heáfod-stocc
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On gréne wei on neðe héuedstokes; of ðanne héuedstocken, iii. 201, 32
níd-bád
An exaction ⬩ a due ⬩ toll
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Hé nymeþ nýdbáde he (Grendel) takes toll, Beo. Th. 1200; B. 598
for-scrífan
to condemn ⬩ proscribe ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ proscrībĕre ⬩ to write ⬩ cut into ⬩ cut down ⬩ incīdĕre ⬩ succīdĕre
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Grendel fífelcynnes eard weardode hwíle, siððan him Scyppend forscrifen hæfde Grendel inhabited a while the monster-race's abode, after the Creator had proscribed him, Beo.
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here-wæsmun
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Nó ic méan herewæsmun hnágran talige gúþgeweorca ðonne Grendel hine, Beo. Th. 1358; B. 677. Thorpe reads wæstmum [see the use of wæstm in the plural] and translates 'in martial vigour.'
Linked entry: wǽsma
pæþ
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On ðone gréne pæð; of ðám paðe, C. D. iv. 98, 23. On þone smalan pæþ, of þám smalan pæþ, C. D. B. iii. 468, 15. Ofer herepað ðæt onsticelan pað, C. D. iii. 403, 18
gold-óra
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wecgum vimina siluestria (e frondosis) nemoribus (allata mutavit) in obrizum flauentis auri metallum (cf. ðá grénan gyrda wurdon tó reádum golde áwende, Hml. Th. i. 64, 1), An. Ox. 1810
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holm-clif
A sea-cliff, ⬩ cliff by the water-side
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A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side On, fram ðam holmclife [the holm is the lake where Grendel dwelt ], Beo. Th. 2846, 3274; B. 1421, 1635. Se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde he who had to guard the sea-cliffs, 465; B. 230
wan-hygd
want of mind ⬩ folly ⬩ rashness ⬩ recklessness ⬩ imprudence
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Grendel for his wonhýdum wǽpna ne récceþ ; ic ðæt ðonne forhicge ðæt ic sweord bere, Beo. Th. 872; B. 434
hrímig
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H. 207, 27 the passage is Se munt is styccemǽlum mid hsomige wuda oferwexen, sum mid grénum felda oferbrǽded. Perhaps brómige should be read, rather than hrímige. [On the strength of Bl.
brosnian
To corrupt, decay, rot, perish ⬩ corrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire
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Ða beámas á gréne stondaþ, nǽfre brosniaþ the trees always stand green, never decay, Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 10; Ph. 38.
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hǽst
Violent, vehement, impetuous
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Violent, vehement, impetuous Ðú Grendel cwealdest þurh hæstne hád heardum clammum thou didst kill Grendel violently with hard grasps, Beo.
croft
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On hwǽtecroft; of ðém crofte on grénan hylle, C. D. B. iii. 135, 25. Tó bærlice crofte, C. D. vi. 79, 10. Onbúton ðone croft ðé Wynstán bylde, iii. 367, 6. Croftas praedia, An. Ox. 3790: Hpt. 31, 11, 233. Add
wudu
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Add Ðæs muntes cnoll wiðútan is sticmǽlum mid wuda oferwexen, and eft sticmǽlum mid grénum felda oferbrǽded. Hml. Th. i. 508, 23; Bl. H. 207, 27. Add On Piceno þǽm wuda án wielle weól blóde, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 2i. Ealle treówa wudena, Ps.
wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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Æfter ðam wælrǽse (the fight in which Grendel was mortally wounded), 1652; B. 824. Mé ðone wælrǽs wine Scyldinga leánode, 4208; B. 2101
neoþe-
Low ⬩ situated beneath ⬩ bottom of
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Is se hals gréne nioþoweard and ufeweard, Exon. Th. 218, 23; Ph. 299. On nyþewerdum ðam munte ad radices montis, Ex. 19, 17. Hé ( Noah's ark ) wæs on nyþe-weardan wíd, and on ufeweardan nearo, Homl. Th. i. 536, 9.
leáf
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Lytle hwíle leáf beóð gréne, Sal. 312. Hleófa (leáf, R.) folia Mt. L. 24, 32. Þú þá treówa on hærfesttíd heora leáfa bereáfast and eft on lencten óþru leáf sellest, Bt. 4; F. 8, 4-7. Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, Gen. 845.
hindan
From behind, ⬩ at the back, ⬩ in the rear, ⬩ behind
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Is him ðæt heáfod hindan gréne its head is green at the back, 60a; Th. 218, 12; Ph. 293. Hie hindan ofridan ne meahte could not overtake them, Chr. 877; Erl. 78, 21: 894; Erl. 92, 22: Erl. 93, 7: 911; Erl. 100, 26: Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 25.
ge-hæg
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Grénes gehæges vernantis prati An. Ox. 551. Of gehæge ex (sacrorum voluminum) prato, 1422. Ic ána sæt innan bearwe, mid helme beþeht, holte tómiddes; þǽr þá wæterburnan urnon onmiddan gehæge, Dóm. L. 4. Oð gáta gehægge, C. D. iii. 429, 14.
mearc-stapa
One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land
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One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land Grendel, mǽre mearcstapa, Beo. Th. 206; B. 103. Hié gesáwon swylce twegen micle mearcstapan móras healdan; óðer wæs idese onlícnes óðer on weres wæstmum wræclástas træd ...
CWELLAN
To kill, slay = QUELL? ⬩ necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare
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Ðú Grendel cwealdest thou didst slay Grendel, Beo. Th. 2673; B. 1334 . Árleás cyning cwealde cristne men the impious king slew christian men, Exon. 65 b; Th. 243, 3; Jul. 5