a-mán-sumung
Excommunication ⬩ a curse ⬩ excommunicatio ⬩ anathema
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Ben. 51: Proœm. R. Conc
æt-grǽpe
Grasping at ⬩ seizing ⬩ prehendens
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Beo. Th. 2542; B. 1269
beadu-rún
A war-secret ⬩ quarrel ⬩ jurgiosum arcanum ⬩ rixa
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A war-secret, quarrel; jurgiosum arcanum, rixa Húnferþ onband beadurúne Hunferth unbound the war-secret, Beo. Th. 1006; B. 501
Linked entry: rún
benc-swég
A bench-noise ⬩ noise from the benches ⬩ convivial noise ⬩ clamor in scamnis ad convivium sedentium
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A bench-noise, noise from the benches, convivial noise; clamor in scamnis ad convivium sedentium Beo. Th. 2326; B. 1161
Linked entry: swég
drepe
A slaying, stroke, violent death ⬩ occīsio
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A slaying, stroke, violent death; occīsio He drepe þrówade he suffered the stroke [death-stroke], Beo. Th. 3183; B. 1589
Linked entries: deáþ-drepe drype
fela-geómor
Very sad ⬩ valde tristis
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Very sad; valde tristis Gewát him se góda, felageómor the good [king] departed, very sad, Beo. Th. 5892; B. 2950
fen-gelád
Fen-path ⬩ pălustris via ⬩ pălus
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Fen-path; pălustris via, pălus Hie warigeaþ frécne fengelád they inhabit the dangerous fen-path, Beo. Th. 2722; B. 1359
Linked entry: ge-lád
fyrgen-streám
A mountain-stream ⬩ montānum flūmen
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A mountain-stream; montānum flūmen Ðǽr fyrgenstreám niðer gewíteþ where the mountain-stream flows downward, Beo. Th. 2723; B. 1359
ealdor-leás
Lifeless ⬩ vita prīvātus
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Lifeless; vita prīvātus Hie gefricgeaþ freán úserne ealdorleásne they shall hear our lord [is] lifeless, Beo. Th. 5998; B. 3003
Linked entry: aldor-leás
hringed
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Furnished with rings, formed of rings Hringedu byrne lorica, Cot. 121, Lye: Beo. Th. 2495; B. 1245: 5224; B. 2615
irre-mód
Of angry mood ⬩ angry-minded
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Of angry mood, angry-minded Eode yrremód, him of eágum stód líge gelícost leóht unfæger, Beo. Th. 1456; B. 726
níþ-gripe
A hostile grasp
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nearwe befongen, Beo. Th. 1956; B. 976
geofen
the ocean
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Geofenes of the ocean, Beo. Th. 729; B. 362
strengel
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One who strengthens or emboldens, a gallant leader Nú sceal gléd fretan wígena strengel ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 6222 ; B.3115
úht-sceaþa
One who robs in the night or early morning
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One who robs in the night or early morning Eald úhtsceaða ... nacod níðdraca nihtes fleógeþ, Beo. Th. 4534; B. 2271
hand-cláþ
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Add: [Hire handcloðes and hire bordcloðes ben makede wite, O. E. Hml. ii. 163, 34. A A] Cf. hand-hrægl
hleów-fæst
warm
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Ben. 88, 7. Add:
wæl-bend
A deadly, mortal band
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A deadly, mortal band Wǽlbende handgewriþene deathband hand-twisted (i.e. death at a person's hands), Beo. Th. 3876; B. 1936
Linked entry: wæl-clam
wæl-réc
Deadly reek
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Wód ða þurh ðone wælréc, Beo. Th. 5315; B. 2661
sele-gist
A guest in a hall
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A guest in a hall Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst (Beowulf who was in Hrothgar's hall), Beo. Th. 3094; B. 1545