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swiftlere

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Gyf þú swyftleras habban wylle, þonne sete þú þínne scytefinger uppon þínne fót and stríc on twá healfa þínes fét þám gemete þe hí gesceapene beóð, Tech. ii. 126, 8. Add

eorl-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-scipe, -scype, es; m.

Manliness, bravery, courage, supremacy, nobility ⬩ vĭrīlĭtas, nobilĭtas

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Beo. Th. 6327; B. 3174: Scóp. Th. 283; Wíd. 141: Beo. Th. 3458; B. 1727: 4272; B. 2133. Eorlscipes, Salm. Kmbl. 22; Sal. 11. He eorlscype fremede he effected supremacy, Exon. 85a; Th. 320, 31; Wíd. 37

in-lenda

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Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe blód ytt sceal losian of his folce, beó hé inlenda beó hé ælðeódig ( homo quilibet de domo Israel et de advents qui peregrinaniur inter eos,. si comederit sanguinem, disperdam animam illius de populo suo, Lev. 17, 10), E.

ful

(n.)
Grammar
ful, full, es; n.

a cup ⬩ pōcŭlum ⬩ what contains liquids ⬩ A collection of water ⬩ the sea ⬩ clouds ⬩ receptācŭlum liquĭdi ⬩ măre ⬩ nūbes

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a cup; pōcŭlum He ðæt ful geþah he partook of the cup, Beo. Th. 1261; B. 628. Him wæs ful boren to him the cup was borne, Beo. Th. 2388; B. 1192. Onfóh ðissum fulle accept this cup, Beo. Th. 2342; B. 1169.

a-déman

(v.)
Grammar
a-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To judge ⬩ adjudge ⬩ doom ⬩ deem ⬩ try ⬩ abjudicate ⬩ deprive ⬩ examinare ⬩ abjudicare ⬩ judicio facto relegare

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To judge, adjudge, doom, deem, try, abjudicate, deprive; examinare, abjudicare, judicio facto relegare Lícode Gode hire ða hálgan sáule eác swylce mid longre hire líchoman untrymnesse adémde and asodene beón it pleased God that her holy soul should also

á-merian

(v.)
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Beón ámerede and geclǽnsode of synnum, Wlfst. 95, 22. Ámerode, 96, 6. Womma gehwylces geclǽnsod, ámered, El. 1312. Mánes ámerede, Ph. 633. Add

Linked entry: merian

be-tweohsn

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweohsn, -tweoxn; prep.

among ⬩ Among

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with dat. among Ne sié hit ná suá betweoxn eów . . . ond suá hwelc suá wule betweoxn eów mǽst beón, Past. 121, 4-6. Betweohxn (-tweoxn, v. l.) eów . . . betweohxn (-twuxn, v. l.) hǽðnum, 210, 7-8.

Linked entry: tweohsn

burg-geat

Grammar
burg-geat, (burh-).
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Add: the gate of a burg (v. burg, Ia) Ðus feor sceal beón þæs cinges grið fram his burhgeate þǽr hé is sittende, Ll. Th. i. 224, 7. þá heortan æt þínum burhgeatum behele, Lch. i. 328, 24.

ge-sýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sýman, -séman. -sǽman; p. de; pp. ed

To load

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Ðeáh ðe we gesǽmde beón mid ðare berdene ðæs deádlíces líues licet mortalis vitæ pondere pressi, Th. Chart. 317, 3

Linked entry: ge-sǽman

tó-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fleótan, p. -fleát; pp. -floten

To float in different directions, ⬩ be dispersed by water, ⬩ be carried away by water

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Mid te fleotinde word tofleoteð þe heorte, so ꝥ longe þer efter ne mei heo beon ariht igedered togederes, A. R. 74, 29. Forstoppeð ouwer þouhtes, ase ȝe wulled ꝥ heo nout ne touleoten ȝeond te world, 72, 22

Linked entry: fleótan

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Hé cwæð ðæt hé ne mihte embe munuclíf smeágan, ac wolde beón embe his þincg, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 120. Emban ða steóran beon, L. Ath. v. 11; Th. i. 240, 17.

ymbren-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-fæsten, es; n.
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Feówer ymbrenfæstenu beóð on twelf mónðum, eallswá feówer tíman beóð, Anglia viii. 312, 14. Ymbrenfæstena healde man rihte, swá swá Scs. Gregorius Angelcynne sylf hit gedihte, Wulfst. 272, 16: L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20

ellen-gǽst

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-gǽst, es; m.

A bold or powerful spirit ⬩ pŏtens spīrĭtus

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A bold or powerful spirit; pŏtens spīrĭtus Se ellengǽst the powerful spirit [Grendel ], Beo. Th. 172; B. 86

fýr-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-leóht, es; n.

A fire-light ⬩ igneum lūmen

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A fire-light; igneum lūmen He fýrleóht geseah he saw a fire-light, Beo. Th. 3037; B. 1516

in-genga

(n.)
Grammar
in-genga, an; m.

An aggressor ⬩ invader

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An aggressor, invader Seoððan Grendel wearþ ingenga mín since Grendel became my aggressor, Beo. Th. 3557; B. 1776

mægen-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-rǽs, es; m.

A mighty or violent attack

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A mighty or violent attack Mægenrǽs forgeaf hilde bille ( Beowulf attacking Grendel's mother ), Beo. Th. 3043; B. 1519

be-wunden

(v.; part.)

wrapped, enwrapped

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wrapped, enwrapped, Beo. Th. 4840; B. 2424 wundon wound or bound round, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 8;

blód-reów

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-reów, adj.

Sanguinary ⬩ sanguinolentus

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Sanguinary; sanguinolentus Breóst-hord blódreów a sanguinary heart [lit. breast-hoard or treasure ], Beo. Th. 3442; B. 1719

Linked entry: reów

un-wearnum

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wearnum, adv.

Without hindrance

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Without hindrance Hé slǽpendne rinc slát unwearnum, Beo. Th. 1487; B. 741: Exon. Th. 309, 27; Seef. 63

Linked entry: wearn

un-lícwirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lícwirþe, adj.

Unpleasing ⬩ disagreeable

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Unpleasing, disagreeable Nimaþ mé mid eów; ne beó ic ná eów unlícwyrðe, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 374