bearm
The bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus ⬩ gremium
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Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137. Alédon leófne þeóden on bearm scipes they laid the beloved chief in the ship's bosom, Beo. Th. 70; B. 35 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 382, 28; Rä. 4, 3
eaxl-gestealla
A shoulder companion, nearest friend, bosom friend, comrade ⬩ cŏmes qui est a lătĕre, sŏcius intĭmus, commīlĭto
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Heremód breát eaxlgesteallan Heremod destroyed his bosom friends, Beo. Th. 3432; B. 1714
FYRWET
Curiosity ⬩ cūriōsĭtas
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Curiosity; cūriōsĭtas Hyne fyrwet bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 5562; B. 2784 : 3975; B. 1985. Mec ðæs on worulde full oft fyrwit frineþ my curiosity enquireth very often about this in the world, Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58.
dol-sceaða
A foolish or rash robber ⬩ temĕrārius spoliātor
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A foolish or rash robber; temĕrārius spoliātor God eáðe mæg ðone dolsceaðan dǽda getwǽfan God may easily sever the doltish robber from his deeds, Beo. Th. 962; B. 479
deáþ-wérig
Death-weary, dead ⬩ mortuus
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Death-weary, dead; mortuus Ne móston deáþ-wérigne Deniga leóde bronde forbærnan the Danes' people could not consume the death-weary one with fire, Beo. Th. 4256; B. 2125
ed-wendan
To return, desist from, cease ⬩ reverti, cessāre
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Beo. Th. 565; B. 280
Linked entry: wend
flód-ýþ
A flood-wave ⬩ măris unda
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A flood-wave; măris unda Nó he fram me flódýþum feor fleótan meahte he could not float far from me on the flood-waves, Beo. Th. 1088; B. 542
freó-wine
A noble friend ⬩ nōbĭlis vel princeps ămīcus
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A noble friend; nōbĭlis vel princeps ămīcus Ðæt ðú me ne forwyrne, freówine folca that thou deny me not, noble friend of people, Beo. Th. 864, note; B. 430
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
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
Linked entry: -mynde
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
sele-þegn
A hall-thane ⬩ chamberlain
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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
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
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.
Linked entry: beótian
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