mere-strengu
Strength in the sea ⬩ strength for swimming
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Strength in the sea, strength for swimming Ic merestrengo máran áhte, earfeþo on ýðum, ðonne ǽnig óðer man, Beo. Th. 1070; B. 533
ge-healden
Satisfied
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Satisfied Beó gehealden on ðínum gecynde ðonne hæfst ðú genóh be satisfied in thy kind, then hast thou enough, Kmbl. Sal. 264, 21
Linked entry: -healden
wundor-smiþ
A smith who makes wonderful things ⬩ who works by wondrous art
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A smith who makes wonderful things or who works by wondrous art Gylden hilt.... enta ǽrgeweorc,... wundorsmiþa geweorc, Beo. Th. 3366; B. 1681
ge-unrótian
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To sadden, grieve Beó se man ongeán gelǽd for mínum leófan Iuliane, nelle ic hine geunrótian on ǽnigum þincge, Hml. S. 4, 295
Linked entry: un-rótian
wæl-seax
A war-knife ⬩ a sword or dagger used in fight
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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703
gryre-líc
horrible, terrible
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Kmbl. 3101; An. 1553: Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 27; Rä. 24; 3: Beo. Th. 2886; B. 1441: 4278;B. 2136
swát-fáh
Blood-stained
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Swátfáh syrce, Beo. Th. 2226; B. 1111
þeód-þreá
a great calamity
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a great calamity Hié wordum bǽdon, ðæt him gástbona geoce gefremede wið þeódþreáum (the injuries inflicted by Grendel), Beo. Th. 358; B. 178
Linked entry: þeód-bealu
wíg-fruma
A leader in war ⬩ a chieftain
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A leader in war, a chieftain Wígfruma ( Hroth-gar ), Beo. Th. 1332; B. 664. Æfter wígfrumian after the chieftain's death 4514; B. 2261
býwan
To prepare, adorn ⬩ parare, ornare
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To prepare, adorn; parare, ornare Ða ðe beadogrímman býwan sceoldon those who should prepare the war-helmet, Beo. Th. 4507, note; B. 2257
Linked entry: a-býwan
lactuca
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Gif se ríca ágylte, þreá hine; þonne ytst þú þíne eástru mid grénum lactucum, mid biternesse. ꝥ wát eall ceorlisc folc ꝥ gréne lactucas beóð bitere; swá synt þá rícan men tó þreágenne, Angl. viii. 323, 22. Add
under-þeów
One reduced to slavery ⬩ one who serves under or is subject to another ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant
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Ða burgware bǽdon ðæt hié mósten beón hiera underþeówas ðá hí hié bewerian ne mehton petentes, ut quos belli clades reliquos fecit, saltem servire liceat, 4, 13; Swt. 212, 5: 2, 8; Swt. 92, 23.
Linked entry: þeów
un-eáðelíce
with difficulty ⬩ with trouble or inconvenience ⬩ under difficulties
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with difficulty Mid ðý wit ðæt unéþelíce ðurhtugan ðæt hé ðæs geþafa beón wolde cum hoc difficulter impetraremus, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 17.
un-gelícness
Difference ⬩ dissimilarity ⬩ diversity
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For ðære ungelícnesse ðara hiéremonna sculun beón ungelíc ða word ðæs láreówes, 23; Swt. 175, 2
á-cwencan
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Se crístendóm ne mihte beón þanonforð ácwænced nǽfre, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 20
ár-full
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Utan beón árfulle fæder and méder, Wlfst. 119, 3. shewing kindness, mercy, favour God is swíðe árfull and mildheort Deus pius est, Gr. D. 335, 15. Ic iów wæs árful geworden and milde, Wlfst. 222, 4. Þearfendum mannum árfulle, 257, 3.
án-mód
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Ánmóde beón uniri per concordiam, Past. 345, 10. Ðá geseah se cyning þæt hí ánmóde wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 570, 27. Ánmódde unanimes, Ps. Srt. 67, 7. Add
for-gangan
to forgo ⬩ abstain from
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Hwæt mæg hit beón þæt þú forgán sceole? Ic ðé secge, forgang þú ánes treówes wæstm, Hml. Th. i. 14, 8-10. Forgang hwít abstine te ab albo, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 5. Forgange ꝥ wíf hire wer abstineat se mulier a marito suo, 154, 2.
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notu
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Hit mínra þegna . lii. tó loman gerénode þæt hié mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton (inutiles fecit), Nar. 15, 27. Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte, Angl. ix. 265, 7: 260, 14
twifealdlíce
Doubly ⬩ to twice the amount ⬩ in two ways
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Kmbl. 23, 15. in two ways Ðis godspel mæg beón twyfealdlíce getrahtnod, ǽrest be Iudéiscum folce . . . eft siððan be ǽlcum menu, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 5. Se biþ twyfealdlíce deád, se ðe on gódnysse unwæstmbǽre biþ, and on yfelnysse wæstmbǽre, 406, 18