wealh-sáda
A noose for binding a captive or slave
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A noose for binding a captive or slave (? cf. Exon. Th. 393, 22; Rä. 13, 4, given under wealh, II) Forhýddan oferhygde mé inwitgyrene, wráðan wealsádan absconderunt superbi laqueos mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5
wince
A winch
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A winch: Wince gigrillus (= girgillus; cf. girgillus a reel, Wülck. Gl. 586, 30), Wrt. Voc. 42, 29
corn-hrycce
A CORN-RICK ⬩ frumenti acervus
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A CORN-RICK; frumenti acervus Wearþ gemét ðæt feoh uppon ánre cornhryccan the money was found upon a corn-rick Homl. Th. ii. 178, 8
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corn-hwæcca
A corn-chest ⬩ bin ⬩ arca frumentaria
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A corn-chest, bin; arca frumentaria Som. Ben. Lye
coltræppe
Ram ⬩ whin or Christ's thorn ⬩ rhamnus
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Ram, whin or Christ's thorn; rhamnus = ῥάμνος, Cot. 156
CRABBA
A CRAB, crayfish ⬩ cancer ⬩ a sign of the zodiac ⬩ cancer ⬩ signum zodiaci ⬩ cancer
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A CRAB, crayfish; cancer Crabba cancer Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 74; Wrt. Voc. 55, 78; 77, 68. Hwæt féhst ðú on sæ? Crabban and lopystran quid capis in mari? Cancros et polypodes Coll. Monast.
sluma
Slumber ⬩ to slumber
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Slumber Sleac mid sluman Dóm. L. 240. Ðæt hine elne binóman slǽpa sluman oððe sǽne mod Exon. Th. 122, 31; Gú. 314
sóþ-bora
A truth-bearer ⬩ one who has exact knowledge
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A truth-bearer, one who has exact knowledge Ðone hæleð higegleáwe hátaþ wíde cométa be naman, cræftgleáwe men, wíse sóðboran (other MSS. have wóþboran, which suits better the alliteration), Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 27
Tína
the river Tyne
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the river Tyne Be Tínan ðære eá juxta amnem Tinam, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 36: Chr. 875; Erl. 76, 35
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Treónta
The Trent
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The Trent Andlang Tréntan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 147, 18. Man ofslóh wine be Tréntan, 679; Erl. 41, 10. On Trénton (Treóntan, Bd. M. 144, 14) streáme in fluvio Treenta, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 31. Mid Tréntan (Treóntan, Bd. M. 240, 1) streáme fluvio Treanta, 3,
sporu
A heel
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A heel Spuran míne calcanei mei Ps. Spl. T. 48, 5
þeów
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Án from ðǽm ðiówum una ex ancillis, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 66
winter-burna
A stream that is full in winter(?) ⬩ a stream that has the fullness of winter(?) ⬩ a torrent
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A stream that is full in winter(?), a stream that has the fullness of winter(?), a torrent Ofer ðæt burna ł uinter-burna trans torrentem, Jn. Skt.
mór-sceaþa
A bandit ⬩ a robber who lakes refuge in the moors
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A bandit, a robber who lakes refuge in the moors (v. mór) Ðone mórsceaþo (Barabbas), Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 15, 15, 11. Wæs Barabbas mórsceaþe (sceaþa. Rush.) erat Barabbas latro. Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 40. Swá tó mórsceaþe (scaþe.
pohha
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A poke, pouch, bag; as a medical term sinus Pohha (poha, Lind.) pera, Mk. Skt. Rush. 6, 8. Pohha (pocca, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 9, 3. Ðý læs ðider in yfel pohha ( sinus ) gesíge, Lchdm. ii. 208, 18.
swaru
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Grammar swaru, swer in an-swer. Similar entries v. and-swaru. [Cf. Icel. svar; n. answer: Dan. svar. Forrhwi ȝho ȝaff swillc sware onnȝæn, Orm. 2422.] swearing, oath, Similar entries v. áþ-, mán-, mánáþ- (be mánáþsware de perjurio, L. Ecg.
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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Cnut cyng com to Frómmúþan, and heregode dá on Dorsǽtum, and on Wiltúnscire, and on Sumersǽtum king Cnut came to the mouth of the Frome, and then ravaged in Dorsetshire, and in Wiltshire, and in Somersetshire, Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 12.
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ræge-reósa
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Be ðam nafolan and ðam rægereósan and bæcþearme, 230, 26. Biþ ðæt sár fram ðam nafolan óþ ðone milte and on ða winestran rægereósan, and gecymþ æt ðam bæcþearme, 232, 3-6. v. Lchdm. ii. Glossary
BESMA
A BESOM, broom ⬩ a rod ⬩ scopæ, virga
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A BESOM, broom, an instrument of punishment made of twigs, a rod; scopæ, virga Geclǽnsod mid besmum scopis mundatam, Mt. Bos. 12, 44 clensid with bismes, Wyc. He hit [hús] gemét mid besmum afeormod invenit eam [domum] scopis mundatam Lk.
bolla
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Gé syttað ealle niht and drincað oð leóhtne dæg . . . ac wite gé mid gewissan, ꝥ eów wurðað þá mycclan bollan bytere forgoldene, Wlfst. 298, l. Add: ;