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.
Linked entry: of-setenness
bán-hring
A bone-ring ⬩ a neck-bone ⬩ ossium artus ⬩ vertebra
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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567
clyfian
To cleave, adhere ⬩ adhærere
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To cleave, adhere; adhærere Ðæt feax ðe on ðam cambe clyfige somnige let her collect the hair that cleaveth to the comb, Med. ex Quadr. l, 7; Lchdm. i. 332, 21, MS. B
ellen-heard
Hard of courage, bold, courageous ⬩ fortis, strēnuus
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Hard of courage, bold, courageous; fortis, strēnuus Wæs eorl ellenheard searoþancum beseted the courageous warrior was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2509; An. 1256: Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 3; Gú. 1138
blonden-feax
Having mixed hair ⬩ comam mixtam habens
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Having mixed hair; comam mixtam habens, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 7; Gen. 2341: 123; Th. 157, 5; Gen. 2600: Beo. Th. 3586; B. 1791: 5916; B. 2962: 3750; B. 1873: 3193, B. 1594
ge-cígnes
A calling ⬩ entreaty
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A calling, entreaty Ofer mínre gecígnesse ðú gesettest ealle ðíne apostolas to mínre byrgenne without my entreaty thou hast appointed all the apostles to be present at my burial, Blickl. Homl. 143, 29
un-tótwǽmed
Undivided ⬩ unseparated
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Undivided, unseparated Nis Cristes godcundnys gerunnen tó ðære menniscnysse, ac hé þurhwunaþ þeáh á on écnysse on ánum háde untótwǽmed, Homl. Th. i. 40, 30. Ðæra weorc is symle untótwǽmed, ii. 366, 20
Linked entry: tó-twǽman
efesung
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Substitute: Hair-cutting, clipping, polling Oefsung circinatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 7. Efesung circinnatio, 14, 29. Efesunge tonsura, An. Ox. 4174. Man geswíce higeleásra gewǽda and bismorlicra efesunga, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 10
dón
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Th. i. 184, 16. to do harm Seó leáse wyrd ne mæg þám men dón nǽnne dem, Bt. 20; F. 70, 22. with complementary adjective Ic dó þínne ofspring menigfealdne, Gen. 13, 16. Men hále ðú dóes, Ps. Srt. 35, 7. Hál dóeð hé folc, Mt. L. 1, 21.
þearle
Severely, ⬩ sorely, ⬩ strictly, ⬩ hard. ⬩ very, ⬩ very much, ⬩ exceedingly, ⬩ excessively ⬩ very, ⬩ to a great degree, ⬩ very much, ⬩ to a great extent, ⬩ exceedingly
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Severely, sorely, strictly, hard.
lád
a course ⬩ way ⬩ a lode ⬩ watercourse ⬩ carrying ⬩ carriage ⬩ bringing ⬩ Sustenance ⬩ provision
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Ic freónda beþearf on láde ðonne ic sceal langne hám ána gesécan I need friends on my way, when alone I must seek my long home, Apstls. Kmbl. 183; Ap. 92: Andr. Kmbl. 551; An. 276.
stirn-líc
hard, harsh ⬩ Hard, unpleasant, severe
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hard, harsh Warna ðæt ðú nán þing styrnlíces ne sprece ongén Iacob cave, ne loquaris contra Jacob quidquam durius, Gen. 31, 29.
Linked entry: styrn-líc
pening-weorþ
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A penny-worth Hafa án penigweorþ swefles, Lchdm. iii. 38, 28. Æt ǽlcon gegyldan ǽnne peningc oððe án peningcwurþ weaxes, Chart. Th. 605, 26. Twá hund peningweorþ hláfes, Homl. Th. i. 182, 9
folce-getrum
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Perhaps for the last half-line might be read trume mid heora folce
lang-wyrpe
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Oblong Gyf þú hwilce langwyrpe bóc habban wille, þonne strece þú þíne wynstran hand and wege hí, and sete þíne swýþran ofer þínne wynstran earm be þǽre bóce læncge, Tech. ii. 119, 13
æcern
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Ðis æceren (æcern, v. l.) haec glans, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 61, 8: 312, 6: glandix, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 29: ii. 41, 27. Heó eteð hnyte oþþe æceran, Lch. iii. 144, 20. Add
sweord-gripe
Sword-grasp, seizing of swords
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Sword-grasp, seizing of swords Ðæt hí in wínsele þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan so that in the banquet hall through seizing their swords they lost their lives, Exon. Th. 271, 26; Jul. 488
ge-hǽlan
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Th. 58, 2. to hail, salute Hé þone cniht gehǽlde (-hálette, v. l.) and him bebeád puero resalutato praecepit, Gr. D. 36, 27
LAND
LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country
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Andreas sette his hand ofer ðara wera eágan ðe ðǽr on lande wǽron Andrew placed his hand upon the eyes of the men who were there in that country, Blickl. Homl. 239, 3.
Linked entries: land-gewyrpe landes mann
hrínan
To touch ⬩ reach ⬩ strike
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Wát ic Matheus þurh mǽnra hand hrinan heorudolgum. Andr.