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Anglo-Saxon

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beig-beám

(n.)
Grammar
beig-beám, es; m.

A bramble ⬩ rubus

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A bramble; rubus Moyses ætýwde wið ǽnne beigbeám Moyses ostendit secus rubum Lk. Bos. 20, 37

innoþ-wund

(n.)
Grammar
innoþ-wund, e ; f.
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A wound of the intestines Wið innoþwundum, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 18, 21

lifer-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
lifer-wærc, es; m.
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Pain in the liver Wið eallum liferwærcum, L. M. Cont. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 162, 5

rǽd-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-snotor, adj.
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Wise in counsel, prudent, sagacious Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte rǽdsnotteran, Andr. Kmbl. 946; An. 473

scyldigian

(v.)
Grammar
scyldigian, scyldgian; p. ode
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To sin Wið ða scyldgiendan (scyldgigendan, Hatt. MSS.) contra peccantem, Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 23

Linked entries: scyldian be-scyldigian

ge-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽg, es; m.

A kinsman

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A kinsman Wit synt gemǽgas we two are kinsmen, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 14; Gen. 1904

síd-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
síd-wærc, es ; m.
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A pain in the side Wið sídwærce, Lchdm. ii. 62, 24 : 256, 12 : iii. 20, 20

stán-gefeall

(n.)
Grammar
stán-gefeall, es; n.
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A mass of fallen stones Twá wíf áhýddon ðone lýchaman under myclum stángefealle, Shrn. 152, 4

tife

(n.)
Grammar
tife, an; f.
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A bitch Gif ðú wille ðæt wíf cild hæbbe oþþe tife hwelp, Lchdm. ii. 172, 21

teart-numol

(adj.)
Grammar
teart-numol, adj.

Efficacious

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B.) wið ðæt áttor, Lchdm. i. 152, 3

witer

(adj.)
Grammar
witer, witter; adj.

Knowing ⬩ wise

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Knowing, wise Hé wíslíce hine beþóhte, swá hé full witter wæs, Chr. 1067 ; Erl 204, 35

Linked entries: witran witter

bol

(n.)
Grammar
bol, (?), es; m.

The iole ⬩ trunk

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The iole, trunk: Scæf efic wið, þon[n]e bol, in meolc, Lch. iii. 18, 9

for-démend

(n.)
Grammar
for-démend, es; m.

An accuser

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An accuser Wíf ne from fordoemendum gedoemedo mulierem nec ab accusatoribus condemnatam, Jn. p. 5, 9

Linked entry: démend

fót-geswell

(n.)
Grammar
fót-geswell, es; n.
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A swelling of the foot Wið cneówwræce and fótgeswelle, Lch. iii. 70, 27. Cf. fót-swyle

Linked entry: ge-swel

lah-brecende

(adj.)
Grammar
lah-brecende, adj.
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Sacrilegious Wið God múðe mid lah*-*brecendum woffigende erga Deum ore sacrilego blasphemantem Scint. 9. 9

Linked entry: brecan

Rug-ern

(n.)

rye-harvest

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Wih. proem. ; Th, i. 36,6

wemm

(n.)

a spot

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a spot Wið wemme (cf. 34, 9 which has wenne) on eágum Lchdm. ii. 2, 8. (?)

Linked entry: wæm

snofl

(n.)

mucus, snivel

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mucus, snivel Wið langum sáre ðæs heáfdes þurh horh oððe þurh snofl Lchdm. ii. 24, 4

blǽco

(n.)
Grammar
blǽco, es; n.

Paleness, leprosy ⬩ pallor, lepra

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Lǽcedómas wið ðam yflan blǽce leechdoms against the evil leprosy, L. M. cont. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 8, 1. Wíð blǽce genim góse smero for leprosy take goosegrease, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 76, 9, 1, 4, 7, 18

Linked entry: blǽcþa

weorold-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sprǽc, e; f.
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Hyne sylfne ǽgðer ge wið woroldsprǽce ge wið worold*-*dǽda warnige hé and healde, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 414, 38

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