ge-hola
A protector
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A protector Ðam ðe him lyt hafaþ leófra geholena to him who has for himself few dear protectors, Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 15; Wand. 31
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gúþ-plega
War-play ⬩ battle
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War-play, battle, Byrht. Th. 133, 35; By. 61: Exon. 16a; Th. 36, 8; Cri. 573; Apstls. Kmbl. 43; Ap. 22: Andr. Kmbl. 2737; An. 1371
sár
Sore, painful, grievous, distressing
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Ne wæs hyre bróðra deáþ on sefan swá sár, Exon. 377, 25; Deór. 9. Ðæt ðam hálgan wæs sár on móde, Cd. Th. 96, 11; Gen. 1593: 27, 30; Gen. 425 . Ðæt wæs Satane sár tó geþolienne, Andr. Kmbl. 3375; An. 1691.
a-yrnan
To run over ⬩ to pass or go over ⬩ pass ⬩ go ⬩ præterire ⬩ decurrere
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Swá neáh wæs þúsend wintra a-urnen so near was a thousand winters gone, Chr. 973; Th. 226, 5, col. 1; Edg. 16: Cd. 79; Th. 98, 6; Gen. 1626. A-urnenre tíde in or at a declining time, the time being far spent or gone.
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burh-stede
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Se burgstede wæs blissum gefylled the city-place was filed with joys, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 10; Gú. 1291: 124a; Th. 476, 3; Ruin. 2
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dene
A valley ⬩ vallis
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Seó dene wæs afylled mid manna sáwlum the valley was filled with men's souls, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 9. Seó micele byrnende dene the great burning valley, ii. 352, 20
fífta
The FIFTH ⬩ quintus
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Fífta wæs Eádwine, Norþan Hymbra cyning the fifth was Edwin king of the Northumbrians, Chr. 827; Erl. 64, 3. Her onginnþ seó fífte bóc Boéties here begins the fifth book of Boëthius, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 9.
ge-bendan
to bend ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ to bind ⬩ fetter ⬩ vincīre
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Hieremias se wítega wearþ oft gebend Jeremiah the prophet was often in bonds, Ælfc. T. 18, 23
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ge-hérian
To praise ⬩ honour ⬩ glorify ⬩ laudāre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ celebrāre
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He wæs gehiered he was praised, Blickl. Homl. 165, 1
swica
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Th. ii. 392, 25. one who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor Him man wearp on, ðæt hé wæs ðes cynges swica and ealra landleóda that he was a traitor to his king and country, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 4.
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torn
Causing violent emotions of grief ⬩ anger, grievous, distressing, bitter
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Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129
ge-rýman
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Wæs benc gerymed, 492.
hergung
Harrying ⬩ harrowing ⬩ plundering ⬩ devastation ⬩ waging war ⬩ an irruption ⬩ incursion ⬩ invasion ⬩ a raid ⬩ plunder
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Harrying, harrowing, plundering, devastation, waging war, an irruption, incursion, invasion, a raid, plunder Seó hergung wæs þurh Alaricum Gotena cyning geworden inruptio quæ per Alaricum regem Gothorum facta est, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 11.
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úhta
the last part of the night ⬩ the time just before daybreak ⬩ the time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturns ⬩ De nocturna celebratione.
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Úhtna gehwylce, 287, 3; Wand. 8: 471, 24; Rä. 61, 6. as an ecclesiastical term, the time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturns De nocturna celebratione.
FEL
skin ⬩ hide ⬩ pellis ⬩ cŏrium ⬩ cŭtis
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Sió wæs orþoncum gegyrwed dracan fellum it was cunningly prepared with dragon's skins, Beo. Th. 4183; B. 2088
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fífel
A sea-monster ⬩ monster ⬩ giant ⬩ monstrum mărīnum ⬩ gĭgas
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A sea-monster, monster, giant; monstrum mărīnum, gĭgas Þurh fífela gefeald forþ onette through the field of the monsters he hastened forth, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10
leóht-leás
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Without light Hé sǽde ðæt hé wǽre gelǽd tó leóhtleásre stówe he said that he was conducted to a place without light, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 29
ge-witfæst
Of sound mind
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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17
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swelgan
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Ic wát eardfæstne ánne ( a bookcase) standan, ... sé oft dæges swilgeð lácum (books are often put into it ), Rä. 50, 2. Blód lifrum swealg, An. 1278. Add
heaðu-grim
Very fierce, cruel with the cruelty of war
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Very fierce, cruel with the cruelty of war Hungur heaðogrimne heardne famne fierce and fell, Ps. Th. 145, 6: Beo. Th. 1100; B. 548: 5375; B. 2691