ceafer-tún
a hall; atrium
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a hall; atrium
feaxe
Having hair ⬩ cŏmātus
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Having hair; cŏmātus
gæst-sele
a guest-hall
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a guest-hall
FEOH
cattle ⬩ living animals ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ jūmenta ⬩ Money ⬩ value ⬩ price ⬩ hire ⬩ stipend ⬩ FEE ⬩ reward ⬩ pĕcūnia ⬩ merces ⬩ Goods ⬩ property ⬩ riches ⬩ wealth ⬩ bŏna ⬩ dīvĭtiæ ⬩ ŏpes
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cattle, living animals; pĕcus, jūmenta Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás feoh [G and H] on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9. Feoh bútan gewitte the cattle without understanding, Salm.
sele-rest
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A bed in a hall Hine ymb monig sǽrinc selereste gebeáh ( of Beowulf and his men when sleeping in Hrothgar's hall ), Beo. Th. 1384 ; B. 690
blæc-fexed
Having black hair, black-haired ⬩ nigris capillis
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[blæc black, feax, fex hair] Having black hair, black-haired; nigris capillis He is blæcfexed [MS. blæcfexede] he is black-haired, Homl. Th. i. 456, 16
an-hón
to hang ⬩ suspendere
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to hang; suspendere
GÁN
To go ⬩ come ⬩ walk ⬩ happen ⬩ īre ⬩ grădi ⬩ evĕnīre
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Sume for hungre heora feóndum on hand eódon some for hunger went into the hands of their foes, 1, 15; S. 484, 5. Gá hider come hither, Gen. 27, 21. Gáþ eów into ðære cyrcan unforhtlíce go into the church fearlessly, Homl. Th. i. 508, 1
in-tó
Into
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Homl. 79, 23. with inst Ðá ongeáton hie ðæt se eádiga Michael him sylfa ðæt tácn ðæs siges gecýðde intó ðý swíðan slǽpe then they perceived that the blessed Michael had himself made known that token of victory in the deep sleep, 205, 4
irming
A poor ⬩ mean ⬩ wretched ⬩ miserable person ⬩ a wretch
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Ðá ða iermingas ðe ðǽr tó láfe wurdon út of ðǽm holan crupon ðe heó on lutedan when the wretched people that remained crept out of the holes that they had lurked in, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 29.
læccan
To take ⬩ grasp ⬩ seize ⬩ catch ⬩ apprehend ⬩ capture
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Hí gærs ǽton georne and ǽlc læhte of óðrum gif hé hwæt litles hæfde they eagerly ate grass, and each seized from the other, if he had any little bit, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 10.
meldian
to declare ⬩ announce ⬩ tell ⬩ to inform against ⬩ accuse
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Hé nolde meldian on his geféran ðe mid him sieredon he would not inform against his companions who had plotted with him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 20
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ge-wislíce
Certainly ⬩ exactly ⬩ truly ⬩ especially ⬩ besides ⬩ videlicet ⬩ scilicet ⬩ sane ⬩ utique ⬩ porro
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Se wítegode be Criste swíðe gewislíce swilce he godspellere wǽre he prophesied about Christ with great exactness, as if he had been an evangelist, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 414. Gewislíce ic hæbbe certe habeo, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 7.
Linked entries: ge-wisslíce wisslíce
ge-edníwian
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S. 27, 135. to renew an action, do again what has been done before, repeat Se man þe æfter his dǽdbóte his mánfullan dǽda geedníwað, Hml. S. 12, 162.
hálig-nes
holiness, sanctity ⬩ a holy thing, relic ⬩ a holy place, sanctuary
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Ic háte ðé Veronix ðæt ðú ágif mé ða hálignysse ðe ðú myd ðé hæfst. Veronix him ðá swýðe wiðsóc and sǽde, ðæt heó náne hálignyssa myd hyre næfde I command thee, Veronica, that thou give up to me the relic that thou hast with thee.
Linked entry: hǽlnes
hróf-sele
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A hall having a roof Nǽnig wæter him for hrófsele hrínan ne mihte no water could touch him for the roofed hall, Beo. Th. 3034; B. 1515
DÓGOR
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Ðys dógor ðú geþyld hafa weána gehwylces do thou have patience this day for every woe, Beo. Th. 2794; B. 1395. Ðý dógore in that day, 3599; B. 1797: Judth. 9; Thw. 21, l0; Jud. 12. Uferan dógore at a later day, Past. 38, 8; Hat.
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of-sittan
to sit upon, press down by sitting ⬩ to sit upon, oppress ⬩ to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) ⬩ to sit about, besiege ⬩ to repress, check, present motion
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to sit upon, press down by sitting Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst she (Grendel's mother) pressed down the hall-guest (Beowulf, who had fallen) Beo. Th. 3094; B. 1545.
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gyst-sele
A guest-hall ⬩ hospĭtālis aula
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A guest-hall; hospĭtālis aula Éðelleáse ðysne gystsele gihþum healdaþ [MS. healdeþ] the homeless hold this guest-hall in memory, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 4; Exod. 534
be-reccan
to relate ⬩ recount ⬩ explain ⬩ narrare ⬩ exponere ⬩ to explain one's conduct ⬩ justify one's self ⬩ se excusare ⬩ se purgare ⬩ accusatorum criminibus respondere
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C. bereccean] mǽgen they always seek endless excuses, how they may justify themselves, Past. 35, 2; Hat. MS. 45 a, 19. Him wæs lýfnesse seald ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan [MS.
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