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Anglo-Saxon

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hilde-bord

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-bord, es; n.

A war-shield

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A war-shield, Beo. Th. 799; B. 397: 6270; B. 3139

þǽsma

(n.)
Grammar
þǽsma, an; m.
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Ben. 10, 18

forþ-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gewiten, adj. (ptcpl.)

Past

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Ben. 18, 10

sige-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-eádig, adj.

Blessed with victory ⬩ victorious

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Blessed with victory, victorious Sigeeádig bil, Beo. Th. 3119; B. 1557

Linked entry: sigor-eádig

cæle

(n.)

A KEEL or bottom of a ship ⬩ carina

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Ben. Lye

georn

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Add: eager for, desirous of something. with gen. of that which is to be done or to happen Ne beó nǽnig man níþa tó georn, Bl. H. 109, 28. Mánbealwes georn, Dan. 45. Is nú fús þider gǽst síðes georn, Gú. 1018: 1241: Bo. 41: B. 2783.

efen-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
efen-heáp, es; m.

A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band ⬩ commănĭpŭlāris

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: heáp

efen-lǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcung, e; f.

A matching or making like or equal ⬩ imĭtātio, æquipărātio

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Ben. Lye

enid

(n.)

a duck, drake, coot, water-fowl ⬩ ănăs, ănĕta, fulĭca

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Ben. Lye

flyht-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
flyht-cláþ, es; m.

A joining ⬩ binding or tying together ⬩ commissūra ⬩ conjunctūra ⬩ lĭgātūra

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Ben. Lye

folc-biorn

(n.)
Grammar
folc-biorn, es; m.

A popular man ⬩ pŏpŭlāris vir

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A popular man; pŏpŭlāris vir Folc-biorn, Beo. Th. 4444; B. 2221

Linked entry: folc-beorn

for-weosnian

(v.)

to pine ⬩ fade ⬩ wither away ⬩ tābescĕre ⬩ languescĕre ⬩ marcescĕre

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Ben. Lye

fram-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-weard, adj.

Turned from or away ⬩ averse ⬩ froward ⬩ perverse ⬩ aversus ⬩ perversus

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Ben. Lye

frum-yldo

(n.)
Grammar
frum-yldo, e; f.

The first age ⬩ prīma ætas

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Ben. Lye

fyrderung

(n.)
Grammar
fyrderung, e; f.

A preparation or provision for an expedition ⬩ expedītiōnis appărātus

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Ben. Lye

ge-bærmed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærmed, part. [ge, and pp. of byrman to ferment with barm or leaven]

Fermented ⬩ leavened ⬩ fermentātus

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Ben. Lye

here-net

(n.)
Grammar
here-net, -nett, es; n.

A war-net ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ corslet

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A war-net, coat of mail, corslet, Beo. Th. 3110; B. 1553

hring-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, adj.
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Ornamented with inlaid rings [of a sword], Bec. Th.3133; B. 1564

Linked entry: hring-mǽled

lyft-floga

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-floga, an; m.
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A flier in the air [a dragon], Beo. Th. 4619; B. 2315

lyft-geswenced

(adj.)
Grammar
lyft-geswenced, adj.

Weather-beaten

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Weather-beaten Ceól lyftgeswenced on lande stód, Beo. Th. 3830; B. 1913

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