wyrm
a reptile ⬩ serpent ⬩ a creeping insect ⬩ a worm
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a reptile, serpent Mé nædre beswác, fáh wyrm þurh fægir word, Cd. Th. 55, 24; Gen. 899. Se wyrm (the fire-drake) onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287. Ðæs wyrmes wíg, 4621; B. 2316. Hé wearp hine on wyrmes líc, Cd. Th. 31, 26; Gen. 491.
wyrm
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wyrm-geblǽd
A blister raised by a snake-bite
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A blister raised by a snake-bite(?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21
hundes wyrm
ricinus
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a dog-worm; ricinus, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 33; Wrt. Voc. 24, 33
wyrm-cyn
the genus reptile ⬩ reptiles ⬩ serpents ⬩ a species of reptile ⬩ serpent
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the genus reptile, reptiles, serpents Hí gesáwon æfter wætere wyrmcynnes fela, sellíce sǽdracan, sund cunnian, Beo. Th. 2855; B. 1425. Betwux dracum and aspidum and eallum wyrmcynne, Homl. Th. i. 488, 1. Betwux eallum deórcynne and wurmcynne, 102, 6.
wyrm-galdor
A charm against worms
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Ðæt wyrmgealdor (cf. ðis ylce galdor mæg mon singan wið smeógan wyrme, 10, 17), Lchdm. iii. 24, 25
wyrm-galdere
A serpent-charmer ⬩ sorcerer
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A serpent-charmer, sorcerer Hé hét sumne wyrmgaldere micle næddran hire in tó gelǽdan, ðæt seó hí ábítan sceolde. Ðá stód seó fǽmne forð on hire gebede, and seó næddre stód be hire; ðonne seó fǽmne onleát, ðonne onleát seó næddre. Ðá gelýfde se wyrmgaldere
twín-wyrm
buprestis
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The word glosses buprestis ( = βούπρηστις a poisonous beetle, which when eaten by cattle in the grass caused them to swell up), Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 35
reng-wyrm
A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines
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Wið ðæt reng-wyrmas ymb ðone nafolan wexen, 218, 14
smeá-wyrm
A penetrating worm, worm that makes its way into the flesh
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A penetrating worm, worm that makes its way into the flesh Wið smeáwyrme (cf. wið smégea-wyrme, 302, 12) smiring ... seó sealf ðone wyrm deádne gedéþ oððe cwicne of drífþ Lchdm. ii. 332, 3-26. Wið sméga-wyrme 126, 1. Wið smoega-wyrmum 12, 14
Linked entries: smeáh sméga-wyrm smoega-wyrm
regn-wyrm
An earth-worm
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An earth-worm Regnwyrm lumbricus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 26 : 71, 13. Rénwyrm, 51, 23. Rénwyrm vel angeltwicce, i. 24, 31
treów-wyrm
A caterpillar
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A caterpillar Hé salde treówyrme westmas heara dedit erugini fructus eorum, Ps. Surt. 77, 46
fág-wyrm
A basilisk
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A basilisk Ofer nédran and fágwyrm super aspidem et basiliscum, Ps. Srt. 90, 13
wyrm-wyrt
Worm-grass ⬩ sedum album
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Worm-grass (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names); sedum album, Lchdm. ii. 94, 18: 104, 3: 128, 3: 308, 16
wyrm-líc
The body of a serpent or of a worm,
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Cf. wyrm-fáh Weal wundrum heáh, wyrmlícum fáh, Exon. Th. 292, 13; Wand. 98. fig. cf. wyrm, II a Ic eom oferfongen mid synnum tó wyrmlíce, Anglia xii. 501, 22
in-wyrm
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Gif men innan wyrmas eglen, 82, 22), Lch. i. 4, 25
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wyrm-basu
Scarlet
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Scarlet Wyrmbaso coccus, Txts. 113. 67
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wyrm-fáh
Having serpentine ornamentation
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Having serpentine ornamentation Ðæt sweord wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh, Beo. Th. 3400; B. 1697
must-wyrm
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An insect found in wine Mustfleógan vel [must]wurmas bibiones vel mustiones, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 75
slá-wyrm
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Eal swá sláwyrm (regulus) áttru hit tósend, Scint. 105, 9. Add