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breogo-stól

(n.)

a throne, kingdom,

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a throne, kingdom, Andr. Kmbl. 417; An. 209

heáfod-mága

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mága, an; m.

A near relation

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A near relation, Andr. Kmbl. 1884; An. 944

á-wéstan

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Þæne áwéstendan deófol, Angl. viii. 330, 25. Áwéstendum populantibus, An. Ox. 2715. Gehwilce ǽnlípige sind mid fǽrlicum slihte áwéste, Hml. Th. ii. 124, 10. Add

suhter-fæderan

(n.)
Grammar
suhter-fæderan, -gefæderan; pl. m.
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Uncle and nephew Hróþwulf and Hróðgár suhtorfædran, Exon. Th. 321, 15; Víd. 46. Ða gódan twegen (Hróþgar and Hróþulf) sǽton suhtergefæderan, Beo. Th. 2332; B. 1164

weorold-duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-duguþ, e; f.
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Worldly good Wilna brytta and woruld-dugeða bróðrum sínum, Cd. Th. 97, 30 ; Gen. 1620. Wilna wæstmum and worulddugeðum, lufum and lissum, 117, 4 ; Gen. 1948

dim-híw

(adj.)
Grammar
dim-híw, adj.
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Dark-coloured, gloomy Eal bið úpheofon sweart and gesworcen, deorc and dimhíw and dwolma sweart tristius coelum tenebris obducitur atris, Dóm. L. 106: Wlfst. 137, 9

hreód-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of reed Þá genámon hié sume spingan and gefyldon mid ecede . . . and dydon on sum hreódcynn, and rǽhton úp tó his múþe, Nap. 39

færest

Grammar
færest, færeþ goest, goeth, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 56; Met. 24, 28: Elen. Kmbl. 2546; El. 1274;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. and fut. of faran

hynden-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hynden-mann, es; m.
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The head man of a hynden Ðæt wé ús gegaderian á emban ǽnne mónaþ gif wé mágon and æmtan habban ða hyndenmenn and ða ðe ða teóþunge bewitan ... and habban ða xii [xi?]

Linked entry: hynden

wencel

(n.)
Grammar
wencel, wincel, es; n.

A child

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A child Gif his hláford him wíf sylle and hig suna hæbbon and dohtra, ðæt wíf and hire winclo (liberi) beóð ðæs hláfordes. Gif se wiel cwið: 'Mé ys mín hláford leóf and mín wíf and míne winclo,' Ex. 21, 4, 5.

Linked entry: wincel

hand-bóc

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Th. ii. 384, 1. a hand-book, manual Wé gesetton on þissum enchiridion, ꝥ ys mannalis on lyden and handbóc on englisc, manega þing ymbe gerímcræft, Angl. viii. 321, 34

heort-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
heort-leás, adj.

cowed

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Wlfst. 137, 22) heortleás and earh, ámasod and ámarod, mihtleás, áfǽred sis memor illius qui tum pavor ante tribunal percutiet stupidis cunctorum corda querelis, Dóm. L. 124

wæter-scipe

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Ðá wǽron twégen gebrððra . . . and hæfdon ǽnne fiscnoþ on ánum brádum mere . . . ac þǽr wurdon eft æt þám wæterscipe . . . micel gefeoht for þám fixnoþe.

helle-ceafl

(n.)
Grammar
helle-ceafl, es; m.

The jaws of hell,

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The jaws of hell, Andr. Kmbl. 3403; An. 1705

lind-gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
lind-gecrod, es; n.
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A shield-bearing crowd, Andr. Kmbl. 2442; An. 1222

ge-meotu

(n.)

boundaries, limits

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boundaries, limits, Andr. Kmbl. 907; An. 454, = ge-metu

breogo

(n.)

a ruler, prince, king,

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a ruler, prince, king, Andr. Kmbl. 609; An. 305

hnátan

(v.)
Grammar
hnátan, p. hneót

To strike together, clash

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Andr. Kmbl. 8; An. 4

eáhtan

(v.)
Grammar
eáhtan, éhtan, iehtan.

to observe, judge observāre, æstimāre, reputāre To watch any one, pursue, persecute persĕqui

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to observe, judge; observāre, æstimāre, reputāre We mágon eáhtan and sóþe secgan ðæt we may judge and soothly say that, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 34; Cri. 1550.

Linked entry: éhtan

swǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrness, (swár-), e; f.
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Ne mæg ic ána eówre swárnissa ( pondus ) and eówre saca ácuman, Deut. 1, 12. heaviness, want of readiness in moving, sluggishness, v. swǽr, Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne nán unþeáw ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse . . . ðeáh sió swǽrnes