hweorfa
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. ¶ Here probably belong the two glosses :-- Hweorfan molam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 1: 57, 13. The passage glossed is: Si parcae . . . mortale vitae fusaque rotante minantur, quod vehet in collo tereti vertigine molem, Ald. 175, 35.
ferhþ-cearig
Anxious in soul ⬩ anĭmo sollĭcĭtus
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Anxious in soul; anĭmo sollĭcĭtus Sarra ongan, ferhþcearig, to were sínum mæþlan Sarah, anxious in soul, began to speak to her consort, Cd. 101; Th. 133, 28; Gen. 2217
weorold-geþyngþ
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Worldly dignity Ǽlc heáh ár hér on worulde bið mid frécnessum embeseald; efne swá ða woruldgeþincþa (-geþingþa, v. l.) beóð máran, swá ða frécnessa beóð swíðran, Wulfst. 262, 3
on-sprǽc
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Add: talk, conversation: — Hêr hwêne wiðufan þîne word and anspræ̂c rehte and smeáde be þâm wîtelicum hellestôwum paulo superius sermo de locis poenalibus inferni versabatur, Gr. D. 332, 9
ge-hnǽcan
To check ⬩ restrain ⬩ bruise ⬩ destroy ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ allīdĕre
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To check, restrain, bruise, destroy; reprĭmĕre, contĕrĕre, allīdĕre Heó gehnǽceþ ða anginnu it checketh the beginnings, Herb. 148, 1; Lchdm. i. 272, 15 : 163, 6; Lchdm. i. 292, 19. Ðú me ahófe and gehnǽctest eft elĕvans allīsisti me, Ps. Th. 101, 8
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ge-wæge
A weight ⬩ measure
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A weight, measure Gewæge weight, Herb. 1, 15; Lchdm. i. 74, 21: 16; Lchdm. i. 76, 1. Gewege, 2; Lchdm. i. 70, 15, note. Gewæge [giwege, Rush.] mensura, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 24. Gewoege ł gemet mensura, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 38
greáte wyrt
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Meadow saffron; colchicum autumnale Ðeós wyrt ðe man hieribulbum and óðrum naman greáte wyrt nemneþ this plant which is called ίεόβoλβos and by another name great wort, Herb. 22, 1; Lchdm. i. 118, 14: L. M. ii. 52, 1; Lchdm. ii. 268, 22
CAWEL
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Wild cawel wild cole; brassica silvatica, Herb. 130, 1; Lchdm. i. 240, 17. Se bráda cawel the broad colewort, cabbage, L. M. 1, 33 ; Lchdm. ii. 80, 9
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cneów-holen
KNEEHOLM, knee-hulver, knee-holly, butcher's broom; ⬩ ruscum, victoriola, ruscus aculeatus, Lin
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called victoriola and by another name knee-holly Herb. 59; Lchdm. i. 162, 6 Genim cneówholen take knee-holly L.
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CLÆFRE
CLOVER ⬩ trifolium pratense
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CLOVER; trifolium pratense Ðysse wyrte man crision and óðrum naman clæfre nemneþ a man names this herb κίρσιον, and by another name clover, Herb. 70; Lchdm. i. 172, 16.Clæfre nom. 172, 14. Hwíte clæfran wyrc clame work white clover to a paste, L.
scima
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-Ne hér (in hell) dæg lýhteþ for scedes sciman, Cd. Th. 271, 15; Sat. 106. Hýdeþ hine ǽghwylc æfter sceades sciman, Salm. Kmbl. 233; Sal. 116
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drop-fáh
Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted ⬩ stillātus
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Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted; stillātus Stillātus, ðæt is on úre geþeóde, dropfáh stillātus, that is in our language, spotted, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 14.
in-swán
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The herd who had charge of the lord's swine Ǽlc gebúr sylle .vi. hláfas ðam inswáne ðonne hé his heorde tó mæstene drífe omnis geburus det vi. panes porcario curie quando gregem suum minabit in pastinagium, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 21
mónaþ-seóc
lunatic ⬩ epileptic ⬩ suffering from mónaþádl
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Kmbl. 4, 24: Herb. 10, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 18. suffering from mónaþádl Bearneácnigende wíf and mónaþseóc, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 4
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ǽr
ERE ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ earlier ⬩ formerly ⬩ already ⬩ some time ago ⬩ lately ⬩ just now ⬩ till ⬩ until ⬩ antea ⬩ prius ⬩ mane ⬩ mature ⬩ dudum
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Ðá ic hér ǽrest com when I first came here, 129; Th. 164, 8; Gen. 2711: Beo. Th. 1236; B. 616
Crúland
CROWLAND or CROYLAND, Lincolnshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi
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Hér wæs Walþeóf eorl beheáfdod on Wincestre, and his líc wearþ gelǽd to Crúlande, and he ðǽr is bebyrged in this year [A.
be-scerian
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Lamb. 77, 30; thei weren not defraudid of her desier, Wyc
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éwe
A ewe ⬩ ŏvis fēmĭna
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A ewe; ŏvis fēmĭna Éwe biþ, mid hire giunge sceápe, scilling weorþ a ewe, with her young sheep, shall be worth a shilling, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 7
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ge-lómlícian
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To become frequent Manig yfel we geaxiaþ hér on lífe gelómlícian and wæstmian many an evil we learn has become frequent in this life and flourishes, Blickl. Homl. 109, 2