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Grendel

(n.)
Grammar
Grendel, gen. Grendles
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Th. 3078-3085; B. 1537-1540: 3139-3141; B. 1567-1568

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Cf. swín-líca, eofor-cumbol, -líc Swín ofer helme, Beo. Th. 2577; B. 1286. Æt ðæm áde wæs éþgesýne swátfáh syrce, swýn eal-gylden, eofer írenheard, 2227; B. 1111

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Swá ic ðé wéne tó as I expect of you, Beo. Th. 2797; B. 1396: 5836; B. 2922.

Linked entry: -anne

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Be ðám ymene þe wé be hire geworhton, Bd. 4, 19 ; Sch. 439, 15. Þá ǽ þe heora aldoras ǽr geworhton, Ll. Th. i. 26, 6.

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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. 1, 1; Bos. 19, 25.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Hé ne úþe ðæt ǽnig óþer man ǽfre mǽrða þon má gehédde, ðonne hé sylfa, Beo. Th. 1012; B. 504.

Linked entries: þanne þon

(pronoun.)
Grammar
gé, gen. eówer [iwer]

yeyouvosύμεîs;yourof youvestrumvestriύμŵνto youvobisύμîνyouvosύμâsthou

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Bos. 6, 16 : 7, 7. Gyf gé ða lufiaþ ðe eów lufiaþ si dīlĭgĭtis eos qui vos dīlĭgunt, Mt. Bos. 5, 46. On eów becymþ Godes ríce pervĕnit in vos regnum Dei, Mt. Bos. 12, 28. Eówic grétan hét bade to greet you, Beo. Th. 182; B. 3095.

Linked entries: eów eówer eówic Þú

þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
þeahtian, p. ode
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his agendum arbitrarentur, Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 11.

dugan

Grammar
dugan, l. deáh, deág,
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Ic secge ꝥ sió foresprǽc ne dyge ( prosit ) þám scyldigan, Bt. 38, 7; F. 210, 6. for a purpose Deah hit wið ǽghwylcre innancundre unhǽlo, Lch. i. 86, 18. Seó wyrt deáh tó drincanne, ii. 238, 27

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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suit at law or by forfeiture; cf. nec cogi debet rectum ejus forspeken nec forspillen (cf. perdere vel forisfacere placitum, 561, 24), Ll.

hlinian

(v.)

to reclineto lean

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L. 7, 49. to lean for support Þá stuðu þe se bysceop on hleonigende forðférde illa destina cui incumbens obiit Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 269, 18. to incline in thought, be favourably disposed to Eallra willa hlinede (hleonade, hleonodon, v. ll.) tó gehýranne

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Ben. 69, 13. (1 b) with complementary participle Hé geðafode ðá scylde unwítnode, Past. 123, 6. with clause Hwílum hé geþafaþ ꝥ þá gódan habbaþ unsǽlþa, Bt. 39, 2; F. 214, 3 : Bl. 45, 19. ꝥ hí ne geþafian,, Geþafian ꝥ men forwyrcean hí sylfe, 30. (2

BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLEfrenum

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He ðæne bridel of ateáh he took the bridle off [his horse], Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, note 34. Se gemetgaþ ðone bridel he regulates the bridle, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18. Mid his bridle with his bridle, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 6: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: bridels brydel

EAR

(n.)
Grammar
EAR, es; n.

EAR of corn spīca

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Pharao rehte Iosepe be ðám oxum and be ðám earum Pharaoh told Joseph of the oxen and of the ears [of corn ], Gen. 41, 17. Híg ongunnun pluccian ða ear cœpērunt vellĕre spīcas, Mt. Bos. 12, 1: Mk. Bos. 2, 23: Lk. Bos. 6, 1.

scortlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scortlíce, adv.
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Scortlíce (breviter) ic hæbbe nú gesǽd yrabe ða brié dǽlas, Ors. l, l ; Swt. 10, 3 : l, 14 ; Swt. 58, 7 : Ælfc. Gr. 10 ; Zup. 76, 3. Nú wylle wé sum þing scortlíce eów be him gereccan, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 3.

þeówetling

(n.)
Grammar
þeówetling, es; m.
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Ǽlces mannes þeówetlingas ða ðrý dagas weorces beón gefreóde, Wulfst. 171, 19. Be teóðunge ... þridda dǽl gá þearfum and earman þeówetlingan, L. Eth. ix, 6; Th. i. 342, 9. Þearfena helpan and þeówetlingan beorgan, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 318, 26.

hund-nigontig

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Hé let him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig, Met. 26, 24. where the governed or qualified noun is not expressed Máre bliss bið . . . be ánum synfullan men . . . þonne be nigon and hundnigantigan Þe dǽdbóte ne behófiað, Angl. xi. 114, 68.

a-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefigian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make heavy or sadto weigh downburdengravarecontristaredeprimere

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To make heavy or sad, to weigh down, burden; gravare, contristare, deprimere Swá biþ ðam móde, ðonne hit biþ ahefigad mid ðǽm ymbhogum ðisse worulde so is it with the mind, when it is weighed down by the anxieties of this world, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 32

Linked entry: hefigian

Finns buruh

(n.)
Grammar
Finns buruh, = Finnes burh; gen. -burge; f.

Finnsburg

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This Finnsburg is no doubt the same as the Finnesham mentioned by Beowulf, — Swylce hie æt Finnes hám findaa meahton such as they might find at Finnesham, Beo. Th. 2316; B. 1156

Linked entry: Finn

friclo

(n.)
Grammar
friclo, indecl. f.

An appetiteappĕtītus

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An appetite; appĕtītus Be ðære ofermiclan friclo, ðonne of ðære selfan cealdan ádle ðæs magan cymþ, ðæt sió ofermiclo friclo and gífernes aríst of the excessive appetite, when from the same cold disease of the stomach it comes, that the excessive appetite

Linked entry: fricolo