munuc-cnapa
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A young monk Se áwyrgeda gást . . tócwýsde ǽnne munuccnapan (ǽnne þára muneca, v. l.) sumes geréfan sunu malignus spiritus unum puerulum monachum cujusdam curialis filium contrivit Gr. D. 125, 7 : 93, 18. Sum Benedictes munuccnapana (coiht, sé wæs munuc
mynster-clúse
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A cloister, monastery, convent His gemæccean mynecyna mynsterclúsan swá unearges mid gewunan hyrdes heó bewerude swýþe wǽrlíce hé (Edgar) bebeád coniugi suę sanctimonialium mandras [mandra monasterium, Migne] ut impauidi more custodis defenderet cautissime
Linked entry: clúse
níw-gefara
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A new-comer, a stranger Nígefaran tó túne feccan, Ll. Th. i. 432, 16
Linked entry: níw-fara
nón-belle
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The bell rung at the hour for the service of nones Monegra monna gewuna is þonne hé fæstan sceolan, ꝥ sóna swá hig þá nónbellan gehýrað hig tó mete fóð, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 34
palm-twiga
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A palm-branch Palmtwiga palma, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 312, 9
Linked entry: twiga
plegestre
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A female athlete Cemp[ena], plegestr[en]a luctatorum, An. Ox. 4735
riht-ándaga
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The right term or time Gif preóst tó rihtándagan crisman ne fecce, Ll. Th. i. 168, 10. Tó þám rihtándagan gafol gelǽstan, 270, 17
rynele
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A stream Hér yrneð úp se æftra streám þǽre godcundan sprǽce, sé cymð of þǽre rynelan (þám burnon, v. l. ) þæs gástlican ǽsprynges, Gr. D. 94, 14
Linked entry: rynel
rysce
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A bed of rushes (?) Of bæccæ funtan on ðá riscæan; of ðǽre riscæan on sagelmære, C. D. iv. 27, 15
sǽte
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A house Ðis sindon ðá londgemǽra . . . Ǽrest úp of Sæfern on Beornwoldes sǽtan; of sǽtan on hagan geat, C. D. iii. 79, 15
scíre
sigele
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A necklace Gyldene sigelan, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 473, 13
tredde
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A press for wine or oil Hét hé þone cnapan stígan nyðer of þǽre treddan (wíntreddan, v.l. calcatorio ), Gr. D. 59, 4. Hí wrungon elebergan on þǽre treddan ( in prelo ), 250, 13. v. ele-, wín-tredde
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manu
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A mane Manu, brystæ juba, setes porci et leonis cabalique, Txts. 110, 1182. Manu, biriste, Hpt. 33, 244, 5. Hý habbað horses manan habent jubas equorum, Nar. 34, 32
máþum-cleofa
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A treasure-chamber, place where treasures are placed Gán út of þám má dmcleofan (cf. l. 266; see preceding word ), Hml. A. 110, 277
mearca
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)
hwilpa
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Some kind of bird: Dyde ic mé tó gomene ganetes hleóþor and huilpan swég fore hleahtor wera, Seef. 21. —
Linked entry: hú-ilpa
FLEÓGE
A FLY ⬩ musca
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A FLY; musca Fleóge masca, Wrt. Voc. 77, 53: 281, 33. For ðé ic gebidde and ðeós fleóge færþ fram ðé ōrābo Dŏmĭnum et recēdet musca a Pharaōne, Ex. 8, 29. Ðæt ðǽr ne beóþ náne fleógan ut non sint ĭbi muscæ, 8, 22. Ic sende on ðé eall fleógena cynn égo
Linked entry: flége
þúma
The thumb
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The thumb Ðúma, thúma, thúmo pollux, Txts. 89, 1617. Swá greáte swá ðín þúma, Lchdm. iii. 18, 25. Ic com mid handa on ðone stán drífan, and se ðúma gebrocen wæs, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24. Gif se þúma biþ of áslægen, ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte. Gif se
un-hlísa
Ill-fame ⬩ evil report ⬩ discredit ⬩ infamy
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Ill-fame, evil report, discredit, infamy Unhlísa infamia, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 3. Gode swá gecwéme þurh hálige drohtnunge, ðæt him nán unhlísa ne fylge þurh ǽnigne fracodscipe, R. Ben. 141, 4: L. Ælfc. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 24. Ðǽm hádum ðe mon nánes unhlýsan