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gum-féða

(n.)
Grammar
gum-féða, an; m.

A troop of men

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A troop of men, Beo. Th. 2807; B. 1401

gúþ-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-deáþ, es; m.

Death got in fight

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Death got in fight, Beo. Th. 4491; B. 2249

gúþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-cræft, es; m.

Warlike powerskill

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Warlike power or skill, Beo. Th. 254; B. 127

gúþ-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-geatwe, pl. f.

Warlike dressequipments

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Warlike dress or equipments, Beo. Th. 796; B. 395

hand-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gemót, es; n.

A hand-meeting, battle

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A hand-meeting, battle, Beo. Th. 3056; B. 1526

wig-getawa

(n.)
Grammar
wig-getawa, (-e); pl. f.

War-equipments

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War-equipments On wíggetawum, Beo. Th. 741; B. 368

copest

(adj.)

chiefestmost preciousa summit pretiosissimus

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Ben. Lye

corenes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
corenes, -ness, e; f. [coren, pp. of ceósan to choose]

An electiona choice electio

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Ben. 62

corn-hwæcca

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hwæcca, an; m.

A corn-chestbin arca frumentaria

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Ben. Lye

cualme-stów

(n.)
Grammar
cualme-stów, e; f.

A place of burial calvariæ locus

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Ben. Lye

hilde-swát

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-swát, es; m.

Hostile vapour or steam

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Hostile vapour or steam, Beo. Th. 5109; B. 2558

hilde-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wǽpen, es; m.

A weapon of war,

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A weapon of war, Beo. Th. 77; B. 39

á-swicung

(n.)

scandaloffence:—

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Ben. I. 44, 10

Linked entry: swícung

georne

(adv.)
Grammar
georne, giorne, gyrne; comp. geornor; superl. geornost, geornast; adv.

Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, wellcŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne

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Geornor we woldon iówra Rómána bismora beón forsúgiende we would more willingly be silent about the shame of you Romans, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 22: 3, 1; Bos. 53, 14, Swá he geornost mǽge as he best may, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 58; Met. 27, 29.

Linked entries: giorne gyrne

luf-tíme

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Ben. 20, 17. Gif ðǽm mǽdenum líkiað hyra luftýman sprǽce, Hex. 48, 16. Luftémpre dulcius, R. Ben. I. 3, 8

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.

wamb-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
wamb-ádl, e; f.

Disease of the stomach

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Disease of the stomach Hér sint tácn be wambe coþum and ádlum, and hú mon ða yfelan wǽtan ðære wambe lácnian scyle. Ðonne wambádl tóweard sié, ðonne beóþ ða tácn . . . Lchdm. ii. 216, 19

magan

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Gyf hit ðonne elles funden sý, ðonne mæg ꝥ forfangfeoh leóhtre beón, 226, 5. Ic hæbbe gecoren and míne witan hwæt seó steór beón mæge, 276, 31. <b>IV 3 c.

wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.

A fordshallow waterwater that may be traverseda body of watersea

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Wit on sǽ wǽron, óþ ðæt unc flód tódráf, wado weallende, Beo. Th. 1096; B. 546: 1166; B. 581. Sǽholm oncneów ðæt ðú gife hæfdes ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1066; An. 533.

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

god-wrac

(adj.)
Grammar
god-wrac, -wrec; adj.
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Impious Crist forlét mid him beón ðone godwracan þeóf Christ let that impious thief [Judas] be with him, Blickl. Homl. 75, 26. Ðá æféstgodon ðæt sume godwrece men then certain wicked men were envious of that, Shrn. 74, 28.