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beóðan

are

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Stv. 5, 11, = beóþ

ágend-freá

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-freá, an; m.

The owning lordpossessordominuspossessor

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The owning lord, possessor; dominus, possessor He heofona is and ðisse eorþan ágend-freá he is the owning Lord of heaven and of this earth, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 10; Gen. 2141: Beo. Th. 3770; B. 1883

Linked entry: ágend-frió

dreám-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
dreám-leás, adj.

Joyless, sad mæstus

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Joyless, sad; mæstus Dreámleás gebád he continued joyless, Beo. Th. 3445; B. 1720: Cd. 202; Th. 251, 4; Dan. 558. Ðis is dreámleás hús this is a joyless house, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 22; Cri. 1628

éþ-gesýne

(adj.)
Grammar
éþ-gesýne, adj.

Easy to be seen, visible fácílis vīsu, vīsĭbĭlis

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Easy to be seen, visible; fácílis vīsu, vīsĭbĭlis Ðǽr biþ éþgesýne þreó tácen there shall be easy to be seen three signs, Exon. 26a; Th. 76, 6; Cri. 1235: Beo. Th. 2225; B. 1110. v. ýþ-gesýne

Linked entry: eáþ-gesýne

hring-íren

(n.)
Grammar
hring-íren, es; n.
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The iron rings of a coat of mail Gúþbyrne scán heard hand-locen hringíren scír song in searwum the corslet shone, hard, hand-wrought, the bright iron rings rang in their armour, Beo. Th. 650; B. 222

Linked entry: íren

león

(v.)
Grammar
león, p. láh.

To lend

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Th. 469, 25: Beo. Th. 2916; B. 1456. Líh mé þreó hláfas commoda mihi tres panes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 5

be-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sprengan, p. de; pp. ed

To besprinkleaspergere

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To besprinkle; aspergere Bespreng me mid ysopon, ðæt ic beó geclǽnsod asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor, Ps. Th. 50, 8. Besprengc hyne mid ðam wætere besprinkle him with the water, Herb. 86, 4; Lchdm. i. 190, 11

Linked entry: be-sprængan

ǽwisc-firen

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-firen, adj.
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Guilty of shameless sin; def. form used sub-stantirely, a shameless sinner Beó þé swá hǽþenna and eáwisfirina sit tibi sicut ethnicus et publicanus , Mt. R. 18, 17. Ǽwisfirine publicani , 21, 31. Éwisfirinæ, 32. v. next word

hafenian

(v.)
Grammar
hafenian, p. ode; pp. od

To grasp, hold

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To grasp, hold Wǽpen hafenade heard be hiltum he grasped the weapon hard by the hilt, Beo. Th. 3151; B. 1573. Bord hafenode he grasped his shield, Byrht. Th. 132, 67; By. 42 : 140, 57; By. 309

ge-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bredan, p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden [ge-, bredan to draw]

to drawunsheathbrandishstringĕreevagĭnārevibrāreto draw breathtake breathinspireinspīrāreto weaveplaitnectĕreplectĕreto feignpretendsimŭlāre

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Beo. Th. 3333; B. 1664.

ge-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bídan, he -bídeþ, -bít; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden [ge-, bídan to bide, abide]

To abidetarryremainawaitlook forexpectmeet withexperienceenduremănēreremănēreexpectāreconsĕquisustĭneretolĕrāre

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He ðæs frófre gebád he from that [time] met with comfort, Beo. Th. 14; B. 7: Exon. 41 b; Th. 140, 11; Gú. 608. Óðres ne gýmeþ to gebídanne yrfeweardes he cares not to wait for another heir, Beo. Th. 4895; B. 2452.

Linked entry: gebýdan

ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ, fyrhþ, ferþ, ferht, es; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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Ferhþes fóreþanc forethought of mind, Beo. Th. 2124; B. 1060. His geleáfa wearþ fæst on ferhþe his faith became firm in his spirit, Elen. Kmbl. 2071; El. 1037: Exon. 100 a; Th. 375, 2; Seel. 132: Cd. 40; Th. 53, 32; Gen. 870: Beo.

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting mana warriorsoldiera noblestrenuous man

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Th. 140, 43; By. 302; Beo. Th. 6279; B. 3144. Wígend unforhte, Cd. Th. 189, 6; Exod.180. Wígend, céne under cumblum, Andr. Kmbl. 2408; An. 1205. Wíggend, Judth. Thw. 22, 20; Jud. 69: 23, 26 ; Jud. 141.

HORD

(n.)
Grammar
HORD, es; n. m.

HOARD, treasuren. thesaurus

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Ðá wæs óþboren beága hord then was borne off the hoard of rings, Beo. Th. 4557; B. 2284: 6015; B. 3011. Hyrde ðæs hordes keeper of the hoard, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 7; Rä. 87, 9: Beo. Th. 1778; B. 887.

Linked entries: hord-cófa hord-loca

and-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
and-lang, -long, [ond-]; adj.

All-alongthroughoutcontinuousextendedper totumcontinuusin longum porrectus

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Kmbl. 2550; An. 1276: Chr. 937; Th. 202, 27, col. 2; Æðelst. 21: Beo. Th. 4237; B. 2115

feoh-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
feoh-leás, adj.

Moneylesspricelesspĕcūniæ ĭnopssine prĕtio

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Ðæt wæs feohleás gefeoht that was a priceless fight, Beo. Th. 4873; B. 2441

in-fród

(adj.)
Grammar
in-fród, adj.

Very oldvery wise

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Very old or very wise Hé him helpe ne mæg eald and infród ǽnige gefremman old and stricken in years he can afford him no help, Beo. Th. 4889 ; B. 2449. Him wæs wén ealdum infródum, 3752 ; B. 1874

níþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-heard, adj.

Bold in battleaudacious

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Kmbl. 389; El. 195 : (Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 4826; B. 2417. Ðá wearþ sum tó ðæs árod ðara beadorinca, ðæt hé in ðæt búrgeteld níþheard néðde, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277

grund-wang

(n.)
Grammar
grund-wang, -wong, es; m.
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The bottom, ground, floor, the earth He ðone grundwong ongytan mihte he could perceive the bottom [of the lake ], Beo. Th. 2996; B. 1496: 5533; B. 2770. Grundwong ofgyfan to give up the earth, to die, 5169; B. 2588

brægd

(n.)

fraud

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Ne beó nǽnig man bregda tó full, Bl. H. 109, 29. Hý æt mé leornedan leáse bregdas, Wlfst. 255, 15. Add