fóster-cild
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Th. i. 428, 22
BEÓT
a threatening ⬩ threat ⬩ command ⬩ menace ⬩ comminatio ⬩ minæ ⬩ peril ⬩ periculum ⬩ a boasting ⬩ boasting promise ⬩ promise ⬩ jactantia ⬩ promissio gloriosa ⬩ promissum
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, promise; jactantia, promissio gloriosa, promissum Wæs him gylp forod, beót forborsten their vaunt was broken, their boasting shattered, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 11; Gen. 70.
ge-mettan
Eaters, partakers ⬩ comestōres
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Eaters, partakers; comestōres; Ða gemettan ne móston ðæs lambes bán scǽnan the partakers might not break the bones of the lamb, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 7. Ðám gemettum to the partakers, 282, 2
ge-þingan
To determine ⬩ fix ⬩ destine
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-ed] he mæg ðǽr fela freónda findan if then Hrethric determine to come to the Goths' courts he can find there many friends, Beo. Th. 3678; B. 1857.
hamer
A hammer
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Heoru hamere geþuren the sword forged by the hammer, Beo. Th. 2575; B. 1285. Carcernes dura hamera geweorc the doors of the prison, the work of hammers, Andr. Kmbl. 2155; An. 1079. Homra, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 25; Jul. 237.
Linked entries: scip-hamer hamele homer
sǽ-weall
a sea-wall, ⬩ a wall formed by the sea
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a sea-wall, a cliff by the sea Higelác wunode sǽwealle neáh, Beo. Th. 3853 ; B. 1924 : Exon. Th. 471, 15 ; Rä. 61,1. a wall formed by the sea Sǽweall ástáh (cf. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) stód swilce twegen hége weallas, Ex. 14, 22), Cd.
fyren-wyrhta
An evil-doer ⬩ sinner ⬩ măli actor ⬩ peccātor
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Ðæt ic on wráþne seáþ mid fyrenwyrhtum feallan sceolde that I should fall with sinners into the horrible pit, 87, 4
Linked entry: firen-wyrhta
hand-hwíl
A moment ⬩ in a moment of time
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A moment Nis ná eów tó gewitenne ða tíd oððe ða handhwíle ðe mín Fæder gesette þurh his mihte it is not for you to know the hour or the moment that my Father hath appointed through his might, Homl. Th. i. 294, 26
lǽlan
to be bruised
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Kemble and Grimm read líclǽlan spots [of blood] on the body, on the body, but cf. lǽlian
CEÁS
A quarrel, strife ⬩ lis
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Mearh mægen samnode to ceáse the horse collected his strength for the strife, Elen. Kmbl. 111; El. 56
Linked entry: or-ceás
heard-mód
Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave ⬩ obstinatus ⬩ constantia, obstinatio, duritia
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Th. i. 408, 30. Hæleþas heardmóde heroes stouthearted, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 2; Gen. 285
freoðo-scealc
A minister of peace ⬩ pācis minister
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A minister of peace; pācis minister Swá se engel, fǽle freoðoscealc, fǽmnan sægde as the angel, the faithful minister of peace, said to the damsel, Cd. 105; Th. 138, 33; Gen. 2301.
on-birgan
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Ic hálsige þé. . . ꝥ þú ná geþrístlǽce ꝥ þú þises húsles onbyrige ( ut non audeas hanc eucharistiam percipere), Ll. Lbmn. 413, 25. Add
eáþ-lǽre
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easily taught Ǽrest ma[n] sceal þá yldestan lǽran, ꝥ þurh hig þá gingran siððan beón þe eáðlǽran ( facilius doceantur ), Chrd. 96, 13
mære
pure
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pure, in the phrase mǽre peningas = Lat. meri denarii i.e. coins made of pure silver, v. Ducange s.v. merus, quoted by Schmid. The passage in which the word is found occurs in L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 10 Mid V. pundum mǽrra pæninga.
riht-gifu
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Th. i. 422, 2 (cf. Hláfordes gifu þe hé on riht áge tó gifanne, 292, 16): ii. 302, 7
ýtera
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Þá þe in him sylfum ne magon oferswíðan þá lytlan and þá ýtemestan uncyste qui in semetipsis vincere parva vitia atque extrema non possunt, Gr. D. 204, 9. Add
GEARD
An inclosure ⬩ inclosed place ⬩ YARD ⬩ GARDEN ⬩ court ⬩ dwelling ⬩ home ⬩ region ⬩ land ⬩ septum ⬩ lŏcus septus ⬩ hortus ⬩ ārea ⬩ habĭtācŭlum ⬩ domĭcĭlium ⬩ rĕgio
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In geardum at home, Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 11; Cri. 201 : 50 b; Th. 175, 13; Gú. 1194 : 61 a; Th. 223, 5; Ph. 355 : Beo. Th. 25; B. 13.
Linked entry: mǽr-geard
eág-gebyrd
The nature or power of the eye ⬩ ocŭli nātūra
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The nature or power of the eye; ocŭli nātūra, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 3; Ph. 301
mere-lád
A sea-way ⬩ the road which the sea furnishes
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A sea-way, the road which the sea furnishes, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 9; Bo. 27