wífa
A woman
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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14
mód-sefa
The inner man
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Swá bióþ ánra gehwæs monna módsefan áwegede of hiora stede, Bt. Met.
innan
In ⬩ into ⬩ within ⬩ from within
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Ne gá gé innan samaritana ceastre in civitates Samaritanorum ne intraveritis, 10, 5 : Andr. Kmbl. 2350; An. 1176.
Linked entries: innan-bordes innane innon on-innan
gærs-hoppa
A grass-hopper ⬩ locust ⬩ lŏcusta ⬩ cĭcāda
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A grass-hopper, locust; lŏcusta, cĭcāda He cwæþ and com gærshoppa dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, Ps. Lamb. 104, 34 : 108, 23. Cwómón gærshoppan grass-hoppers came, Ps. Th. 104, 30 : 77, 46
Linked entries: græs-hoppa hoppa
oser
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uiminis, uirge, An. Ox. 10, 2
þeótan
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v. gesceap, III, and þeóte.
ǽta
An eater ⬩ edax
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An eater; edax
ambeht-héra
An obedient minister
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An obedient minister
Linked entry: héra
miltestre
A harlot
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Mánfulle and myltystran publicani et meretrices, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 31, 32
on-wlát
will-spryng
A well-spring, ⬩ fountain ⬩ source (lit. and fig.)
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A well-spring, fountain, source (lit. and fig.) Welspreng latex, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 30. Seó sóðe lufu is wylspring and ordfruma ealra gódnyssa, Homl. Th. 1. 52, 12. Ðæs wæter-scipes welsprynge is on hefonríce, Past. Swt. 467, 31.
apa
An APE ⬩ simia
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An APE; simia Wið apan bíte against bite of an ape, Med. ex quadr. 11, 7; Lchdm. i. 366, 24: Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 18; Wrt. Voc. 22, 59
galdrygea
An enchanter ⬩ incantātor
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An enchanter; incantātor, Cot. 108
freóls-gefa
A freedom-giver ⬩ manumissor
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A freedom-giver; manumissor Gif man his mæn freóls gefe, freólsgefa áge his erfe if any one give freedom to his man, let the freedom-giver have his heritage, L. Win. 8; Th. i. 38, 16
mǽg-bana
A destroyer of one's kinsmen
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A destroyer of one's kinsmen Hit (surfeiting) biþ mǽgbana, and hit ne murneþ for nánum men, ne for fæder ne for méder ne for bróðer ne for swuster ne for nánum gesibban men, Wulfst. 242, 5
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burh-sǽta
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A dweller in a city, citizen; civis
burh-séta
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A city-dweller, townsman, citizen; civis, oppidanus, Wrt. Voc. 18, 36
Linked entry: burh-sǽta
burh-síta
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A city-dweller, citizen Burhsíta urbanus, Wrt. Voc. 34, 32
burna
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A stream, bourn; torrens, latex Burna oððe bróc latex, Wrt. Voc. 80, 69. Scír burna biþ gedréfed: bróc biþ onwended. the clear stream is disturbed: the brook is turned aside, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 37; Met. 5, 19. He hine bibaðaþ in ðam burnan he bathes himself
byrene
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A she-bear; ursa, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 70; Wrt. Voc. 23, 29