mæðel-word
A word used in a formal address
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A word used in a formal address Þegn Hróðgáres meðelwordum frægn ( of the question put by the coast-guard to Beowulf on his landing ), Beo. Th. 478; B. 236
ge-bræc
A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus
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Th. 140, 28; By. 295: Beo. Th. 4510; B. 2259
ge-crincan
To yield ⬩ fall ⬩ occumbere ⬩ ruere
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To yield, fall; occumbere, ruere He under rande gecranc he fell beneath his shield, Beo. Th. 2423; B. 1209 : Byrht. Th. 139, 7; By. 250 : 141, 19; By. 324
geó-sceaft
That which has been determined of old, fate
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That which has been determined of old, fate Weras wyrd ne cúðon geósceaft grimme [MS. grimme] men knew not their destiny, their grim fate, Beo. Th. 2472; B. 1234
sele-þegn
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A hall-thane, chamberlain Him ( Beowulf) seleþegn síðes wérgum forþ wísade, se ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (the chamberlain who saw after everything Beowulf needed ], Beo. Th. 3592 ; B. 1794
þengel
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Hringa þengel ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 3018; B. 1507. [Icel. þengill a prince (only in poetry).] Cf. fengel, strengel
ge-hýþelíce
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Conveniently, suitably Æfter þám beó him gegearewod gehýðlíce eal mennislic fremfulnes post hec omnis ei exhibeatur humanitas, R. Ben. 83, 18. Gehýþlícor commodius, congruentius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 3
Linked entry: -hýþelíce
ǽ-mynde
Want of care (?), neglect
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, neglect Funde ic hwæt eorðe mæg wið andan and wið ǽminde and wið ðá micelan mannes tungan . . . beó gé gemindige mínes gódes, Lch. i. 384, 22
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hám-weorþung
Honour or ornament to the house or home
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Honour or ornament to the house or home Eofore forgeaf ángan dóhtor hámweorþunge he gave Eofor his only daughter, an ornament of his home, Beo. Th. 5988; B. 2998
heaðu-róf
Famed for excellence in battle
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Famed for excellence in battle, Beo. Th. 767; B. 381; 1732; B. 864; 4388; B. 2191: Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 21; Ph. 228; Menol. Fox 27; Men. 14
ge-gerwan
To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ clothe ⬩ array ⬩ adorn ⬩ furnish
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Golde gegyrwed adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 1110; B. 553. Ymb frætwum útan gegyrede circumornatæ, Ps. 143, 15. Sió wæs orðoncum eall gegyrwed diófles cræftum it was all cunningly prepared with devilish arts, Beo. Th. 4181; B. 2087.
un-nytwirðe
Not fit for use ⬩ useless ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ unserviceable
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Wé beóð gehátene yfele þeówan and unnytwyrðe, Homl. Ass. 57, 150. Unnytwyrþe gewordene hig synt inutiles facti sunt, Ps. Lamb. 52, 4
wrixendlíce
In turn ⬩ one after the other
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Ða wrixendlíce (vicissim) on twá halfe gesewene wæron, swá swá mid unmǽtnesse miceles stormes worpene beón, 5, 12; S. 627, 39. Wrixendlíce singillatim, Ps. Surt. 32. 15
bótian
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To get better, recover from illness Sing ymb þone ceáp . . . bærn ymb récels . . . lǽt syþðan bótegean (beot-, MS.), Lch. iii. 56, 13.
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býre
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Of mearcwille on duddes býre, of duddes býre on þone clofenan beorh, Cht. E. 293, 36
ge-metan
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Þonne man on brede hine beón gemétne gesihð when a man in a dream sees himself painted on a board, Lch. iii. 206, 18. Gemétum tepedum tapetibus pictis, Kent. Gl. 200
ofer-helian
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Beón oferheled obtegi, Germ. 389, 22. Add
tægl
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Wæs beboden ꝥ se tægel sceolde beón gehál ǽfre on þám nýtene æt þǽre offrunge for þǽre getácnunge ꝥ God wile ꝥ wé simle wel dón oþ ende úres lífes; þonne biþ se tægel geoffrod on úrum weorcum, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 39-42. Add
un-wreón
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Þeáh wé wáce sýn and þás þing leóhtlíce unwreón, hig magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 2. Wé nú magon behýdan and behelian úra dǽda, ac hié bióð þonne opena and unwrigena, Verc. Först. 101, 7. Add
HOPA
HOPE
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HOPE Geleáffullum mannum mæg beón micel hopa tó ðam menniscum Gode Criste believing men may have great hope on the human God, Christ, Homl. Th. i. 350, 24. Ne bepǽce Ezechias eów mid leásum hopan let not Hezekiah deceive you with false hope, 568, 8