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stæl

(n.)
Grammar
stæl, es; n.

a place ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ stead ⬩ situation ⬩ condition

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Cf. stælwirðe) Hié ðæm ádrǽfdan on nánum stale beón ne mehton they could not be of any assistance to the exile, Ors. 5, 9; Swt. 232, 23. situation, condition Mé lyste witan be ðam gewitte, hweðer hyt æfter ðæs líchaman gedále and ðare sáwle weóxe ðe

Linked entry: æt-steal

eówer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
eówer, YOUR; vester, vestra, vestrum ὑμέτερ-ος adj.
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pron Biþ eówer blǽd micel your prosperity shall be great, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 3; Exod. 563. Sceal eall éðel-wyn eówram cynne leófum alicgean all joy of country shall fail to your beloved kindred, Beo. Th. 5763; B. 2885

Finn

(n.)
Grammar
Finn, es; m.

Fin

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Be Finnes eaferum in Fres-wæle of Fin's offspring in Friesland, Beo. Th. 2140; B. 1068

Linked entry: Finns buruh

wæl-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fús, adj.

Ready to be slain

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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420

cora-gesceót

(n.)
Grammar
cora-gesceót, es ; n?

A payment or contribution of corn ⬩ frumenti solutio vel munus

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A payment or contribution of corn; frumenti solutio vel munus Se wudu beó gelǽst binnan þrým dagum æfter ðam corngesceóte let the wood be supplied within three days after the contribution of corn Cod. Dipl. 942; Kmbl. iv. 278, 10

un-cyst

Grammar
un-cyst, I.
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For hwan ne sceal þæt eallum wífum beón forgyfen, þá ðe mid uncyste heora gecyndes (naturae suae vitio) beóð geuntrumade?, Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 83, 15. Add

un-ácumendlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-ácumendlícness, e; f.

Unbearableness ⬩ impossibility to be borne

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Unbearableness, impossibility to be borne Unácumenlícnesse impossibilitatis, R. Ben. Interl. 114, 9

for-wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wracnian, p. ode
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To be an exile Þám forwracnedum elþeódigum peregrinis, R. Ben. 82, 2

CLUGGE

(n.)
Grammar
CLUGGE, an; f.

A bell, small bell ⬩ campana

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A bell, small bell; campana Hleóðor heora cluggan, ðære hí gewunedon to gebédum gecígde and awehte beón, ðonne heora hwylc of weorulde geféred wæs the sound of their bell, by which they were wont to be called and awaked to prayers, when any of them had

pliht

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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40.

hundred-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
hundred-gemót, hundredes gemót, es; n.
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Séce man hundredes gemót be wíte let the hundredmoot be attended under penalty of a fine, L. C. S. 17; Th. i. 386, 1

for-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorcan, he -sworceþ; p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon; pp. -sworcen [sweorcan to dim]

To be very dark ⬩ to darken ⬩ obscure ⬩ calīgāre ⬩ obscūrāre

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To be very dark, to darken, obscure; calīgāre, obscūrāre Eágena bearhtm forsiteþ and forsworceþ the brightness of the eyes diminishes and darkens, Beo. Th. 3538; B. 1767. Seó sunne biþ forsworcen sol obscūrābĭtur, Mt. Bos. 24, 29.

ýþ-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-láf, e; f.
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The shore left bare by the waves Hié ( the sea-beasts ) mécum wunde be ýðláfe uppe lǽgon, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ofer ýðláfe on sǽ lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585

bret

(v.)
Grammar
bret, 3rd pres. of bredan

varies, changes

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varies, changes; Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beó wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30

sumer-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-lida, an; m. [Lida, like the equivalent Icel. liði in sumar-liði, elsewhere refers to a single object, man or ship (v. lida, sǽ-, ýð-lida), but in the passage given below from the Chronicle seems to mean a fleet. Later in the same work liþ (q. v.), which seems taken from the Scandinavians, is used in this sense, e. g. ðæt lið ðæt on Sandwíc læg, 1052; Erl. 183, 40, can sumer-lida be intended to represent Norse sumar-lið? In one other place sumer-lida occurs, in company with words relating to the sea, and it there glosses malleolus; but here perhaps sumer-loda should be read, and malleolus be taken in the sense shoot, twig (see spæc); cf. O. H. Ger. sumar-lota, -lata virgultum, palmes. v. Anglia xiii. 330.]
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[Steenstrup takes the word to mean a force moving from its quarters in England, and leaving women, children, and goods behind there; but if Asser may be trusted, the reinforcement was from abroad.

rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding, e; f.
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Sý án rǽdincg gerǽd of ðære ealdan cýðnesse let one lesson from the Old Testament be read, R. Ben. 34, 12. Agustinus ús onwreáh ðissere rǽdinge ( the lesson for the day ) andgit, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 21.

Linked entry: bóc-rǽding

FLET

(n.)
Grammar
FLET, flett, es; n.

the ground ⬩ floor of a house ⬩ ārĕa ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ house ⬩ cottage ⬩ hall ⬩ hăbĭtātio ⬩ dŏmus ⬩ căsa ⬩ aula

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the ground, floor of a house; ārĕa Ne cume on bedde, ac licge on flette let him not come into a bed, but lie on a floor, L. P. M. 2; Th. ii. 286, 21. Heó on flet gecrong she sank on the ground, Beo.

Linked entries: fled flett

wǽl-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-ráp, es; m.

A rope that binds the deep ⬩ a rope with which frost binds the water

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A rope that binds the deep, a rope with which frost binds the water Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, onwindeþ wǽl-rápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610

mægden-cild

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Beó hit hysecild, beó hit mǽdencild sit masculus infans, sit femina, Ll. Th. ii. 190, 22. Add

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge

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Beo. Th. 4922; B. 2465

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

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