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steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
steorfa, an; m.
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P. 18; Th. ii. 324, 29. flesh of animals that have died a natural death:?-Se ðe steorfan ete qui morticinam ederit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 27; Th. i. 212, 3. a place where death has taken place(?) Andlang móres tó síferþingcsteorfan, Cod. Dip. B. i. 296, 34

súsl-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
súsl-cwalu, e; f.
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A destruction or death accompanied by torment Ða árleásan geseóþ heora wíte and heora súselcwale hym tóweard, Wulfst. 238, 23. Ðú scealt habban súselcwale á on écnysse, 241, 13

tó-ætícan

(v.)

to increase

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to increase Swelce eác tóætécte disse gedréfnisse storm Sǽberhtes deáþ auxit autem procellam hujusce perturbations etiam mórs Sabercti, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 6. Similar entries v. next word

a-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To move quicklyvibrateremovedraw fromwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretra-here

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To move quickly, vibrate, remove, draw from, withdraw; vibrare, destringere, eximere, retra-here Ðe abregdan sceal deáþ sáwle ðíne death shall draw from thee thy soul, Cd. 125; Th. 159, 22; Gen. 2638.

Linked entry: a-brugdon

fór-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-sceótan, he -scýt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten

To shoot beforeanticipatecome beforepreventanticĭpāreprævĕnīre

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To shoot before, anticipate, come before, prevent; anticĭpāre, prævĕnīre Ða ungesǽligan menn ne mágon gebidon hwonne he [deáþ] him to cume, ac fórsceótaþ hine fóran unhappy men cannot wait till he [death] comes to them, but anticipate him beforehand,

Linked entry: for-scyttan

swebban

(v.)
Grammar
swebban, p. swefde, swefede; pp. swefed.
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Wæs hé sæmninga mid leóhte slǽpe swefed, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 13. of the sleep of death, to put to death, kill Hé swefeþ ond scendeþ, Beo. Th. 1204; B. 600. Ic hine sweorde swebban nelle, aldre beneótan, 1363; B. 679.

Linked entry: swefan

fǽge

feydamned

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Th. ii. 152, 2. doomed to eternal death, damned Æt heldore þǽr firenfulra fǽge gǽstas æfter swyltcwale sécan onginnað ingong, Gú. 532

wæl-not

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-not, es; m.

A fatal marka mark that brings deatha rune that brings death,

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A fatal mark, a mark that brings death, a rune that brings death, v. Kemble in Archæologia, vol. 28, p. 336.

Linked entry: not

morþor-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-bedd, es; n.

The bed of deaththe bed where a murdered man lies

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The bed of death, the bed where a murdered man lies Wæs ðam yldestan mǽges dǽdum morþorbed stréd (of a man shot by his brother), Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436

þeóden-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden-gedál, es, n.
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The separation from a lord by his death Ellen biþ sélast ðam ðe sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu, behycgan þeódengedál ... se wát his sincgiefan holdne biheledne, Exon. Th. 183, 8; Gú. 1324

gǽst-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gedál, es; n.

Separation of soul and bodydeathănĭmæ et corpŏris divortiummors

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Separation of soul and body, death; ănĭmæ et corpŏris divortium, mors Ne he sorge wæg gǽstgedáles he sorrowed not for his soul's separation, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 14; Gú. 1111

tíd-ege

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-ege, (?), es; m.
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Fear of a time, fear of the time of death. v. tíd, I.

un-læt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-læt, adj.

Not slowquickreadyactive

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Wíga, unlæt láces ( death ), Exon. Th. 164, 5; Gú. 1007. Hræd and unlæt, 436, 9; Rä. 54, 11

Linked entry: læt

tó-lísness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lísness, e; f.

dissolution,destructiondissolution,death

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Homl. 115, 16. dissolution, death Seó tíd mínre tólýsnesse and mínre forþfóre is swýþe neáh, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 21: 4, 9; S. 577, 16

feorh-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

Living kindvīventium gĕnus

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Living kind; vīventium gĕnus Bealocwealm hafaþ fela feorhcynna forþ onsended pernicious death has sent forth many living kinds, Beo. Th. 4524; B. 2266: Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 10; Gn. Ex. 14

ge-beoran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beoran, to -beoranne [ge-, beoran to bear]

To bearbringofferferreproferre

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To bear, bring, offer; ferre, proferre Ðám ðe se deáþ tobeótaþ, bútan ǽnigre yldinge is to gebeoranne his quĭbus mors inmĭnet, sĭne ulla dilātiōne profĕrenda est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 30

gemynd-dæg

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Add: the anniversary of a person's death Scs Gregorius gemynddæg (March 12. Cf. On ðone twelftan dæg ðæs mónðes (March) bið Sce Gregories geleórnes, Shrn. 62, 18), Ll. Th. i. 92, 5

wǽl-ben

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-ben, wǽl-benn, e; f.

A wound inflicted by the sea,

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(the reference is to the death of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 208, 30; Exod. 491

þegnung

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Th. 14. 14. v. cycen-, deáþ-, diácon-, eáster-, flǽsc-, mæsse-, middæg-, weorold-þegnung

beótian

(v.)
Grammar
beótian, beótigan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed[beót I. a threatening] .

to threatenminariminitarito boastvowpromisemagna loquipollicerispondere

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Ful oft wit beótedan, ðæt unc ne gedǽlde nemne ðeáþ ána full oft we two vowed, that naught should part us save death alone Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 32; Kl. 21