steorrena, Nap. 13
coþa
cufle
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A cowl Cufle cuculla, R. Ben. I. 93, 9. Cuflan cucullas, 92, 9, 15
dǽd-lata
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One slow to act, a sluggard Oft daedlata dómę foręldit sigisítha gahuém, Txts. 152, 8
Linked entry: lata
dægred-leóma
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The light of dawn Þá se ðægredleóma beorhte scymrode, þá Drihten of helle árás, Nap. 16
Linked entry: leóma
drefela
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A driveller (?), slobberer Ic geann Godwine Dreflan (Drefelan, l. 28), Cht. Th. 561, 14
Linked entry: dréfliende
drence
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A drink, potion Gesing .xii. mæssan ofer ealle þá drencan þe tó þǽre ádle belimpaþ, Lch. ii. 138, 21