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be-récan

(v.)
Grammar
be-récan, -rǽcan [récan to smoke]

To cause to smokefacere ut fumet aliquid

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To cause to smoke; facere ut fumet aliquid Beréc hit on hátum ahsum make it smoke on hot ashes, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, 17

Linked entries: be-reócan be-rǽcan

león-fót

(n.)
Grammar
león-fót, es; m.

alchemilla vulgaris

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Voc. 67, 50: Herb. 8, 1; Lchdm. i. 98, 12. Liónfót leontopedium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 48

hús-stede

(n.)
Grammar
hús-stede, es; m.
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The site of a building Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned on ealdum hússtedum, Herb. 52, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 25; 85, i; Lchdm. i. 188, 12

GIST

(n.)
Grammar
GIST, gyst, es; m.

YEASTbarmfrothspuma cerevisiæ

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YEAST, barm, froth; spuma cerevisiæ, Herb. 21, 6; Lchdm. i. 118, 10. Niwue gist new yeast, L. M. ii. 51, 1; Lchdm. ii. 266, 1

Linked entries: gæst giest gest

gafol-swán

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Add: a swineherd who had a herd of swine from the lord on condition of paying a certain part of the stock. Cf. gafol-heord

sacerd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd-bana, an; m.
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One who slays a priest Hér syndan sacerd-banan, Wulfst. 163, 27 : 266, 27

Huntan-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Huntan-dún, e; f.

Huntingdon

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Huntingdon Fór se here of Huntandúne and of Eástenglum and worhton ðæt geweorc æt Tæmese forda and forléton ðæt óðer æt Huntandúne ...

of-féran

(v.)
Grammar
of-féran, to overtake (
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an enemy) Pharao tengde æfter mid eallum his here and offérde hí æt ðære Reádan Sǽ Pharaoh pressed after with all his host, and overlook the Israelites at the Red Sea, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 16: Chr. 948; Erl. 118, 19.

Linked entry: of-faran

geond-irnan

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Take here <b>geond-yrnan</b> in Dict., and add: of motion, to run through or over Ǽr þon þá yfelan wǽtan þá limo geondyrnen, Lch. ii. 228, 16.

Linked entry: geond-yrnan

ge-díglan

Grammar
ge-díglan, ge-díglian.
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Take here <b>ge-diéglan, ge-díhligean</b> in Dict. and add: to hide, conceal Hé hit gediégleð (abscondit), Past. 451, 16. Ðá ðe oninnan him gedíglað and gehýdað (occultant) ðá godcundan láre, 379, 4.

hrið-suht

(n.)
Grammar
hrið-suht, [?], e; f.

Fever

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Fever Hál of ridesohte the fever left her, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 31

Linked entry: ride-soht

blód-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-reád, adj.
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BLOOD-RED; sanguineus Ðæt þridde cyn ys sanguineus, ðæt is blódreád the third sort is sanguineus, that is blood-red, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 16

cune-glæsse

(n.)
Grammar
cune-glæsse, an; f. cynoglossos = κυνόγλωσσον , cynoglossum officinale, Lin

The herb hound's or dog's tongue;

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The herb hound's or dog's tongue; Wið cancerádle, cune-glæsse nioðoweard for cancer, the netherward part of hound's tongue, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 110, 1

framigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
framigendlíc, adj. [framigende, part. of fremian and líc]

Profitablebeneficialsalubrissalūtāris

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Profitable, beneficial; salubris, salūtāris Ðæt sylfe is framigendlíc lǽcedóm ongeán ealle áttru the same is a beneficial medicine against all poisons, Herb. 159; Lchdm. i. 288, 2

ge-swyrf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swyrf, es; m.
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Filings; limatum Genim ánre yntsan gewihte geswyrfes of seolfre take the weight of one ounce of the filings of silver, Herb. 101, 3; Lchdm. i. 216, 12

Linked entry: ge-sweorf

beðian

(v.)
Grammar
beðian, beðigean
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to bathe, foment; fovere Beða ða eágan foment the eyes, Herb. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 72, 3 : Med. ex Quadr. 4, 18; Lchdm. i. 346, 20

centaurie

(n.)
Grammar
centaurie, an; f.

centaurycentaureum = κενταύριον,erythræa centaureum, Lin

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The herb centaury; centaureum = κενταύριον,erythræa centaureum, Lin Nim centaurian take centaury, L. M. 2, 8; Lchdm. ii. 186, 26; 2, 39; Lchdm. ii. 248, 13

cumul

(n.)
Grammar
cumul, es; pl. nom. acc. cumulu; n.

A glandular swelling tumor glandulósus

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A glandular swelling; tumor glandulósus Wið cyrnlu and wið ealle yfele cumulu for kernels and for all evil lumps, Herb. 158, 5 ; Lchdm. i. 286, 17

mónaþseóc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþseóc-ness, e; f.

Lunacy

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Lunacy Wið mónoþseócnysse, gyf man ðás wyrte ðam mónoþseócan ligcgendon ofer álegþ, sóna hé hyne sylfne hálne up áhefþ, Herb. 66, 2; Lchdm. i. 170, 4

hálian

(v.)
Grammar
hálian, p. ode
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Ðonne hálaþ ðæt heáfod swýðe hraðe the head will heal very quickly, Herb. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 70, 16: 2, 6; Lchdm. i. 82, 10