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cwealm-bǽre

Grammar
cwealm-bǽre, (cwelm-).
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Ox. 4882) wom letiferam (mortiferum) luem, Hpt. Gl. 518, 38. Cwelmbǽre pestiferum (virus ), An. Ox. 11, 83. Cwylmbǽre perniciosa, i. mortifera (fruteta ), 920. Hine forhabban fram cwylmbǽrum mettum, Hml. Th. i. 360, 23

hand-geweorc

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Th. i. 304, 21. work done by the hands, wort in general Fram nǽnigum eorðlicum handgeweorce næs seó bóc áwriten, Wlfst. 214, 10. His handgeweorc þú bletsadest operibus manuum ejus benedixisti, Hml.

twi-bille

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-bille, adj.
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Double-edged Bipennis twibille vel stánæx (the double gloss seems to render the double character of the Latin word as adjective and noun; a little later (see preceding word) in the same glossary bipennis as noun is rendered by twybill ), Wrt.

Linked entry: -bille

un-lígne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lígne, adj.

Not to be denied or rejectedincontrovertible

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Not to be denied or rejected, incontrovertible Biscopes word and cyninges sié unlǽgne búton áðe a bishop's word and a king's is to be accepted without an oath, L. Wih. 16; Th. i. 40, 12. Þissa ealra áð sié unlégnæ, 21; Th. i. 42, 1

Linked entry: un-lǽgne

áncor

Grammar
áncor, l. ancor,
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transfer the bracket to next word, and add Þú sǽdest be mé ꝥ ic óðer tǽhte, óðer eówer ancor, Hml. A. 13, 4. Án hálig ancer genam ǽnne deófol . . . Ðá cwæð se deófol tó ðám ancre, Wlfst. 214, 23-25. v. ancra, and next word

smeá-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
smeá-wyrm, es; m.

A penetrating worm, worm that makes its way into the flesh

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A penetrating worm, worm that makes its way into the flesh Wið smeáwyrme (cf. wið smégea-wyrme, 302, 12) smiring ... seó sealf ðone wyrm deádne gedéþ oððe cwicne of drífþ Lchdm. ii. 332, 3-26. Wið sméga-wyrme 126, 1. Wið smoega-wyrmum 12, 14

bí-word

(n.)
Grammar
bí-word, -wyrd, es; n.

A BYEWORD, proverbproverbium

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[be, bí by, word a word] A BYEWORD, proverb; proverbium Man segþ [seið MS.] to bíworde, 'hæge sitteþ ða æceras dǽleþ' man saith for a proverb, 'the hedge abides which fields divides,' Chr. 1130; Erl. 259, 13. Bíword, bíwyrd proverbium, Cot. 157

in-gehrif

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehrif, es; n.

The womb

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The womb Of ingerife ex utero, Ps. Spl. T. 21, 8

Linked entries: ge-hrif in-gerif

loca

(n.)
Grammar
loca, an; m.
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A lock of wool Loca floccus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 71

lungen-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
lungen-wyrt, e; f.

Lung-wort

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Lung-wort, Lchdm, ii. 398, col. 1: iii. 337, col. 1

calwer-clympe

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 127, 60. v. preceding word

for-hwirfedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hwirfedlic, adj.

Perverse

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Perverse Se forhwyrfda gást spræc forhwyrfedlice word, Bl. H. 31, 4

Linked entry: -hwirfedlic

ǽcen

(n.)

a wood of oaks

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a wood of oaks Ǽcen roboretum, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 82

heaðu-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-weorc, es; n.

A work of war, a fight

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A work of war, a fight, Beo. Th. 5776; B. 2892

hilde-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wulf, es; m.

A war-wolf, warrior,

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A war-wolf, warrior,Cd. 95; Th. 123, 25; Gen. 2051

tonwinto

adlido

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The word occurs as a gloss to adlido, Txts. 39, 79

a-smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-smiðian, p. ode ; pp. od ; v. trans.

To forgemakework as a smithfabricare

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To forge, make, work as a smith; fabricare Asmiðod fabricatus, Cot. 82

gafol-wydu

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-wydu, a; m.

Wood furnished as gafol

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Wood furnished as gafol IIII foðera aclofenas gauolwyda, Th. Chart. 145, 6

hyrst-geard

(n.)
Grammar
hyrst-geard, es; m.
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An enclosed wood [?] In ðone hyrstgeard, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 19, 1

metcund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
metcund-líc, adj.

Metrical

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Gl. 409, 17. v. preceding word