síd-wyrm
A silk-worm
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A silk-worm Siolucwyrm oððe sídwyrm bombix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 22. Sýdwyrm, i. 24, 6
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moððe
A moth
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Moððe word fræt, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 4; Rä. 48, 1. Ðǽr moððan hit áwéstaþ, Wulfst. 286, 32
Linked entry: mohþe
ræpsung
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Raepsung interceptio (v. preceding word, and cf. O. H. Ger. rafsunga correptio, invectio, increpatio ), Txts. 69, 1068. an interval Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas ...
cwedol
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Ne sý nán tó þæs cwidol wíf ne tó þæs cræftig man þæt áwendan ne mæge word þus gecwedene, Lch. i. 402, 13. v. hearm-, wearg-cwedol (-cwidol)
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ge-liþewácian
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Linked entry: leoþuwácian
ge-sǽlig
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[The gloss in which the word occurs is: Wicbora, gesǽli signifer, i. qui signum fert, An. Ox. 3808.The passage glossed is: Signifer duelli fertur. . . Napier suggests that ge-sǽli should be read, and that the gloss belongs to fertur.
hornnaap
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; and could two quite different glosses have been suggested for the same Latin word, because the glosser was uncertain whether to connectt]
strang-lic
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1. add: displaying force or energy Beóð swíðe stranglicu word on heofenes roderum erit vox magna et fortis in firmamento caeli, Verc. Först. 121, 19. 2. add Þǽr wearð on dæg swíðe stranglic gefeoht on bá halfe, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 12.
á-dwelian
To wander, stray
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ge-sufel
A word of uncertain meaning ⬩ but descriptive of a certain kind of bread
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A word of uncertain meaning, but descriptive of a certain kind of bread Ǽlc gegilda gesylle ǽnne gesufelne hláf let each gild-brother give a 'gesufel' loaf, L. Æthelst. 5, 8; Th. i. 236, 36.
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tó-hlecan
To disjoin, ⬩ pull to pieces
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In the glosses among which the word occurs initial h before a consonant does not seem to be inserted elsewhere, though it is twice omitted, in lecum rimosae, 400, 69, wisligendre sibilantis, 394, 278) diuulsa, Germ. 398, 112
tungol-cræftiga
An astrologer ⬩ astronomer
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v. preceding word] caldeorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 28. Þreó tungolcræftegan cóman fram eástdǽles mǽgðum tó Criste, Shrn. 48, 17. Ðreá tungelcræftigo, Rtl. 2, 15. Ða tungulcræftega (-kræftgu, Rush.) Magi, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 1.
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eorþ-weorc
Earth-work ⬩ terræ ŏpus
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Earth-work; terræ ŏpus Híg on eorþweorcum gehýnede wǽron in terræ ŏpĕrĭbus premēbantur, Ex. 1, 14
niht-weorc
A work done at night
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A work done at night Nihtweorce ( the defeat of Grendel ) gefeh, Beo. Th. 1659; B. 827
fram-doen
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Geséne woeron swá fromdoen wordo ðás uisa sunt sicut deleramentum uerba ista, Lk. L. 24, 11
stunt-wyrde
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Using foolish words, foolish in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17
wer-cyn
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Mankind World wendeþ . . . wercyn (wen-, MS.) gewíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 45; Reim. 61. Cf. wer-þeód
birn-sweord
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34
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commuc
The cammoc ⬩ kex ⬩ brimstone wort ⬩ peucedănum officinale
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The cammoc, kex, brimstone wort; peucedănum officinale, Lin, L. M. 3, 30; Lchdm. ii. 324, 20
ge-habban
To hold ⬩ be [ill] ⬩ habere ⬩ tenere
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Æfter ðisum wordum wearþ gemót gehæfd after these words a meeting was held, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 1. Ðǽr ðǽr wǽron gehæfde háte baþu where hot baths were kept, i. 86, 21. Mín cneów is yfele gehæfd my knee is diseased, 134, 33 : 150, 7
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