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bycgan

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Bege eme , Kent. Gl. 895. ꝥte metto bochton, Jn. L. 4, 8. in reference to marriage Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, Ll. Th. i. 122, 3. to hire workmen Bycgæ wyrhta conducere operarios, Mt. R. 20,1

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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Weallaþ wælníðas, Beo. Th. 4136; Beo. 2065. Brandháta níð weóll on gewitte, Andr. Kmbl. 1537; An. 770. Hreðer innan weóll, beorn breóstsefa their hearts burnt within them, Exon. Th. 34, 9; Cri. 539: Beo. Th. 4233; B. 2113.

Linked entry: for-weallen

ǽfen-grom

(adj.)
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ǽfen-grom, adj.

Fierce in the eveningvespere ferox

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Fierce in the evening; vespere ferox Grendel cwom eatol, ǽfengrom Grendel came terrible, fierce at eve, Beo. Th. 4154; B. 2074

ǽg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg-weard, e; f.

Sea-wardsea-guard or guardianshipmaris [litoris] custodia

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Sea-ward, sea-guard or guardianship; maris [litoris] custodia Ic ǽgwearde heóld I hold guard, Beo. Th. 488, note; B. 241

an-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
an-gitan, p. -geat; pp. -giten

To getlay hold ofseizeassequicorripereinvadere

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To get, lay hold of, seize; assequi, corripere, invadere Hine se bróga angeat terror seized him, Beo. Th. 2587; B. 1291

Linked entry: on-gitan

cyning-bald

(adj.)
Grammar
cyning-bald, adj.

Kingly or nobly bold nobiliter audax

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Kingly or nobly bold; nobiliter audax Férdon forþ cyningbalde men the nobly bold men went forth, Beo. Th. 3273; B. 1634

eodur

(n.)
Grammar
eodur, es; m.

A prince, sovereign, protectorprinceps, totor

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Beo. Th. 1330; B. 663

feor-cýþ

(n.)
Grammar
feor-cýþ, -cýþþ, e; f.

A far countryremōta terra

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A far country; remōta terra Feorcýfle beóþ sélran gesóhte far countries are better [when] sought, Beo. Th. 3681, note; B. 1838

flot-herge

(n.)
Grammar
flot-herge, es; m.

A naval forcenāvālis exercĭtus

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A naval force; nāvālis exercĭtus Hygelác cwom faran flotherge Hygelac came faring with a naval force, Beo. Th. 5822; B. 2915

for-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
for-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To perishĭter fātāle inīre

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To perish; ĭter fātāle inīre Hæfde ðá forsíðod sunu Ecgþeówes Ecgtheow's son had then perished, Beo. Th. 3104, note; B. 1550

fýr-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-heard, adj.

Fire-hardigne dūrātus

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Fire-hard; igne dūrātus Eoforlíc scionon fáh and fýrheard boar's likenesses shone variegated and fire-hard, Beo. Th. 615; B. 305

gár-wígend

(n.)
Grammar
gár-wígend, es; m.

A spear-fighterwarriorhastātus bellator

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A spear-fighter, warrior; hastātus bellator He úsic gárwígend góde tealde he accounted us warriors good, Beo. Th. 5275; B. 2641

hring-nett

(n.)
Grammar
hring-nett, es; n.
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A net-work of rings, a coat of mail formed of rings Hringnet bǽron locene leoþosyrcan, Beo. Th. 3783; B. 1889

mód-þryðu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
mód-þryðu (o), indecl. f.

Violence of mind

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Violence of mind Módþryðo wæg folces cwén a violent heart bore the queen of the people, Beo. Th. 3867; B. 1931

níþ-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-hygdig, adj.

Having the mind disposed to strifebold

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Having the mind disposed to strife, bold Hyrsta swylce on horde ǽr níþhýdige men genumen hæfdon, Beo. Th. 6311; B. 3166

óðerlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
óðerlíce, adv.
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Ben. 87, 19

giómor-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
giómor-mód, adj.

Sad of mindmæstus anĭmo

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Sad of mind; mæstus anĭmo He, giómormód, giohðo mǽnde he, sad of mind, bewailed his afflictions, Beo. Th. 4526; B. 2267

ge-hírsumnes

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Ben. 84, 15

tífrung

(n.)
Grammar
tífrung, e; f.
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Painting Ðú leornodest onn ánum þóðere . . . átéfred, ðað ðú meahtest beo ðære téfrunge ongytan ðises roðores ymbe*-*hwirft, Shrn. 174, 18

Linked entry: téfrung

un-dirne

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dirne, adv.

Openlyclearlyplainly

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Openly, clearly, plainly Wearð ylda bearnum undyrne cúð ðætte Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, Beo. Th. 303; B. 150: 825; B. 410