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fóre-stæppung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-stæppung, e; f.

A stepping before ⬩ preventing ⬩ anticipation ⬩ præventio ⬩ antĭcĭpātio

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Ben. Lye

fóre-witung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-witung, e; f.

A foreknowing ⬩ foretelling ⬩ presage ⬩ præsāgium

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Ben. Lye.; Hpt. Gl

for-seónnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-seónnes, -ness, e; f.

A looking down upon ⬩ contempt ⬩ despectio ⬩ contemptus

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Ben. Lye

fram-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
fram-síðian, p. ode; pp. od

To go from or away ⬩ depart ⬩ abscēdĕre

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Ben. Lye

fram-standan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand away from ⬩ stand aloof ⬩ abstāre

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Ben. Lye

ful-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ful-dón, p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. -dón

To do fully ⬩ satisfy ⬩ plēne ăgĕre ⬩ satisfăcĕre

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Ben. 44

fýr-cruce

(n.)

a fire-cruse or pot ⬩ kettle ⬩ cŭcŭma

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Ben. Lye

ge-ælged

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ælged, part.

Coloured ⬩ painted ⬩ tanned ⬩ sunburnt ⬩ cŏlōrātus ⬩ sōle fuscātus

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Ben. Lye

hyge-méðe

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-méðe, adj.
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Wearying the heart or mind, Beo. Th. 4875; B. 2442

hyge-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-þrymm, es; m.
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Strength of heart or mind, Beo. Th. 683; B. 339

máðum-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-sweord, es; n.

A costly sword

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A costly sword Mǽre máððumsweord, Beo. Th. 2050; B. 1023

mór-secg

(n.)
Grammar
mór-secg, es; m. n.

Sedge

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Sedge Bedde hys bed myd mórsecge, Lchdm. iii. 140, 25

óþ-gán

(v.)
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to go away, escape Óþeodon, Beo. Th. 5860; B. 2934

Linked entry: óþ-eode

ge-síclian

(v.)
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Gif ǽnig preóst gesíclod beó ( infirmatur ), Chrd. 47, 26. Add

bon-gár

(n.)
Grammar
bon-gár, es; m. [bana, ban a killer, death? gár a spear]

A death-spear ⬩ letifera hasta

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A death-spear; letifera hasta, Beo. Th. 4066; B. 2031

Linked entry: ban-gár

þræc-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
þræc-wudu, a; m.
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A spear Helm, byrne, þræcwudu, Beo. Th. 2496; B. 1246

un-hádung

exordinatio

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Ben. Interl. 110, 8

wundor-seón

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-seón, e; f.

A wondrous spectacle

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A wondrous spectacle Wundorsióna fela, Beo. Th. 1995; B. 995

fóst-raþ

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Ben. Lye substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 41

æf-wirth

(n.)
Grammar
æf-wirth, (?), æf-wirthu; f.

Degradation, disgrace

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Ben. I. 16, 6

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