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wæl-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rǽs, es; m.

A deadly attackan attack in which men are slain

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Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531. Æfter ðam wælrǽse (the fight in which Grendel was mortally wounded), 1652; B. 824. Mé ðone wælrǽs wine Scyldinga leánode, 4208; B. 2101

beáh-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-þegu, e; f.

A ring-receivingarmillarum acceptio

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A ring-receiving; armillarum acceptio Æfter beáhþege after the receiving of rings, Beo. Th. 4358; B. 2176

Linked entry: hring-þegu

in-siht

(n.)
Grammar
in-siht, e : f.

An accountnarrativeargument

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An account, narrative, argument Onginneþ insiht æfter iohannem incipit argumentum secundum Johannem, Jn. Skt. p. 1, 1

ge-winfullíce

(adv.)
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Æfter þon þe þú swá earfoðlíce and gewinfullíce gelýfdest postquam laboriose credidisti, Gr. D. 305, 16. Add

strangung

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Add Æfter ðám ǽriste ne behófiað úre líchaman nánre strangunge eorðlicra metta, Hml. Th. i. 296, 30

ærcebiscop-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
ærcebiscop-dóm, es; m.

Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric

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Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric Æfter him féng Mellitus tó arceƀdóme (ercebiscopdóme,) (23, 27), Chr. 616; P. 24, 2

ge-dífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dífan, pp. ed
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To plunge, immerse Rammes wul on wætere gedýfed and æfter þám on ele, Lch. i. 356, 12

Linked entry: ge-dýfan

nítenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nítenlíce, adv.
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Like an animal Þæt man móte æfter luste nýten-líce (níten-, v. l. ) libban, Wlfst. 55, 18

tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching.teaching, doctrine

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Ben. 6, 1. x ána ongynþ of ðam stæfe i æfter úðwitena rǽcinge, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Zup. 6, 5. Ðæra sind feówer æfter Priscianes tǽcinge, 24; Zup. 129, 16

wan-hálness

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hálness, e; f.
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Dysig æfter untrumnysse his ongyt, and æfter wanhálnysse (inbecillitatem) gecyndes his wát, 97, 15. Bróþor se untruma gif hé gefrét hys weaxan wanhálnysse (inbecillitatem), Anglia xiii. 442, 1102. Cf. wan-hæ̂lþ

Linked entries: hál-ness wan-hǽþ

cærs-will

(n.)
Grammar
cærs-will, es; m.
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A spring where cress grows In cærswylle ; æfter cærswylles síce, C. D. iii. 384, 19. v. preceding word

wíg-bil

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bil, wíg-bill, es; n.

A battle-bladea sword

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A battle-blade, a sword Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaþoswáte hildegicelum, wígbil wanian, Beo. Th. 3218; B. 1607

bǽl-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-þræc, g. -þræce; pl. nom. g. acc. -þraca; f.

Force of fireflammæ impetus

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Force of fire; flammæ impetus Æfter bǽlþræce after the fire's force, Exon. 59b; Th. 216, 19; Ph. 270

ealdor-leg

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ealdor-leg, aldor-leg, -læg, es; n. [ealdor, læg p. of licgan]

Life-law, fate, deathfātum, mors

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Life-law, fate, death;fātum, mors Æfter ealdorlege after death, Exon. 51 a; Th. 177, 29; Gú. 1234

Linked entry: aldor-leg

ge-byrigednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrigednes, -ness, e; f.

A burialsĕpultūra

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A burial; sĕpultūra Æfter monigum geárum his gebyrigednesse post multos sĕpultūtræ annos, Bd. 4, 32; Whelc. 365, 31

in-belúcan

(v.)
Grammar
in-belúcan, p. -leác

To shut

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To shut Ðá ða duru inbeleác æfter him then he shut the door after them, Blickl. Homl. 217, 26

Linked entry: be-lúcan

be-byrigednes

(n.)
Grammar
be-byrigednes, -ness; e ; f.

A buryingsepultura

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A burying; sepultura Æfter monigum geárum his bebyrigednesse post multos ejus sepulturæ annos, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 27

eofera

(n.)
Grammar
eofera, an; m.

A successor successor

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A successor; successor Æfter Eorpwalde Rǽdwaldes eoferan post Earpualdum Redualdi successōrem, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 35, col. I

fór-hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-hraðe, adv.

Very quicklysooncĭtoconfestim

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Very quickly, soon; cĭto, confestim Æfter ðam ðæs fórhraðe very soon after that. Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 6, 24

þeáw-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þeáw-leás, adj.
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Ill-mannered, ill-conditioned Swýn ðe cyrþ tó meoxe æfter his ðweále, þeáwleás nýten, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 11