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for-neted cli

(n.)
Grammar
for-neted cli, (fornaeticli, Ep. Gl., fornetiali, Erf. Gl.)

a trout

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forn a trout

tír-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
tír-leás, adj.

Inglorious

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Inglorious Ðara ðe tírleáses(Grendel's) trode sceáwode, Beo. Th. 1690; B. 843

topp

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Toppas (l. toppe) trocho, 56, 8

trépe

(n.)
Grammar
trépe, (?), trype (?), trýpe (?), es; m.
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A troop, band Blódige trépas ł werodu sanguineas acies, Hymn. Surt. 47, 18

sceóta

(n.)
Grammar
sceóta, an; m.
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A kind of trout, a shoate, shot [' Carew makes a distinction between the trout and shot. "The latter," he says, " is in a manner peculiar to Devon and Cornwall.

FORN

(n.)
Grammar
FORN, e; f?

A trout ⬩ turnus

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A trout; turnus Forn turnus? Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 72; Wrt. Voc. 55, 76

wíg-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-þreát, es; m.

A military troop

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A military troop Ðæs hiofenlícan werodes wíg-þreátas coelestis exercitus militiae Lchdm. i. lxviii, 8

Linked entry: þreát

floc-rád

(n.)
Grammar
floc-rád, e; f.

A riding company ⬩ a troop ⬩ turma

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A riding company, a troop; turma Ðá fundon hie óðre flocráde, ðæt rád út wið Lygtúnes then they raised another troop, which rode out towards Leighton, Chr. 917, Erl. 102, 15.

Linked entry: rád

here-lof

(n.)
Grammar
here-lof, es; n.

Praise gained in war ⬩ fame ⬩ glory ⬩ a trophy ⬩ rumor ⬩ fama

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Praise gained in war, fame, glory; also a trophy; rumor, fama.Hpt. Gl. 406, 511, 512: 447

Linked entry: hærelof

here-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
here-þreát, es; m.

A troop ⬩ band of soldiers ⬩ cohortes

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A troop, band of soldiers, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 24; Exod. 574: cohortes, Cot. 51, Lye

sunor

(n.)
Grammar
sunor, (-er), e; f. A herd of swine, a sounder ('That men calleth a trip of a tame swyn is called of wylde swyn a soundre; that is to say, ȝif ther be passyd v. or vi. togedres.'—Halliwell's Dict.)
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Wæs unfeor suner swína (suner berga, Lind. grex porcorum) etende. Ða deóful bédun hinae: 'send úsic in ðás sunrae (suner, Lind. gregem ) swína.' . . . Eode all siu suner niþerweardes in sae, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 30-32. Sunor . . . ðæt sunor, Lk. Skt. Lind

Linked entry: suner

býcnung

(n.)
Grammar
býcnung, e; f.
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A figure, trope; figura Under býcnunge ðæs bíges sub figura coronæ, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 10

wíg-hép

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hép, es; m.

A war-troop ⬩ a band of warriors

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A war-troop, a band of warriors Is mín fletwerod, . wígheáp gewanod, Beo. Th. 958; B. 477

ge-tingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tingan, p. -tang

To press upon, throng

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To press upon, throng Corþer óðrum getang one troop pressed on the other, Andr. Kmbl. 276; An. 138

Linked entry: tingan

eóred-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-heáp, es; m.

A troop ⬩ host

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A troop, host Þonne cumað upplice eóredheápas, stíþmægen ástyred tum superum subito veniet commota potestas, Dóm. L. 113

mann-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
mann-mægen, es; n.

A force of men ⬩ a troop of men ⬩ cohort

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A force of men, a troop of men, cohort Ðæt monnmægen ł þegna uorud cohortem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 3

here-féþa

Grammar
here-féþa, herig. féþa

a phalanx

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a troop of infantry, a phalanx Þreát, herigféþa falanx, i. exercitus, multitudo militum, cohors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 6. Add:

here-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
here-cyst, -cist, e; f.

A warlike troop,

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A warlike troop, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 32; Exod. 177: 156; Th. 194, 7; Exod. 257: 158; Th. 197, 3; Exod. 301

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

ding

(n.)
Grammar
ding, e; f.
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A dungeon, prison; carcer Com hæleða þreát to ðære dimman ding the troop of heroes came to the dark dungeon, Andr. Kmbl. 2541; An. 1272

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