twisla
The fork of a river, road, etc.
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The fork of a river, road, etc. Of ðam mere on ðan lace ðǽr ða brócas twisliaþ; ðanne of ðæm twislan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 34
tysca
A buzzard
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A buzzard Glida milvus, tysca butzus, Wrt. Voc. i. 280, 22, 23. Tysca bizus, ii.126, 39
sceóta
A kind of trout ⬩ a shoate ⬩ shot
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A kind of trout, a shoate, shot ['Carew makes a distinction between the trout and shot. "The latter," he says, "is in a manner peculiar to Devon and Cornwall. In shape and colour he resembleth the Trowts: howbeit in biggnesse commeth farre behind him.
scild-truma
A phalanx ⬩ testudo
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A phalanx; testudo Under þiccum scyld-truman subter densa testudine, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29. Of sceltruman testudine, Hpt. Gl. 475, 66
scilfe
A shelf ⬩ ledge ⬩ floor
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A shelf, ledge, floor Gescype scylfan on scipes bósme (cf. With lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make the ark, Gen. 6, 16) Cd. Th. 79, 4; Gen. 1306
Linked entry: scylfe
scip-bíme
A ship-trumpet
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A ship-trumpet Scypbýman classicam tubam, Germ. 391, 48
Linked entry: bíme
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
-scuta
falarica
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falarica, Hpt. Gl. 425, 14
scúr-boga
A rain-bow
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A rain-bow Ðonne ic scúrbogan mínne iéwe, Cd. Th. 93, 5; Gen 1541
seám-sticca
Some part of a weaver's apparatus
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Some part of a weaver's apparatus Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . seámsticcan, scearra, nǽdle, Anglia ix. 263, 14
secge
Speaking ⬩ speech
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Speaking, speech Mé náwðer deág secge ne swíge neither speech nor silence will avail me, Exon. Th. 12, 23; Cri. 190
sin-freá
A perpetual lord ⬩ a husband
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A perpetual lord, a husband Nǽnig nefne sinfreá none but her wedded lord, Beo. Th. 3873; B. 1934
giungra
A junior ⬩ disciple ⬩ follower ⬩ discĭpŭlus ⬩ assecla
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A junior, disciple, follower; discĭpŭlus, assecla He ðæt ríce forlét and his giungrum bebeád ipse relicto regno ac jŭvĕniōrĭbus commendāto, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 10
grǽfa
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A pit, cave, hole Grǽfe speluncam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 13. See Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxvii
þecge
A receptacle(?)
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A receptacle(?) On hærfeste man sceal ðacian, ðecgan and fald weoxian, scipena behweorfan, Anglia ix. 261, 17
wince
A winch
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A winch: Wince gigrillus (= girgillus; cf. girgillus a reel, Wülck. Gl. 586, 30), Wrt. Voc. 42, 29
byrene
A she-bear ⬩ ursa
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A she-bear; ursa, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 70; Wrt. Voc. 23, 29
byriga
A surety ⬩ fidejussor
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A surety; fidejussor He him byrigan gesealdne hæbbe he has given him surety, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 17
Linked entry: berigea
byrne
Running water, a stream ⬩ torrens, rivus
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Running water, a stream; torrens, rivus Ofer byrnan bðsm over the stream's bosom, Exon. 102a; Th. 386, 15; Rä. 4, 62
calla
to call ⬩ A herald
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[ Similar entries ceailian to call] A herald, found in the phrase, — hilde calla [q. v.] war's herald or a herald of war, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252