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hete-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hete-líce, adv.

Fiercelyviolentlyvehemently

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Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13 mid grimmum swingum swong] scourged him vehemently, Chr. 616; Erl. 23, 3. Ús Godes yrre hetelíce on sitt, God's anger presses on us fiercely. Swt. A. S. Rdr. 108, 109. Hit sáh hetelíce swíðe it sank with great violence, Homl.

E

Grammar
E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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Some remarks on the accented é in Grimm's Deutsche Grammatik, 2nd Edit.

for-lǽdan

destructionbetray

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., betray: Þér hé wæs ǽrost geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte and micelne dǽl his heres forlǽdde (ubi acerba primum pugna fatigatus, deinde . . . non paruum numerum . . . disperdidit, Bd. 1, 2), Chr. P. 5, 6.

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, hild, es; m.

gracesafe keepingpreservationsafety

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Hié on friðe Drihtnes of þám grimman gryre glade treddedon, gleáwmóde guman on gástes hyld, 440.

hlúde

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Similar entries cf. hlúd; III. 1 Hwælmere hlúde grimmeð, R. 3, 5. Similar entries cf. hlúd; III. 2 Dynedan scildas hlúde hlummon, Jud. 205. Frætwe míne swógað hlúde, Rä. 8, 7. Býman sungon hlúde, El. 110: Dóm. 109. Hlúde hearpan stirgan, Cri. 669.

be-standan

(v.)
Grammar
be-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detainadstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere

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Ðæs wíf wæs hú hugu xl daga mid grimre ádle bestanden cujus conjux quadraginta ferme diebus erat acerbissimo languore detenta Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, note 6

Linked entry: be-stód

grimetan

(v.)
Grammar
grimetan, grymetan, grimetian; p. ode, ede
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Grimme grymetaþ fiercely roars, Exon. 128 a; Th. 491, 22; Rä. 81, 3. León-hwelpas grymetigaþ catuli leonum rugientes, Ps. Th. 103, 20. Ðá awédde he and grymetede he went mad and cried aloud, Th. Anal. 125, 8: Ps. Spl. 37, 8.

Linked entry: grymetan

wíg-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-cræft, es; m.

war-craftmilitary skilla warlike arta warlike enginewarlike forcemilitary power

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Hý him grimme forguldon ðone wígcræft ðe hý æt him geleornodon vincere, dum vincitur, edocuit I. 2; Swt. 30, 7. Hé hæfde Higeláces hilde gefrunen, wlonces wígcræft (or?) Beo.

þrýþ

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ, e; þrýþu (? indecl. v. mód-þrýþu); f.

Forcepowerstrengthforcestroopshostsvehementlymightilyfiercelygreatly

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of swords, 2298; An. 1150. vehemently, mightily, fiercely, greatly : -- Teónlég þrýþum bærneþ þreó eal on án, grimme tógædre, Exon. Th. 60, 15; Cri. 970. Ic seah wiht ( a cask ), wombe hæfde micle þrýþum geþrungne, 495, 3; Rä. 84, 2.

Linked entry: gebéldan

heardlíce

(adv.)

boldlyhardilyhardlyseverelyinflexibly

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Banan heardlíce, grimme ongieldað, Sal. 131. with intensive force with verbs implying pain, injury, &c. Similar entries Cf. hearde; V, 1 Þéh se mennisca deófol synfullum móte heardlíce derian, Wlfst. 273, 22.

GÓMA

(n.)
Grammar
GÓMA, an; m.
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He ða grimman góman bihlemmeþ fæste togædre he clashes fast together the fierce jaws, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 26; Wal. 76

hólunga

(adv.)
Grammar
hólunga, adv.

In vain, to no purpose, without cause, without intent

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Ne wæs ðæt hólenga forðon óðer ðæra heretogena wæs hǽðen óðer wæs ðam hǽðenan grimra quo tempore maxima est facta strages in ecclesia vel gente Nordanhymbrorum, maxime quod unus ex ducibus paganus, alter erat pagano sævior, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 19.

Linked entries: hól hólinga

land-riht

(n.)
Grammar
land-riht, es; n.
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Grimm, R. A. 731 q. v. quotes in illustration from Saxo the order of Frotho: 'Si quis in acie primus fugam capesseret, a communi jure alienus existeret.' See also pp. 39-42.

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buyprocurepurchaseredeememereredimere

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[For this use of the verb see Grimm R.A. pp. 421 sqq. where similar phrases in other dialects are given.] Ðæt hý móston friþ gebicgean that they might buy peace, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 13.

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Fǽringa ymbe þá herehúðe hé hlemmeð tógædre grimme góman, Wal. 60: 44. Hé fǽringa feóll tó þǽre eorðan. . . and hé forðférde, Chr. 1042; P. 162, 14: Bl. H. 223, 11.

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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Ðeáh ðú heaðorǽsa gehwǽr dohte, grimre gúþe though thou hast everywhere been vigorous in martial onslaughts, in grim war, Beo. Th. 1057; B. 526. Gif he ǽr ne dohte if he were not before virtuous, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 14.

Linked entry: dugunde

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Grimne grund, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 16; Cri. 1527. Súsla grund, Elen. Kmbl. 1885; El. 944. Ðás grimman grundas these grim depths, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 15; Gen. 407: Cd. 219; Th. 280, 23; Sat. 260.

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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Him grimme on woruldsǽlþa wind, wráðe bláweþ . . . hine se ymbhoga ðyssa woruld-sǽlþa wráðe drecce, Met. 7, 51-54: 29, 89, 91. Hí wráðe tóweorp destrue eos, Ps. Th. 58, iij 61, 4: 72, 14, 15.

wice

(n.)
Grammar
wice, (and wic?), es; m.
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. ¶ perhaps the word is found in the place name occurring in the following :-- Uno in eo loco cui uocabulum est æt Griman laeg . . . Tertio æt Wican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii, 407, 22 (cf. Ðis syndon ðara halfe híde londgemǽru æt Wican, iii. 464, 2).

Linked entry: wic

gryre

(n.)
Grammar
gryre, es; m.

Horror, terror, dread, something horrible, dreadful

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Ðæt he in ðone grimman gryre gongan sceolde that he should go into that fell and fearful place, Exon. 41a; Th. 136, 18; Gú. 543. Hie wyrd forsweóp on Grendles gryre fate has swept them off into the terrible power of Grendel, Beo.