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ge-healdendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-healdendlic, (?); adj.
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That is to be kept Þa gehealdennelicun (gehealdendlican ?

Linked entry: -healdendlic

fǽr-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gripe, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious graspsŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio

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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738

ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwe, f. n. (? v. Hml. Th. ii. 322, 33 infra.)
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Be ðám men þe his ǽwe ( uxorem) forlǽt and be þám wífe (muliere ) þe hire wer forlǽt, ii. 180, 13, 15. Healde gehwá his ǽwe þá hwíle þe heó libbe, 300, 26

níd-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wracu, e; f.

Violencemisery caused by violence

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Violence, misery caused by violence Wæs ðæt gewin láð and longsum, ðe on ða leóde becom, nýdwracu níþgrim, nihtbealwa mǽst, Beo. Th. 388; B. 193. Hyne God wolde nergan wið níþum, and hyra nýdwræce deópe déman, Exon. Th. 135, 17; Gú. 525

ge-hlencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlencan, pp. ed
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To twist, bend (?) Gif men sió heáfodpanne beó gehlenced, álege þone man úpweard, dríf . ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, lege þonne bred þweóres ofer þá fét, sleah bonne þriwa on mid slegebytle; hió gǽþ on riht sóna, Lch. ii. 342, 4 : 302, 29

up-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lendisc, adj.

Uplandishcountry (as opposed to town)ruralrustic

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Chaucer's: Poure persoun dwellyng uppon land) wite his naman; mæg beón ðe glædre his heorte ðe hé sum þing hérof undergyte, Anglia viii. 317, 38. Ic wéne, lá, uplendisca preóst, ðæt ðú nyte hwæt beó atomos, 318, 14.

Linked entry: uppe-land

naca

(n.)
Grammar
naca, an; m.

A boatbarkshipvessel

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Flotan níwtyrwydne, nacan, Beo. Th. 596; B. 295 : Exon. Th. 474, 31; Bo. 39

Linked entry: ge-nec

lof-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
lof-georn, adj.
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Manna lofgeornost of all men most desirous to deserve praise (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 6347; B. 3183

útan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-weard, adj.

Outsideexteriorthe outside of

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Outside, exterior; may be translated, the outside of the noun with which it agrees Útanweard þeóh femur, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 62. Fram ðæm múþan útanweardum, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 32. Hlǽw ymbehwearf útanweardne, Beo. Th. 4583; B. 2297.

Linked entry: úte-weard

hát

(n.)
Grammar
hát, es; n.

Heatfervor, æstus

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Hát þrowian to suffer heat, Beo. Th. 5204; B. 2605

bell-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
bell-tíd, e; f.
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A canonical hour marked by the ringing of a bell (v. preceding word, bel-hringes beácn, and Ll.

eáþe

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add: (2 a) that may be easily moved to do something Munuc eáþe and hræd on hlehtre ( facilis ac promptus in risu ), R. Ben. 30, 9

biþ

is, shall beest, erit,

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is, shall be; est, erit, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 1; Sat. 182; 3rd pers, pres. and fut. of beón

for-þringan

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Add: to thrust aside, crowd out On nánum stówum ne sý endebyrdnes be nánre ylde gefadod, ne seó yld þá geogoðe ne forþringe, R. Ben. 115, 7

BYRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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To raise a mound, to BURY; tumulare, tumulo condere, sepelire Hí his líchaman on cyrican neáh weofode byrgan woldon they would bury his body in the church near the altar, Bd. 3, 19; S. 550, 10: Exon. 82b; Th. 311, 27; Seef. 98. Birge man hine ðæs ilcan

car-ful

Grammar
car-ful, (care-).
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R. 3, 12. careful, attentive to the interests of, solicitous for Hú abbod careful (sollicitus) beón sceal ymbe ðá dǽdbétendan, R. Ben. 50, 16.

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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Ben. I. 36, 5) beón scyle se tremendo judicio Dei representari existimet R. Ben. 31, II

Linked entry: ge-andweard

dréfan

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Hé sceal dréfan dimne and deópne hellewítes grund he shall be plunged into hell's dim and deep abyss, Wlfst. 48, 2: Ll. Th. ii. 320, 5. Dréfende turbulentus, R. Ben. I. 61, 6: R. Ben. 120, 12. Dréfende turbida (aequora turgida, Ald.), Wrt.

ǽr-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæder, indecl. in sing, but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A forefatherfatherpropatorpater

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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622

ǽr-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-wéla, an; m. [ǽr ere, before, wéla wealth]

Ancient wealthdivitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ

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Ancient wealth; divitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ, Beo. Th. 5488; B. 2747