feorh-hús
Life's house ⬩ spirit's house ⬩ the body ⬩ vītæ vel ănĭmæ dŏmus ⬩ corpus
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Life's house, spirit's house, the body; vītæ vel ănĭmæ dŏmus, corpus Gár oft þurhwód fǽges feorhhús the dart often pierced the body of the fated, Byrht. Th. 140, 32; By. 297
ord-wíga
A warrior who fights with a pointed weapon ⬩ one who fights in the van
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cf. gár-wíga), or one who fights in the van Ordwýga! ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreósan tó dæge, Wald. 9; Vald. I, 6. (?
ýfer
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A bank (v. ófer) Of ðám gáran in on ðá ýfre; of ðǽre ýfre, C. D. i. 279, 23. Beneaðan ýfre, iii. 415, 32. Cf. Haec sunt nomina pastuum porcorum . . . heánýfre, i. 258, 11. Þis syndon þá landgemǽru . . . þæt is ǽrest heáhýfre; of heáhýfre, C. D.
wæl-spere
A battle-spear ⬩ spear with which slaughter is to be wrought
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
hecge
an enclosure ⬩ a fence ⬩ hedge
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Ǽrest of þám gáran innan þá blacan hegcean; of þǽre hegcean innan þone fúlan bróc, C. D. B. ii. 259, 7
hwínan
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To make a whistling, whizzing sound [as an arrow, etc. in its flight] Ful oft of ðam heápe hwínende fleág, giellende gár full oft from that band flew whistling the shrieking javelin, Exon. 86 b; Th. 326, 12; Víd. 127
gaderian
to join, unite ⬩ to bring together ⬩ to bring together ⬩ collect ⬩ accumulate, amass ⬩ to bring ⬩ garner ⬩ to gather ⬩ to gather ⬩ compile
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Add: to join, unite Ðá hwíle þe sió sáwl and se líchoma gederode beóþ, Bt. 35, 1; F. 156, 4. of matrimonial union. v. Similar entries gaderscipe Æt þám giftan mæssepreóst sceal mid Godes bletsunge heora gesomnunge gederian, Ll. Th. i. 256, 7. to bring
gilplíc
Ostentatious ⬩ pompous ⬩ proud ⬩ vain-glorious
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Gierelan gielplíces of pompous garb, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 3; Gú. 138: 38 b; Th. 127, 22; Gú. 390
sǽt
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte
sǽ-rinc
A sea-man,
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Sende se sǽrinc(one of the Danes attacking Byrhtnoth) súþerne gár, Byrht. Th. 135, 46; By. 134
hrisian
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Gúðsearo gullon, gáras hrysedon, An. 127
worþ-cærse
The name of some plant
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The name of some plant Wordcærsa grissa garina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 31
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micgern
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(Gallée) mid-garni aruina : O. H. Ger. mitti-garni.], and add Of micgerne aruina . i. adeps ł pinguedo, An. Ox. 2, 105. Mycgernne seuo, 2763. Micgernu exugiam, Lch. i. lxxiv. 3. Midirnan, lxx. 2
þreáp
a troop ⬩ band
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or = Ital. a gara) al so wulues doþ þe step, Misc. 149, 85. Halliwell gives thrap to crowd, as an Essex word), Hpt. 477, 52; 487, 33. (?)
súþ-west
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3
hlýdig
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Wordig gehlýd oððe hlýdig gewyrd uerbosa garru-litas aut garrula uerbositas, An. Ox. 1418. Add
súþ-ende
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The south end Súð andlang mearce tó ðæs gáres súðende, C. D. v. 86, 28
worþig-cærse
The name of some plant
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The name of some plant Uorthigcearse grissa garina, Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 1
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gilp-plega
Play of which one may boast ⬩ [war]
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Play of which one may boast [war] Gylpplegan gáres, Cd. 154; Th. 193, 2; Exod. 240
fisc-bryne
fish-brine ⬩ piscium salsūgo
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vel gărum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 62, 13; Wrt. Voc. 27, 66