ende-dæg
The last day, the day of one's death ⬩ dies suprémus, dies mortis
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Beo. Th. 1279; B. 637. Án endedæg one ending day, Apstls. Kmbl. 157: Ap. 79
feorh-bana
A life-destroyer ⬩ murderer ⬩ vitæ interfector ⬩ hŏmĭcīda
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He ne meahte on ðam feorhbonan fǽhþe gebétan he might not avenge the feud on the murderer, Beo. Th. 4921; B. 2465
Linked entries: feorg-bona feorh-bona
fíf-tyne
fifteen ⬩ quindĕcim
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He slóh fíftyne men he slew fifteen men, Beo. Th. 3169; B. 1582. He on wéstenne wíceard geceás fíftynu geár he chose a dwelling in the wilderness fifteen years, Exon. 46b; Th. 158, 13; Gú. 908. Fíftyno, acc. n. Cd. 57; Th. 70, 10; Gen. 1151
fyrn-dagas
Days of old ⬩ ancient days ⬩ priscæ dies
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Swá hine fyrndagum worhte wǽpna smiþ as the armourer wrought it in ancient days, Beo. Th. 2907; B. 1451
EAHTA
eight ⬩ octo
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Beo. Th. 2075; B. 1035
heoru-grim
Very fierce or cruel, ⬩ savage
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Very fierce or cruel, savage, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 10; Cri. 1524: 31 b; Th. 98, 25; Cri. 1613: 47 a; Th. 161, 1; Gú. 952: 53 a; Th. 186, 29; Az. 27: 111 a; Th. 425, 12: Rä. 41, 55: Beo. Th. 3132; B. 1564: 3698; B. 1847: Elen.
hringan
To ring
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Byrnan hringdon their byrnies rang, Beo. Th. 660; B. 327. Hí ringden ða belle they rang the bells, Chr. 1131; Erl. 259, 37. Hringe tácn sonet signum, Lye.
hwearf
shifting ⬩ veering ⬩ changeable
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Turning about, shifting, veering, changeable Norþan wind heaþogrim and hwearf a wind from the north deadly fierce and whirling in eddies, Beo. Th. 1100; B. 548.
hyrtan
To HEARTEN ⬩ encourage ⬩ animate
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Hyrte hyne hordweard the hoardward [dragon] took courage, Beo. Th. 5179; B. 2593
Linked entry: hiertan
ídel-georn
lazy ⬩ inert
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Fond of idleness, lazy, inert Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor ne tó ídelgeorn forðan ðe slép and ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas and unhǽlo ðæs líchoman be not too fond of sleep or idleness, for sleep and idleness nourish bad habits and bad health in the body, Prov.
BOLSTER
A BOLSTER, a pillow for the head ⬩ cervical ⬩ a shell ⬩ culcita ⬩ cervical ⬩ a mattress ⬩ a bolster
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Hit geondbrǽded wearþ beddum and bolstrum it was overspread with beds and bolsters, Beo. Th. 2484; B. 1240
ge-dryht
A host ⬩ company ⬩ band of retainers
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Ðínra secga gedryht the band of thy men, Beo. Th. 3349; B. 1672
ge-fælsian
To cleanse ⬩ purify ⬩ expiate ⬩ lustrāre ⬩ pūrĭfĭcāre ⬩ expiāre
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Heorot is gefælsod Heorot is purified, Beo. Th. 2357; B. 1176 : 3245; B. 1620 : Apstls. Kmbl. 132; Ap. 66. Fýre gefælsad purified with fire, Exon. 127 b; Th. 490, 21; Rä. 80, 5
Linked entry: ge-felsode
wræc-mæcg
A wretch
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Hyne wræcmæcgas ofer sǽ sóhton, Beo. Th. 4748; B. 2379. ¶ used of evil spirits Wræcmæcgas, . . . Godes andsacan, Exon. Th. 116, 5 ; Gú. 202 : 118, 3; Gú. 234: 135, 26; Gú. 530. Wræcmæcgas, wergan gǽstas, 23, 3; Cri. 363
and-sæc
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Ne beó hé nánes andsæces wyrðe he shall not be entitled to make denial, 288, 9. Þone þe tó nánan andsæce ne mæge, 228, 14. 'Ne mæg ic wunian.' . . . Ðá ðáá Þú ondsæc dydest, þæt þú on feorwegas féran ne cúðe, An. 929. Add
hláford-scipe
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Gange ðæt land tó ðám ðe sé wylle ðe ðonne bisceopríces wealde on Wigeraceastre; and hig sýn ǽfre under-þeódde and ðám hláfordscipe folhgien ðe ðonne bisceop beó, C. D. iv. 137, 22.
bryne-welm
A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat ⬩ incendii fervor vel æstus
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A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat; incendii fervor vel æstus Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326: Exon. 42a; Th. 142, 14; Gú. 644.
gilp-word
A boastful word ⬩ a boast ⬩ vaunt
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Gylpword boastful words, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 23; Gen. 264: Beo. Th. 1355; B. 675: Byrht. Th. 139, 55; By. 274
twéntig
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Add Þis is þára twéntiga hída bóc, C.D. iii. 426, 12. (1 a) uninflected :-- Twéntig síðon seofon beóð án hund and feówertig, Angl. viii. 303, 6. helping to form ordinals His ríces þý þriddan geáre eác twéntigum, Bd. 1. 13; Sch. 36, 17. 1.
á-sprýtan
to sprout out ⬩ spring up ⬩ to put forth sprouts ⬩ sprout out
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Þonne beóð up ásprytte synfulle swá swá gærs cum exorti fuerint peccatores sicut foenum, Ps.
Linked entry: á-sprettan