decan
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Ben. 125, 8. Cf. teóþung-ealdor
Linked entry: decanon
ge-húsa
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Ben. 83, l. Hiore gehúsan domesticis suis Kent. Gl. 1138. Gehúse his domesticos ejus Mt. L. 10, 25. Add
Linked entry: húsa
ofer-ild
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Ben. 115, 11. Add
sceádlíce
Reasonably, rationally
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Ben. 109, 8
mór-hop
A pool in a marsh
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A pool in a marsh Hé byreþ blódig wæl . . . mearcaþ mórhopu he (Grendel) will bear the bloody corse . . . will mark the marshy pools (with the blood), Beo. Th. 904; B. 450
ge-séman
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Hí gesémede beón ne mihtan . . .
non
The title given to the older by the younger monks
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Ben. 115, 19
un-ásolcenlíce
Not lukewarmly ⬩ heartily ⬩ energetically ⬩ with vigour
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Ben. 20, 19
Linked entries: un-áseolcendlíc á-solcenlíce
ge-neórþ
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Ben. given under eáþ-hylde. v. Ld. Gl. H. contentus in Index), Txts. 53, 544
Linked entry: -neórþ
of-cyrf
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Ben. I. 60, 2. Seó ród is wíde tódǽled mid gelómlicum ofcyrfum tó lande gehwilcum, Hml. S. 27, 144. Add
ǽht-boren
Slave-born.
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Ben. 138, 20
horn-bláwere
A horn-blower, trumpeter ⬩ tubicen, cornicen
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Ðǽr mihte wel bén ábúton twenti óðer þritte hornblaweres, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 36
Linked entry: bláwere
ah-lǽca
A miserable being ⬩ miscreant ⬩ monster ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum
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A miserable being, miscreant, monster ; miser, perditus, monstrum He wiste ðæm ahlǽcan hilde geþinged he knew conflict was destined for the miscreant, Beo. Th. 1297; B. 646: 1983 ; B. 989
in-borh
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A security required in cases where property had been stolen, bail Gif hwá þífþe betogen sý ... ðonne niman ða ðe hit tógebyreþ on his ǽhtan inborh if any one be accused of theft . .. then let those to whom it appertains take security from his property
gifeðe
Given ⬩ granted [by fate] ⬩ datus ⬩ concessus
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Hwæt him gúðweorca gifeðe wurde what work of war should be assigned him, Andr. Kmbl. 2134; An. 1068: Beo. Th. 4976; B. 2491: 604; B. 299. v. Grmm. D. M. 843
georn
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Add: eager for, desirous of something. with gen. of that which is to be done or to happen Ne beó nǽnig man níþa tó georn, Bl. H. 109, 28. Mánbealwes georn, Dan. 45. Is nú fús þider gǽst síðes georn, Gú. 1018: 1241: Bo. 41: B. 2783.
Frys-land
Friesland ⬩ Frīsia
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Gewiton him wígend Frysland geseón the warriors departed to see Friesland, Beo. Th. 2277; B. 1126
Linked entry: Fres-lond
hrímig
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Perhaps brómige should be read, rather than hrímige. [On the strength of Bl. H. 209, 32 hrímge has been suggested as an emendation for hrinde, B. 1363. v. hrind.]
rippel
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Be repple, iv. 49, 14. Cf. In loco qui dicitur Rippell, i. 22, 18. Ðás ii béc lóciað intó Ryppel, iii. 19, 22. Cf. Ad silbam qui appellatur ripp, i. 104, 2. Rhip, v. 46, 14. (?)
rǽdere
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Be ðære wucan rǽdere (rédere, 7, 23). Gebróðra gereorde ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge.