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leóþ-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
leóþ-cræftig, adj.
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Skilled in poetry Leóþcræftig mon, Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 28; Deór. 40

medu-seld

(n.)
Grammar
medu-seld, es; n.

Mead-househouse in which feasting takes place

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Mead-house, house in which feasting takes place, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065

morþor-hús

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-hús, es; n.

A house of torment

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A house of torment (hell), Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 15; Cri. 1625

gleomu

(n.)
Grammar
gleomu, e; f.

Splendour

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Splendour Gleoma gefrætwed splendidly adorned, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 1; Ruin. 34

be-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wrítan, bi-wrítan; p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen

To write down, inscribeinscribere

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To write down, inscribe; inscribere,Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 27; Sch. 19

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

segl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
segl-rád, e ; f.
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The sail-road, the sea Síð on seglráde, Beo. Th. 2863 ; B. 1429

un-gifeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gifeðe, adj.

Not granted

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Not granted Ús wæs á syððan milts ungyfeðe, Beo. Th. 5835; B. 2921

Linked entry: gifeðe

wráþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþlíce, adv.

Cruellydirelybitterly

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Cruelly, direly, bitterly Sió fǽhð gewearð gewrecen wráðlíce, Beo. Th. 6116 ; B. 3062

wundor-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-fæt, es; m.

A wondrous vessel

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A wondrous vessel Byrelas sealdon wín of wunderfatum, Beo. Th. 2328; B. 1162

cweccung

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Cwecging (c written over first g) vibramen, An. Ox. 18 b, 94. Add

ellen-gráfa

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-gráfa, an; m.

An elder-grove

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An elder-grove On ellengráfan; fram ellengráfan, C. D. B. ii. 469, 27

Linked entry: gráfa

hláford-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hláford-lic, adj.

Lordlyheroicnoble

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Lordly, heroic, noble Hláfordlic heroicus, id est nobile An. Ox. 18 b, 46

icge

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In B. 1107 the MS. has icge = andiége (?). Cf. Goth. and-augjo openly

mearc-weg

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Andlang mearcweges per longum limitosas vias, C. D. B. ii. 260, 31. Add

sceadu-helm

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu-helm, es; m.

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The cover of night, darkness Niht, scaduhelma gesceapu, Beo. Th. 1304 ; B. 650

wæl-bleát

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-bleát, adj.

Causing mortal weaknessdeadlymortal

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Causing mortal weakness, deadly, mortal Benne, wunde wælbleáte, Beo. Th. 5443; B. 2725

Linked entry: bleát

gryre-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
gryre-fáh, adj.

Terribly hostileterrible in its variegated colouring

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Terribly hostile or terrible in its variegated colouring, Beo. Th. 5146; B. 2576

heard-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
heard-wendlíce, adv.

Severely, strictly

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Severely, strictly Heardwendlíce [MS. B. heardlíce] districtius, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 40

brýten-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-ríce, es; n.

A spacious kingdomregnum spatiosum

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A spacious kingdom; regnum spatiosum, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 17; Az. 107

hord-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
hord-weorþung, e; f.

The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure,

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The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure, Beo. Th. 1908; B. 952

Linked entry: hring-weorþung