brego-stól
a ruler, prince, king; ⬩ a stool, seat, throne ⬩ A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom ⬩ principis sella, thronus, regnum
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A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom; principis sella, thronus, regnum He him gesealde bold and bregostól he gave him a habitation and a princely seat, Beo. Th. 4398; B. 2196: 4729; B. 2370.
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heáh-cyning
A chief, great king, God
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Ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges that was the war-seat [saddle] of the great king [Hrothgar], Beo. Th. 2083; B. 1039
ofer-mægen
Superior or overwhelming force ⬩ praevalere ⬩ overwhelming force
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Hyne Hetware hilde gehnǽgdon mid ofermægene, Beo. Th. 5827; B. 2917. Forst and snáw mid ofermægene eorfan þeccaþ, Exon. Th. 215, 6; Ph. 249. Him on swaðe fylgeþ A ofermægene, Salm. Kmbl. 187; Sal. 93
ofer-sécan
to make too great demands upon, put to too severe a trial, press too hard
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Beowulf struck so hard that any sword would be broken, Beo. Th. 3655; B. 2686
on-sǽge
Falling upon, assailing, attacking
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Hǽðcynne wearþ gúþ onsǽge war had come upon Hæthcyn, Beo. Th. 4960; B. 2483: 4159 ; B. 2076
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ór
beginning, origin ⬩ front, van
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Th. 61, 33; Gen. 1006. front, van Wæs on óre heard handplega, 198, 22; Exod. 326: Beo. Th. 2087; B. 1041. Heriges on óre, Andr. Kmbl. 2213 ; An. 1108
wine
A friend. ⬩ applied to an equal ⬩ applied to one who can help or protect ⬩ a friendly lord ⬩ a (powerful) friend ⬩ used of a husband or lover ⬩ applied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn
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Winia bealdor (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 5127 ; B. 2567. Winigea (or under I.?) leásum, 3332; B. 1664
weder-dæg
A day of fine weather, a fine day.
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A day of fine weather, a fine day. v. weder, I a Beorht sumor, wearme wederdagas, Exon. Th. 191, 30; Az. 96
tó-wegan
To disperse ⬩ dispel
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To disperse, dispel Heofones gim scíneþ, beóþ wolcen tówegen neu concreta nubes summo-veat radios solis, Exon. Th. 210, 11; Ph. 184
tela
Well. ⬩ well, rightly, aright, correctly ⬩ well, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainly ⬩ well, prosperously, happily ⬩ well, in a beneficial or pleasant manner ⬩ marking degree, very, to a great extent ⬩ as an exclamation, well, good
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Hé ríce geheóld tela, Beo. Th. 4423; B. 2208: 5468; B. 2737. Teala, Cd. Th. 74, 35; Gen. 1232. Lǽst eall tela, Beo. Th. 5320; B. 2663.
mis-tǽcan
to teach wrongly
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to teach wrongly Gif ða láreówas wel tǽcaþ, ðonne beóþ hí gehealdene; gif hí mistǽcaþ, hí forpǽraþ hí sylfe, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 4
stór
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Ná beóþ borene leóhta on þǽre nihte, ac stór (incensum) ꝥ án, 425, 857. Add: —
á-brecan
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I. add Tó ábrocenan beorge, C. D. iii. 172, 30. (id) add: Ll. Th. ii. 330, 28-9. add: Hml. Th. ii. 564, 14
hand-nægl
A finger-nail
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A finger-nail Ðonne beóþ him ða handnæglas wonne then will his finger-nails be livid, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 22
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.
frimdig
Inquisitive ⬩ asking ⬩ desirous ⬩ inquisītīvus ⬩ desīdĕrans ⬩ requīrens
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Hú máge gé ðæs frimdie beón how can ye be asking for that? Ex. 10, 10. Ðæt land ðe ðú me firmdig to wǽre ðæt ic ðé lénde the land that thou wast desirous I should lease to thee, Th. Chart. 162, 13
wídgilness
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Wé beóð ful swyfte tó farenne geond ealle wídgylnyssa ( vast expanses ) Godes ríces, Homl. Th. ii. 296, 34
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ymb-þeahtian
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Hí beóð ðæs ðe lator ðe hí oftor ymbðeahtiaþ tardius peccatum solvitur, quod et per consilium solidatur 435, 2. Ðæt leóht him ða stówe wæs ontýnende, ðe (ðǽr, Bd. S. 575, 12) heó ǽr ymbþeahtedon, Bd. 4, 7; M. 284, 20
án-setla
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Feórþe cyn is þára þe hý under leásum híwe ánsetlan teliaþ . . . ne wyrþ nǽfre fulfremed sé þe on þus níwan anginne ánsetla beón wile . . . Nán man ne dear for árwyrðnesse þæs ánsetlan leahtras tǽlan, R. Ben. 134, 22 — 135, 18
berie
a berry ⬩ a grape
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Se wíngeard hafað berian (uvas), on ðám bergean beóð cende swylce meregrota, Nar. 37, 28