sweger
A mother-in-law
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A mother-in-law Sueger socrus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 68. Sweger, i. 52, 8. Sweger, swegr, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 79, 18. Swegr (suegir, Lind.) on hyre snore, and snoru on hyre swegere (swegre, MS. A., Rush.: suoegir. Lind.), Lk. Skt. 12, 53. Maria is Godfæder
Linked entry: sweór
swígen
Silence, refraining from speech
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Silence, refraining from speech Ðam láreówe sylfum deraþ hwílon his swígen, ac heó deraþ symle his underðeóddum, gif him biþ seó heofenlíce lár oftogen, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 4
sweðung
A poultice
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A poultice Sweþing wiþ swile . . . gecnuwa ða wyrte, gemeng wið ǽges ðæt hwíte, beclǽm ðæt lim mid ðe se swile on sié, Lchdm. ii. 74, 24. Sealfæ and sweþinge wið swylum, 6, 30. Gif hé sweðunga (swoðunga, R. Ben. Interl. 59, 11) gegearwode si exibuit
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treów-weorþung
Tree-worship
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Tree-worship Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc forbeóde treówwurþunga and stánwurþunga, L. Edg. C. 16Th. ii. 248, 30. Cf; Wé forbeódaþ ǽlcne hǽðenscipe. . . ðæt is, ðæt mán weorðige .. . stánas oððe ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i.378, 17-21.
tunsing-wyrt
White hellebore
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White hellebore Túnsingwyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man elleborum album, and óðrum naman túnsincgwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 258, 21-23: iii. 302, col. 1. Tún[s]ingwyrt, ii. 68, 25
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twi-heolor
A balance
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A balance Tuiheolore bilance, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 3. Twiwǽge vel (twi)heolore, 126, 20
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twi-wǽg
A balance
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A balance Twiwǽge bilance, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 20
fræteness
An ornament
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An ornament Frætenisse stemmate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 50. Frætenessa (printed wræt-) discrimina, 27, 61
frymþ-ild
In its first years ⬩ young
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In its first years, young Of frymfþyldum a primeuo (i. abineunte) (pubertatis tyrocinio), An. Ox. 2381. On frymðyldre in primeuo (rudimento ), Angl. xiii. 34, 185
segnung
Blessing ⬩ consecration
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Blessing, consecration Ofer hine cymeþ mínre segnunga blóstma super ipsum florebit sanctificatio mea, Ps. Th. 131, 19. Wæs hé lǽded tó Brytta biscopum and hé nǽnige hǽle ne frófre þurh heora segnunge (þegnunge ?) onféng qui cum oblatus Brittonum sacerdotibus
síþ
Travel ⬩ journey
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Travel, journey Bǽm wæs on síþþe hæbbendes hyht to both when journeying was the possessor's joy, Exon. Th. 481, 12; Rä. 65, 2.
gifung
A giving ⬩ granting ⬩ assent ⬩ consent
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A giving, granting, assent, consent Mid gyfunge ðære synne peccati consensu, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 11
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wíg-rǽden
Warfare
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Warfare, Wald. 39; Vald. 1, 22
wind-sele
A windy hall
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A windy hall Wíde geond windsele (Hell; cf. Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386
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winter-feorm
A Christmas feast
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A Christmas feast On sumere ðeóde gebyreþ winterfeorm, Eásterfeorm (the Old Latin version translates: In quibusdam locis datur firma Natalis Domini, et firma Paschalis), L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 25
winter-stund
A year's space
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A year's space Móste ic áne tíd úte weorðan, wesan áne winterstunde, Cd. Th. 23, 35; Gen. 370
winter-tíd
Winter-time ⬩ winter
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Winter-time, winter Hit is wintertíd nú, and ic wundrie þearle hwanon þes wyrtbrǽð þus wynsumlíce stéme, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 35. Swá gelíc swá ðú æt swǽsendum sette mid ðínum ðegnum on wintertíde (brumali tempore), and sý fýr onǽled, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516,
byg-spæc
A beguiling in speech ⬩ supplantatio
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A beguiling in speech; supplantatio, Ps. Spl. 40, 10
byrd-tíd
Birth-tide, time of birth ⬩ natale tempus
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Birth-tide, time of birth; natale tempus