of-beátan
To kill by beating ⬩ to beat to death ⬩ to beat to pieces
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To kill by beating, to beat to death, to beat to pieces Wé hit uneáþe mid ísernum hamerum ofbeóton quam ferreis vix comminuimus malleis, Nar. 21, 6. Claudium mid saglum ofbeótan they beat Claudius to death with clubs, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 26. Ðæt hí ofbeátun
synnig
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In l. 22 after gefón insert in ceápe oþþe elles. Add: v. deáþ-(deád-)synnig
bealu-síþ
A destructive or deadly path ⬩ death ⬩ fatale iter ⬩ mors
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A destructive or deadly path, death; fatale iter, mors, Cd. 143; Th. 178, 1 ; Exod. 5
Linked entry: síþ
weá-spell
A tale of woe
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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315
feorh-lege
Life-law ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ lex ⬩ fātum ⬩ mors
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Life-law, fate, death; vītæ lex, fātum, mors Ðæt on ðone hálgan handa sendan to feorhlege fæderas usse that our fathers lay their hands on the holy one unto death, Elen. Kmbl. 913; El. 458. Ic on máþma hord mínne bebohte feorhlege I have bought my fate
bergan
to taste ⬩ gustare
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to taste; gustare Ða ðe ne bersaþ deáþ qui non gustabunt mortem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 28
orlæg-gífre
Eager to cause death
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Eager to cause death (?) Ismahel biþ unhýre orlæggífre wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, Cd. Th. 138, 6; Gen. 2287
a-sundrian
To put asunder ⬩ to sunder ⬩ separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ sever ⬩ separare
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To put asunder, to sunder, separate, disjoin, sever; separare Se deáþ asundraþ líc and sáwle death separates body and soul, Exon. 98 a ; Th. 367, 7 ; Seel. 4 : 50 a ; Th. 172, 27; Gú. 1150. Asundrod fram synnum separated from sins, Elen. Kmbl. 2615;
Linked entry: a-syndran
níþ-cwealm
Violent death ⬩ destruction
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Violent death, destruction Heora neát niþ-cwealm forswealh jumenta eorum in morte conclusit, Ps. Th. 77, 50
forþ-geleóredness
Departure ⬩ decease ⬩ death
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Departure, decease, death For þǽre báde his ændes and forþgeleórodnesse pro expectatione sui exitus, Gr. D. 282, 11
metod-sceaft
Decree of fate ⬩ doom ⬩ fate after death
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Decree of fate, doom, fate after death Ealle Wyrd forsweóp míne mágas tó metodsceafte ( to their doom ), Beo. Th. 5623; B. 2815. Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172. Weccaþ
morþ-weorc
An act which causes death
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An act which causes death (by witchcraft or poison), Hǽðenscipe biþ ðæt man ... wiccecræft lufige oððe morþweorc gefremme ( causes death by witchcraft or poison, Similar entries v. morþ. III), L.C.S. 5; Th. i. 378, 21. Deóflíce dǽda on morþweorcum and
sáwel-hús
the body
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the body Ðis sáwelhús, fǽge flǽschoma, Exon. Th. 163,34 ; Gú. 1003. Deáþ sóhte sáwelhús, 170, 19; Gú. 1114
a-styrfan
To cause death ⬩ kill ⬩ slay ⬩ necare
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To cause death, kill, slay; necare Stánum astyrfed slain with stones, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 27; Cri. 192
reón
mourning, lament
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mourning, lament Woldan wérigu wíf wópe bimǽnan æþelinges deáþ, reóne bereótan, Exon. Th. 459. 27; Hö. 6. Cf. rýn
rídend
A horseman ⬩ knight
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A horseman, knight Rídend swefaþ, hæleþ knights and warriors sleep the sleep of death, Beo. Th. 4906; B. 2457
or-ildu
Extreme old age
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Extreme old age Hine (death) gelettan ðæt hé ðý lator cymþ, ge furþum óþ oreldo hí hine hwílum lettaþ (put off death until extreme old age ), Bt. 41, 2 ; Fox 246, 9. Á ic wundor ðín weorðlíc sægde and ic ðæt wið oryldu áwa fremme usque nunc pronuntiabo
wæl-bend
A deadly, mortal band
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A deadly, mortal band Wǽlbende handgewriþene deathband hand-twisted (i.e. death at a person's hands), Beo. Th. 3876; B. 1936
Linked entry: wæl-clam
cwealm-bǽre
Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortifĕrus
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Death-bearing, deadly; mortifĕrus Ðeáh ðe he cwealmbǽre wǽre though he was death-bearing, Wanl. Catal. 164, 48, col. 1 . Drenc mid ðam cwealmbǽrum áttre gemenged a drink mingled with deadly poison, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 17: 260, 11. Cwealmbǽrne mortifĕrum
Linked entry: cwylm-bǽre
of-stǽnan
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to stone to death Seó burhwaru gelæhton Stranguilionem and his wíf. . . and ofstǽndon hí tó deáðe, Ap. Th. 26, 24