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Anglo-Saxon

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angel-twicce

(n.)
Grammar
angel-twicce, an; f.

A red worm used for a bait in angling or fishing ⬩ lumbricus

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A red worm used for a bait in angling or fishing; lumbricus Rén-wyrrn vel angel-twicce lumbricus, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 30; Wrt. Voc. 24, 31.[twachel the dew-worm, Halwl. Dict.]

Linked entries: angol-twæcce -twæccea

axse

(n.)
Grammar
axse, an; f.

Ashes ⬩ cinis

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Ashes; cinis On axsan gehwyrfeþ in cinerem convertit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 34

Babilónie

(n.)
Grammar
Babilónie, an; f.

Babylon

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Babylon, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 11

Babilónisca

(n.)
Grammar
Babilónisca, an; m.

Babylon ⬩ Baby̆lōn,

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Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f Ofer flód Babilóniscan super flumina Babilonis, Ps. Lamb. 136, 1

bǽdde

(n.)
Grammar
bǽdde, an; f?

A thing required ⬩ tribute ⬩ exactum

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A thing required, tribute; exactum, Cot. 73

bǽl-egsa

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-egsa, an; m.

Terror of flame? ⬩ flammæ terror?

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Terror of flame? flammæ terror? Bǽlegsan [bell egsan MS.] hweóp he threatened with terror of flame, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 12; Exod. 121

bearn-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
bearn-lufe, an ; f.

Child-love ⬩ love of one's own or of an adopted child ⬩ liberorum amor ⬩ filii sui vel adoptivi amor

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Child-love, love of one's own or of an adopted child; liberorum amor, filii sui vel adoptivi amor Hine on bearnlufan habban wolde eum loco adoptivi haberet, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 4

áttor-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
áttor-sceaða, an; m.

A poisonous destroyer ⬩ a venomous dragon ⬩ serpent ⬩ hostis venenosus ⬩ draco venenosus ⬩ serpens

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A poisonous destroyer, a venomous dragon, serpent; hostis venenosus, draco venenosus, serpens Bútan ðam áttorsceaðan save to the venomous destroyer, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 24; Pa. 33: Beo. Th. 5670; B. 2839

Linked entries: átor-sceaða sceaþa

barda

(n.)
Grammar
barda, an; m.

A beaked ship ⬩ a ship pointed with iron ⬩ rostrata navis

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A beaked ship, a ship pointed with iron; rostrata navis,Mone A. 131

Linked entry: barþa

beado-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
beado-leóma, an; m.

A war-gleam ⬩ sword ⬩ stragis flamma ⬩ ensis

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A war-gleam, sword; stragis flamma, ensis Ðæt se beadoleóma bítan nolde that the war-gleam would not bite, Beo. Th. 3050; B. 1523

Linked entry: beadu-leóma

beadu-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-leóma, an; m.

A war-gleam ⬩ sword ⬩ stragis flamma ⬩ ensis

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A war-gleam, sword; stragis flamma, ensis

Linked entry: beado-leóma

a-wyrdla

(n.)
Grammar
a-wyrdla, an; m.

Damage ⬩ detrimentum

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Damage; detrimentum

beadu-serce

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-serce, an; f.

A war-shirt ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ bellica tunica ⬩ lorica

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A war-shirt, coat of mail; bellica tunica, lorica Ic gefrægn sunu Wihstánes beran beadusercean I heard that Wihstan's son bore the coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5503; B. 2755

Linked entry: serc

balca

(n.)
Grammar
balca, an; m.

A BALK ⬩ beam ⬩ bank ⬩ a ridge ⬩ trabs ⬩ porca ⬩ terra inter duos sulcos congesta

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A BALK, beam, bank, a ridge; trabs, porca, terra inter duos sulcos congesta On balcan lecgan to lay in ridges, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 2

balewa

(n.)
Grammar
balewa, an; m.

The baleful or wicked one ⬩ Satan ⬩ Satanas ⬩ Diabolus

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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

banda

(n.)
Grammar
banda, an; m.

A householder ⬩ husband

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A householder, husband,Som. Lye

be-lǽwa

(n.)
Grammar
be-lǽwa, an; m.

A destroyer ⬩ proditor ⬩ traditor

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A destroyer; proditor, traditor

Linked entry: lǽwa

be-léweda

(n.)
Grammar
be-léweda, an; m.

A betrayer ⬩ proditor

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A betrayer; proditor Mid Iudan úres Drihtenes beléwedan with Judas the betrayer of our Lord Wanl. Catal. 137, 38. col. 1

Linked entry: be-léwa

belone

(n.)
Grammar
belone, an; f.

Henbane

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Henbane Henne-belone, óðrum naman belone henbane, by another name bane Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 5, note 9

béme

(n.)
Grammar
béme, an; f.

A trumpet ⬩ tuba ⬩ salpinx

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A trumpet; tuba, salpinx Béman bláwan to blow the trumpet Cd. 227; Th. 302, 19; Sat. 602. Béme barbita Cot. 27