ellen-róf
Remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave ⬩ rōbustus, strēnuus, fortis
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Beó ðú gestrangod and ellenróf confortāre et esto rōbustus, Jos. 1, 7, 9: Cd. 89; Th. 110, 26; Gen. 1844: Beo. Th. 685; B. 340: Exon. 96 a; Th. 358, 3; Pa. 40: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 7; Jud. 109: Wald. 79; Vald. 2, 11.
íren
Iron ⬩ a sword ⬩ blade
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Iron, an iron weapon [cf. use of steel in modern English], a sword, blade Ðæt swurd, drihtlic íren, Beo. Th. 1788; B. 892.
wíde-ferhþ
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Mihtig God manna cynnes weóld wídeferhð, Beo. Th. 1408; B. 702. Hié ne wéndon ðæt hié wídeferhð landgeweorc beweredon, 1879 ; B. 937.
witig
having knowledge ⬩ wisdom ⬩ sense ⬩ sagacious ⬩ wise ⬩ in one's wits ⬩ in one's right mind
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Th. 14, 29; Cri. 226: Beo. Th. 1375; 6. 685: 2116; B. 1056. Witig Drihten, 3113; B. 1554: Hy. 4, 6: Exon. Th. 379, 12; Deór. 32: Cd. Th. 179, 8; Exod. 25: 241, 14; Dan. 404. Wittig (wigtig,>MS.), Beo. Th. 3687; B. 1841. Witig Wuldorcyning, Cd.
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guma
A man ⬩ vir, homo
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Gumena bearn the children of men, Beo. Th. 1760; B. 878. Geared gumum gold brittade Jared distributed gold to the people, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 3; Gen. 1181
ge-cígan
To call ⬩ name ⬩ call upon ⬩ invoke ⬩ call forth ⬩ provoke ⬩ incite ⬩ vocare ⬩ nominare ⬩ invocare ⬩ provocare ⬩ incitare
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Ða to yrre beóþ gecígde they shall be provoked to anger, Ps. Th. 7, 7. Folc gecýgde naman ðíne populus incitavit nomen tuum, Ps. Spl. 73, 19
æ-scære
Without tonsure ⬩ uncut ⬩ untrimmed ⬩ neglected ⬩ intonsus ⬩ incultus ⬩ neglectus
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Without tonsure, uncut, untrimmed, neglected; intonsus, incultus, neglectus Deóplíc dǽd-bót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed that scissors [iron] come not
án-walda
A sole ruler ⬩ the sole ruler of the universe
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A sole ruler, the sole ruler of the universe Him to Ánwaldan áre gelýfde in him as sole ruler reverently trusted, Beo. Th. 2548; B. 1272.
dyrstignes
Boldness, presumption, arrogance, rashness ⬩ audācia, temĕrĭtas
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Ðæt ðín mód ne beó ahafen mid dyrstignysse [dyrstnysse, Nat. S. Greg. Els. P. 39, note 1] that thy mind be not lifted up with arrogance, Homl. Th. ii. 132, 4
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feorh-lege
Life-law ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ lex ⬩ fātum ⬩ mors
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Ic on máþma hord mínne bebohte feorhlege I have bought my fate for treasures' hoard, Beo. Th. 5592; B. 2800
folc-ágende
Folk-owning ⬩ păpŭlum possĭdens
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Folk-owning; păpŭlum possĭdens Bealg hine swíðe folcágende the folk-owning [man] was much irritated, Exon. 68a; Th. 253, 26; Jul. 186: Beo. Th. 6218; B. 3113.
freá-wine
A dear or beloved lord ⬩ dŏmĭnus cārus
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A dear or beloved lord; dŏmĭnus cārus Syððan freáwine folca swealt when the beloved lord of people perished, Beo. Th. 4703; B. 2357: 4849; B. 2429.
ge-lúcan
To shut, lock, fasten, weave ⬩ claudĕre, 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-gedéfelíce
Unfitly ⬩ in a way that ill suits the conditions of a case
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Hæthcyn with his arrow slew his kinsman, brother slew brother, Beo. Th. 4862; B. 2435
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wan-hygd
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Grendel for his wonhýdum wǽpna ne récceþ ; ic ðæt ðonne forhicge ðæt ic sweord bere, Beo. Th. 872; B. 434. [Cf. Icel. van-hyggja want of forethought.]
wíc-stede
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A dwelling-place, habitation Þúhte him eall tó rúm, wongas and wícstede, Beo. Th. 4915; B. 2462. Hé gemunde ðá áre, wícstede weligne, 5207; B. 2607. Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt, Ps. Th. 78, 7.
wit
right mind ⬩ wits ⬩ wit ⬩ intelligence ⬩ understanding ⬩ the mind
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Skt. i. 15, 7. wit, intelligence, understanding Ðæs ðú scealt werhðo dreógan, þeáh ðín wit duge, Beo. Th. 1183; B. 589. the mind Ðeós gítsunc hafaþ gumena gehwelces mód ámerred, ðæt hé máran ne récð, ac hit on witte weallende byrnð, Met. 8, 45
ge-fylsta
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Þæt se mǽra engel ( Michael ) beó Crístenra manná gefylsta on eorðan and þingere on heofonum, Hml. Th. i. 518, 32. Wé sind Godes gefylstan we are labourers together with God; Dei sumus adjutores, 8, 8: Hml. S. 11, 309.
medum-lic
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Ne beó gé tó creásum reáfum gefrætwode, ac medemlicum (simplici modo), 90, 13. <b>I a.</b> of middle rank. Cf. medume; <b>II a</b> :-- On medomlicere stówe loco mediocri, R. Ben. I. 101, 8
un-gemetlíce
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Add Beó gemetlíce blíðe. Þú wǽre ǽr tó ungemetlíce unrót strings animum. Multum omnino flevisti, Solil. H. 48, 20. Hié swá ungemetlíce gefuhton ꝥ hié neáh ealle forwurdon acerbissimis invicem praeliis fatigati, Ors. 3, I ; S. 96, 32