mód-þracu
Impetuosity of mind ⬩ impetuous or daring courage
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Impetuosity of mind, impetuous or daring courage Ic ðæm gódan (Beowulf) sceal for his módþræce mádmas beódan, Beo. Th. 775; B. 385
níd-gripe
a violent grasp
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a violent grasp Hyne ( Grendel ) sár hafaþ in níd-gripe (MS. mid gripe; Th. níþgripe) nearwe befongen, Beo. Th. 1956; B. 976. (?)
gomen-wáðu
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A joyous path; lætum ĭter Gewiton ealdgesíþas of gomenwaðe the old comrades departed from the joyous path, Beo. Th. 1713; B. 854
Linked entry: gamen-wáðu
grǽg-mǽl
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Of a grey colour, Beo. Th. 5357; B. 2682. See under 'grǽg,' the passage in which that adjective is applied to weapons
scír-biscop
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The bishop of a shire or diocese (v. scír, 2) Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman, Wulfst. 173, 30
Linked entry: leód-biscop
betst-boren
Best-born, eldest ⬩ major natu
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Best-born, eldest; major natu Moises clipode ða betstborenan Moyses vocavit majores natu, Lev. 9, 1: Gen. 50, 7: Deut. 5. 23
hálsung-gebed
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Ben. I. 39, 6. Cf. Gebedu letania, 42, 18
nihstnig
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Ben. 138, 2-8 is : Dum adhuc jejuni sunt. Add
purpul
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Purple Berende ꝥ ðyrnenne bég and ꝥ purbple hrægl (purple hrægle, R. ) portans purpureum uestimentum, Jn. L. 19, 5. See next word
brim-wylm
æstus ⬩ The sea's surge ⬩ maris æstus
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The sea's surge; maris æstus Brimwylm onféng hilde rince the sea's surge received the man of war, Beo. Th. 2993; B. 1494
hand-bana
A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand ⬩ [αύτόχειρ] ⬩ the actual slayer
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A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand [αύτόχειρ], Beo. Th. 925; B. 460: 2665; B. 1330: 4997; B. 2502
Linked entry: hand-bona
ofer-eald
Exceedingly old
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Ben. 61, 12
nón
the ninth hour ⬩ hora nona ⬩ the service held at the ninth hour ⬩ nones
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Ben. 40, 13. Ða nigoþan tíde ðe wé nón hátaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 35. Ðá com nón dæges, Beo. Th. 3204; B. 1600. Hí him tó gewunon náman ðæt hí fæston tó nónes ( ad horam nonam ), Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9. Tó huíl nónes ad horam nonam, Mt. Kmbl.
bredan
to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck; ⬩ plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere ⬩ to change, vary, transform; ⬩ vertere, variare, transformare
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Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beo wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30
cirlisc
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Be cirliscere (cierl-, cyrl-, v. ll.) fǽmnan onfenge. Gif mon on cirliscre (ceorl-, cyrl-, v. ll. ) fǽmnan breóst gefó, Ll.
hrímig
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Perhaps brómige should be read, rather than hrímige. [On the strength of Bl. H. 209, 32 hrímge has been suggested as an emendation for hrinde, B. 1363. v. hrind.]
mǽþ
- Prov. Kmbl. 27. )
measure ⬩ degree ⬩ proportion ⬩ the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ status ⬩ condition ⬩ due measure ⬩ right ⬩ due measure in regard to others ⬩ honour ⬩ respect
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measure, degree, proportion Gilde be ðære giftan mǽþe reddet pecuniam juxta modum dotis, Ex. 22, 17: L. Ecg. P. i. 11; Th. ii. 176, 28. Be ðære synne mǽþe secundum peccati gradum, tit. i; Th. ii. 170, 5: Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 56, 4. Be dǽde mǽþe, L. C.
singal
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Add Fram swá miclum cwylmnessum and swá singalum ( diutinis ) onlýsed beón, Bd. 4, 9; Sch. 396, 11
úre
our ⬩ ours
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Úrum sceal sweord and helm ... bám gemǽne, Beo. Th. 5312; B. 2659. Similar entries v. úser
metod
fate ⬩ destiny ⬩ death
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Could this be the meaning in the phrase se metoda drihten used of Christ in the following passages?