styltan
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To be amazed, confounded, be at a loss, be doubtful:?-Stylton stupebant, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 51. Styldon (stylton, Rush.), 1, 22. Hiá stylton haesitantes, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 22
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hyrstan
To fry ⬩ roast
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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan and brǽdan and swá hine mon má hirste swá wæs hé fægera on ondwlitan he ordered him to be stretched on an iron bed and roasted alive; and the more he was roasted the fairer was his face, Shrn
máge
A kinswoman
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Grendles mágan (mother ) gang, Beo. Th. 2786; B. 1391. Be hire mágan ( propinqua ), Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 3. Ne hǽme nán man wið his mágan ne wið his mǽges wíf, Lev. 18, 16. Se wolde niman his mágan (cousin ) tó wífe, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 19.
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sirwung
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Plotting, machination, contrivance Beó áídlod Amanes sirwung ongeán ðám Judéiscum, Homl. As. 101, 308. Be hláfordes syrwunge. Gif hwá embe cynincg oððe hláford syrwie of plotting against a lord. If any man plot against king or lord, L. C.
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treówan
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Gehwylc hiora his ferhite treówde, ðæt hé hæfde mod micel, Beo. Th. 2337; B. 1166. to prove one's self true, to clear one's self of a charge of untrue conduct. Cf.
heófan
To lament ⬩ To be sorry for ⬩ grieve at
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To lament Godes andsacan . . . heófon deóp gehygd . . . þæt heó woldon ben email Críst rodera ríces, Sat. 344. with gen., To be sorry for, grieve at Þæt hié swá gefeón ðissa andweardena góda ðæt hí him ondrǽden ðá écan yflu, ILLIGIBLE and swá ðára yfela
beorn-cyning
A king of men ⬩ virorum rex
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A king of men; virorum rex Máðmas ic ðe, beorncyning, bringan wylle I will bring thee treasures, king of men Beo. Th. 4302; B. 2148
ecg-þræc
Sword-strength, war or savage courage ⬩ glădiōrum impĕtus
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Sword-strength, war or savage courage; glădiōrum impĕtus He ne þearf atoleecg-þræce he needs not the cruel sword-strength, Beo. Th. 1196; B. 596
ellen-mǽrþ
Glory of valour or courage ⬩ fortitūdĭnis glōria
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Glory of valour or courage; fortitūdĭnis glōria Grendel nihtweorce geféh, ellenmǽrþum Grendel rejoiced in his night-work, his valour-glories, Beo. Th. 1660; B. 828
eorl-gestreón
Noble treasure, riches ⬩ dīvĭtiæ
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Noble treasure, riches; dīvĭtiæ Nis him gád eorlgestreóna he lacks not noble treasures, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 10; Bo. 45: Beo. Th. 4481; B. 2244
fen-freoðo
Fen-asylum ⬩ ăsylum in pălūde
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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851
fen-hóp
A fen-heap ⬩ mound? ⬩ pălūdis agger?
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He meahte fleón on fen-hópu he might flee to the fen-mounds, Beo. Th. 1532; B. 764
flet-werod
Court-host ⬩ the court-retainers ⬩ aulĭci
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Court-host, the court-retainers; aulĭci Is mín fletwerod, wígheáp, gewanod my court-host, the company in war, is diminished, Beo. Th. 957; B. 476
fold-bold
The land-dwelling ⬩ royal palace ⬩ terrestris dŏmus ⬩ rēgia aula ⬩ arx
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The land-dwelling, royal palace; terrestris dŏmus, rēgia aula, arx Ne feól fæger foldbold the fair earthly dwelling fell not, Beo. Th. 1550; B. 773
fugeles wíse
The plant larkspur ⬩ delphīnium ⬩ δελφίνιον
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Ben. Lye. Fugeles wýse delphinion, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 69; Wrt. Voc. 68, 4
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gist-líðe
Kind to guests ⬩ hospitable ⬩ hospes
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Kind to guests, hospitable; hospes Búton cræft mín gistlíðe him beó nĭsi ars mea hospĭta ei fuĕrit, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 11: Shrn. 129, 26
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Gefðas
The Gepidæ
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Gifðum, Beo. Th. 4981; B. 2494
sund-wudu
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Th. 42, 24; Cri. 677: Beo. Th. 421; B. 208: 3817; B. 1906
un-ceápunga
Without payment or recompense ⬩ gratis
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Without payment or recompense; gratis Nó ic wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas, ac ðé unceápunga orlæg secge, Cd. Th. 262, 18; Dan. 746
þurhtogenness
A religious reading in monasteries ⬩ especially after meals ⬩ collatio
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Ben. Interl. 118, 7