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Anglo-Saxon

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secg

(n.)
Grammar
secg, es ; m.

A man

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Ðá ic sǽbát gesæt mid mínra secga gedriht, Beo. Th. 1271; B. 633

wacol

(adj.)
Grammar
wacol, (-ul, -el); adj.

Watchful ⬩ vigilant

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Wacele (-ole) beón on gódum weorcum, Homl. Ass. 53, 86. Wacule (-ole), R. Ben. 2, 7. Mótan ða hyrdas beón swíðe wacole, Wulfst. 191, 12. Uigilantius, ðæt is on Englisc wacolre, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 13

snǽding

(n.)
Grammar
snǽding, e; f.

A (slight?) meal ⬩ a meal ⬩ to take food

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Ben. 63, 1. Ðære wucan rǽdere gange tó hláfe and drince) ǽr ðan ðe hé áginne rǽdan R. Ben. Interl. 70, 4

Linked entry: snǽdan

sweðung

(n.)
Grammar
sweðung, swoðung, e; f.

A poultice

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Ben. Interl. 59, 11) gegearwode si exibuit fomenta, R. Ben. 52, 11

Linked entry: swoðung

ríp

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D. 290, 20. v. bed-, bén-ríp

þider-inn

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-inn, -in; adv.

Into that place,

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Ic wille ðæt se cyng beó hláford ðæs mynstres and ðære landára ðe ic þyderinn becweden hæbbe (that I have bequeathed to the monastery) 547, 32. His béc ealle hé cwæð þyderin, 550, 23. Ósaníg gange þyderin, 550, 19

for-ðam

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon; adv.

For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ idcirco ⬩ ĭdeo

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Ne móst ðú wesan forðæm ormód thou must not consequently be dejected, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 58; Met. 5, 29. He arás of deáþe, and forðan synd ðás wundru gefremode on him ipse surrexit a mortuis, et ĭdeo virtūtes operantur in eo. Mt. Bos. 14, 2: Beo.

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moisture ⬩ liquor, drink

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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14.

æ-wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-wyrp, es; m. [æ = a from, wyrp a cast, from wyrpan or weorpan to cast]

A cast-away ⬩ throwing away ⬩ abjectus ⬩ abjectio

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Ben. 7

bealo-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-cwealm, es; m.

A pernicious or violent death ⬩ perniciosa vel violenta mors

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A pernicious or violent death; perniciosa vel violenta mors, Beo. Th. 4523; B. 2265

beód-geneát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-geneát, es; m.

A table-companion ⬩ mensæ socius ⬩ convictor

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A table-companion; mensæ socius, convictor Beo. Th. 691; B. 343 : 3431; B. 1713

dynige

(n.)

mountainous places ⬩ montāna

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Ben. Lye

fór-bétan

(v.)

to make full amends for anyone or anything ⬩ compensáre pro ălĭquo

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Ben. Lye

láð-geteóna

(n.)
Grammar
láð-geteóna, an; m.

an enemy

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One who does evil, an enemy, Beo. Th. 1953; B. 974: 1123; B. 559

leód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
leód-cyning, es; m.
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The king of a people Beówulf Scyldinga leóf leódcyning; Beo. Th. 107; B. 54

leód-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
leód-hryre, es; m.

Fall

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Fall or destruction of a people, Beo. Th. 4771 ; B. 2391: 4064; B. 2030

leoþu-sirce

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-sirce, an; f.
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A coat of mail Locene leoþosyrcan, Beo. Th. 3014; B. 1505: 3784; B. 1890

medu-setl

(n.)
Grammar
medu-setl, es; n.

A mead-seat ⬩ a seat in a banqueting-hall

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A mead-seat, a seat in a banqueting-hall, Beo. Th. 10; B. 5

morþor-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-bealu, wes; n.

Deadly hurt ⬩ murder

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Deadly hurt, murder Geseón morþorbealo mága, Beo. Th. 2162; B. 1079: 5477; B. 2742

Linked entry: morþ-bealu

Nægling

(n.)

the name of Beowulf's sword

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the name of Beowulf's sword Nægling forbærst, sweord Beówulfes, Beo. Th. 5354; B. 2680