in-sittende
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Sitting within Ealra wǽron fífe eorla and idesa insittendra, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 3; Rä. 47. 7
láð-geníðla
A foe ⬩ enemy
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A foe, enemy. Exon. 56 b; Th. 201, 3; Ph. 50: 69 a; Th. 256, 15; Jul. 232
linden
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Made of the lime-tree Scyld, leóht linden bord, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 16; Gn. Ex. 95
Linked entry: lind
mægen-rǽs
A mighty or violent attack
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A mighty or violent attack Mægenrǽs forgeaf hilde bille ( Beowulf attacking Grendel's mother ), Beo. Th. 3043; B. 1519
giellan
to yell
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to yell, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 19; Rä. 25, 3: 82 a; Th. 309, 25; Seef. 62
be-wunden
wrapped, enwrapped
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wrapped, enwrapped, Beo. Th. 4840; B. 2424 wundon wound or bound round, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 8;
biereþ
bears, carries
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bears, carries, Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 18; Ph. 199; for bireþ; Similar entries 3rd pres. of beran
blód-reów
Sanguinary ⬩ sanguinolentus
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Sanguinary; sanguinolentus Breóst-hord blódreów a sanguinary heart [lit. breast-hoard or treasure ], Beo. Th. 3442; B. 1719
Linked entry: reów
ge-dreag
multitude ⬩ tumult
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multitude, tumult, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 11; Cri. l000 : 103 a; Th. 389, 19; Rä. 7, l0
gegn-pæþ
A path along which one goes to oppose another
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A path along which one goes to oppose another, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 27; Rä. 16, 26
geong
sighs ⬩ gemitus
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sighs; gemitus Hér is Brytta geong [gnornung, B.] and geómerung gemitus Brittanorum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 42
sele-weard
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A hall-warder, guard of a hall Hæfde hé Grendle tógeanes seleweard áseted, Beo. Th. 1338; B. 667
scyrtan
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To make short, to shorten Gif God his hwíle ne scyrte (gescyrte, MSS. B. C.), Wulfst. 19, 9
swín-líca
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The figure of a swine or boar Wǽpna smið (ðone helm) besette swínlícum, Beo. Th. 2910 ; B. 1453
swegel-wered
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Clothed with heavenly brightness Siððan morgenleóht, sunne swegelwered súþan scíneþ, Beo. Th. 1216; B. 606. Cf. scír-wered
þri-fingre
Three fingers thick
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Three fingers thick Æt þryfingrum (spic is added in MS. B. ), L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 18
un-bereáfigendlíc
Not to be taken away
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Not to be taken away Syle mé ðæt unbereáfigendlíc gebæd ðínre fulfremednysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 242
Linked entry: be-reáfigendlic
un-wearnum
Without hindrance
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Without hindrance Hé slǽpendne rinc slát unwearnum, Beo. Th. 1487; B. 741: Exon. Th. 309, 27; Seef. 63
Linked entry: wearn
un-lícwirþe
Unpleasing ⬩ disagreeable
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Unpleasing, disagreeable Nimaþ mé mid eów; ne beó ic ná eów unlícwyrðe, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 374
wist-mete
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Food for sustenance Ic eom áféded of ðam genihtsumestan wistmettum mínre fylle, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 582