níþ-geweorc
Malicious ⬩ evil work
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Malicious, evil work Ðeáh hé ( Grendel ) róf síe níþgeweorca, Beo. Th. 1370; B. 683
reóc
Fierce, savage
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Fierce, savage [Grendel] grim and grǽdig, reóc and réðe, Beo. Th. 244;B. 122
hete-níþ
Enmity ⬩ hostility ⬩ malice ⬩ wickedness
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Grendel heteníþas wæg Grendel bore enmity, Beo. Th. 307; B. 152
niht-weorc
A work done at night
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A work done at night Nihtweorce ( the defeat of Grendel ) gefeh, Beo. Th. 1659; B. 827
regn-weard
A mighty guard
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A mighty guard Yrre wǽron begen réðe rénweardas ( Beowulf and Grendel ), Beo. Th. 1544;B. 770
sceadu-genga
One who walks in darkness
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One who walks in darkness Com on wanre niht scríðansceadugenga (Grendel), Beo. Th. 1410; B. 703.
híg
hay ⬩ mown grass
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'Hé máweþ heig (gærs, v.l. fenum) on þissere dene' . . . þá geseah hé ꝥ hí ealle meówon ꝥ heig . . . ' Ber þis gréne híg (gærs, v.l.) þám horsum tó mete,' Gr. D. 36, 2-29. Take here heg (l. hég) in Dict., and add
Linked entry: hefung
micelu
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Heó hafað sǽd on grénum coddum on ðǽre mycele þe pysan, Lch. i. 316, 10. Add
bléd
A shoot, branch, flower, fruit ⬩ germen, ramus, frons, flos, fructus
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A shoot, branch, flower, fruit; germen, ramus, frons, flos, fructus Ðæt cymen [MS. cyme] gréne bléda that green shoots come, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 24; Dan. 518. On ðæs beámes blédum on the branches of the tree, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 5; Dan. 508.
hǽwen
Blue, azure, purple, discoloured
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Seó heall wæs getymbred ynnan and útan myd grénum and myd hǽwenum and myd hwýtum the hall was built within and without with green and with purple and with white, Shrn. 156, 6. Hǽwen-grén cæruleus, Cot. 53, Lye. Hǽwendeáge hyacinthinus, Lye
wæl-gæst
A deadly guest ⬩ spirit? ⬩ a murderous guest
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, a murderous guest Wælgaest (Grendel), Beo. Th. 3994; B. 1995: (Grendel's mother), 2666; B. 1331
ellen-gǽst
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
sele-weard
A hall-warder ⬩ guard of a hall
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A hall-warder, guard of a hall Hæfde hé Grendle tógeanes seleweard áseted, Beo. Th. 1338; B. 667
un-dirne
Openly ⬩ clearly ⬩ plainly
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Openly, clearly, plainly Wearð ylda bearnum undyrne cúð ðætte Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, Beo. Th. 303; B. 150: 825; B. 410
wós
Moisture ⬩ juice
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Genim ðás wyrte, cnuca hý swá gréne, wring ðæt wós, 126, 7: 208, 12: iii. 102, 14. Wring ðæt wós on eced, i. 200, 15.
mylen-stíg
A path to a mill
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A path to a mill Æfter ðam grénan wege in tó ðeære mylnstíge; of ðære mylenstíge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 389, 9
múþ-bana
One who destroys with the mouth
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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079
tó-gengan
To go different ways, ⬩ to separate
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To go different ways, to separate Hie tógengdon on ðone grénan weald, sǽton on sundran, Cd. Th. 52, 9; Gen. 841
Linked entry: gengan
þegen-sorh
Sorrow for the loss of thanes
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Sorrow for the loss of thanes Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna ... Mǽre þeóden þegnsorge dreáh, Beo. Th. 263; B. 131
wæl-fyll
Abundance of slain
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Abundance of slain Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna; ðanon eft gewát tó hám faran mid ðære wælfylle. Beo. Th. 250; B. 125