aldor-gedál
A divorce ⬩ separation from life
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A divorce or separation from life, Cd. 52; Th. 65, 25; Gen. 1071: Beo. Th. 1615 ; B. 805
ceaster-búend
City-dweller ⬩ urbem habitans
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City-dweller; urbem habitans He áteáh ceasterbúendum he came to the city-dwellers, Beo. Th. 1540; B. 768
cumbor
A banner, standard, ensign ⬩ signum militare
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A banner, standard, ensign; signum militare Hroden hilte cumbor a banner adorned on the hilt, Beo. Th. 2048
driht-guma
A popular man, man of the people, a warrior, retainer,
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A popular man, man of the people, a warrior, retainer, Beo. Th. 2781; B. 1388: 198; B. 99
deáþ-cwealm
Slaughter ⬩ nex
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Slaughter; nex Ic wræc deáþcwealm Denigea I avenged the slaughter of the Danes, Beo. Th. 3344; B. 1670
eóred-geatwe
Military trappings ⬩ armāmenta
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Military trappings; armāmenta Se eów geaf eóred-geatwe who gave to you military trappings, Beo. 5724; B. 2866
Fres-lond
Friesland ⬩ Frīsia
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Friesland; Frīsia Freslondum on Hreðles eafora swealt Hrethel's offspring perished in the Frieslands, Beo. Th. 4704; B. 2357
fýr-draca
A fire-dragon ⬩ fire-drake ⬩ ignĭvŏmus drăco
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A fire-dragon, fire-drake; ignĭvŏmus drăco Frécne fýrdraca a fell fire-dragon, Beo. Th. 5371; B. 2689
ge-méde
That which pleases, satisfies, due observance
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That which pleases, satisfies, due observance Maga gemédu the due observances of kinsmen, Beo. Th. 499; B. 247
Linked entry: ge-méde
stán-fáh
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Many-coloured with stones, epithet of a road, Beo. Th. 645; B. 320: Andr. Kmbl. 2473; An. 1238
swát-swaþu
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A bloody track Wæs sió swátswaþu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5884; B. 2946
úht-floga
A creature that flies in the early morning
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A creature that flies in the early morning Ðæs wyrmes denn, ealdes úhtflogan, Beo. Th. 5513; B. 2760
weorod
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A sweet drink Hé scencte scír wered, Beo. Th. 996 ; B. 496. v. preceding word, and weorod-ness
wundor-deáþ
A wondrous death
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A wondrous death Wedra þeóden (Beowulf, killed by the fire-drake) wundordeáðe swealt, Beo. Th. 6067; B. 3037
wulf-hliþ
A hill where the wolf has its den
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A hill where the wolf has its den Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, wulfhleoþu, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358
wǽg-sweord
A sword with wavy ornamentation
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Woorsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 40) Wrætlíc wǽgsweord, Beo. Th. 2982; B. 1489
wíg-bil
A battle-blade ⬩ a sword
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A battle-blade, a sword Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaþoswáte hildegicelum, wígbil wanian, Beo. Th. 3218; B. 1607
heals-gebedda
A bedfellow, consort around whose neck the arms are thrown, one dearly loved
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A bedfellow, consort around whose neck the arms are thrown, one dearly loved, Beo. Th. 126; B. 63
Linked entry: heals-mægeþ
heaðu-steáp
Standing out prominently in battle
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Standing out prominently in battle [an epithet of the helmet], Beo. Th. 2494; B. 1245: 4312; B. 2153
on-tyhtan
to incite, instigate, impel
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to incite, instigate, impel Wæs ðæt gifeðe tó swíð ðe ðone ðyder ontyhte, Beo. Th. 6164; B. 3086