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ge-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-heort, comp. ra; adj.

Heartyanimatedcourageousanĭmæquus

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Beó geheortra anĭmæquior esto, Mk. Bos. 10, 49

sin-snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
sin-snǽd, e ; f.
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), Beo. Th. 1490 ; B. 743

Linked entry: snǽd

þrýþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-ærn, es; n.

A splendid hoitsea palace

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Hafa nú húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 1318; B. 657

un-gesceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesceádlíce, adv.

Unreasonablyexcessively

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Ben. 54, 13 note. Tácn ðæs ungesceádlíce cealdan magan (cf. ðæs ofercealdan magan, 192, 25: 194, 11), Lchdm. ii. 160, 4

án-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
án-wunung, e; f.
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Ben. 134, 12

ed-staþelung

Grammar
ed-staþelung, restoration.
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Ben. 36 substitute Mancynna Ealdor for úre edstaðelunge þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 19. Tó edstaþelungum ad lumina vitae, An. Ox. 2214

sǽ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-cyning, es; m.

A sea-king

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A sea-king, a king who was powerful on the sea Helm Scylfinga, ðone sélestan sǽcyninga ðara ðe in Swióríce sinc brytnade, Beo. Th. 4754; B. 2382

brún-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-fág, adj.

coloured, dyedOf a brown colour, brown-huedfulvi coloris

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[brown, fág coloured, dyed] Of a brown colour, brown-hued; fulvi coloris Ætbær brúnfágne helm he bore away the brown-hued helmet, Beo. Th. 5223; B. 2615

gúþ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-cyning, es; m.

A warlike king

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A warlike king, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 8; Gen. 2123; Beo. Th. 401; B. 199: 3942; B. 1969: 4660; B. 2335: 5119; B. 2563: 5348; B. 2677

horn-geáp

(adj.)
Grammar
horn-geáp, adj.

Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building

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Kmbl. 1335; An. 668 : Beo. Th. 164; B. 82

ofer-fyllan

(v.)

to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess

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Ben. 136, 25

Linked entry: fyllan

CRYB

(n.)
Grammar
CRYB, gen. crybbe; f.

A CRIBbedstall stratumpræsepe

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A CRIB, bed, stall; stratum, præsepe Ic læg cildgeong on crybbe I lay as a young child in a crib Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 16; Cri. 1426

on-seón

(v.)

to regard, look on

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to regard, look on Wliteseón wrætlíc weras onsáwon, Beo. Th. 3305; B. 1650. Freónd onsigon (feónd onségon?) láðum eágan landmanna cyme, Cd. Th. 189, 2; Exod. 178

slíf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
slíf-leás, adj.

Sleeveless

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Ben. 89, 13

magan

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Gyf hit ðonne elles funden sý, ðonne mæg ꝥ forfangfeoh leóhtre beón, 226, 5. Ic hæbbe gecoren and míne witan hwæt seó steór beón mæge, 276, 31. <b>IV 3 c.

stapol

(n.)
Grammar
stapol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Hé tó healle gong, stód on stapole, geseah Grendles hond ( the hand had been laid in the hall ), Beo. Th. 1856; B. 926

friþ-bræc

(n.)
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A breach of the peace concluded between two hostile peoples (English and Danes) :-- Gyf eahta men beón ofslagene, þonne is ꝥ friðbréc, binnan byrig oþþon búton . . . Be friðbréce binnan byrig. Gyf hit binnan byrig gedón bið, seó friðbrǽc, Ll.

æ-bléc

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-bléc, ǽ-blǽce; adj.

Pallid, pale, livid

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Be hiora híwe . . . hí beóð ǽblǽce, Lch. ii. 232, 2. Substitute:

heáh-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-mód, adj.

Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty

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Se ðe hine sylfne áhefeþ heáhmódne se sceal heán wesan he who exalts his proud self shall be abased, 84 a; Th. 316, 25; Mód. 54

Linked entry: heán-mód

mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽne, adj.

meanwickedfalseevil

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Gif hwá swereþ and se áþ beó mǽne . . se ðe mǽne áþas begá si quis juraverit et perjurium sit. . . Qui perjuria commiserit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68; Th. ii. 228, 7-9: L. Edg. C. 8; Th. ii. 262, 31.

Linked entry: mán