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brégd

(n.)
Grammar
brégd, bregda

fear, terror, dread,

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fear, terror, dread

GLEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
GLEÁM, es; m.

A joyous noisejubilationjoy

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A joyous noise, jubilation, joy Hæfdon gleám and dreám engla þreátas the hosts of angels had joy and delight, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 1; Gen. 12

ge-brégdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brégdnes, -ness, e; f.

Feardreadtĭmorterror

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Fear, dread; tĭmor, terror.Som. Ben Lye

an-þracian

(v.)

to fearto be afraidto dreadrevererihorrere

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to fear, to be afraid, to dread; revereri, horrere Ic onginne to anþracigenne I begin to dread; horresco, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 4: Ps. Spl. 69, 2

twi-sehtan

(v.)
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Cockayne prints twyselican) hénðe getácnaþ if in a dream a man sees philosophers disagree, it betokens humiliation, Lchdm. iii. 204, 24. (?)

Linked entry: sehtan

un-swefen

(n.)
Grammar
un-swefen, es; n.

A bad dream

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A bad dream Sing ðis ylce gebed on niht ǽr ðu tó ðínum reste gá, ðonne gescylt ðé God wið unswefnum ðe nihternessum on menn becumaþ, Lchdm. iii. 288, 22

Linked entry: swefen

ferht

(n.)

fearfrightdreadpăvortĭmor

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fear, fright, dread; păvor, tĭmor, Som. Ben. Lye

un-gefeá

(n.)
Grammar
un-gefeá, an ; m.
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Unhappiness Ðá men þe mǽstne dreám bútan Godes ondrysnum úp áhebbað hér on wornlde, hié þonne eft mǽste unrótnesse bútan ende and mǽstne ungefeán bútan ǽnigre blisse hiá onfóó. Nap. 64

Linked entry: ge-feá

torhtness

(n.)
Grammar
torhtness, e; f.

Glory

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Gyf him þince (seem in a dream) ðæt his hús byrnþ, micel blǽd and torhtnes him byþ tóweard, Lchdm, iii. 170, 10

fremednes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fremed, pp. of fremman and -ness, -nyss]

An accomplishmentfulfilmentperactio

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An accomplishment, fulfilment; peractio Næfþ ðæt swefen nǽnige fremednesse gódes ne yfeles the dream has no accomplishment for good or evil, Lchdm. iii. 154, 17. Nǽnige fremednysse no fulfilment, iii. 156, 1

niþer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-stige, es; m.

A descent

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A descent Se upstige and se niþerstige the ascent and descent (of the angels seen by Jacob in his dream), R. Ben. 23, 7. Tó Olivetes muntes nyþerstige ad descensum montis Oliveti, Lk. Skt. 19, 37

mǽting

(n.)
Grammar
mǽting, e; f.

A dream

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A dream On xxii nihta seó mǽtinga biþ eall costunge full; ne biþ ðæt ná gód swefen, Lchdm. iii. 156, 7. Gé mǽtinge míne ne cunnon, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 24; Dan. 141

breóst-loca

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-loca, an; m. [breóst, loca
an inclosure
]

an inclosure The breast-inclosure, the mind pectoris clausura, mens

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The breast-inclosure, the mind; pectoris clausura, mens Swefen he onfón ne meahte in his breóstlocan he could not contain the dream in his mind, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 7; Dan. 167: Elen. Kmbl. 2498; El. 1250

egesung

(n.)
Grammar
egesung, e; f.

A threatening, fear, dread commĭnātio

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A threatening, fear, dread; commĭnātio, R. Ben. interl. 27, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: egsung

nearu-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-sorh, -sorg, e; f.

Oppressive caregrievous trouble

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Oppressive care, grievous trouble Nearusorge dreáh, Elen. Kmbl. 2520; El. 1261

sund-nytt

(n.)
Grammar
sund-nytt, e; f.
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-Beówulf sundnytte dreáh Beowulf swam, Beo. Th. 4710; B. 2360

swefen-reccere

(n.)
Grammar
swefen-reccere, es; m.
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An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer Swefnreccere conjectorem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 40

braccas

(n.)
Grammar
braccas, pl. m.

Breechesbracæ

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Breeches; bracæ Braccas on swefnum geseón to see breeches in dreams, Lchdm. iii. 198, 28

forhtnys

(n.)
Grammar
forhtnys, fyrhtnes, -ness, e; f.

Fearamazementterrordreadtĭmor

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Fear, amazement, terror, dread; tĭmor Ða aforhtode Isaac micelre forhtnisse expāvit Isaac stupōre vehĕmenti, Gen. 27, 33

Linked entry: fyrhtnes

on-grisla

(n.)
Grammar
on-grisla, an; m.

Dread, horror

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Dread, horror Wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan and mid ongryslan eall oferlǽded, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7

Linked entry: grisla