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sicera

(n.)
Grammar
sicera, an; m.
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Intoxicating drink; sicera Ne drincon hí . . . siceran. Sicera . . . is ǽlces cynnes drinc . . . þe man of druncnian mæg, Chrd. 74, 6

simble-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
simble-gemaca, an; m.
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One of a pair of living creatures, a mate Ic gegaderige in tó þé of deórcynne and of fugelcynne symblegemacan (symble gemacan ?), þæt hí eft tó fóstre beón, Hml. Th. i. 20, 35. Cf. sin-híwan

snoffa

(n.)
Grammar
snoffa, an; m.
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Nausea Útánýddre snoffan ǽmylnysse depulsu nausię tedio, Angl. xiii. 369, 50

spíþra

(n.)
Grammar
spíþra, an; m.
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A spider Gif hunta gebíte mannan, ꝥ is spíþra ( printed swiþra), Lch. ii. 142, 18

strǽt-lanu

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt-lanu, an; f.
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A street Seó strætlanu is on ðǽre byrig of clǽnum golde geworht, Nap. 59

swilige

(n.)
Grammar
swilige, an; f.
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A pit(?) Of mǽrdíc on ðá wæterswylian; of ðǽre swylian on mǽrðom, C.D. vi. 220, 23

Linked entry: swylige

telgestre

(n.)
Grammar
telgestre, an; f.
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A dyer Manige þára tælgestrena (-eona, MS.) þe hér eardiað tinctorum, qui hic habitant, plurimi, Gr. D. 342, 3. Cf. bæcestre for the suffix

þeóf-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-sceaþa, an; m.
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A robber; latro Sé bið þeófsceaþa, Lch. iii. 158, 12

saga

(n.)
Grammar
saga, an; m.

A saying, story, statement

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A saying, story, statement Ðín saga biþ geswutelod, gif ðú ðone sylfan encgel bitst, ðæt hé mínne sunu ansundne árǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 193

ontre

(n.)
Grammar
ontre, an; f.

Radish

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Radish, Lchdm. ii. 78, 26: 76, 5

Linked entries: ancre antre

organe

(n.)
Grammar
organe, an; f.

Marjoramoriganum vulgare

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man origanum and óðrum naman ðam gelîce organan nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 236, 9-11 : 282, 23

unriht-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wyrhta, an; m.

An evil-doera worker of iniquity

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An evil-doer, a worker of iniquity Gewítaþ fram mé ealle unrihtwyrhtan ( operarii iniquitatis ), Lk. Skt. 13, 27. Unryhtwyrhtan, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 23. Unrihtwyrhtan iniqui, Ps. Th. 118, 86

naca

(n.)
Grammar
naca, an; m.

A boatbarkshipvessel

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A boat, bark, ship, vessel Ne hié scip fereþ, naca, Exon. Th. 439, 17; Rä. 59, 5. Sǽgeáp naca, Beo. Th. 3797; B. 1896. Heáhstefn naca, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Of nacan stefne, 582; An. 291 : Exon. Th. 306, 14; Seef. 7. On bearm nacan, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-nec

ge-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrhta, an; m.

A workerdoerfellow-workeraccomplice

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A worker, doer, fellow-worker, accomplice Ǽlc ðe gewita oððe gewyrhta sí every one who is cognisant or co-operating, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 28. Þeófa gewita and geweorhta an accessory and accomplice of thieves, L. Eth. 9, 27; Th. i. 346, 9: L.

Linked entry: ge-weorhta

balewa

(n.)
Grammar
balewa, an; m.

The baleful or wicked oneSatanSatanasDiabolus

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The baleful or wicked one, Satan; Satanas, Diabolus Swá inc se balewa hét as the baleful one desired you, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 11; Sat. 484

ufenan

(prep.; adv.)

From aboveAbovebesides

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Hé ða bóc hire tó lét..., and ufenan ðæt hire áð sealde, Chart. Th. 203, 1. ¶ Þǽr on ufenan thereupon : -- Hé cwæð, ðæt án culfre him fluge wið ðæt heáfod, swilce heó ðær on ufenan settan wolde, Homl. Ass. 198, 112

burh-loca

(n.)
Grammar
burh-loca, burg-loca, an; m.
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Kmbl. 2132; An. 1067: Beo. Th. 3860; B. 1928. He nǽnige forlét under burglocan bendum fæstne he left not one under the city-barriers fast in bonds, Andr. Kmbl. 2075; An. 1040: 1879; An. 942

Linked entry: burg-loca

Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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Now, in Iona, there must ever be an abbot, not a bishop; and to him must all the bishops of the Scots be subject, because Columba was an abbot, not a bishop Chr. 565; Th. 31, 29, col. 1-33, 7, col. 1

fyrd-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-wísa, an; m.

A leader of an expeditionexpĕdītiōnis dux

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A leader of an expedition; expĕdītiōnis dux Sum biþ heretoga, fyrdwísa from one is a general, a bold leader, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 32; Crä. 77

Linked entry: fird-wísa

ge-áned

(v.)
Grammar
ge-áned, part. [án one]

Made oneunitedadūnātus

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Made one, united; adūnātus Oþ-ðæt ðe hí wǽron on ǽnne unmǽtne lég geánede usque ad in immensam adŭnāti sunt flammam, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 25

Linked entry: ge-ǽnan