edwít-líf
A disgraceful life ⬩ probrōsa vita
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A disgraceful life; probrōsa vita Deáþ biþ sélla eorla gehwylcum ðonneedwítlíf death is better for every man than a disgraceful life, Beo. Th. 5775; B. 2891
feor-búend
One dwelling far off ⬩ prŏcul habĭtātor
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One dwelling far off; prŏcul habĭtātor Nú gé feorbúend, mínne gehýraþ ánfealdne geþoht now ye far-dwellers, hear my simple thought, Beo. Th. 514; B. 254
Fres-cyning
A Frisian king ⬩ Fresōnum rex
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A Frisian king; Fresōnum rex Nalles he Frescyninge breóstweorbunge bringan móste he could not bring the ornament to the Frisian king, Beo. Th. 5000; B. 2503
Linked entry: Frys-cyning
fyrn-gewinn
An ancient war ⬩ vĕtus pugna
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An ancient war; vĕtus pugna On ðæm wæs ór writen fyrngewinnes on which was engraved the origin of the ancient war, Beo. Th. 3382; B. 1689
gold-sele
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A hall in which gold is distributed, or one adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 1434; B. 715: 2510; B. 1253: 3282; B. 1639: 4172; B. 2083
Sceáfa
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See also Scyld Scéfing, Beo. Th. 7; B. 4
Linked entry: Scéfing
wǽpned-hád
The male sex
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The male sex Swá hwæt swá wǽpnedhádes beó ácenned quidquid masculini sexus natum fuerit, Ex. 1, 22: Num. 1, 2. Ærfeweard wépnedhádes, Chart. Th. 483, 17
heáh-stede
A high place ⬩ a high place
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A high place Ðenden ðǽr wunaþ on heáhstede húsa sélest whilst there in its lofty place the best of houses continues, Beo. Th. 575; B. 285
el-land
A foreign country, strange land ⬩ externa terra
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Beo. Th. 6031; B. 3019
fela-módig
Very daring ⬩ fortissĭmus
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Very daring; fortissĭmus Men from ðæm holmclife hafelan bǽron felamódigra the men bore from the shore the heads of the very bold, Beo. Th. 3278; B. 1637
eall-gylden
All-golden ⬩ omnīno aurĕus
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All-golden; omnīno aurĕus He geseah segn eall-gylden he saw an ensign all-golden, Beo. Th. 5528; B. 2767: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 3; Jud. 46
hróf-sele
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A hall having a roof Nǽnig wæter him for hrófsele hrínan ne mihte no water could touch him for the roofed hall, Beo. Th. 3034; B. 1515
medu-stíg
Path to the mead-hall
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Hróðgár tó healle geóng, Beo. Th. 1845-1855; B. 920-925
sund-gebland
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The water's mingling, used of the mere into which Beowulf plunged Se ðe meregrundas mengan scolde, sécan sund*-*gebland, Beo. Th. 2904; B. 1450. Cf. ýð-gebland
Sǽ-Geátas
The seafaring(?) Geats
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Geats Ða Sǽ-Geátas sélran næbben tó geceósenne cyning ǽnigne, Beo. Th. 3704; B. 1850. Sǽ-Geáta ( Beowulf and his companions ) síðas, 3976; B. 1986
Linked entry: Sǽ-Dene
gryn
Lamentation, grief, affliction, evil
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Lamentation, grief, affliction, evil Fela ic láðes gebád grynna æt Grendel much evil have I experienced, many a grief at Grendel's hands, Beo. Th. 1864; B. 930
Linked entry: gyrn
gum-dreám
The joys of men ⬩ this life
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The joys of men, this life He gumdreám ofgeaf Godes leóht geceás he gave up the joy of men, chose God's light, Beo. Th. 4929; B. 2469
heaðu-grim
Very fierce, cruel with the cruelty of war
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Th. 145, 6: Beo. Th. 1100; B. 548: 5375; B. 2691
brim-wylf
a she-wolf ⬩ A sea-wolf ⬩ marina lupa
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An epithet applied to Grendel's mother Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde the sea-wolf had destroyed him, Beo. Th. 3202; B. 1599
Linked entry: wylf
wine-geómor
Sad for the loss of friends
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Sad for the loss of friends Ealle hié deáð fornam, and se án leóda duguðe, se ðǽr lengest hwearf, wearð wine-geómor, Beo. Th. 4470; B. 2239