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gied

(n.)
Grammar
gied, giedd, es; n.

A songlayriddle

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A song, lay, riddle, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1: 114 a; Th. 437, 28; . 56, 14: 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713

blonca

(n.)
Grammar
blonca, an; m.

A grey horseequus albus

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A grey horse; equus albus Beornas and bloncan mid warriors and their grey horses with them, Exon. 106 a; Th. 405, 5; . 23, 18

Linked entry: blanca

strídan

(v.)
Grammar
strídan, p. strád, pl. stridon.
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, pillage, rob Strád (streád ? from strúdan) conpilat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 14: 96, 74

under-flówan

(v.)

to flow under

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Th. 392, 3; . 11, 2

wároþ

(n.)
Grammar
wároþ, es; n.
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Th. 424, 34 ; . 41, 49

fram-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-lic, (freom-); adj.
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Stout, bold Hé (Nero) nóht fromlices (freom-, v.l.) ongan on ðǽre cynewísan nihil omnino in re militari ausus est, Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 15, 21

Linked entry: freomlic

wír-boga

(n.)
Grammar
wír-boga, an; m.

Bent wire used in ornamenting an object

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Th. 395, 5; . 15, 3

barþ

(n.)
Grammar
barþ, es; m.

A kind of shipa light vessel to sail or row indromo

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A kind of ship, a light vessel to sail or row in; dromo Æsc vel barþ dromo, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 102; Wrt. Voc. 56, 24

deáþ-spere

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-spere, es; n. [spere a spear]

A deadly spearletālis hasta

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A deadly spear; letālis hasta Dol him ne ondrǽdeþ deáþsperu the foolish will not dread the deadly spears, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 32; . 4, 53

fela-wlonc

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-wlonc, adj.

Very statelyvalde magnĭfĭcus

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Very stately; valde magnĭfĭcus Mec brýd triedeþ, felawlonc, fótum the bride treads me, very proud, with her feet, Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 28; . 13, 7

Linked entry: wlanc

lagu-fæðm

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-fæðm, es; m.
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A watery embrace Ýð sió brúne lagufæðme beleólc the dark wave played round me with its watery embrace, Exon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; . 61, 7

gierian

(v.)
Grammar
gierian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothedeckadorninduĕrevestīreornāre

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To clothe, deck, adorn; induĕre, vestīre, ornāre Hæleþ gierede mec mid golde a man adorned me with gold, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 16; . 27, 13

be-waden

Grammar
be-waden, be-wadan

to reachcome uponsurprise

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féreð, stepped on stíð bord, . 88, 24. Cf. be-faran, -féran, -rídan. Substitute:

swelgan

Grammar
swelgan, <b>. I b.</b>
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Ic wát eardfæstne ánne ( a bookcase) standan, ... sé oft dæges swilgeð lácum (books are often put into it ), . 50, 2. Blód lifrum swealg, An. 1278. Add

be-stelan

to robto go secretlystealthilyto steal

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Dele translation of passage from Chronicle, and add: to rob Móde bestolene, . 12, 6.

a-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rýpan, p. de, te; pp. ed, d, t

To tear offto ripevellereabscindere

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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; . 76, 7

here-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-síþ, es; m.

The journey of an armya military expeditionmarch

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Kmbl. 265; El. 133: Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 24; . 30, 4: 84a; Th. 317, 3; Mód. 60

rǽsele

(n.)
Grammar
rǽsele, an; f.
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Th. 421, 34; . 40, 28. v. rǽswan, and cf. rǽdels, III

Linked entries: rǽdels résele

bi-murnan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-murnan, p. -murnde; pp. -murned

To mourn, be troubled about, care forlugere, curare

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To mourn, be troubled about, care for; lugere, curare, sollicitum esse de re,Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 7; Vy. 14; 34 a; Th. 110, 1; Gú. 101

wræþ-studu

(n.)
Grammar
wræþ-studu, -stuþu, e; f.

A supportpropbuttressslay

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Th. 422, 6; . 41, 2