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bi-tweonum

(prep.)
Grammar
bi-tweonum, prep. dat.

Betweeninter

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Between; inter Hornum bitweonum [horna abitweonum MS. Th.] between the horns, Exon. 107 b; Th. 411, 19; . 30, 2

Linked entry: be-tweonum

sele-gist

(n.)
Grammar
sele-gist, es ; m.
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A guest in a hall Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst ( Beowulf who was in Hrothgar's hall ), Beo. Th. 3094 ; B. 1545

strengel

(n.)
Grammar
strengel, es; m.
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One who strengthens or emboldens, a gallant leader sceal gléd fretan wígena strengel ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 6222 ; B.3115

úht-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
úht-sceaþa, an; m.

One who robs in the night or early morning

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One who robs in the night or early morning Eald úhtsceaða ... nacod níðdraca nihtes fleógeþ, Beo. Th. 4534; B. 2271

West-Wille

(n.)
Grammar
West-Wille, (-as?); pl. m.
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The people of some district in England West-Willa landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 29

and-ǽges

(adv.)
Grammar
and-ǽges, (-eáges?, -éges, ? = iéges?); adv.
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In the face Nǽnig dorste hire andǽges eágum starede none dared to look her in the face, B. 1935

celde

(n.)
Grammar
celde, an; f.
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A spring (?) celdan, C. D. iii. 429, 13. In loco ubi nominatur Baccancelde, C. D. B. i. 402, 15

geréf-land

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Substitute: Land held by a reeve þa mǽde þa ge-byrað ðám geréflande, C. D. B. i. 544, 1

hóced

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On ðá hócedan díc; of þǽre hócedan díc, C. D. B. ii. 260, 36: C. D. vi. 30, 5. Add

hring-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, es; n.
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A sword with ring-shaped markings Hire on hafelan hringmǽl ágól, B. 1521. . . . hringmǽl gebrægd, 1564. See next word

Linked entry: wunden-mǽl

wiht

Grammar
wiht, <b>. II</b> 2.
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Hæfð Ælfréd gehaldene Herewinne on ǽghwelcre wihte ðæs ð hió an geworden wæs, C. D. B. ii. 46, 29. Add

wæl-bend

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-bend, e; f.

A deadly, mortal band

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A deadly, mortal band Wǽlbende handgewriþene deathband hand-twisted (i.e. death at a person's hands), Beo. Th. 3876; B. 1936

Linked entry: wæl-clam

wæl-réc

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-réc, es; m.

Deadly reek

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Deadly reek ' is leófre ðæt mínne líchaman gléd fæþmie' ... Wód ða þurh ðone wælréc, Beo. Th. 5315; B. 2661

hnossian

(v.)
Grammar
hnossian, p. ode

To beat, strike

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To beat, strike Mec hnossiaþ homera láfe swords shall strike me, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 13; . 6, 7

Linked entry: ge-hnyst

symbel-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-wynn, e; f.

The pleasure of feasting, the delight of the feast

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The pleasure of feasting, the delight of the feast setle, symbelwynne dreóh, Beo. Th. 3569; B. 1782

eáca

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Add: addition, increase Ðonne ys ðis se eáca on landum ðæt hæfð of his ágenum ðæt mynster mid gegódod, C. D. iv. 274, 32. Hwæt se eáca is ðe ic geunnen hæbbe, 51, 23. Nán nis swá welig sumes eácan ne þurfe, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 16.

ge-lettan

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Se cyng geáxode his feónd gelætte wǽron, and ne mihten geforðian heora fare, Chr. 1085; P. 216, 7. &lt;b&gt;I a.&lt;/b&gt; to hinder a person from a journey (gen.) :-- Ne gelette ús þæs síðes se feónd, Wlfst. 252, 16. &lt;b&gt;I b.

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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a place, spot, locality Mid wæter ymbtyrnd stede circumlutus locus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15. Se stede ys hálig ðe ðú on stenst locus, in quo stas, sanctus est, Jos. 5, 16. Ðes ænga stede (Hell), Cd. Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

lár

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Add: the act of teaching or instructing Monige fleóð ðá nyttwyrðan hiérsumnesse ðǽre láre ( praedicationis ), Past. 45, 18 : Gr. D. 35, 4. Láre pedagogio An. Ox. 1099.

ge-wirpan

(v.)
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Take here &lt;b&gt;ge-wyrpan&lt;/b&gt; in Dict., and add: intrans. Gif biþ on xxx nihte ealdne mónan gestanden, uneáðe gewyrpð, and þeáh áríseþ, Lch. iii. 182, 26: 188, 11. Geuaerpte convaluit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 17.

Linked entry: ge-wyrpan