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hild-freca

(n.)
Grammar
hild-freca, hilde-, an; m.

A warrior.

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Beo. Th. 4721; B. 2366: 4416; B. 2205: Andr. Kmbl. 251; An. 126: 2141; An. 1072

Linked entry: hilde-freca

ge-féra

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Gif nwá ǽnigum preóste ǽnig wóh beóde, beón ealle geféran ymbe þá bóte, and beón swá swá áwriten is, 'quasi cor unum et anima una,' Ll.

séft-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
séft-eádig, (?); adj.
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In easy circumstances, free from hardships Se beorn ne wát, eft eádig (séfteádig, Grein) secg, hwæt ða sume dreógaþ, ðe ða wræclástas wídost lecgaþ, Exon. Th. 309, 12 ; Seef. 56

weorold-rícetere

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-rícetere, es; n.
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Worldly power Wé gesetton ꝥ þá þe ǽne beóð tó preóstháde gedón . . . ꝥ hig ná siððan tó nánon worold-rícetere (dignitatem aliquam mundanam) ne geþrístlácen tó becumenne, Chrd. 68. 34

Linked entry: rícetere

muud-bora

(n.)
Grammar
muud-bora, an; m.

one who can give protection (mund)protectorpatronguardianadvocatea guardian

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S. 40; Th. i. 400, 6. a guardian (of things) Ðara máðma mundbora wæs, Beo. Th. 5552; B. 2779

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Hé hǽðen gold waraþ, Beo. Th. 4543; B. 2277. IIIa. to hold a place, occupy, inhabit :-- Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358. Hé wésten warode, 2534; B. 1265. Goldsele Grendel warode, 2511; B. 1253.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

deáþ-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-fǽge, adj. [deáþ death, fǽge fated, doomed]

Death-doomed morti addictus

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Death-doomed; morti addictus Deáþfǽge deóg the death-doomed had dyed it, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850

eofer-spreót

(n.)
Grammar
eofer-spreót, es; m.

A boar-spear contus ad vēnātiōnem ūsĭtātus

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A boar-spear; contus ad vēnātiōnem ūsĭtātus Mid eoferspreótum with boar-spears, Beo. Th. 2879; B. 1437

Linked entry: eofor-spreót

fela-hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-hrór, adj.

Very strenuousvalde strēnuus

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Very strenuous; valde strēnuus Him Scyld gewát felahrór Scyld departed very strenuous, Beo. Th. 53; B. 27

Linked entry: hrór

fífel-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fífel-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

A monster-racemonstrōrum mărīnōrum gĕnus

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A monster-race; monstrōrum mărīnōrum gĕnus Fífelcynnes eard the monster-race's abode, Beo. Th. 209; B. 104

freme

(adj.)
Grammar
freme, adj.

Goodstrenuousboldbŏnusstrēnuus

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Good, strenuous, bold; bŏnus, strēnuus Fremu folces cwén the folk's bold queen, Beo. Th. 3868; B. 1932

Linked entry: FREMU

gearo-folm

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-folm, adj. [folm a hand]

Ready-handedpromptus mănu

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Ready-handed; promptus mănu He grápode gearofolm he ready-handed grasped [me], Beo. Th. 4176; B. 2085

heóþu

(n.)
Grammar
heóþu, e; f.

A roomhall

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A room, hall Hé on heóþe gestód he in the hall halted, Beo. Th. 813; B. 404

Linked entry: hell-heóþo

here-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-níþ, es; m.

Hostilityenmity which is felt by those at war with one another

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Hostility, enmity which is felt by those at war with one another, Beo. Th. 4938; B. 2474

here-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
here-rinc, es; m.

A warrior,

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Beo. Th. 2356; B. 1176

iú-meówle

(n.)
Grammar
iú-meówle, an; f.

an old woman

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One who was a maiden long ago, an old woman Ió-meówlan, Beo. Th. 5854; B. 2931

Linked entries: meówle geó-meówle

magu-dryht

(n.)
Grammar
magu-dryht, e; f.

A band of young men

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A band of young men Óþ ðæt seó geóguþ geweóx, magodriht micel, Beo. Th. 134; B. 67

rand-hæbbend

(n.)
Grammar
rand-hæbbend, es; m.
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One who has a shield, a warrior Óðer nǽnig sélra nǽre rondhæbbendra, Beo. Th. 1726; B. 861

blódig-tóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
blódig-tóþ, adj.

Bloody-tooted, cruelcruentus dentibuscrudelis

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Bloody-tooted, cruel; cruentus dentibus, crudelis Bona blódigtóþ the bloody-toothed murderer, Beo. Th. 4170; B. 2082

Linked entry: -tóþ

gegn-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
gegn-cwide, es; m.

A replyanswering againresponsum

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-cwiða] of thy replies, Beo. Th. 739; B. 367

Linked entry: geagn-cwide