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scrýdan

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Ben. I. 20, 2

wénunga

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Ben. I. 14, I. Add

hand-locen

(part.)
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hand-locen, pp.

Fastened, woven by the hand

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Fastened, woven by the hand, Beo. Th. 649; B. 322

heal-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
heal-wudu, a; m.

The woodwork of a hall

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The woodwork of a hall, Beo. Th. 2639; B. 1317

Linked entry: heall-wudu

ofer-helmian

(v.)

to overshadow

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to overshadow Wudu wæter oferhelmaþ, Beo. Th. 2733; B. 1364

cracettan

(v.)

to CROAK ⬩ crocitare

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Ben. Lye

holm-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
holm-wylm, es; m.

The surge of the sea

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The surge of the sea, Beo. Th. 4814; B. 2411

gód-fremmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gód-fremmende, part. pres. used as a noun.
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One doing good, acting bravely, Beo. Th. 603; B. 299

grunde-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
grunde-hirde, es; m.
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A guard of the deep, Beo. Th. 4279; B. 2136

wind-bland

(n.)

tumult of winds

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tumult of winds Windblond gelæg, Beo. Th. 6284; B. 3146

burste

(v.; part.)
Grammar
burste, burston, p. of berstan.;

burst, broken, hast burst, failed

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burst, broken, hast burst, failed, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818

carl-cat

(n.)
Grammar
carl-cat, es; m.

A male or he cat ⬩ masculus cattus

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Ben. Lye

carl-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
carl-fugel, es; m.

A male or cock bird ⬩ mas avis

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Ben. Lye

ceace

(n.)

a trial, proof ⬩ exploratio, tentamentum, experienti

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ceaum

fore-þingere

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingere, es; m. [fore = for, þingere a pleader]

One who pleads for another ⬩ an intercessor ⬩ intercessor

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One who pleads for another, an intercessor; intercessor Sceolon ða æðelan Godes þeówas beón his folces foreþingeras the noble servants of God should be the intercessors of his people, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 11

hwæt-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-eádig, adj.
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Successful in war [cf. other compounds of eádig] Biþ se hwæteádig wíggeweorþod se ðe ðæt wicg byrþ he shall be successful and honoured in war whom that steed bears, Elen. Kmbl. 2388; El. 1195

a-beran

(v.)
Grammar
a-beran, p. -bær; pp. -boren.

to bear ⬩ carry ⬩ suffer ⬩ portare ⬩ ferre ⬩ to take or carry away ⬩ tollere ⬩ auferre

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to bear, carry, suffer; portare, ferre Ðe man aberan ne mæg which they are not able to bear, Mt. Bos. 23, 4. Hí ne mágon nán earfoða aberan they cannot bear any troubles, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 1912; An. 958: Ps.

Linked entries: a-bær a-biran a-boren

sunor

(n.)
Grammar
sunor, (-er), e; f. A herd of swine, a sounder ('That men calleth a trip of a tame swyn is called of wylde swyn a soundre; that is to say, ȝif ther be passyd v. or vi. togedres.'—Halliwell's Dict.)
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Wæs unfeor suner swína (suner berga, Lind. grex porcorum) etende. Ða deóful bédun hinae: 'send úsic in ðás sunrae (suner, Lind. gregem ) swína.' . . . Eode all siu suner niþerweardes in sae, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 30-32. Sunor . . . ðæt sunor, Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: suner

cyn-ren

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Hé ne gecýst nú be nánum cynrene, ac of ǽlcere mǽgðe, Hml. A. 17, 85. Of módignesse cynrene, R. Ben. 22, 14. Wé gesáwon Enachis cynryn ( stirpem ), Num. 13, 29.

heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs,
  • Cd. 215
  • ;
  • Th. 270, 9
  • ;
  • Sat. 87
  • .
]

A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, company ⬩ a troop, flock ⬩ strues, acervus

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Þegna heáp a troop of thanes, Beo. Th. 805; B. 400. Be ðam gesǽligan heápe ðe mid ðam Hǽlende on ðisum lífe drohtnode of the blessed company that lived with the Saviour in this life, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 22.