rand-burh
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a town that acts as a shield (?), a fortified town, a frontier town (?) Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade, Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19. Randbyrig ( the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene
rand-gebeorh
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a protection such as that afforded by a shield Se ágend up árǽrde reáde streámas in randgebeorh the Lord hath raised the Red Sea's waters as a protecting shield (cf. the waters were a wall unto them, Ex. 14, 29), Cd. Th. 196, 24; Exod. 296
rand-hæbbend
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One who has a shield, a warrior Óðer nǽnig sélra nǽre rondhæbbendra, Beo. Th. 1726; B. 861
rand-wígend
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A warrior with a shield, a warrior Rondwíggende ( the men of Holofernes ), Judth. Thw. 21, 9; Jud. 11 : 21, 15; Jud. 20. Nú ic gumena gehwæne ðyssa burhleóda biddan wylle randwíggendra ( the people of Bethulia), 24, 14; Jud. 188 : (the descendants of
bord-rand
The margin or disc of a shield ⬩ scuti margo
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[bord II. a shield, rand a rim, margin] The margin or disc of a shield; scuti margo Biorn bordrand onswáf the hero turned his shield's disc, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559
geolo-rand
A yellow disk, shield
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A yellow disk, shield, Beo. Th. 880; B. 438: Elen. Kmbl. 235; El. 118
scyte-rǽs
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A headlong rush On scyterǽs oððe on fǽrfyll, unforesceáwadlíc in preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 43
sweord-rǽs
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A sword-rush, an attack with swords:?-Sweord*-*rǽs fornam, ðǽr se hálga gecrang wund for weorudum, Apstls. Kmbl. 118; Ap. 59
þorn-rǽw
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A row of thorn-bushes On ða þornrǽwe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 28. On ða ealdan þornrǽwe, 199, 33, 34
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hæsel-rǽw
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A row of hazels On ðá hæselrǽwe, C. D. iii. 77, 4
rǽg-hár
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Substitute: ræg-hár grey with lichen. Cf. ragu
fyrs-rǽw
A row or fence of furze
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A row or fence of furze On áne firesréwe, C. D. vi. 230, 30
hand-rǽs
Onset, attack,
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Onset, attack, Beo. Th. 4150; B. 2072
heaðu-rǽs
A battle-rush, charge, onslaught
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A battle-rush, charge, onslaught, Beo. Th. 1056; B. 526: 1119; B. 557: 2099; B. 1047
stæf-rǽw
A letter-row ⬩ an alphabet ⬩ an alphabet
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A letter-row, an alphabet Mid stæfrǽwe endebyrdnesse tósceádene alphabeti ordine distinctum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 40
ge-fér-rǽdnes
Society ⬩ societas
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Society; societas,Lye
(-)réd(-)
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a-rád
rode
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rode He út arád he rode out, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 22;
floc-rád
A riding company ⬩ a troop ⬩ turma
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A riding company, a troop; turma Ðá fundon hie óðre flocráde, ðæt rád út wið Lygtúnes then they raised another troop, which rode out towards Leighton, Chr. 917, Erl. 102, 15. Fóron hie æfter ðæm wealda hlóþum and flocrádum they went through the wood
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