ǽn-líc
ONLY ⬩ singular ⬩ incomparable ⬩ excellent ⬩ beautiful ⬩ elegant ⬩ unicus ⬩ egregius ⬩ elegans ⬩ pulcher
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Ðeáh hió ǽnlícu sý though she be beautiful, Beo. Th. 3887; B. 1941. Eal wæs ǽnlícra ðon mæge stefn areccan all was more excellent than voice can tell, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 17; Gú. 1294.
ge-ahsian
To find out by asking ⬩ discover ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ resciscĕre ⬩ discĕre
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Gif hine mon geahsige if he be discovered, L. In. 39; Th. i. 126, 10. Hæbbe ic geahsod, ðæt . . . I have heard that . . . Beo. Th. 870; B. 433
þrýþlíce
Mightily ⬩ deliberately
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Th. 276, 25; Jul. 571), Beo. Th. 5731; B. 2869. Grammar þrýþlíce, [Or, perhaps, þrydlíce = deliberately, might be read
un-fǽcne
Without deceit ⬩ without fraud
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Gif man mannan ofsleá, unfácne feó gehwilce gelde ( there should be no fraud as regards anything given in payment of the wergild), 30; Th. i. 10, 4. Ic Heaþobeardna hyldo ne talige Denum unfǽcne, freóndscipe fæstne, Beo. Th. 4143; B. 2068.
Linked entry: fácne
wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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Wistfylle wén Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734. Is leódum wén orleghwíle 5813; B. 2910: Exon. Th. 384, 16; Rä. 4, 28. Mé ðæs wén nǽfre forbirsteþ, ðe ic gefeán hæbbe 236, 1; Ph. 567. Him wæs béga wén Beo. Th. 3751; B. 1873.
Linked entry: wéna
weorþ-full
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Hé wæs swýðe wurðful; þriwa hé bær his cynehelm ǽlce geáre, Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 14-27. worthy, suitable, fitting Beón wurðful wunung ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Homl. Th. ii. 600, 17.
gé
ye ⬩ you ⬩ vos ⬩ ύμεîs; ⬩ your ⬩ of you ⬩ vestrum ⬩ vestri ⬩ ύμŵν ⬩ to you ⬩ vobis ⬩ ύμîν ⬩ you ⬩ vos ⬩ ύμâs ⬩ thou
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Eówic grétan hét bade to greet you, Beo. Th. 182; B. 3095. Hwanon eágorstreám eówic brohte whence hath the ocean-stream brought you? Andr. Kmbl. 518; An. 259 : 1764; An. 884. Sibb sý mid eówic peace be with you, Exon. 75 b; Th. 282, 25; Jul. 668
mann-weorþ
sceóh
shy, timid, fearful: ⬩ wanton
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Lokeð þet ȝe ne beon nout iliche þe horse þet is scheouh, and blencheð nor one scheadewe . . . To scheowe heo beoð mid alle, þet fleoð nor ane peinture, þet þuncheð ham grislich uorto biholden, A. R. 242, 8-12, Schey or skey as hors, Prompt.
un-æþelboren
Not nobly born ⬩ not of noble birth
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Not nobly born, not of noble birth Gif se æþelborena ðone unæþelborenan oferþýhð, sý hé gemedemad furður be his geearnungum ðonne se unæþelborena, R. Ben. 12, 15-17.
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ymb
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Beón, wesan ymb to be about a business, be occupied with a matter or a person :-- Gif gé ymb woruldcunde dómas beón scylen secularia judicia si habueritis, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 6. Hwonne hé móste beón ymbe ðæs líchaman oferfylle, Wulfst. 236, 11.
for-healdan
to withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ detinēre ⬩ neglīgĕre ⬩ contemnĕre
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to withhold, keep back, disregard; detinēre, neglīgĕre, contemnĕre Hæfdon hý forhealden helm Scylfinga they had disregarded the helm of the Scylfings [had deserted him ], Beo. Th. 4751; B. 2381: Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 17
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míl-gemearc
Space of a mile ⬩ distance measured by miles
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Space of a mile or distance measured by miles Nis ðæt feor heonon mílgemearces ðæt se mere standeþ it is not far hence, measuring by miles, that the mere lies, Beo. Th. 2728; B. 1362
nearu-fáh
Disastrously hostile ⬩ bearing enmity the result of which is to reduce others to straits
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Disastrously hostile, bearing enmity the result of which is to reduce others to straits Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges níð, him se gúþsceaþa Geáta leóde hatode and hýnde, Beo. Th. 4623; B. 2317
ge-wild
Power ⬩ control
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Geweoldum sylfes willum spontaneously, of his own accord, Beo. Th. 4446; B. 2222
bold-ágende
House-owning, possessing a house ⬩ domum possidens
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[bold a house, ágende owning] House-owning, possessing a house; domum possidens Hæleða monegum boldágendra to many of house-owning men, Beo. Th. 6215; B. 3112: Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 12; Gn. Ex. 93
ge-scǽned
Ornamented
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Cf. on ðæm scennum scíran goldes, Beo. Th. 3392; B. 1694. Grein compares with O. H. Ger. giskeinan, and translates made bright; Kemble, again, translates sheathed
six-benn
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f A wound made by a 'seax' Ealdorgewinna [ the fire-drake) siexbennum seóc (cf. cyning wælseaxe gebrǽd . . . forwrát Wedra helm wyrm on middan, 5400; B. 2703), Beo. Th. 5800; B. 2904
sige-hréð
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fame gained by victory Onsǽl sigehréð secgum tell men of the fame you have won (cf. the account of his deeds which Beowulf had given to Hrothgar), Beo. Th. 984 ; B. 490. Cf. gúþ-hréð
líhting
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Ben. 67, 8. Ealle þás þing þurh lífes líht-incge gefyllan haec omnia per hanc lucis viam (has vitani been read?), 5, 8. Add