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Anglo-Saxon

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land-waru

(n.)
Grammar
land-waru, e; f.

country

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The people of a country, country, Beo. Th. 4631; B. 2321

lind-hæbbende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
lind-hæbbende, part. as noun.

Shield-bearerwarrior

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Shield-bearer, warrior, Beo. Th. 495; B. 245: 2808; B. 1402

lind-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
lind-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior armed with a shield, Beo. Th. 5199; B. 2603

máðum-sigle

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-sigle, es; n.

A costly jewel

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A costly jewel Geseah máððumsigla fela, Beo. Th. 5508; B. 2757

Linked entry: sigle

gold-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
gold-ǽht, e; f.
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A possession or treasure of gold, Beo. Th. 5489; B. 2748

gold-weard

(n.)
Grammar
gold-weard, es; m.
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A guardian of gold [a dragon], Beo. Th. 6154; B. 3081

geofon-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
geofon-ýþ, e; f.

A sea-wave, billowmaris unda

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A sea-wave, billow; maris unda, Beo. Th. 1035; B. 515

wíd-scofen

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-scofen, adj.
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Pushed far, extreme Weá wídscofen, Beo. Th. 1876; B. 936

un-áwemmed

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Ic beó unáwemmed (immaculatus) mid him, Ps. L. 17, 24. Add

gum-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
gum-dryhten, es; m.

A lord of menvirorum dominus

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A lord of men; virorum dominus, Beo. Th. 3289; B. 1642

hand-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
hand-wundor, es; n.

A wondrous thing wrought by hand

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A wondrous thing wrought by hand, Beo. Th. 5530: B. 2768

heard-hicgende

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-hicgende, adj.

Bold in purpose

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Bold in purpose, Beo. Th. 793; B. 394: 1602; B. 799

heaðu-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-torht, adj.

Clear-sounding and of warlike import

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Clear-sounding and of warlike import, Beo. Th. 5109: B. 2553

horn-reced

(n.)
Grammar
horn-reced, es; n.

A house having 'horns' or pinnacles,

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A house having 'horns' or pinnacles, Beo. Th. 1412; B. 704

Linked entry: horn-sæl

hilde-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-cyst, e; f.

Excellence in war, valour

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Excellence in war, valour Hildecystum valorously Beo. Th. 5189; B. 2598

Linked entry: gúþ-cyst

hleór-bolster

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-bolster, es; m.

A cushion for the cheek, pillow

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A cushion for the cheek, pillow, Beo. Th. 1381; B 688

ymb-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-ryne, es; m.
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Be ðæs geáres ymbrenum de temporibus 232, 5

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Gif hé wæccende weard onfunde búan on beorge, Beo. Th. 5675; B. 2841. Gif hwylc brððor on lytlum gyltum byþ onfunden, R. Ben. 49, 2. to find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible of Ic onfinde experiar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 7.

á-teorodness

(n.)
Grammar
á-teorodness, á-teorodnessee; f.

Exhaustioncoming to an end

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Exhaustion, coming to an end Þá hálgan scínað and on þǽre beorhtnysse hí beóð ǽfre wunigende búton áteorodnysse (the brightness will never be exhausted), Hml. A. 44, 495

un-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þæslíc, adj.

Unsuitableunseemlyunbecomingunfit

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Ben. 74, 23. Tó ðan unþæslícum ad ineptas, Hpt. Gl. 510, 35. Unþæslíce míslára inportunas suggestiones, Scint. 33, 19