burh-rúnan
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The fates, furies, fairies; parcæ, furiæ, oreades Burhrúnan furiœ, Cot. 92
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calla
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A herald, found in the phrase, — hilde ealla [q. v.] war's herald or a herald of war, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252
cúslyppe
A COWSLIP ⬩ primula veris, Lin
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A COWSLIP ; primula veris, Lin Nim wudubindes leáf and cúslyppan take leaves of woodbine and cowslip, L. M. 3, 30 ; Lchdm. ii. 326, 4: 3, 31 ; Lchdm. ii. 326, 10: iii. 30, 8: 46, 22 . Cúsloppe britannica, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 30; Wrt. Voc. 31. 40
cweorn
A mill, hand-mill, quern
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A mill, hand-mill, quern Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 24, 41: Ex. 11, 5
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felt-wurma
The plant wild marjoram ⬩ orĭgănum
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The plant wild marjoram; orĭgănum, Som. Ben. Lye: Lchdm. Glos. vol. iii. p. 349, col. 2, 32
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fíf-fealde
A butterfly ⬩ pāpĭlio
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A butterfly; pāpĭlio, Som. Ben. Lye Fíffealde pāpĭlio, Wrt. Voc. 281, 40. Fífaldæ pāpĭlio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78
for-spennestre
A bawd ⬩ lēna
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A bawd; lēna, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 49
Fróm-múþa
The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay ⬩ Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat
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The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay; Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat Hér wende se here eft eástweard into Frómmúþan, and up
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fugel-bana
A bird-killer ⬩ fowler ⬩ auceps
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A bird-killer, fowler; auceps Sum biþ fugelbona, hafeces cræftig one is a fowler, skilful with the hawk, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80
gærsama
Treasure ⬩ ŏpes
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Treasure; ŏpes He lét nyman of hire ealle ða betstan gærsaman he caused all the best treasures to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Th. 292, 22, col. 2. Gif he ne sealde ðe máre gersuman if he had not given the greater treasures, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7
GALGA
A gallows ⬩ gibbet ⬩ cross ⬩ arbor infēlix ⬩ patĭbŭlum ⬩ crux
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A gallows, gibbet, cross; arbor infēlix, patĭbŭlum, crux Galga patĭbŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 30; Wrt. Voc. 21, 24. He of galgan his gǽst onsend he sent forth his soul from a gallows, Exon. 70 a; Th. 261, 4; Ju1. 310 : 72 b; Th. 271, 15; Jul. 482
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GANDRA
A GANDER ⬩ anser
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A GANDER; anser Gandra anser, m. Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59
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GEALLA
GALL ⬩ bile ⬩ fel ⬩ bīlis ⬩ a gall ⬩ fretted place on the skin ⬩ intertrīgo
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GALL, bile; fel, bīlis Gealla fel vel bīlis, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 111; Wrt. Voc. 45, 17. Ðe cymeþ of togotennysse ðæs geallan which cometh of effusion of the gall, Herb. 141, 2 : Lchdm. i. 262, 12, MS. O : 146, 2; Lchdm. i. 270, 4, MS. H. Hig sealdon
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lufestice
Lovage
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Lovage Lufestice lubestica, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 79; Wrt. Voc. 30, 27: 69, 23. Lubestica conixe, 67, 40. Lufestice libestica, 79, 2. Genim lubastican wyrttruman, Herb. 146, 3; Lchdm. i. 270, 7. Lufestices sǽd, L. M. 3, 12; Lchdm. ii. 314, 20: iii.
mæsse
a service of the church ⬩ mass ⬩ a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated ⬩ -mas
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a service of the church, mass Mæsse missa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 8. Ǽne þrowade Crist, ac swáðeáh dæghwomlíce biþ his þrowung geedníwod þurh gerýnu ðæs hálgan húsles æt ðære hálgan mæssan; forðí fremaþ seó hálige mæsse miclum ge ðám lybbendum ge ðám forþfarenum
mersc-mear-gealla
A kind of gentian ⬩ gentiana pneumonanthe
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A kind of gentian; gentiana pneumonanthe Nim merscmeargeallan, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 100, 5: 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 124, 1
myrre
Myrrh
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Myrrh Hí him lác brohton; ðæt wæs gold and récels and myrre, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 11. Seó myrre getácnode ðæt hé wæs deádlíc, Homl. Th. i. 116, 10. Myrra déþ ðæt ðæt deáde flǽsc ne rotaþ, 118, 11. Murre myrra, Ps. Spl. 44, 10. Wín gemenged mid myrran myrratum
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nostle
A fillet ⬩ band
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A fillet, band Nostle fascia, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 8 : ansa, ii. 6, 34. Nosle vel sárcláþ fasciola, i. 40, 62. Nostlena vittarum, ii. 87, 65. Mid nostlum (noslum, Hatt. MS.) gebunden, Past. 13, 2; Swt. 86, 10
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prutene
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artemisia abrotanon Ðone súþenan wermód, ðæt is prutene, Lchdm. ii. 236, 20
gicþa
Itch ⬩ itching
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Itch, itching Gicþa pruritus, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 62: Wrt. Voc. 20, 6: Past. 11; Swt. 70, 19; Cot. MS. Wið gicþan against itch, Herb. 21, 3; Lchdm. i. 116, 23: L. M. 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 19, 24: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 6
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