rex-geníþla
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geníþlan Elene; either word alliterates with cwéne), hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. (?)
ge-hyrwan
To make game of ⬩ despise ⬩ disparage ⬩ traduce ⬩ vex ⬩ oppress ⬩ cavillāri ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ detrăhĕre
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To make game of, despise, disparage, traduce, vex, oppress; cavillāri, contemnĕre, detrăhĕre Elene ne wolde ðæs wilgifan word gehyrwan Elene would not despise the dear prince's word, Elen. Kmbl. 442; El. 221 : Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 27; Gú. 462.
Andred
The name of a large wood in Kent ⬩ the city of ANDRED or Andrida ⬩ Andredes ceaster
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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.
Linked entry: Andredes ceaster
ealo-geweorc
Ale-work, brewing ⬩ cervĭsiæ coctio
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Ale-work, brewing; cervĭsiæ coctio On ðære byrig wæs ǽrest ealo-geweorc ongunnen in that city ale-brewing was first begun, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 35
hristung
A quivering
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A quivering, spasmodic action Ceolan hristung and hreóung hlýdende swíðust innan [or should hristlung (v. preceding word) be read ?], L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 18
leóht-mód
light-hearted ⬩ easy-tempered ⬩ light-minded ⬩ inconstant ⬩ fickle
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Of light or cheerful mind, light-hearted, easy-tempered; light-minded Similar entries (v. next word), inconstant, fickle, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 30; Gn. Ex. 86
Scildingas
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The word occurs often in Beowulf, and is also found in the compounds Ár-, Here-, Sige-, Þeód-Sciídingas
Linked entry: Scild
þeóh-seax
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A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh Þeóhsaex semispatium ( = -spathium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 26. Sweord macheram, þeóhseax senspatium, 96, 29. Cf. hup-seax
weorc-geréfa
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An overseer of work Ða weorcgeréfan praefecti operum, Ex. 5, 10, 13. Sidrac, Misac, and Abdenago, ðe Nabochodonosor gesette him tó weorcgeréfan, Homl. Th. ii. 68, 5
wlite-sceáwung
Sion
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The word is used to translate Sion Bið gesegen God in wlitesceáwunge (-scéwunge, Bd. S. 547, 39) uidebitur Dominus in Sion, Bd. 3, 19; M. 212, II
blát
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Þá cwom wópes hring blát út faran, weóll waðuman streám a flood of tears poured forth pale, a surging stream welled, An. 1281. Substitute for first passage
cyrten
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Voc ii. 137, 24. v. next word. (?)
ende-fæstend
a finisher
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One who puts the last touches to a work, a finisher On wyrhte gileáfes and endefæstend in auctorem fidei et consummatorem (Heb. 12, 2), Rtl. 27, 29
fela-geong
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Fród guma sægde fela geongum the wise old man said much to the young one (cf. sægde eaforan worn, 66), Fä. 53. Dele, and for citation substitute
riht-stefn
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a properly pronounced word, properly modulated sound Ná mid rihtstefnum ac mid micelum hreáme ongann clypian magnis non vocibus, sed stridoribus clamare incepit, Gr. D. 28, 28
Linked entry: stefn
sigor
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þrowiend-líc
capable of suffering ⬩ passive
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Hélias wæs ús mannum gelíc, ðrowiendlíc, swá swá wé, 330, 16. as a grammatical term, passive Passiva verba, ðæt synd þrowiendlíce word, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 121, 1. Eal swá gáð ða óðre ðrowigendlícan word, 27; Zup. 161, 15
uma
a weaver's beam ⬩ the name of some plant
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Voc. i. 66, 25: scafus, 282, 8(in each case the word occurs in a list of terms connected with weaving). Huma scafus, Corpus Gl. ed.
Linked entry: huma
a-rinnan
To run out ⬩ pass by ⬩ to disappear ⬩ effluere ⬩ præterire
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To run out, pass by, to disappear; effluere, præterire Ðæt sý [MS. sie] cwide arunnen that the word be run out, Salm. Kmbl. 960; Sal. 479
fyrn-weorc
An ancient work ⬩ the creation ⬩ priscum ŏpus ⬩ creātio
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An ancient work, the creation; priscum ŏpus, creātio Fyrnweorca Freá Lord of creation, Andr. Kmbl. 2819; An. 1412; Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 20; Cri. 579