þræc-wudu
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A spear Helm, byrne, þræcwudu, Beo. Th. 2496; B. 1246
áh
has ⬩ owns ⬩ habet
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has, owns; habet,Byrht. Th. 136, 60; By. 175;
eálá
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Eálá ðú láreów O magister ... eálá, gif hé gecyrde intó ðǽre byrig pro, si remeasset in urbem, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 280, 4-8. Eálá reówlic tíd wæs þæs geáres, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 26. Eálá hú leás is þysses middaneardes wela, 219, 6.
geómor-lic
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Substitute: causing sorrow, miserable, grievous, sad Bið geómorlic gomelum ceorle tó gebídanne, þæt his byre ríde giong on galgan, B. 2444.
sweord
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Th. i. 188, 9. v. birn- (byrn-), hilt-sweord. Add
ǽrost
First
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First, Byrht. Th. 135, 27; By. 124: Gen. 19, 33
wíg-heard
Stout in fight ⬩ hardy
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Byrht. Th. 133, 64; By. 75
eorþ-styrung
An earth-stirring, earthquake ⬩ terræ mótus
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An earth-stirring, earthquake; terræ mótus Eorþstyrung fela burhga ofhreas . . . þreóttyne byrig þurh eorþ-styrunge afeóllon an earthquake has overthrown many cities ... thirteen cities fell through an earthquake, Homl. Th. i. 608, 27, 29: 244, 17.
ge-derian
To injure ⬩ hurt ⬩ lædĕre
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To injure, hurt; lædĕre Ðyssum wordum ðá gecwedenum, hine sóna se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig, and dráf ðæt fýr on ða ðe hit ǽr onbærndon, swá ðæt hí sume mid ðam fýre gederede wǽron quo dicto, stătim mūtāti ab urbe venti, in eos qui aecendĕrant flammārum
dwǽs
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Se portgeréfa nam tó Malche graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, and hine þus áxode: 'Þú stunta and se mǽsta dwǽs þe ǽfre on þissere byrig mǽst wæs ( the biggest blockhead that ever was in this town ), on hwilce wísan sceole wé þé gelýfan?,' Hml.
ættryn
Poisonous ⬩ venenosus
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Poisonous; venenosus Ǽttrynne ord the poisonous point, Byrht. Th. 133, 8; By. 47
hring-loca
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A coat of mail formed with rings, Byrht. Th. 136, 2; By. 145
cruncon
yielded
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Byrht. Th. 140, 43; By. 302
rihtan
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add: to put right, put into a proper condition Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . oððe hús gódian, rihtan and weoxian, Angl. ix. 262, 18. Add Hé riht (reht, v. l. ) and rǽt callum gesceaftum, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 25.
oret-mæcg
A combatant, warrior, champion
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Weóld Walum and Scottum and Bryttum eác byre Æðelrédes, Englum and Sexum, oretmæcgum. Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 30
béron
might bear ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ for bǽren
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might bear, carry, bring, for bǽren, Byrht. Th. 133, 49; By. 67
wæl-gim
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4
Ælf-nóþ
Ælfnoth ⬩ elf courage ⬩ nomen viri præclari in audacia
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Ælfnoth, elf courage; nomen viri præclari in audacia, Byrht. Th. 137, 8; By. 183
wyn-ele
Pleasant oil
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Pleasant oil Wynele se ðe bánes byrst béteþ and hǽleþ, Ps. Th. 108, 18
geheald-fæst
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Safe, secure Byrne sió gehealdfæste lurica tutissima Lch. i. Ixxi, 2. Gehealdfæstesðe, lxxiv, II