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bald-lícost

(adv.)
Grammar
bald-lícost, sup.

Most bravelyfortissime

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Most bravely; fortissime Ðe baldlícost on ða bricge stóp who stept on the bridge most bravely, Byrht. Th. 134, 2; By. 78

lytigian

(v.)
Grammar
lytigian, p. ode
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To act cunningly Ongunnon lytegian ðá láðe gystas began then to act guilefully the hateful guests, Byrht. Th. 134, 18; By. 86

be-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-stód, pl. -stódon

stood by or near, stood around, surrounded

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stood by or near, stood around, surrounded, Gen. 23, 2 : Byrht. Th. 133, 51; By. 68; Similar entries p. of be-standan

forstig

(adj.)
Grammar
forstig, adj.
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Frosty Ic wæs beswǽled for þám micelan byrne, and eft for þǽre micclan forstigan cealdnysse þæs wintres, Hml. S. 23 b, 575

Linked entries: frostig fyrstig

wíg-haga

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-haga, an; m.

A phalanx

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Byrht. Th. 134, 50 ; By. 102

hám-fæst

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Ic and míne geféran on Ephesa byrig hámfæste wǽron I and my companions had our home in Ephesus 23, 739. Add: —

a-cweccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweccan, p. -cwehte; pp. -cweht

To move quicklyto shakevibratemoverequaterevibrare

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To move quickly, to shake, vibrate; movere, quatere, vibrare Æsc acwehte he shook the ash, i. e. the lance, Byrht. Th. 140, 59; By. 310

sweora

Grammar
sweora, l. sweóra,
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Cf. swúran, swíran, 18) byrne, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 22

nát-hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nát-hwilc, pron. indef.

Some oneI know not who

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Ðara banena byre náthwylces the child of one of those murderers, but I know not of which, 4113; B. 2053 : 4451; B. 2224. Þurh náthwylces .... Exon. Th. 12, 21; Cri. 189. Hé in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo.

eá-steþ

(n.)
Grammar
eá-steþ, eá-stæþ,es ; n.

A river-bant flūmĭnis rīpa

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A river-bant; flūmĭnis rīpa Hí on ðam eásteðe ealle stódon they all stood on the river-bank, Byrht. Th. 133, 40; By. 63

fór-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-heard, adj.

Very hardprædūrus

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Very hard; prædūrus Wulfmǽr forlét fórheardne gár faran eft ongeán Wulfmær let the piercing dart fly back again, Byrht. Th. 136, 24; By. 156

forþ-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-georn, adj.

Desirous to go forthimpetuousvehĕmens

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Desirous to go forth, impetuous; vehĕmens Swá dyde Æðeríc, fús and forþgeorn thus did Ætheric, eager and impetuous, Byrht. Th. 139, 68; By. 281

frymdi

(adj.)
Grammar
frymdi, adj.

Inquisitiveaskingdesiroussuppliantinquīsītīvusrequīrensdesīdĕranssupplex

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Inquisitive, asking, desirous, suppliant; inquīsītīvus, requīrens, desīdĕrans, supplex Ic eom frymdi to ðé I am suppliant to thee, Byrht. Th. 137, 1; By. 179

æsc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-holt, es; nom. pl. holt; n.

Ash-woodan ash-wood spearlignum fraxineumhasta fraxinea

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Ash-wood, an ash-wood spear; lignum fraxineum, hasta fraxinea Æscholt asceóc shook his ashen spear, Byrht. 138, 35; By. 230: Beo. Th. 665; B. 330

hell-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
hell-sceaða, an; m.

A hell-harmerfienddevil

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A hell-harmer, fiend, devil, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 22; Gen. 694: Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 5; Cri. 364: Byrht. Th. 137, 2; By. 180

un-befohten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-befohten, adj.

Unfoughtunopposed

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Unfought, unopposed Ðá wénde se here ... ðæt hié mehten faran unbefohtene ðǽr ðǽr hié wolden, Chr. 911; Erl. 100, 23: Byrht. Th. 133, 28; By. 57

Linked entry: be-feohtan

gúþ-plega

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-plega, an; m.

War-playbattle

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War-play, battle, Byrht. Th. 133, 35; By. 61: Exon. 16a; Th. 36, 8; Cri. 573; Apstls. Kmbl. 43; Ap. 22: Andr. Kmbl. 2737; An. 1371

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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Ne ascýtt Sennacherib flán into ðære byrig Hierusalem Sennacherib shall not shoot arrows into the city of Jerusalem, Homl. Th. i. 568, 31.

Linked entry: a-scuton

candel

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Acolitus is gecweden sé þe candele oððe tapor byrð, Ll. Th. ii. 348, 4. Gyf man mǽte ꝥ hé byrnende candele geseó, gód ꝥ byð, Lch. iii. 176, 12. Ontend þreó candela, and drýp ꝥ wex þriwa, 286, 6.

be-féran

(v.)

to go aboutfrom place to place,to come uponovertakecatch To getfall among to pass by

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Hé beférde Maximum binnan ánre byrig, Hml. S. 31, 647: Bl. H. 79, 24. intrans. To get, fall among :-- Hé befoerde ł becuom on ðá ðeáfas incidit in latrones, Lk. L. 10, 30. to pass by Ðára naman ic beférde (praeterii), Lch. i. lxxii, 11