wíg-bil
A battle-blade ⬩ a sword
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A battle-blade, a sword Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaþoswáte hildegicelum, wígbil wanian, Beo. Th. 3218; B. 1607
heals-gebedda
A bedfellow, consort around whose neck the arms are thrown, one dearly loved
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A bedfellow, consort around whose neck the arms are thrown, one dearly loved, Beo. Th. 126; B. 63
Linked entry: heals-mægeþ
heaðu-steáp
Standing out prominently in battle
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Standing out prominently in battle [an epithet of the helmet], Beo. Th. 2494; B. 1245: 4312; B. 2153
on-tyhtan
to incite, instigate, impel
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to incite, instigate, impel Wæs ðæt gifeðe tó swíð ðe ðone ðyder ontyhte, Beo. Th. 6164; B. 3086
hild-freca
A warrior.
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Beo. Th. 4721; B. 2366: 4416; B. 2205: Andr. Kmbl. 251; An. 126: 2141; An. 1072
Linked entry: hilde-freca
cwén-líc
OUEENLY ⬩ feminine; muliebris
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OUEENLY feminine; muliebris Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw such is not a feminine custom, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940
fetel-hilt
A belted hilt ⬩ căpŭlus baltĕo instructus
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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563
fíf-tene
fifteen ⬩ quindĕcim
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fifteen; quindĕcim Fíftena sum one of fifteen, Beo. Th. 420; B. 207: Cd. 69; Th. 84, 14; Gen. 1397
níþ-grim
Savage ⬩ cruel
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Savage, cruel Nýdwracu níþgrim, nihtbealwa mǽst, Beo. Th. 388; B. 193. Mé beþeahton þeóstru níþgrim, Ps. Th. 54, 5
ge-sagian
to say, tell ⬩ dicere
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to say, tell; dicere Gesaga him tell them, Beo. Th. 781; B. 388: Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 30
scotere
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scotenum, MS.) scamigan þorfte, Beo. Th. 2056 ; B. 1026
wollen-teár
Having hot tears ⬩ with hot tears
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Beo. Th. 6056 ; B. 3032
ge-bytlung
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Ne beó wé tó weallum oððe tó wágum geworhte on þǽre gástlican gebytlunge, Hml. Th. ii. 582, 14. Add
on-spreca
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Beón ealdras leahtra anspecan and manna mid-specan sint rectores criminum persecutores et hominum liberatores, Chrd. 62, 26. Add
weá-mód
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Witan him ( the king ) sceolan rǽdan, and hé ne sceal beón weámód, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 2. Add
rest-bedd
A bed, couch
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; A bed, couch; Ðeáh ic on mín restbedd gestíge ;si ascendero in lectum stratus mei,; Ps. Th. 131, 3
rídend
A horseman ⬩ knight
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A horseman, knight Rídend swefaþ, hæleþ knights and warriors sleep the sleep of death, Beo. Th. 4906; B. 2457
ofer-níd
Extreme need
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Extreme need Gif hit oferneód beó si valde necesse sit L. Ecg. P. iii. 14; Th. ii. 200, 33
hild-lata
One sluggish in war, ⬩ slow to fight, ⬩ a coward,
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Kmbl. 466; An. 233: Beo. Th. 5684; B. 2846
Linked entry: lata