wamb-hord
A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place
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A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place Mé (the fortified place ) of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas; hwílum ic sweartum swelgan onginne brúnum beadowǽpnum ; is mín innað til, wombhord wlitig, Exon. Th. 399, 12;Rä. 18, 10
sacu
strife, contention, dissension, sedition, dispute ⬩ distress, trouble, affliction, persecution ⬩ crime, guilt ⬩ a contention at law, a suit, cause, action
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Ðǽr hé hæfþ eal sár and sace, hungor and þurst, wóp and hreám, and weána má ðonne ǽniges mannes gemet sý ðæt hié áríman mǽge, Blickl. Homl. 61, 36. Seó sunsciéne siege þrowade, sace singrimme, Exon.
hwíl
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. ¶ in oblique cases, alcne or with other words, with adverbial force. acc. alone Ne racantégum hwíle ( jam ) ǽnig mon hine mæhte gibinda, Mk. R. L. 5, 3.
fácne
Deceitful, fraudulent, factious ⬩ subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, factiōsus
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Fácnum wordum with factious words, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 35; Sat. 65
feorh-hyrde
Life-guardian or protector ⬩ vītæ custos vel protector
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Life-guardian or protector; vītæ custos vel protector He hine bæd ðæt he him feorhhyrde wǽre he prayed that he would be his life-protector, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 5 : Hy. 9, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 8
hrímig
Rimy
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Rimy, covered with hoar-frost Swíðe hrímige bearwas woods thickly covered with hoar-frost, Blickl. Homl. 209, 32: 207, 27 [?]. Winter biþ cealdost lencten hrímigost black frosts in winter, white frosts in spring, Menol. Fox 411; Gn. C. 6
ranc-strǽt
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God ðé wǽpnum lǽt rancstrǽte forþ rúme wyrcan God let thee with weapons work an ample road where thy bravery was shewn (of Abraham's rescuing Lot), Cd. Th. 127, 17; Gen. 2112
ge-weorht
Work ⬩ deed ⬩ merit ⬩ desert ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ făcĭnus ⬩ mĕrĭtum
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Work, deed, merit, desert; ŏpus, făcĭnus, mĕrĭtum Ðætte rinca gehwylc óðrum gulde edleán on riht be geweorhtum that every man should render rightly to other a reward proportionable to his deserts, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 53; Met. 27, 27
þurh-
through ⬩ over ⬩ per- ⬩ trans-
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With words expressing motion the prefix signifies through, over; in other cases it implies thoroughness, completeness, continuity; with adjectives of quality it has an intensive force.
weorc-weorþ
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Capable of work Þonne is æt Farresheáfde . xvi. weorcwurðe men and viii. iunge men . . . æt Geácesleá þrytténe wépmen weorcewyrþe and v. wimmen and æhta geonge men, C. D. B. iii. 367, 15-35. Weorcwyrþra manna, Verc. Först. 158, 20
ord-stapu
A step of a pointed instrument, the prick or wound made by a sharp point
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A step of a pointed instrument, the prick or wound made by a sharp point Oft mec ísern scód sáre on sídan; ic nǽfre meldade monna ǽngum, gif mé ordstæpe egle wǽron, Exon. Th. 485, 19; Rä. 71. 16
tó-haccian
To hack to pieces, ⬩ cut to pieces
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To smale peces ich hym wolde to-hakke, R. Glouc. 141, 14
Linked entry: haccian
tó-stician
To stab to pieces ⬩ wound severely by stabs ⬩ destroy by thrusts
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To stab to pieces, wound severely by stabs, destroy by thrusts Funde he hiene ǽnne be wege licgan mid sperum tósticad healfcucne invenit in itinere solum relictum, confossum vulneribus et extrema vitae efflantem, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 14
Linked entry: tó-stingan
eorþ-draca
An earth-dragon ⬩ drăco in antro dēgens
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An earth-dragon; drăco in antro dēgens Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorþdraca geworhte, swelan and swellan the wound, which the earth-dragon had made in him, began to burn and swell, Beo. Th. 5417; B. 2712: 5642; B. 2825
galdor-cræftiga
One crafty or skilful in enchantments ⬩ an enchanter ⬩ incantātor
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One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; incantātor Ða fǽmnan, ðe gewunniaþ [MS. gewunniah] onfón galdorcræftigan, ne lǽt ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou not to live, L.Alf. 30; Wilk. 31, 26
ge-æhtle
Estimation ⬩ consideration ⬩ æstĭmātio ⬩ delībĕrātio
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Grein and Heyne give geǽhtla persecutor; cf. éhtan; then eorla geǽhtlan would mean warriors
lang-first
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A long space of time Norde fæder engla in ðisse lífe longfyrst ofer ðæt wunian léton the father of angels would not let him remain in this life a long space after that, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 2; Gú. 920
martyr-hád
Martyrdom
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Ne heora martyrháda wona wǽron heofonlícu wundru nec martyrio eorum cælestia defuere miracula, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 4
ge-mundbyrdan
To protect, defend, patronize ⬩ protĕgĕre, tuēri
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Ðæt he hine gemundbyrde that he would protect him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 21
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tigel-geweorc
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brickmaking Ne sylle gé nán cef tó tigelgeweorce ( ad conficiendos lateres ), Ex. 5, 7. work at making bricks Ásettaþ him ðæt ilce tigelgeweorc ðe hig ǽr worhton mensuram laterum, quam prius faciebant, imponetis super eos, Ex. 5, 8.