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ecg-bana

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-bana, -bona, an; m.

A sword-killer, murderer glădio cædens, occīsor

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A sword-killer, murderer; glădio cædens, occīsor Cain gewearþ to ecgbanan ángan bréðer Cain became the murderer of his only brother, Beo. Th. 2528; B. 1262. Ecg-bona, 5006; B. 2506

fámig-heals

(adj.)
Grammar
fámig-heals, adj.

Foamy-necked spūmōsus in collo

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Foamy-necked ; spūmōsus in collo Sǽ-genga fór, fleát fámigheals the sea-goer went, the foamy-necked floated, Beo. Th. 3822; B. 1909: 441; B. 218: Andr. Kmbl. 993; An. 497

Linked entry: heals

greótan

(v.)
Grammar
greótan, ic greóte, ðú grýtest, grýtst, he greóteþ, grýt, pl. greóteþ; p. greát, pl. gruton; pp. groten
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Se ðe on sefan greóteþ who weeps in spirit, Beo. Th. 2689; B. 1342

gomen

(n.)
Grammar
gomen, es; n.
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Game, joy, mirth, sport; jŏcus, jūbĭlium, lætĭtia, lūdus Nis ðǽr gomen in geardum there is no mirth in the courts, Beo. Th. 4909; B. 2459: 4518; B. 2263: 3554; B. 1775

searu-hæbbend

(n.)
Grammar
searu-hæbbend, searu-hæbbende, [one]
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Searohæbbendra, 2934; An. 1470: Beo. Th. 480; B. 237: Exon. Th. 468, 12; Phar. 6

þrýþ-word

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-word, es; n.

A brave wordnoble speech

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A brave word, noble speech Ðá wæs eft swá ǽr (cf. word wǽron wynsume, 1228; B. 612) inne on healle þrýðword sprecen, ðeód on sǽlum, sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1290; 643

ýþ-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-gebland, es; n.
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The tossing waves Ýðgeblond up ástígeþ won tó wolcnum, ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2750; B. 1373: 3190; B. 1593. Wǽron ýðgebland eal gefǽlsod, eácne eardas, 3244; B. 1620

be-meldian

(v.)
Grammar
be-meldian, p. ode
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To denounce a person, disclose, reveal a secret Þéh hit sume hwíle forholen beó, hit warð á bemeldod (cf. hit bið æt sumum cyrre open, Prov. K. 30), Prov. M. 27

cyn-lic

Grammar
cyn-lic, convenient.
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Ꝥ ne beó behýddþæs cynlica weg, Angl. viii. 302, 40 (cf. 322, 44). Suá cenlic (cendlic, Ep. Erf) percommode, Txts. 85, 1534. v. un-cynlic, and cine-lic in Dict. Add

wæl-hlem

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-hlem, wæl-hlemm, es; m.

A deadly onslaught

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.; næs hé forht swáðéh, ac forgeald hraðe wælhlem ðone, Beo. Th. 5931; B. 2969. Cf. hilde-hlem

weligian

(v.)
Grammar
weligian, p. ode

to make richenrichto become richabundantto abound

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to make rich, enrich Ic weligie beo, ic welegode beavi Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 137, 1. to become rich or abundant, to abound Tír welgade Exon. Th. 353, 58; Reim. 34

Linked entry: welgian

wíg-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-weorþung, e ; f.

Honour to idols

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Hwílum hié gehéton æt heargtrafum wígweorþunga, Beo. Th. 353; B. 176

hafecere

(n.)
Grammar
hafecere, es; m.

A hawker

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A hawker Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóst ne beó hunta ne hafecere we enjoin that a priest be not a hunter, nor a hawker, L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 7

ge-swing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swing, es; n.

A vibration;vibrātiofluctuātio

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Kmbl. 703; An. 352: Beo. Th. 1700; B. 848: Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 7; Pa. 8

wítnung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung-stów, e; f.

A place of punishment

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A place of punishment Seó micele byrnende dene is wítnungstów, in ðære beóð manna sáwla gewítnode and geclǽnsode, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 20.

Linked entry: wítung-stów

ge-nǽtan

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Wyrð ðæt mód besuicen and genǽt (-nǽtt, v. l.) mid ðǽra ólicunga ðe him underðiédde beóð seductus ab his, quae infra suppetunt, Past. 111, 6

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable beingwretchmiscreantmonsterfierce combatantmiserperditusmonstrumbellator immanis

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Satanus, earm aglǽ ca Satan, miserable wretch, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 1; Sat. 448: Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 21; Jul. 268: 70a; Th. 261, 22; Jul. 319: Beo. Th. 1116; B. 556: 5177; B. 2592

ellen-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-weorc, es; B.

A work of valour, valiant or powerful act fortitūdĭnis ŏpus, res fortĭter gesta

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Gif ðú ðæt ellenweorc aldre gedígest if thou escapest with life from that work of valour, Beo. Th. 1326; B. 661: 5279; B. 2643: Exon. 42 a; Th. 140, 20; Gú. 613. Ellenweorca of valiant acts, Beo. Th. 4789; B. 2399.

nát-hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nát-hwilc, pron. indef.

Some oneI know not who

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Hé in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo. Th. 3031; B. 1513. (Cf. sceaða ic nát hwylc, 554; B. 274.)

æg-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
æg-lǽca, an; m.

A miserable beingwretchmonstermiserperditusmonstrum

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A miserable being, wretch, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum Atol æglǽca the fell wretch, Beo. Th. 1188; B. 592 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 28; Sat. 161: Andr. Kmbl. 2717; An. 1361