múþa
the mouth of a river ⬩ an opening ⬩ door
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On hwelcum wæterum and on ǽghwelcra eá múþum hí sculun sécan fiscas, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 19. an opening, door Recedes múþan. Beo. Th. 1452; B. 724
ass-myre
A mare ass ⬩ she-ass ⬩ asina
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A mare ass, she-ass; asina And xx assmyrena and twenty of mare asses, Gen. 32, 15
weoruld-lufu
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Se man ðe ánrǽdlíce wile his synna geswícan, dǽle on Godes ést eal ðæt hé áge, and forlǽte eard and éðel and ealle ðás worldlufu, L. Pen. 17; Th. ii. 284, 19
morþ-slaga
A murderer ⬩ an assassin
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A murderer, an assassin Sý ǽlc morþslaga áwirged maledictus, qui clam percusserit proximum suum, Deut. 27, 24. Oferfyll biþ mǽgbana and morþslaga, Wulfst. 242, 6
Linked entry: morþor-slaga
wala
A root (?)
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A root (?) Ad (æt ?) walan to the root of a matter, to certainty ; ad liquidum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 46. Similar entries v. weall-, wyrt-wala
wáwa
Woe ⬩ misery
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Ðonne sceal eów weaxan tó hearme wǽdl and wáwa, Wulfst. 133 3. Ceósan gódes and yfeles, welan and wáwan, Cd. Th. 30, 12 ; Gen. 466. On ǽlcum wáwan bí wǽron geþyldige, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 130. Uae geíácnaþ wáwan, Ælfc. Gr. 48 ; Zup. 278, 17.
Linked entry: weá
gǽst-lufe
Soul's love ⬩ spiritual love ⬩ spīrĭtālis ămor
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Soul's love, spiritual love; spīrĭtālis ămor For gǽstlufan for spiritual love, Exon. 55 b; Th. 196, 11; Az. 172. Mid gǽstlufan with spiritual love, 55 b; Th. 197, 11; Az. 188
Linked entry: gást-lufe
antre
Radish ⬩ raphanus ⬩ raphanis sativa
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raphanus, raphanis sativa Dó ðonne betonican and antran add then betony and ontre [radish? ], L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 3. Ancre [antre?], ðæt is rædic raphanus, Mone A. 493
Linked entry: ontre
hamele
An oar-loop
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An oar-loop, but the word occurs only in a phrase, which may be borrowed from the Scandinavian. Icel. hamsa an oar-loop, is used in the phrase, til hömlu = per man [v. Cl. and Vig.
Linked entry: hamule
Norþriga
A Norwegian
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A Norwegian Cnut cyningc ealles Engla landes cyningc, and Dena cyningc, and Norþrigena cyningc, L. C. E. pref.; Th. i. 358, 4
scitte
Looseness of the bowels ⬩ diarrhœa
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Looseness of the bowels, diarrhœa Wið ðon ðe men mete untela melte and gecirre on yfele wǽtan and scittan, Lchdm. ii. 226, 6
eald-fæder
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fathers, forefathers Ealdfædera cnósle auita stirpe, An. Ox. 1600. Þú forðfærst tó þínum ealdfæderum tu ibis ad patres tuos. Gen. 15, 15. Swá hé behét heora ealdfæderum ( patribus eorum ), Jos. 21, 41
Élíg
The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire ⬩ insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi
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fongene beóþ hit naman onféng the land Ely is in the province of the East-Angles, of about six hundred hides, in the likeness of an island; it is all encompassed with a fen and with water, and took its name from the abundance of eels which are caught
þelma
Heat
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Heat Se þelma and sió hǽto, Lchdm. ii. 82, 10
hydele
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Neoðewearde lilian and hǽwene h[n]ydelan (hydelan altered by a caret mark to hnydelan), 4, 10
Linked entry: hnydele
áttor-drinca
A poisonous drink ⬩ poison ⬩ potio venenata ⬩ venenum
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A poisonous drink, poison; potio venenata, venenum,Martyrol. ad 11 Junii
Linked entries: átor-drinc átor-drinca
myrþra
A murderer ⬩ homicide
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Míne myrþran and mánsceaþan ( the devils ), Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 4; Gú. 622. Myrþra homicidas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 7
ungemet-wæcce
Excessive wakefulness
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Excessive wakefulness Monige ádla ... on unmóde and on ungemetwæccum, Lchdm. ii. 176, 2
up-waras
The dwellers above ⬩ the celestials
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The dwellers above, the celestials Tó upwarum ad superos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 67
yntse
An ounce
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An ounce Genim huniges ánre yndsan gewǽge, Lchdm. i. 76, 11. Ánre yndsan (ynsan, v. l.) gewihte, 248, 8. Dó alwan áne yntsan tó, ii. 60, 5: 190, 9. Áne ynsan, iii. 74, 19.