heáfod-weard
A guarding of the [lord's] head, attendance as a guard upon the king. ⬩ a body-guard
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The word occurs in an enumeration of the services required of the thane and the 'geneat,' Th. i. 432, 8, 17. So in Beowulf it is said of Wiglaf that he 'healdeþ heáfodwearde,' keeps guard over the dead king, Beo. Th. 5811; B. 2909
frécendlíc
Dangerous ⬩ perīculōsus
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Ða habbaþ sum yfel frécendlícre ðonne ǽnig wíte síe on ðisse worulde they have an evil more dangerous than any punishment in this world is, 38, 3; Fox 200, 27
mǽg-hand
A relation ⬩ kinsman
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A relation, kinsman Nis Eðelmóde énig méghondneór ðes cynnes ðanne Eádwald there is no nearer relative to Ethelmod in the family than Eadwald, Chart. Th. 466, 1. Wes hit becueden his bróðar suna and siððan néniggra méihanda má ðes cynnes, 465, 20.
bufan
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S. 18, 24. upon Byrgenne, swelce hiera þeáw wæs þæt mon rícum monnum bufan eorðan worhte, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 5: 2, 4; S. 74, 19. of time, above, more than Fram ánum mónðe and bufan þám, Num. 3, 15. with acc. above, to a point higher than Hé up
ofer-swíðrian
to prevail, conquer
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F.) on ðysum eallum þurh ðone ðe us lufode ' in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us ' (Rom. 8, 37), R. Ben. 27, 12
Linked entry: swíðrian
þegen-sorh
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Sorrow for the loss of thanes Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna ... Mǽre þeóden þegnsorge dreáh, Beo. Th. 263; B. 131
þegen-weorod
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A host of thanes Ðæt wé tó ðam hýhstan hróf gestígan, dǽr is geþungen þegnweorud, Exon. Th. 47, 6; Cri. 751
FLINT
FLINT ⬩ a rock ⬩ sĭlex ⬩ petra
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Flintum heardran harder than flints, Exon. 25a; Th. 73, 13; Cri. 1189.
frætwung
An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum
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An adorning adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum He micele swíðor lufode ðære heortan clǽnnysse ðonne ðæra stána frætwunge he much more loved cleanness of heart than the adornment of stones, Homl. Th. i. 508, 22.
Linked entries: frætewung freatewung fretwung
fyrst-gemearc
An appointed time ⬩ space of time ⬩ tempus con-stĭtūtum ⬩ tempŏris spătium
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An appointed time, space of time; tempus con-stĭtūtum, tempŏris spătium Ne biþ ðæs lengra swice sáwelgedáles ðonne seofon niht fyrstgemearces there will be no longer evasion of the soul-separation than seven nights of time's space, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164
mód-staþol
The foundation on which the mind rests
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The foundation on which the mind rests Steðe*-*fæst modstaþol biþ witena gehwilcum weorþlícre micle ðonne hé his wísan fágige tó swíðe a firm foundation for the mind is much more honourable for every man of counsel, than an excessive variation of manners
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eald-land
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Old-land, land that has remained long untilled: (cf. old-land ground that has lain untilled a long time and is now ploughed up; arable land which has been laid down in grass more than two years. D.D.)
hǽþa
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Parching by heal Hé gebæd ꝥ God forgeáfe þǽe eorðan rénas, for þan ðe se hǽða þá hýnde ðá eorðan . . . þá ásende Drihten rénscúras aad þá eorðan gewæterode þe ǽr wæs forburnen, Hml.
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EÁÐE
Easy, smooth ⬩ făcĭlis, lēvis
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Eáðre is ðæt heofen and eorþe gewíton, ðonne án stæf of ðære ǽ fealle it is an easier [thing] that heaven and earth pass away than one letter of the law fail, Lk. Bos. 16, 17
ge-híwian
To marry
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To marry Forðæm hit is awriten ðæt hit síe betere ðæt mon gehiewige ðonne he birne, forðæm bútan synne he mæg gehíwian for it is written that it is better to marry than to burn, because a man may marry without sin, Past. 51, 9; Swt. 401, 33; Hat. MS
Linked entries: ge-híwendlic ge-hýwian híwian
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.]
íre
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For this entry I hove to thank Professor Max Förster] Ægylsige bohte Wynríc æt Ælfsige abbude mid ánon ýre goldes, C. D. vi. 210, 24. Bohte man .LX. æcera mid þrím pundum and mid ánum ýre, C. D. B. iii. 371, 2
weorold-leán
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Worldly reward Ða ðe Godes þances hwylcne cuman underfón, ne wilnigen hig ðǽr nánra woruldleána, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 13
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sefa
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Fífte wæs gyfe pund, þanon hym wæs geseald sefa and geðang (cf. sefan, sídne geþanc, Dan. 536), Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215. Add
cyric-hád
A church-degree, order of the church ⬩ ecclesiæ ordo
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ecclesiæ ordo For ðám seofon cyrichádum [-hádan MS.] ðe se mæssepreóst, þurh Godes gife, geþeáh ðæt he hæfde, he biþ þegenrihtes wyrðe for the seven orders of the church, which the mass-priest, through the grace of God, has acquired, he is worthy of thane-right