corn-hwæcca
A corn-chest ⬩ bin ⬩ arca frumentaria
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A corn-chest, bin; arca frumentaria Som. Ben. Lye
Columba
An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands
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An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands, born about A. D. 520, and arrived in Scotland in 565. He preached to the Picts, whose king gave him the Western Isle, Iona, in which he founded his abbey and college. Columba was abbot 32 years, and died
coltræppe
Ram ⬩ whin or Christ's thorn ⬩ rhamnus
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Ram, whin or Christ's thorn; rhamnus = ῥάμνος, Cot. 156
CRABBA
A CRAB, crayfish ⬩ cancer ⬩ a sign of the zodiac ⬩ cancer ⬩ signum zodiaci ⬩ cancer
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A CRAB, crayfish; cancer Crabba cancer Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 74; Wrt. Voc. 55, 78; 77, 68. Hwæt féhst ðú on sæ? Crabban and lopystran quid capis in mari? Cancros et polypodes Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 11. a sign of the zodiac, cancer; signum zodiaci, cancer
sluma
Slumber ⬩ to slumber
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Slumber Sleac mid sluman Dóm. L. 240. Ðæt hine elne binóman slǽpa sluman oððe sǽne mod Exon. Th. 122, 31; Gú. 314
sóþ-bora
A truth-bearer ⬩ one who has exact knowledge
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A truth-bearer, one who has exact knowledge Ðone hæleð higegleáwe hátaþ wíde cométa be naman, cræftgleáwe men, wíse sóðboran (other MSS. have wóþboran, which suits better the alliteration), Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 27
Tína
the river Tyne
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the river Tyne Be Tínan ðære eá juxta amnem Tinam, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 36: Chr. 875; Erl. 76, 35
Linked entry: Tíne
Treónta
The Trent
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The Trent Andlang Tréntan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 147, 18. Man ofslóh wine be Tréntan, 679; Erl. 41, 10. On Trénton (Treóntan, Bd. M. 144, 14) streáme in fluvio Treenta, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 31. Mid Tréntan (Treóntan, Bd. M. 240, 1) streáme fluvio Treanta, 3,
sporu
A heel
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A heel Spuran míne calcanei mei Ps. Spl. T. 48, 5
bǽdling
tabellarius.
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tabellarius
abbudisse
An abbess
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An abbess Ða sealde seó abbudisse him sumne dǽl ðære moldan tunc dedit ei abbatissa portiunculam de pulvere illo, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 38
abedisse
An abbess ⬩ abbatissa
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An abbess; abbatissa Ðære abedissan betæhton committed to the abbess, Chr. 1048; Erl. 181, 28
adela
Filth ⬩ cænum
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Filth; cænum Ðæt hér yfle adelan stinceþ that here ill smells filth, Exon, 110b; Th. 424, 1 ; Rä. 41, 32
adreminte
The herb feverfew ⬩ parthenium ⬩ παρθένιον
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The herb feverfew: parthenium = παρθένιον, Prior 78
ǽfen-scíma
Evening splendour ⬩ vespertinus splendor
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Evening splendour; vespertinus splendor, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 31; Gen. 2448
Linked entry: scíma
ǽfen-tíma
Evening time ⬩ eventide ⬩ vespertinum tempus
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Evening time, eventide; vespertinum tempus Ðá ǽfentíma wæs, he férde to Bethaníam cum jam vespera esset hora, exiit in Bethaniam, Mk. Bos. 11, 11
Linked entry: tíma
æfter-eala
After-ale ⬩ small beer
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After-ale, small beer Æfter-eala sapa, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 22; Wrt. Voc. 28, 5
æf-werdelsa
Damage ⬩ detriment ⬩ loss ⬩ detrimentum ⬩ damnum
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Damage, detriment, loss; detrimentum, damnum, L. Alf. 27 ; Th. i. 50, 28
Linked entry: -wirdelsa
æger-felma
Film of an egg ⬩ membrana vitellum complectens
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Film of an egg; membrana vitellum complectens Gením ðonne ægerfelman then take film of egg, L. M. 1, 11; Lchdm, ii. 54, 21