mere-wíf
A water-witch ⬩ woman living in a lake
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A water-witch, woman living in a lake (Grendel's mother), Beo. Th. 3042; B. 1519
myndgiend
One who reminds
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One who reminds Gyf Frysna hwylc ðæs morþorhetes myndgiend wǽre, Beo. Th. 2215; B. 1105
næss-hliþ
The slope of a headland
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The slope of a headland Gesáwon on næshleoþum nicras licgean, Beo. Th. 2858; B. 1427
gomol
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old, ancient, Beo. Th. 5357; B. 2682: Exon. 81 a; Th. 304, 5; Fä. 65
stearc-heort
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Stout-hearted Stearcheort (the fire-drake), Beo. Th. 4566; B. 2288: (Beowulf), 5097; B. 2552
creás
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Fine, elegant Ne beó gé tó creásum reáfum ( cultis vestibus ) gefrætwade, ac medemlicum, Nap. 13
ge-wýscing
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Ben. 10, 14
onlíce
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Hié beóð onlícost suelce hí beren ðone ceák velut luterem portant, Past. 105, 12. Add
un-wittol
Ignorant
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Ignorant On manegum beó ðú swylce unwittol in multis esto quasi inscius, Scint. 80, 12
Linked entry: -wittol
gryre-leóþ
A song of terror
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A song of terror, Beo. Th. 1576; B. 786: Byrht. Th. 140, 8; By. 285
heáh-sele
A high hall ⬩ a high hall
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A high hall Tó ðæm heáhsele to the high hall, Beo. Th. 1298; B. 647
ofer-swimman
to cross by swimming ⬩ tranare
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to cross by swimming Oferswam ða sioleþa bigong sunu Ecgþeówes, Beo. Th. 4723; B. 2367
hindema
Last
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Last Hindeman síðe for the last time, Beo. Th. 4105; B. 2049: 5023; B. 2517
hyldan
To bend ⬩ incline ⬩ heel ⬩ tilt
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Hylde hine hleór bolster onféng he bent himself [to the couch] and the pillow received his cheek, Beo. Th. 1380; B. 688. Ðá hig hyra andwlitan on eorþan hyldan cum declinarent vultum in terram, Lk. Skt. 24, 5.
wacol
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
secg
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Ðá ic sǽbát gesæt mid mínra secga gedriht, Beo. Th. 1271 ; B. 633
god-mægen
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Hie ondrédon ðæt hie hiora godmægne sceoldon beón benumene they feared that they should be deprived of their divinity; de numinum suorum statu timentes, 28, 13
wiþ-neoþan
Beneath
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Duru ðú setst be ðære sídan wiðneoðan ostium pones ex latere deorsum, Gen. 6, 16. Beón hí beworpene mid wuda wiðneoðan, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 106
wenian
To accustom ⬩ to accustom ⬩ train ⬩ prepare ⬩ fit ⬩ to draw ⬩ attract ⬩ to draw to ⬩ to draw ⬩ to wean ⬩ ablactare
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Hú mon ðæt deáde blód áweg wenian scyle 8, 15. to wean; ablactare Swá módor déþ hyre bearn, ðonne hió hit fram hire breósta gesoce weneþ R. Ben. 22, 21
swefen
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Add Nú is tó witenne þæt wé ne sceolan cépan ealles tó swýðe be swefnum . . . sume swefna syndon of Gode . . . and sume beóð of deófle . . . þá swefna beóð wynsume þe gewurðaþ of Gode, and þá beóð egefulle ðe of þám deofle cumað, and God sylf forbeád