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hwer

(n.)
Grammar
hwer, es; m.

A kettlepotbasincaldroncooking-vessel

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Gl. 26; Som. 60, 84, 83; Wrt. Voc. 25, 24, 23. Moab mínes hyhtes hwer Moab olla spei meæ, Ps. Th. 59, 7.

líf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-líc, adj.

livingvital

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Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 36. Líflíc ys blód lǽtan to let blood [at this time] is as much as a man's life is worth, Lchdm. iii. 190, 28.

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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Gr. 9, 55; Som. 13, 27. Gleáw ne wæs gumríces weard, réðe and rǽdleás, Cd.

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Gr. 5; Som. 3, 34. Gefoera condiscipulus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 16

Linked entry: ge-fara

ge-reordan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reordan, -reordian; p. ode; pp. ad, od

To give food to, feed, take food, satisfy, refresh, feastcibare, saturare, satiare, epulari

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Gr. 26; Som. 29, 8. Ic gereordige vescor, 29; Som. 33, 50. Ic gereordige reficio, ic eom gereordod reficior, 37; Som. 39, 2. He hine gereordode mid ðam papan he dined with the pope, Chr. 1022; Erl. 161, 34. Giriordade hine cibavit illum, Rtl. 46, 9.

Linked entry: reordan

óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fearthe exciting cause of such a feelingan object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thingto fearto terrifyto frightenterrible

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Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 26: metus 11; Som. 15, 12 pavor, Hymn. Surt. 3, 23. Micel óga horror him becom, Gen. 15, 12. Bútan ógan (absque terrore) hé hine gerest, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 4. Ða clypode hé mid micclum ógan, Homl.

asterion

(n.)
Grammar
asterion, es; n. [ = άστέριον]

The herb pellitory, so called from its star-like formastericum

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The herb pellitory, so called from its star-like form; astericum, Herb. 61; Lchdm. i. 164, 1, 10

wíg-heafola

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Wíg-heafola is taken to mean a helmet by some editors: Grein suggests wígneafolan = umbonem bellicum i. e. clypeum. Could the reading be wígneafolan ? Cf.

Linked entries: hafela wíg

cin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
cin-bán, es; n.

The CHIN-BONEmandibula, mentum

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Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14. Cin-bán mentum, Text. Rof. 40, 1. Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1

dim-hofe

(n.)
Grammar
dim-hofe, dym-hofe, an; f.
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Gr. 13; Som. 16, 21. Dimhofum latĭbŭlis, Mone B. 85. Gregorius on dymhofum [MS. -hofon] ætlŭtode Gregory concealed himself in hiding-places, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 33

Linked entries: dym-hefe hofe

fen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fen-líc, adj.

Fenlikemarshyfennypăluster

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Gr. 9, 18; Som. 10, 4. Of ðam fenlícum adelan from the fenlike mud, Homl. Th. ii. 472, 7.

fóre-burh

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-burh, gen. -burge; dat. -byrig, -birig; f.

a fore-courtentrance-courtvestibulevestĭbŭluma wall before a fortificationpro-mūrālemūrus ante mūrumdictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit

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Gl. 55; Som. 66, 118; Wrt. Voc. 36, 38

fyrding

(n.)
Grammar
fyrding, firding, e; f.

an armyarmy prepared for warexercĭtusprocinctusan expeditionexpĕdītio

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Gl. 87; Som. 74, 42; Wrt. Voc. 50, 24: 72, 71. Mid ormǽtre fyrdinge with an immense army, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 2: 194, 13. an expedition; expĕdītio Geswicon ðære fyrdinge they withdrew from the expedition, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 29

Linked entries: feording firding

HRÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓC, es; m.

A ROOKa ravena jackdaw

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Gl. 38; Som. 63, 27; Wrt. Voc. 29, 47: 77, 44. Hróc gralus, grallus, 62, 31: 281, 1: garrula, Shrn. 29, 1. Se selþ nýtenum mete and briddum hróca cígendum hine qui dat jumentis escam ipsorum, et pullis corvorum invocantibus eum, Ps. Spl. 146, 10

mædere

(n.)
Grammar
mædere, an; f.

Madder

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Gl. 42; Som. 64, 13, 19; Wrt. Voc. 31, 24, 29. Mædere anchorum, 67, 38 : veneria, 68, 38 : sandix (herba), Hpt. Gl. 524, 41. Ðeós wyrt ðe man gryas and óðrum naman mædere nemneþ, Herb. 51, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 12 : L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 268, 15

Linked entry: medere

BIN

(n.)
Grammar
BIN, binn, e; f.

A manger, crib, BIN, hutchpræsepe, præsepium

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Gr. 9, 2; Som. 8, 27. Heó hine on binne aléde reclinavit eum in præsepio, Lk. Bos. 2, 7, 12, 16: Exon. 18 b; Th. 45, 25; Cri. 724. On heora assena binne in the manger of their asses, Homl. Th. i. 30, 13, 31

Linked entry: binn

ge-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To drinkbibere

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Gr. 19; Som. 22, 47 : Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 13 : Gen. 27, 25

Linked entry: ge-druncen

ge-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To shut, lock, fasten, weaveclaudĕre, nectĕre

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he saw an all-golden ensign, greatest of hand-wonders, woven by arts of song [by magic], Beo. Th. 5531; B. 2769

un-gefrǽgelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽgelíc, adj.

Unheard ofunusualextraordinary

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Unheard of, unusual, extraordinary Gyf hyra ( gallinarum ) hwylc man æthríneþ, ðonne forbærnaþ hí sóna eall his líc; ðæt syndon ungefrǽgelícu (unge frelicu, un ge fræ licu, MSS. v. Anglia i. 332) lyblác, Nar. 34, 3.

efen-sárig

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Substitute: feeling compassion or pity Þá þá hé geseah his fóstormóder wépan hé wæs sóna hire sáre efensárig ( ejus dolori compassus ), Gr.