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fýr-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-heard, adj.

Fire-hardigne dūrātus

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Fire-hard; igne dūrātus Eoforlíc scionon fáh and fýrheard boar's likenesses shone variegated and fire-hard, Beo. Th. 615; B. 305

gár-wígend

(n.)
Grammar
gár-wígend, es; m.

A spear-fighterwarriorhastātus bellator

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A spear-fighter, warrior; hastātus bellator He úsic gárwígend góde tealde he accounted us warriors good, Beo. Th. 5275; B. 2641

gearu-wyrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
gearu-wyrdig, adj.

Ready in wordseloquentverbis promptus

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Ready in words, eloquent; verbis promptus Sum biþ gearu-wyrdig one is eloquent, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 21; Crä. 36

ealdor-stól

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-stól, es; m.

The lord's seat domĭni sēdes

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The lord's seat; domĭni sēdes Áhte ic ealdorstól I possessed the lord's seat. Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 36; Reim. 23

eal-felo

(adj.)

All-fell, very baleful omnīno pernĭciōsus

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All-fell, very baleful; omnīno pernĭciōsus Eal-felo áttor very baleful venom, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 28; . 24, 9

Linked entry: æl-fæle

hring-nett

(n.)
Grammar
hring-nett, es; n.
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A net-work of rings, a coat of mail formed of rings Hringnet bǽron locene leoþosyrcan, Beo. Th. 3783; B. 1889

mód-þryðu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
mód-þryðu (o), indecl. f.

Violence of mind

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Violence of mind Módþryðo wæg folces cwén a violent heart bore the queen of the people, Beo. Th. 3867; B. 1931

níþ-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-hygdig, adj.

Having the mind disposed to strifebold

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Having the mind disposed to strife, bold Hyrsta swylce on horde ǽr níþhýdige men genumen hæfdon, Beo. Th. 6311; B. 3166

giómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
giómor-mód, adj.

Sad of mindmæstus anĭmo

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Sad of mind; mæstus anĭmo He, giómormód, giohðo mǽnde he, sad of mind, bewailed his afflictions, Beo. Th. 4526; B. 2267

bi-leác

(v.; part.)

locked up, shut up

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locked up, shut up, Exon. 124 b; Th. 479, 1; . 62, 1, = be-leác; Similar entries p. of be-lúcan

blencan

(v.)
Grammar
blencan, p. blencte; pp. blenced

To deceive, cheatdecipere, fallereto impose upon

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To deceive, cheat; decipere, fallere He wrenceþ and blenceþ he deceives and cheats, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 18; Mód. 33

gerian

(v.)
Grammar
gerian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothevestīre

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To clothe; vestīre Ðám ðe ðone líchoman Cúþberhtes geredon quĭbus corpus Cudbercti vestierant, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 5, MS. B

wíþig-mere

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-mere, es; m.

A mere with willows on the banks

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A mere with willows on the banks On wíði*-*mære, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 188, 29. In wíðingmere, ii. 41, 4

Linked entry: wíþig

bí-gengere

(n.)
Grammar
bí-gengere, (big-, q.v. in Dict.)

a worshipper

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a worshipper Fram bisceopum and Godes biggencgerum a praesulibus et cultoribus Deo decretae Christianae religionis, C. D. B. i. 154, 13

Linked entry: -gengere

be-swælan

Grammar
be-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Beswǽled ambustum, circumustum, Germ. 391, 23. Ic wæs grimlíce beswǽled for þám micclan byrne, Hml. S. 23 b, 574. and add

finger-æppel

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Tǽnel gefylledne mid palmtreówa wæstmum þe hátað fingeræppla, Hml. -S. 23 b, 662. Fingerapplu palmeti, Hpt. 11. 496, 63. Add

ge-rinning

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rinning, e; f.
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Coagulation, thickening Wið þá gerynnincge þæs wormses ym(b) ðá breóst . . . syle þicgean . . . ; þá breóst beóð áfeormude, Lch. i. 292, 8

Linked entry: ge-rynning

brægd-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
brægd-wís, ; adj. [brægd
deceit
, wís
wise
]

deceitwiseWise in deceit, crafty, fraudulent;astutus, fraudulentus, dolosus

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Wise in deceit, crafty, fraudulent; astutus, fraudulentus, dolosus Brægdwís bona a crafty murderer, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 13; . 58

hord-wynn

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

The delightful object that consists in hoarded treasure [applied to the treasure guarded by the dragon],

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The delightful object that consists in hoarded treasure [applied to the treasure guarded by the dragon], Beo. Th. 4533; B. 2270

cnæpling

(n.)
Grammar
cnæpling, es; m.

A stripling,youthboyadolescens,puer

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A stripling, youth, boy; adolescens, puer Eom ic cnæpling I am a boy Homl. Th. ii. 576, 14: Mone B. 2514