drince-leán
Tributary drink, scot-ale, the contribution of tenants to purchase ale for the entertainment of their lord or his steward on the fee, Glos. to Th. Laws, vol. ii. Or, perhaps, the ale given by the seller to the buyer on concluding a bargain ⬩ retrĭbūtio potus vel præmium bibendi
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Or, perhaps, the ale given by the seller to the buyer on concluding a bargain; retrĭbūtio potus vel præmium bibendi Drinceleán and hláfordes riht gifu stande ǽfre unawend let the tributary drink and the lord's rightful gift ever stand unchanged, L.
for-cuman
To surpass ⬩ overcome ⬩ destroy ⬩ harass ⬩ wear out ⬩ supĕrāre ⬩ vexāre
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Bring us hǽlo líf, wérigum wíteþeówum, wópe forcymenum bring to us weary slaves, worn out by weeping, a life of health, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 13; Cri. 151
Linked entry: for-cinnan
gif-stól
A gift-seat ⬩ seat from which gifts are distributed ⬩ throne ⬩ throne of grace ⬩ donorum thronus ⬩ solium ⬩ gratiæ thronus
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Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift-chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4643; B. 2327: Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 6; Cri. 572. Sceal gifstól gegierwed stondan a throne shall stand prepared, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 23; Gn.
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Grendel
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GRENDEL, a monster destroyed by Beowulf Grendel mǽre mearcstapa, se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten Grendel the great traverser of the march, that ruled [held] the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 205-208; B. 102-104.
glædlíce
Gladly ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ kindly ⬩ cheerfully
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Gladly, pleasantly, kindly, cheerfully He glædlíce fram heom eallum onfangem wæs he was gladly received by them all, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 17. He frǽfrode hig and spræc glædlíce he comforted them and spake kindly [unto them], Gen. 50, 21.
ge-dwyld
Error ⬩ heresy ⬩ error ⬩ hærĕsis
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Ðæt he mid his hálgan láre middaneardlíc gedwyld adwæscte that he might extinguish worldly error by his holy doctrine, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 13 : Deut. 4, 19
ge-dwild
Error ⬩ heresy ⬩ error ⬩ hærĕsis
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Deorcum gedwildum by dark errors, 72 b; Th. 270, 4; Jul. 460
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un-earh
Undaunted ⬩ intrepid ⬩ fearless
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Wendon forð wlance þegenas, unearge men, Byrht.Th. 137, 54; By. 206
ge-hú
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God hit gewræc, ꝥ hí swultan gehú ( they died by all manner of deaths ), S. 13, 232. God gemyltsode mancynne gehú, 284. Hé is gecweden hláf þurh getácnunge, and lamb, and leó, and gehú elles ( in every other way he is called, it is typically ), Hml.
ge-þringan
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R. 8, 45. to use violence with a person, oppress, conquer a people or country Gotan þreáte geþrungon þeódlond monig, Met. 1, 3. (2 a) to force, gain by force from (on ) a person :-- Mæg ic þis setl on eów butan earfeðum ána geþringan (-dringan, MS.),
hand-gewinn
Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting
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Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting Ða munucas lifdon on hira ágenum handgewinne the monks lived by the labour of their own hands, Shrn. 37, 2.
ofer-teón
to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another ⬩ to bring to an end, finish
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to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another Ðonne ic oferteó heofenan mid wolcnum cum obduxero nubibus coelum, Gen. 9, 14: Homl. Th. i. 22, 11. Woruld miste oferteáh, þýstrum biþeahte, Exon. Th. 178, 35; Gú. 1254.
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on-wealhness
Wholeness, soundness, integrity ⬩ purity, chastity, integrity
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Wholeness, soundness, integrity. literal Þurh ða heora onwalhnesse gecýðed is it is made evident by the unchanged condition of the footsteps, Blickl.
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be-féran
to go about ⬩ from place to place, ⬩ to come upon ⬩ overtake ⬩ catch ⬩ To get ⬩ fall among ⬩ to pass by
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L. 10, 30. to pass by Ðára naman ic beférde (praeterii), Lch. i. lxxii, 11
bylda
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A BUILDER; ædificator Sum biþ bylda til hárn to habbanne one is a good builder to raise a house, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75
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fyrd-geatwe
Warlike trappings or arms ⬩ bellĭcōsus appărātus
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Warlike trappings or arms; bellĭcōsus appărātus Yr byþ fyrdgeatewa [fyrdgeacewa MS.] sum a bow is a part of warlike arms, Runic pm. 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 54
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ge-hwilc
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</b> add In gehwylcum men ( in vivente quolibet ) þá hwíle þe hé leofað se gǽst byþ hæfd on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 303, 23
syndig
Skilled in swimming
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Sum byþ rynig; . . . sum on londe snel, féðe spédig; sum fealone wǽg stefnan steóreþ . . . ; sum biþ syndig, Exon. Th. 296, 28; Crä. 58. v., cf
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sunn-gihte
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A solstice On ðone ylcan dæg ( June 24) byþ solstitia, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde, sungihte, forðon ðe seó sunne standeþ on mydre lyfte. . . .
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geon
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Yon, that Arís and gong tó geonre byrg surgens ingredere civitatem (Acts 9, 6), Past. 443, 25. [Goth. jains: O. H. Ger. jenér: Icel. enn.] See next word