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heoru-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-wulf, es; m.

A fierce wolf a warrior

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A fierce wolf, a warrior, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 7; Exod. 181

Linked entry: wulf

lagu-mearh

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-mearh, -mearg; m.

A sea-steedship

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A sea-steed, ship,Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 7; . 1306

lagu-swimmend

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-swimmend, es; m.

a fish

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A creature that swims, a fish Laguswimmendra, Salm. Kmbl. 580; Sal. 289

Linked entry: swimmend

land-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
land-fruma, an; m.
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A prince of a country Leóf landfruma, Beo. Th. 61; B. 31

mearc-weard

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-weard, es; m.

A mark-wardena wolf

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A mark-warden, a wolf, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 14; Exod. 168

míte

(n.)
Grammar
míte, an; f.

A small insecta mite

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A small insect, a mite Míte tamus, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 16

BOLT

(n.)
Grammar
BOLT, es; pl. boltas; m.

A BOLT, a warlike engine to throw bolts, arrowscatapulta,sagitta

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A BOLT, a warlike engine to throw bolts, arrows; catapulta, Cot. 45

holen-hyrst

(n.)
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a holly-copse Holenhyrst (a place-name ), C. D. ii. 228, I

plegestre

(n.)
Grammar
plegestre, an; f.
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A female athlete Cemp[ena], plegestr[en]a luctatorum, An. Ox. 4735

stán-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
stán-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of stone A(s)bestus hátte sum stáncynn, Nap. 59

brýten-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-cyning, es; m.

A powerful kingrex præpotens

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A powerful king; rex præpotens.Exon. 88 a; Th. 331. 28; Vy. 75

gúþ-geláca

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-geláca, an; m.

A companioncomrade in wara warrior

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A companion, comrade in war, a warrior, Elen. Kmbl. 86; El. 43

haca

(n.)
Grammar
haca, an; m.

A hook [?], bolt or bar of a doorpessulusa hookuncinus, furcaa hook, claspthe chin

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A hook [?], bolt or bar of a door; pessulus, Gl. Mett. 658

Linked entries: hæcce hacod hæca

hærn-flota

(n.)
Grammar
hærn-flota, an; m.

A wave-floater, ship

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A wave-floater, ship, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 9; . 1307

comb

(n.)
Grammar
comb, es; m.

A low place inclosed with hillsa valley vallis

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A low place inclosed with hills, a valley; vallis Som. Ben. Lye

hleów-sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-sceorp, es; n.

A protecting garment

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A protecting garment, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 15; . 10, 5

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Gif ðæt ne dóþ, ðonne wyrce ús myccle synne; and ús is get wyrse ðæt úrne ceáp teóþian, gif willaþ syllan ðæt wyrste Gode, Blickl. Homl. 41, 7. for nánum ermþum ne byóð ðý betran, ac ðý wyrsan, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 17.

ber-ern

(n.)

a barley placea barnhorreum

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a barley place, a barn; horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 12

clatrung

(n.)
Grammar
clatrung, e; f.

a drum, rattlecrepitaculum.

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Anything that makes a clattering, a drum, rattle; crepitaculum. Cot. 51

eáh-streám

(n.)

a water-stream

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a water-stream, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 6; Cri. 1168