ecg-þræc
Sword-strength, war or savage courage ⬩ glădiōrum impĕtus
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Sword-strength, war or savage courage; glădiōrum impĕtus He ne þearf atoleecg-þræce he needs not the cruel sword-strength, Beo. Th. 1196; B. 596
ofer-mæcga
A man superior to others, an illustrious person ⬩ a mighty champion
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A man superior to others, an illustrious person Ofermæcga spræc dýre Dryhtnes þegn the angel sent to save Guthlac Exon. Th. 143, 21; Gu. 664
fór-wyrcan
To work or place before ⬩ obstruct ⬩ barricade ⬩ oppōnére ⬩ obstruĕre
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He hæfde ealle ða geatu fórworht into him he had barricaded all the entrances against him, Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 31. Synt ðissa heldóra wegas fórworhte the ways of these hell-doors are obstructed, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 21; Gen. 381
Linked entries: un-forworht for-worhta
clifian
To cleave, adhere ⬩ adhærere
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To cleave, adhere; adhærere Hí willaþ clifian on ðǽm monnum they will cleave to the men, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 19. Woldon hí on ðam clifian they would cleave to him, 16, 3; Fox 56, 10: L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 20.
Linked entries: clyfian cleofian cliofian on-clifiende tó
lesan
To lease ⬩ gather ⬩ collect
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Hí lǽson ǽfre forþ mid heom ealle ða butsecarlas ðe heó gemétton they kept on all the while collecting and joining to themselves all the sailors they found, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 15.
M
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; while the m which is found in the plural of the Gothic and O.
gár-secg
a spear-man ⬩ the ocean ⬩ hŏmo jăcŭlo armātus ⬩ oceănus ⬩ a sea ⬩ măre
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a spear-man, the ocean; hŏmo jăcŭlo armātus, oceănus. The myth of an armed man, - a spear-man is employed by the Anglo-Saxons as a term to denote the Ocean, and has some analogy to the personification of Neptune holding his trident.
Linked entry: secg
FELD
FIELD ⬩ pasture ⬩ plain ⬩ an open country ⬩ campus ⬩ campestria
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Weaxaþ hraðe feldes blóstman the flowers of the field quickly grow, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 19; Met. 6, 10. On felda ðam ðe deórmóde Díran héton in the field which the brave men call Dura, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 13; Dan. 170: Byrht. Th. 138, 56; By. 241.
hold
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The importance of the hold in England is marked in the following passage:-
seldan
Seldom ⬩ rarely
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Icel. of- too, and v. of-) seldan hwǽr æfter leódhryre lytle hwíle bongár búgeþ too rare are the cases in which after the fall of men the deadly weapon retires, or often after slaughter the spear is seldom at rest, i. e. in most cases frequent strife
Linked entry: seldnor
CWIC
Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax
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To démenne ǽgðer ge ðám cucum ge ðám deádum to judge both the quick and the dead, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 20: 598, 6: Num. 16, 48. Seó wiht bindeþ cwice the creature will bind the quick, Exon. 109b ; Th. 420, 8; Rä. 39, 7.
ge-byrd
birth ⬩ origin ⬩ beginning ⬩ parentage ⬩ family ⬩ lineage ⬩ nativitas ⬩ origo ⬩ stirps ⬩ genus ⬩ nature ⬩ quality ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ natura ⬩ qualitas ⬩ conditio ⬩ sors ⬩ fatum
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Hie on gebyrd hruron gáre wunde they fell according to their fate, wounded by the spear, Beo. Th. 2153 : B. 1074. Or in the last two instances may 'gebyrd' be referred to 'gebyrian' to happen?
Linked entries: weorold-gebyrd ge-bærd beorþ ge-bird ge-byrdo byrd byrde byrdnys byrd-scype
CLYPPAN
To embrace ⬩ clasp ⬩ CLIP ⬩ cherish ⬩ complecti ⬩ amplexari
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Ǽghwæðer óðerne earme beþehte, cyston hie and clypton each embraced the other with his arm, they kissed and clasped each other Andr. Kmbl. 2031; An. 1018
Linked entry: be-clyppan
á-ginnan
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Þá anlícnessa hé gemacode þurh drýcræft þæt hý águnnon swylce hý cwice wǽron he made the images by magic to act as if they were alive , Wlfst. 99, l
a-cwencan
To quench ⬩ extinguish ⬩ put out ⬩ extinguere
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To quench, extinguish, put out; extinguere Bæd ðæt hí ðæt leóht acwencton prayed that they would put out the light, Bd. 4,8; S. 575, 40, note, MS. B. Úre leóhtfatu synt acwencte lampades nostræ extinguuntur, Mt. Bos. 25, 8.
cyne-gyrd
A royal wand, sceptre ⬩ sceptrum
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Hí to ðæs caseres cynegyrde gebugon they submitted to the emperor's sceptre, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 16
Linked entries: cyne-geard cyne-gerd
éðel-riht
A land or country's right ⬩ patrium jus
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A land or country's right; patrium jus Wǽron orwénan éðelrihtes they were hopeless of country's right, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 8; Exod. 211.
gafel
Tax ⬩ tribute ⬩ vectīgal ⬩ trĭbūtum
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Tax, tribute; vectīgal, trĭbūtum Ðæt he mǽge cyninges gafel forþbringan that he can bring forth the king's tribute, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 14, note 17. Hí Godes gafel lǽston they rendered God's tribute, L. Eth. ix. 43; Th. i. 350, 8.
helde
Allegiance ⬩ fealty
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Heanrig ofer sǽ fór on ðæs cynges heldan Henry went over sea as liege man of the king, 1095; Erl. 231, 9
mód-hwæt
Strong of soul ⬩ courageous ⬩ brave
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Nymðe hié módhwate Moyses hýrde unless they with courage good obeyed Moses, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 17; Exod. 124. Ða módhwatan the courageous ones, 191; Th. 238, 20; Dan. 357