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blód-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
blód-egesa, an; m. [egesa, egsa fear, terror]

Bloody horrorcruentus terror

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Bloody horror; cruentus terror Brim berstende blódegesan hweóp the bursting sea threatened bloody horrors, Cd. 166; Th. 208, 3; Exod. 477

ge-fecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fecgan, p. -feah

To seizearrĭpĕre

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To seize; arrĭpĕre He wolde ðæs beornes beágas gefecgan he would seize the chieftains gems, Byrht. Th. 136, 33; By. 160

æt-fecgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fecgan, p. -feah; v. trans.

To seizeapprehendere

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To seize; apprehendere Me ætfeah fyrhtu helle fear of hell seized me. Ps. Th. 114, 3

eiseg

(adj.)
Grammar
eiseg, adj. [ = egseg, egeseg, from egesa fear]

Terrible, horribleterrĭbĭlis

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Terrible, horrible; terrĭbĭlis Cleopaþ ðonne se alda út of helle, wriceþ word-cwedas wéregan reorde, eisegan stefne then the chief calleth out of hell, uttereth words with accursed speech, with horrible voice, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 6-10; Sat. 34-36

Linked entry: egesig

a-forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
a-forhtian, p. ode; pp. od [a intensive, forhtian to fear]

To be very much afraidto tremble with fearto be affrightedamazedexpa-vescere

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To be very much afraid, to tremble with fear, to be affrighted, amazed; expa-vescere Ða aforhtode Isaac micelre forhtnisse expavit Isaac stupore vehementi, Gen. 27, 33

Linked entry: a-fyrhtan

eges líce

(adv.)
Grammar
eges líce, adv. [eges líce in likeness of fear=]

Fearfully terrĭbĭlĭter

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Fearfully; terrĭbĭlĭter Hí náht ne belimpaþ to ðam þunere ðe on ðyssere lyfte oft eges*-*líce brastlaþ they do not appertain to the thunder which in this atmosphere often crackles fearfully, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 26; Lchdm. iii. 280

brég-nes

(n.)
Grammar
brég-nes, -ness, e: f. [brégan
to give fear
]

to give fearFear, terror, dread;terror

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Fear, terror, dread; terror Brégnessa [MS. brégnes] ðíne hý gedréfdon me terrores tui conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 87, 17

et-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
et-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To cleave or stick to, adhere adhærére

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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére Ná etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

egsian

(v.)
Grammar
egsian, p. ode; pp. od [egsa fear]

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre Oft Scyld egsode eorl Scyld often frightened man, Beo. Th. 11; B. 6

Linked entry: egesian

fǽran

(v.)
Grammar
fǽran, p. de; pp. ed [fǽr fear]

To terrify, frighten terrēre

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To terrify, frighten ; terrēre Bodan us fǽrdon nuntii nos terruērunt, Deut. 1, 28

forhtudon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forhtudon, = forhtodon

trĕpĭdāvērunt

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trĕpĭdāvērunt, Ps. Spl. 13, 9;

FELD

(n.)
Grammar
FELD, feald; gen. es; dat. a, e; m. A

FIELDpastureplainan open countrycampuscampestria

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FIELD, pasture, plain, an open country; campus, campestria Se æðela feld wrídaþ under wolcnum the noble field flourishes under the skies, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 16; Ph. 26. Feld campus, Wrt. Voc. 80, 48. Weaxaþ hraðe feldes blóstman the flowers of the

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

bi-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To deliver, transmit, consigntradere, committere

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To deliver, transmit, consign; tradere, committere,Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 13; Jul. 481

bi-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten
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To deprive by fighting; pugnando privare Feore bifohten deprived of life, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 23; Rä. 4, 32

Linked entry: be-feohtan

fecgan

(v.)
Grammar
fecgan, p. feah

To seizerăpĕre

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To seize; răpĕre

æt-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton.

to fight againstcontendoppugnareto feel earnestlygropecontenderetentare circum

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to fight against, contend; oppugnare Ætfeohtan mid frumgarum to fight against the patriarchs, Cd. 97; Th. 127, 25; Gen. 2116. to feel earnestly, grope; contendere, tentare circum Folmum ætfeohtan with his hands to contend or grope. Exon. 87 b; Th. 328

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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Take here passage given under ge-felgan, and add: to press into, to make ones way into a place, get and remain in Wæs þǽr neáh Apollines templ; þá gefealh hé þǽr in and þǽr þá niht gewunode juxta Apollinis templum fuit, ibique se ad manendum contulit

ge-brégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brégan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, brégan to give fear]

To frightenterrifyterréreperterrére

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To frighten, terrify; terrére, perterrére Wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebréged his mind was frightened by the threats, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 14. Ic wæs mid ðysse ongrislícan wæfersýne gebréged I was terrified by this horrible sight, 5, 12; S. 628, 9.

brégan

(v.)
Grammar
brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror

fear, terrorTo give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonishterrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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To give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonish; terrere, pavefacere, stupefacere Hí sǽ-ýða swýðe brégaþ the sea-waves greatly frighten them, Runic pm. 21; Kmbl. 343, 24; Hick. Thes. i. 135.

aclian

(v.)
Grammar
aclian, p. ode; pp. od [acol, acl excited by fear]

To frightenexciteterrereterrore percellere

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To frighten, excite; terrere, terrore percellere