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hord-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
hord-gestreón, es; n.

Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'

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Fox 14, 21; Met. 14, 11: Beo. Th. 6175; B. 3092. Mæst hlifade ofer Hroþgáres hordgestreónum the mast towered above the riches that had come from Hrothgar's hoard, 3803; B. 1899.

ge-þeóde

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Out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation, Rev. 5, 9) Þæt is mid Estum þeáw þæt þǽr sceal ǽlces geðeódes man beón forbærned, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 11. Add

a-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-belgan, ic -beige, ðú -bilgst, -bilhst, he -bylgþ, -bilhþ, pl. -belgaþ; p. -bealg, -bealh, pl. -bulgon; pp. -bolgen, v. trans. [a, belgan to irritate]

To cause any one to swell with anger ⬩ to anger ⬩ irritate ⬩ vex ⬩ incense ⬩ ira aliquem tumefacere ⬩ irritare ⬩ exasperare ⬩ incendere

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He him abolgen wurþeþ he will be incensed against them, Cd. 22 ; Th. 28, 4; Gen. 430. Wæs swýðe abolgen erat graviter offensus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 8

Linked entries: a-bæligan a-bealh a-bolgen a-bulgan a-bylgan æ-bilgan æ-bylgan ebylgan

sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
sweorcan, p. swearc, pl. swurcon; pp. sworcen.
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in a physical sense, to become dark, be obscured Wedercandel swearc windas weóxon the sun was darkened, the winds rose, Andr. Kmbl. 744; An. 372. Swearc norðrodor won under wolcnum, woruld miste oferteáh, Exon.

a-blýsgung

(n.)
Grammar
a-blýsgung, -blýsung, e; f.

The redness of confusion ⬩ shame ⬩ pudor

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Ben. 73

Linked entry: blysung

ælecung

(n.)
Grammar
ælecung, e; f.

An allurement ⬩ a blandishment ⬩ blandimentum

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Ben. 2

an-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
an-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew ⬩ demonstrate ⬩ ostendere ⬩ demonstrare

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Ben. 7, 11

an-fangennes

(n.)
Grammar
an-fangennes, -ness, e; f.

A receiving ⬩ receptacle ⬩ acceptio ⬩ susceptio ⬩ receptaculum

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Ben. 2

cépe-stów

(n.)

a market-place, market ⬩ forum, emporium

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Ben. Lye

cim

(n.)
Grammar
cim, cim-stanas; pl. m.
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Ben. Lye

cyn-recen

(n.)
Grammar
cyn-recen, gen.cyn-recenne ; f.

A pedigree, genealogy, parentage ⬩ generatio, genealogia, parentela,

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Ben

cúþ-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
cúþ-lǽtan, [cúþ = cýþ relationship, lǽtan to admit]

To enter into friendship ⬩ societatem facere, Som. Ben. Lye

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Ben. Lye

cwíðend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwíðend-líc, adj.

Proper, peculiar, natural ⬩ genuīnus

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Ben. Lye

demman

(v.)
Grammar
demman, p.de ; pp. ed

DAM, stop water ⬩ obturāre flūmen

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Ben. Lye

droht

(n.)

drawn, draught ⬩ tractus, haustus

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Ben. Lye

drýming

(n.)
Grammar
drýming, e; f.

A soft or murmuring noise ⬩ sŭsurrus

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Ben. Lye

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, v. trans.

To make equal, to compare ⬩ compărāre

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: metan

egean

(v.)

To harrow or break clods ⬩ occāre

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Ben. Lye

elch

(n.)
Grammar
elch, es; m.

ELK ⬩ alces, cervus alces

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Ben. Lye

feoh-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
feoh-georn, adj.

Desirous of money ⬩ avaricious ⬩ covetous ⬩ avārus

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Ben. Lye

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