eald-gewyrht
An ancient action ⬩ prisca actio
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An ancient action; prisca actio He þró for Adames ealdgewyrhtum he suffered for Adam's ancient actions, Rood Kmbl. 198; Kr. 100: Beo. Th. 5307; B. 2657
mægen-wudu
A mighty spear-shaft
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A mighty spear-shaft þegn Hróðgáres cwehte mægenwudu mundum Hrothgar's thane shook his mighty shaft with his hands, Beo. Th. 477; B. 236
mód-geómor
Sad at heart ⬩ of mournful mind
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Sad at heart, of mournful mind Ðæt eorlwerod módgiómor sæt, Beo. Th. 5779; B. 2894. Þeód wæs módgeómre, Andr. Kmbl. 2227; An. 1115: 3412; An. 1710
suhter-fæderan
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Ða gódan twegen (Hróþgar and Hróþulf) sǽton suhtergefæderan, Beo. Th. 2332; B. 1164
staþolfæstness
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Ben. Interl. 23, 3: Ps. Lamb. 103, 5: firmamentum, 18, 2: status, Rtl. 108, 38. Steaðulfestnisse stabilitatem, Ps. Surt. 103, 5
þeód-gestreón
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A great treasure Brúc ðisses beáges, and ðisses hrægles neót, þeódgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2440; B. 1218. Nalæs hí hine læssan lácum teódan, þeódgestreónum, 87; B. 44
þeód-þreá
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a great calamity Hié wordum bǽdon, ðæt him gástbona geoce gefremede wið þeódþreáum ( the injuries inflicted by Grendel ), Beo. Th. 358; B. 178. Cf. þeód-bealu
freóls-dæg
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Ben. 39, 4-9. Add
lof-sealm
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Ben. 36, 18: 38, 9
on-scuniendlic
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Sé þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ꝥ hé ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add
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sceand
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Add: [Whaðer unker þe geð abake and þis feoht wulle forsake, beo he in ælche londe iqueðe for ane sconde, Laym. 23668]. v. sceand, f. ; swǽm
swíþrian
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Ben. I. 59, 14. Swýðrenda, prevalens, 12, 16. Add
heal-reced
A palace
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A palace Hé healreced hátan wolde medoærn micel men gewyrcean he would bid men make a palace, a great mead-house, Beo, Th. 136; B. 68
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heard-fyrde
Difficult to carry
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Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245
tó-weccan
To wake up ⬩ stir up ⬩ arouse
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.), stir up, arouse Hú ða folc mid him fǽhþe tówehton how they stirred up strife amongst themselves, Beo. Th. 5889; B. 2948
full
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Hié ðá béc eallæ be fullan geliornod hæfdon, Past. 5, 20. v. ofer-, wæter-full
on-sacan
to attack, strive against ⬩ to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand ⬩ to declare that one has no knowledge of a person ⬩ to refuse a person what he wants ⬩ to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge ⬩ to make excuse ⬩ to sacrifice
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Ðonne sceal hé be. LX. hýda onsacan ðære þiéfþe gif hé áðwyrðe biþ. Gif Englisc onstal gá forþ, onsace be twýfealdum, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 13-15: Th. i. 132, l: 28; Th. i. 120, 8. to make excuse Ongunnun alle onsaca (-sacca.
næss
a ness ⬩ land running out into water ⬩ headland ⬩ promontory
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Earna næs Eagles-ness, Beo. Th. 6055; B. 3031, Hrones næs Whales-ness, 5603; B. 2805,,] Æt brimes næsse at the sea-headland, Andr. Kmbl. 3417; An. 1712. Beorh wæterýðum neáh, be næsse, Beo. Th. 4478; B. 2243. Gesæt on næsse cyning, 4825; B. 2417.
ymb
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Beón, wesan ymb to be about a business, be occupied with a matter or a person :-- Gif gé ymb woruldcunde dómas beón scylen secularia judicia si habueritis, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 6. Hwonne hé móste beón ymbe ðæs líchaman oferfylle, Wulfst. 236, 11.
sél
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Th. 77 ; Fins. 38 : Beo. Th. 2029 ; B. 1012. Hwylc hira sélast simle gelǽste hláforde æt hilde, Andr. Kmbl. 821 ; An. 411. Bet gé rǽdaþ melius legitis, sélost (sǽlost, MS. T.) hí rǽdaþ optime legunt, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Zup. 9, 17.