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hand-bana

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bana, -bona, an; m.

A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand[αύτόχειρ]the actual slayer

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A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand [αύτόχειρ], Beo. Th. 925; B. 460: 2665; B. 1330: 4997; B. 2502

Linked entry: hand-bona

gimmian

(v.)
Grammar
gimmian, p. ode
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.), to put forth buds Sume sind gehátene tropi. . . swá swá is gecweden gemmare uites þæt wín-treówa gimmiað, for ðan ðe wíntreówa blóstman beóð gimmum gelíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 10

Linked entry: a-gimmed

wacol

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Beóð wacole vigilate, Hml. Th. i. 188, 31. Hí bǽdon þæt hé bude ðá byrgene besettan mid wacelum weardum, ii. 262, 8. Ús gedafenað ꝥ wé mid wacelum eágum þás ðreó gemetu behealdon, 564, 8. Add

deágan

(v.)
Grammar
deágan, ic deáge, ðú deágest, deágst, dýhst, he deágeþ, deágþ, dýgþ, dýhþ, pl. deágaþ; p. deóg, pl. deógon; pp. deágen

To dye, colour tingĕre

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To dye, colour; tingĕre Heoro-dreóre deáþfǽge deóg the death-doomed dyed it with fatal gore, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850

drync-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
drync-fæt, es; n.

A drinking-vessel pōcŭlum

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A drinking-vessel; pōcŭlum Gesáwon dryncfæt deóre they saw the precious drinking-vessel, Beo. Th. 4500; B. 2254: 4601; B. 2306

friðu-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
friðu-sibb, e; f.

Protecting peacetūtēla pācistútéla pacĭfĭca

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Protecting peace; tūtēla pācis, tútéla pacĭfĭca Cwén, friðusibb folca the queen, the protecting peace of nations, Beo. Th. 4038; B. 2017

fyl-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
fyl-wérig, adj.

Slaughter-wearycæde defessus

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Slaughter-weary; cæde defessus Ðú hine geseón móste fylwérigne thou mightest have seen him slaughter-weary, Beo. Th. 1929; B. 962

Linked entry: fill-wérig

in-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
in-gesteald, es; n.

Household goods

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Household goods Tó scypum feredon eal ingesteald swylce hie æt Finnes hám findan meahton sigla searogimma, Beo. Th. 2314 ; B. 1155

ís-gebind

(n.)
Grammar
ís-gebind, es; n.
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A bond of ice Winter ýðe beleác ísgebinde winter locked up the wave with icy bond, Beo. Th. 2270; B. 1133

Linked entry: ge-bind

lyft-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-wynn, e; f.
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The pleasantness of the air Lyftwynne heóld enjoyed himself [the dragon] by flying through the air, Beo. Th. 6079: B. 3043

Linked entry: líft

mundiend

(n.)
Grammar
mundiend, es; m.

A protectorguardian

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A protector, guardian Ic hine bidde ðæt hé mín fulla freónd and mundiend beó on mīum dege. Chart. Th. 525, 8

múþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-bana, an; m.

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

nearu-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-þearf, e; f.

Pressing need

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Pressing need Ic on ýðum slóg niceras nihtes, nearoþearfe dreáh, Beo. Th. 849; B. 422: Exon. Th. 5, 14; Cri. 69

ge-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of ge-weorþan.

wasbecamehappened

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was, became, happened Beo. Th. 6115; B. 3061: Exon. 11 b; Th. 13, 30; Cri. 210: Andr. Kmbl. 613; An. 307;

be-weotian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weotian, p. ode; pp. od

To observe, watch overobservare, curæ habere

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To observe, watch over; observare, curæ habere Draca hord beweotode a dragon watched over the hoard, Beo. Th. 4431; B. 2212

geond-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-brǽdan, p. -brǽdde; pp. -brǽded [geond over, brǽdan to spread]

To overspreadsupersternĕre

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To overspread; supersternĕre Hit geondbrǽded wearþ beddum and bolstrum it was overspread with beds and bolsters, Beo. Th. 2483; B. 1239

sess

(n.)
Grammar
sess, es ; m.
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Hé gesæt on sesse, Beo. Th. 5427 ; B. 2717: 5506; B. 2756

Linked entry: sæs

sin-freá

(n.)
Grammar
sin-freá, an ; m.
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A perpetual lord, a husband Nǽnig nefne sinfreá none but her wedded lord, Beo. Th. 3873 ; B. 1934. Cf. sin-híwan

þegen-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-sorh, -sorge; f.
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Mǽre þeóden þegnsorge dreáh, Beo. Th. 263; B. 131

þeóden-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóden-leás, adj.
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Without a lord, deprived of one's prince Hié hira beággyfan banan folgedon þeódenleáse, Beo. Th. 2210; B. 1103. Cf. hláford-leás