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un-gebeorhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gebeorhlíce, adv.

Not safelyrashly(?)intemperately(?)

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Lufiaþ, gé weras, eówere wíf on ǽwe; ne beó gé bitere him ungebeorhlíce ( polite amari esse ad illas, Col. 3, 19), Homl. Th. ii. 322, 26

Linked entry: ge-beorglíce

wíd-floga

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-floga, an; m.
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A wide-flier, one that takes wide flights Se wíd-floga ( the fire-drake ), Beo. Th. 5652; B. 2830. Oferhogode fengel ðæt hé ðone wídflogan weorode gesóhte, 4681; B. 2346

niþer-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-stígend, es; m. : <b>-stigende</b>; ptcpl.
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One who descends: descending Ic beó geanlícod niðerstígendum on seáðe assimilabor descendentibus in lacum, Ps. L. 27, 1 : 142, 7. Wæs swíðe hefgu frécednys þám niþerstígendum, Gr. D. 112, 20

Linked entry: niþer-ástígend

brim-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wísa, an; m. [brim, wísa
a leader, guide
]

a leader, guideA sea-leaderleader of sailors per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux

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A sea-leader, leader of sailors; per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde he slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930

Linked entry: wísa

wíg-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hryre, es; m.

Fall in fight

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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619

riht-gelífende

(adj.)

having a true belief faithful

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Ic beó lífes gást on eallum rihtgelýfendum on mé, 185, 34

Linked entry: ge-lífende

heáfod-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mǽg, es; m.

A near relation, a relation in the first degree,agnates

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A near relation, a relation in the first degree, Cd. 60, Th. 73, 6; Gen. 1200: 78; Th. 96, 36; Gen. 1605: Beo. Th. 1180; B. 588: 4308; B. 2151. ;

tó-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hlídan, p. -hlád, pl. -hlidon; pp. -hliden

To yawn, gape, open, cracksplitasunder

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Wæs ðæt beorhte bold tóbrocen... heorras tóhlidene the hinges skewed gaping cracks, Beo. Th. 2002; B. 999. Gimmas tóhlidene, Wulfst. 263, 8 note

mægen

Grammar
mægen, <b>. I.</b>
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Ben. 138, 17, Ic sylle Wulfsige mínum geréfan wið his holdum mægene ( for his loyal and able service ) ánes hídes lond, Cht. E. 161, 27. Be sáre þæs magan. Gif se man ꝥ mægen hæbbe lǽt him blód, Lch. ii. 180, 31.

sorh-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-full, adj.

full of care or anxietycarefulanxiousfeeling anxietyattended with anxietycausing anxietysorrowfulmournfulsadfeeling sorrow or griefattended with or causing sorrowgrievoussollicitus

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Symble beó gé sorhfulle for eówre sáwle hǽlo ever be ye solicitous for your soul's salvation, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 394, 14.

seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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Mæst sceal on ceóle segelgyrd seomian the mast shall be fixed in a boat and the yard hang from it, Menol. Fox 509; Gn. C. 25. Hé siomian geseah segn, Beo. Th. 5527; B. 2767. Geseah deorc gesweorc semian, Cd.

Linked entry: semian

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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where the word points to what has been already described, such, used substantively, that which has been already described, the like, the same Ne biþ swylc ( the practice already described ) cwénlíc þeáw, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawedan outlawcalling for outlawry

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Ǽlc ðara landa ðe ǽnigne friðige ðæra ðe Ænglaland hergie beó hit útlah wið ús and wið ealne here, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 18.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

fǽmn-hád

(n.)
Grammar
fǽmn-hád, es; m.
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Ben. 136, 24. Be faemnháde de uirginitate, Scint. 68, 13. Ic mínne fǽmnhád besmát. . . ne forleás ic mínne fǽmnhád for ǽniges mannes gyfum, Hml. S. 23 b, 328, 335. Add

rippel

(n.)
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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. (?)

hord-ern

(n.)
Grammar
hord-ern, -ærn,es; n.

A store-house, store-room, treasury

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Hordærna sum, Beo. Th. 4548; B. 2279

reccan

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Rǽdinc bútan béc tó reccanne lectio ex corde recitanda, R. Ben. I. 39, 6; 48, 2. Reccendes prosequentis, i. narrantis, An. Ox. 2320.

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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Beóð áwecte (á-wehte-wehte,v. l.) andan, saca and tala, R. Ben. 124, 17

ATOL

(adj.)
Grammar
ATOL, atul, atel, eatol ; adj.

Direterrificterriblehorridfoulloathsomedirusatroxterribilishorridusfœ́dus,teter

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Gúþrinc geféng atolan clommum the warrior seized in her horrid clutches, Beo. Th. 3008 ; B. 1502

Linked entries: atel atul eatol

for-hradian

(v.)

hurryto anticipate

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Ben. 61, 13. Hé wénde þæt hí woldon his cynedóm forseón and wolde ðá forhradian, Hml. Th. i. 480, 2. Úrne endenéxtan dæg mid dǽdbóte forhradian, 482, 6. Beó forehradod anticipatur, An. Ox. 1232

Linked entry: fore-hradian