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BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Beorn beaduwe heard a man brave in battle, Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984. Ðú þeóde bealdest to beadowe thou encouragest the people to slaughter, Andr. Kmbl. 2373; An. 1188

Linked entry: beadu

for-rotian

(v.)
Grammar
for-rotian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [for-, rotian to rot]

To become wholly rottento rotputrefycomputrescĕre

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Ðæt sió réþnes ðæs wínes ða forrotedan wunde clǽnsige that the harshness of the wine may cleanse the corrupted wound, Past. 17, 10; Hat. MS. 25 a, 9

Linked entry: rotian

freoðu-webbe

(n.)
Grammar
freoðu-webbe, an; f.

A peace-weaverwomanpācis textrixconciliatrixmŭlier

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A peace-weaver, woman; pācis textrix, conciliatrix, mŭlier Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw, ðætte freoðuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan such is no feminine usage, that a peace-weaver deprive a dear man of his life, Beo. Th. 3888; B. 1942.

Linked entries: freoðo-webbe webbe

EÁR

(n.)
Grammar
EÁR, es; m.

The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE, which stands for the letters ea

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Runic Monmnts. p. 100, 11; 117, col. 7: and p. 137: RUNE byþ egle eorla gehwylcum, ðonne fæstlíce flǽsc onginneþ hráw cólian, hrusan ceósan to gebeddan the ground is hateful to every man, when surely the flesh beginneth to cool as a corpse, to choose

heorþ-werod

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-werod, es; n.

A band of household retainersthose who share the same heartha family

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Se hálga héht his heorþwerod wǽpna onfón the holy man bade his retainers take their weapons, 94; Th. 123, 4; Gen. 2039: 95; Th. 125, 8; Gen. 2076: Byrht. Th. 132, 30; By. 24

ge-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrhta, an; m.

A workerdoerfellow-workeraccomplice

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Nú gé mágon oncýðdǽda wrecan on gewyrhtum now may ye wreak on the doers [their] grievous deeds, Andr. Kmbl. 2361; An. 1182

Linked entry: ge-weorhta

ge-byrman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrman, p. de; pp. ed

To ferment with BARMto leavenfermentare

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Ne beó nán beorma on eówrum húsum; swá hwilc man swá ytt gebyrmed, forwyrþ non erit fermentum in domibus vestris; quicumque comederit fermentatum, peribit, Ex. 12, 15 : 12, 19

Linked entries: ge-bærmed ge-byrmed

ge-leánian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leánian, p. ode; pp. od

To rewardrepayrecompensereddĕretrĭbuĕrerependĕre

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To reward, repay, recompense; reddĕre, trĭbuĕre, rependĕre Ne mágon we geleánian him mid láþes wihte we may not reward him with aught of hostility, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 15; Gen. 394.

Linked entry: leánian

swicollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swicollíce, adv.
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With deceit, with guile, deceitfully, fraudulently, craftily Hé cwæð ðæt hí wære wurdan ðæt hý ǽnig man tó swicol-líce ne bepǽhte mid leáslícre láre' uidete, ne quis uos seducat, ' Wulfst. 88, 26: 55, 3.

wíte-þeów

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, es; m.

One who had been condemned to slavery for crimeone in hell

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Grammar wíte-þeów, literal Gif hwelc man biþ wíteþeów (or adj. ? v. next word) níwan geþeówad, L. In. 48 ; Th. i. 132, 7. Grammar wíte-þeów, figurative, one in hell Bring ús hǽlo líf wérigum wíteþeówum, Exon. Th. 10, 12; Cri. 151

Linked entries: þeów wíte-fæst

fór-wyrcan

Grammar
fór-wyrcan, l. for-wyrcan,
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Hé clypode: 'Hí man mid weorcstáne on ǽghwilce healfe ðǽrinne forwyrce, ꝥ hí sunnan leóman nǽfre lengc ne geseón,' Hml. S. 23, 315-24. Hé hét ꝥ scræf forwyrcan, 758.

frum-sceapen

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Add: first-formed Se frumsceapena man, Adam, næs gestrýned ne ácenned, ac God hine gesceóp. Seó óðer gesceapennys wæs swá þæt God gesceóp Euan of hire weres sídan, Hml. Th. ii. 8, 22. Frumsceapena protoplastus, i. primitus plasmatus i. Adam, An.

ge-sinscipe

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Gif hwylc geong man hǽmedþing gewyrce bútan rihtum gesinscipe (legitimo conjugio ). Ll. Th. ii. 164, 23. Tó gesinscipum ad (nuptiarum) commercia, An. Ox. 3593. Ðá ðe hyre girndon tó rihtum gesynscipum. Ap. Th. 3, 8.

ge-egesian

(v.)
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Se wéna ðára tóweardena yfela hié geegesige cum suspecta mala contristant, Past. 395, 2. Ðæt wé úre hiéremenn suá geárige suá wé hié eft geegesian (-egsian, v. l.) mæge ut praelatus subditorum vitam stringere sub disciplinae vinculo possit, 119, 5.

god-sibb

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Nán man on his godsibbe ne wífige (cf. Si quis commatrem spiritalem in conjugio duxerit, anathema sit, 20, 15. Si quis cum spiritali matre peccaverit, sicut superius dictum est, anathematizetur, 21, 17), Ll. Th. ii. 300, 15

gyltig

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Se bróðor, sé þe giltig ámeldod bið þám abbode þurh óðerne man and nó þurh hine selfne, R. Ben. 71, 13. Gif heora hwilc mid deófles costnunge beswicen for Gode oþþe for worulde gyltig biþ, Lch. iii. 442, 35.

leófan

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It may be noted that Israéla occurs 12 times in this poem, but only in this instance does it seem to form a half line.

mislíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mislíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Ne geseah hine nán man náteshwón yrre . . . ne mislíce geworhtne (of varying disposition, irresolute ], ac on ánre ánríednysse ǽfre wunigende, 31, 307. Add

mund

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</b> add :-- Se crístena man sceal clypian tó his Drihtne mid móde and mid múðe and his munde ábiddan, Hml. S. 17, 137. Mund patrocinium An. Ox. 7, 61

út-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
út-færeld, es; n.

A going out

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Ne fare hé út tó gefeohte ne him nán man útfæreld beóde (he is not to be called upon to leave home), Deut. 24, 5

Linked entry: ex-odus