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æt-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen

To take awayauferre

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To take away; auferre Hama ætwæg sigle Hama took away the jewel, Beo. Th. 2401; B. 1198

Linked entry: æt-wæg

daraþ

(n.)
Grammar
daraþ, dareþ

a dart, spear, javelin

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a dart, spear, javelin, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 27; Jul. 68: Beo. Th. 5689; B. 2848

full-eóde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
full-eóde, pl. -eódon

went afterfollowedaided

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went after, followed, aided, Beo. Th. 6230, note; B. 3119: Cd. 98; Th. 130, 1; Gen. 2153;

eal-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-geador, eall-geador; adv.

Altogether omnīno

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Altogether; omnīno Ðǽr wæs ealgeador Grendles grápe there was altogether Grendel's grasp, Beo. Th. 1675; B. 835

Linked entry: eall-geador

heoru-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-dreór, es; m.

Blood coming from wounds made by the swordgore

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Blood coming from wounds made by the sword, gore, Beo. Th. 978; B. 487: 1703; B. 849

medu-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
medu-ærn, es; n.

A house in which mead is drunka banqueting-house

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A house in which mead is drunk, a banqueting-house Medoærn micel, Beo. Th. 138; B. 69

morgen-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-ceald, adj.

Chilled with the cold of early morning

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Chilled with the cold of early morning Sceal gár wesan monig morgenceald, Beo. Th. 6036; B. 3022

ge-sæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sæt, pl. -sǽton

sat, sat down,

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sat, sat down, Beo. Th. 5427; B. 2717: Elen. Kmbl. 1732; El. 868; p. of ge-sittan

under-cyning

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Nú hét hé þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

á-spelian

(v.)
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Nán ne beó áspelod of kycenan tó þínienne nullus excussetur a cojuinę officio, Chrd. 16, 17. Add

sǽ-wudu

(n.)

a ship

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a ship Hí sǽwudu sǽldon they fastened their ship to the shore, Beo. Th. 457 ; B. 228

wǽg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-bora, an; m.

A wave-bearera creature that lives beneath the waves

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A wave-bearer, a creature that lives beneath the waves Wundorlíc wǽgbora, Beo. Th. 2884; B. 1440

hilde-bil

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-bil, -bill; es; n.

Battle-blade, sword,

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Battle-blade, sword, Beo. Th. 3337; B. 1666: 1118; B. 557: 3044; B. 1520: 5351; B. 2679

sǽ-weard

(n.)

sea-ward,

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Werige his (the 'cotsetla' ) hláfordes inland, gif him man beóde, æt sǽwearde, 3 ;Th. i. 432, 28. Cf. the description of Beowulf's landing Ða of wealle geseah weard Scyldinga, se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde, etc. Beo.

húsel-gang

Grammar
húsel-gang, Add: the receiving of the Eucharist, Communion, v. húsl; <b>II a.</b> 5
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beóð geclǽnsode þurh ðæs hálgan húselganges, Hml.

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.

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, -cist, e; -ciste, an; f.
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Substitute: A receptacle for books, of books for reading Béc of bóccystan codices de blibliotheca, R. Ben. I. 83, 3. Apollonius his bócciste untýnde and ásmeáde þone rǽdels æfter údwitena wísdóme, Ap. Th. 5, 24. Bóccysta armaria, An.

firlen

distance

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Þá gebróðra þe feorr beóð on geswince and hig ne magon for ðám fyrlene heora cyrcan gesécan, R. Ben. 78, 5. Þeáh þe hé on fyrlene wǽre, Hml. S. 6, no: 18, 174. Sum dǽl þæs folces on fyrlene wæs fram Mathathiam, 25, 237.

ellen-gǽst

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-gǽst, es; m.

A bold or powerful spirit pŏtens spīrĭtus

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A bold or powerful spirit; pŏtens spīrĭtus Se ellengǽst the powerful spirit [Grendel ], Beo. Th. 172; B. 86

fýr-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-leóht, es; n.

A fire-lightigneum lūmen

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A fire-light; igneum lūmen He fýrleóht geseah he saw a fire-light, Beo. Th. 3037; B. 1516