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gúþ-scear

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-scear, es; m.

War-shearing ⬩ slaughter in battle

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War-shearing, slaughter in battle, Beo. Th. 2430; B. 1213

Linked entry: scear

heaðu-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-fýr, es; n.

Fierce, hostile fire

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Fierce, hostile fire, Beo. Th. 5037; B. 2522: 5087; 2547

heaðu-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-sweng, es; m.

A blow given in fight

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A blow given in fight, Beo. Th. 5155; B. 2581

hilde-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-geatwe, pl. f.

War equipments

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War equipments, Beo. Th. 1353; B. 674: 4713; B. 2362

hilte-cumbor

(n.)
Grammar
hilte-cumbor, es; n.

An ensign having a hill

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An ensign having a hill; Beo. Th. 2048; B. 1022

bodung

annunciation ⬩ declaration ⬩ testimony ⬩ interpretation ⬩ reciting ⬩ rehearsing ⬩ preaching

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Ben. 71, 5. boastful assertion (cf. bodian, III) : þæt dígle þing beón scolde, tó sige, þæt is tó bodunge and tó getotes gylpe hý gewyrcaþ, R.

ge-wiht

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Add: measurement by weighing Ealra þyssa wyrta gelíce fela be gewihte.

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.

a-bradwian

(v.)

To overthrow ⬩ slay ⬩ kill ⬩ prosternare ⬩ occidere

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To overthrow, slay, kill; prosternare, occidere, Beo. Th. 5232 ; B. 2619

and-lóman

(n.)
Grammar
and-lóman, and-lúman; pl. m.

Utensils ⬩ vessels ⬩ utensilia ⬩ vasa

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Ben. interl. 31

Linked entry: GE-LÓMAN

a-fúndennis

(n.)
Grammar
a-fúndennis, -niss, e; f.

An experiment ⬩ an invention ⬩ a discovery ⬩ experimentum

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Ben. interl. 59

búte

(pronoun.)
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Ben. interl. 5

cilda trog

(n.)
Grammar
cilda trog, es; m. [cild, trog a trough, cradle]

A child's cot, cradle ⬩ cunæ, arum

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Ben. Lye

cínan

(v.)
Grammar
cínan, cán, cinon;cinen

To gape, to break into chinks ⬩ hiare, dehiscere

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Ben. Lye

deád-rægl

(n.)

clothing of the dead, a shroud ⬩ pallium sepulchrāle

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Ben. Lye

eorlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorlíc, [=eorl-líc]; adj.

Manly ⬩ vĭrīlis

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Manly; vĭrīlis Eorlíc ellen manly strength, Beo. Th. 1278; B. 637

Eðelinga íg

(n.)

the island of nobles, the island of Athelney

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Ben. Lye

flustrian

(v.)
Grammar
flustrian, p. ode; pp. od

To plait ⬩ weave ⬩ plectĕre

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Ben. Lye

forþ

(prep.)
Grammar
forþ, prep.

Out of ⬩ forth ⬩ e ⬩ ex

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Ben. Lye

forþ-clipung

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-clipung, e; f.

A calling forth ⬩ provoking ⬩ an appeal ⬩ provŏcātio ⬩ evŏcātio

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Ben. Lye

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