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Beada ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Beada ford-scír, e; f.

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire: Cnut wende him út þurh Buccingahámscíre into Beadafordscíre Canute went out through Buckinghamshire into Bedfordshire, Chr. 1016; Th. 279, 16, col. 1

beado-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
beado-cræftig, adj.

War-crafty ⬩ skilful war ⬩ warlike ⬩ bellicosus

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War-crafty, skilful war, warlike; bellicosus Beadocræftig beorn a chief skilful in war, Exon. 78b; Th. 295, 28; Crä. 40

beado-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
beado-hrægl, es; n.

A war-garment ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ bellica vestis ⬩ lorica

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A war-garment, coat of mail; bellica vestis, lorica Beadohrægl on breóstum læg the coat of mail lay on my breast, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552

Linked entry: beadu-hrægl

beado-méce

(n.)
Grammar
beado-méce, es; m.

A battle-sword ⬩ sword of slaughter ⬩ pugnæ ensis

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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis Ðæt hine nó beadomécas bítan ne meahton that no battle-sword might bite it, Beo. Th. 2912; B. 1454

Linked entry: beadu-méce

beado-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
beado-weorc, es; n.

A war-work ⬩ warlike operation ⬩ bellicum opus

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A war-work, warlike operation; bellicum opus Ic eom beadoweorca sæd I am tired of war-works, Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2: Chr. 937; Th. 205, 40, col. 1, 2; Æðelst. 47

Linked entry: beadu-weorc

Beado-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Beado-wulf, es; m.

Beowulf

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Beowulf,Th. Anlct

Linked entry: Beadu-wulf

beadu

(n.)
Grammar
beadu, gen. beaduwe; f.

Battle ⬩ war

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Battle, war, etc. Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984

beadu-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-cwealm, es; m.

A war-death ⬩ violent death ⬩ nex

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A war-death, violent death; nex Ðǽr he sáwulgedál beaducwealm gebád there he awaited the separation of the soul, a war-death, Andr. Kmbl. 3400; An. 1704

beadu-gríma

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-gríma, an; m.

A war-mask ⬩ helmet

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A war-mask, helmet

Linked entry: beado-gríma

beadu-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-hrægl, es; n.

A war-garment ⬩ bellica vestis ⬩ lorica

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A war-garment; bellica vestis, lorica

Linked entry: beado-hrægl

beadu-méce

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-méce, es; m.

A battle-sword ⬩ sword of slaughter ⬩ pugnæ ensis

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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis

Linked entry: beado-méce

a-werd

(n.; part.)
Grammar
a-werd, es; m.

A spoiled or worthless fellow ⬩ vappa

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A spoiled or worthless fellow; vappa,Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 113; Wrt. Voc. 18, 61

a-wergian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wergian, -wirgean, -wyrsian ; p. de; pp. ed [a, wergian to curse]

To accurse ⬩ curse ⬩ condemn ⬩ malign ⬩ maledicere ⬩ condemnare ⬩ malignari

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To accurse, curse, condemn, malign; maledicere, condemnare, malignari Helle dióful, awerged in wítum hell's devil, accursed to torments, Andr. Kmbl. 2599; An. 1301: Gen. 8, 21: Ps. Spl. 73, 4

Linked entries: a-wirgean a-wyrgian

a-werpan

(v.)

to cast away ⬩ projicere

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to cast away; projicere Awerp from ðé projice abs te, Mt. Rush. Stv. 5, 29

a-wersian

(v.)

to make worse ⬩ deterius facere

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to make worse; deterius facere,Cart. Edwardi R

a-wéstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wéstan, p. -wéste; pp. -wésted [-wéstd], -wést [a intensive, wéstan to waste]

To waste ⬩ lay waste ⬩ depopulate ⬩ ravage ⬩ destroy ⬩ vastare ⬩ devastare ⬩ desertum facere ⬩ desolare

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Troia awésted wæs Troy was laid waste, 2, 2 ; Bos. 40, 28. Eall seó þeóð awést wearþ all the nation was laid waste, 3, 9; Bos. 66, 17, 19, 21. Sý wunung heora awést fiat habitatio eorum deserta, Ps. Spl. T. 68, 30.

a-wéstendnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wéstendnes, -ness, e; f.

A wasting ⬩ a laying waste ⬩ vastatio

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A wasting, a laying waste; vastatio,Som

a-wéstnis

(n.)
Grammar
a-wéstnis, -niss, e; f. [a-wést wasted, ness]

Desolation ⬩ desolatio

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Desolation; desolatio, Lk. Rush. War. 21, 20

a-wierdan

(v.)

to corrupt ⬩ corrumpere

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to corrupt; corrumpere He awiert ðæt mód corrumpit animum, Past. 53, 5

á-wiht

(n.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wiht, á-wyht, á-wuht, á-uht, áht, es; n. [á semper, wiht creatura, animal, aliquid]

AUGHT ⬩ anything ⬩ aliquid

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AUGHT, anything; aliquid Unc gemǽne ne sceal elles áwiht to us two shall not be aught else common, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 16; Gen. 1905: Ps. Th. 55, 9.