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Æðelbryht

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelbryht, -berht, -briht, es; m. [æðele, bryht bright, excellent. v. beorht] .

Ethelbert king of KentEthelbert the secondÆthelbryhtus

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Ethelbert the second; Æthelbryhtus, the second son of Æthelwulf.

Linked entry: Berhte

midd

(adj.)
Grammar
midd, adj. with superl. midemest, midmest

Midmiddle

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 47. Seó seofoþe tíd dæges, ðæt is án tíd ofer midne dæg, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 27. On midne winter, Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 28. Ofer ðone midne sumor after midsummer, 1006; Erl. 140, 5. Ofer midne sumor, Lchdm. iii. 74, 11.

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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Hé wæs ðæs wyrhtan sunu (the carpenter's son), Nicod. 2 ; Thw. 1, 21. Smiðes ł wyrchta (fabri) sunu, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 55. Hond bið gelǽred, wís and gewealden, swá bið wyrhtan ryht, sele ásettan, Exon. Th. 296, 5; Crä. 46.

Linked entry: werta

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learnerreader

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Gif leornere geþéh þurh láre ðæt hé hád hæfde and þénode Criste if a scholar succeeded by learning so that he had holy orders and served Christ, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 12.

mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, es; n.

Menpeople

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Ðære þeóde mennisc swá wlitig wǽre the men of that nation were so beautiful, ii. 120, 22. Ðæt ðú ne nyme wíf mínum suna of ðisum menisce ( de filiabus Chananæorum ), Gen. 24, 3.

mirige

(adj.)
Grammar
mirige, adj.

Pleasantdelightfulsweet

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Him ða twigu þincaþ swá merge the boughs seem so pleasant to them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 89; Met. 13, 45. Ða mergen amoena, Hpt. Gl. 409, 36

Linked entry: murge

þyle

(n.)
Grammar
þyle, es; m.

An oratorspokesman

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He is the only one of the courtiers who is actually stated to have addressed Beowulf, so that the duty of leading the conversation seems to have fallen to him. If a gloss in Wrt.

Linked entries: þele þyl-cræft

leahter

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S. 16, 306 Seó eahteóðe leahter, but in other MSS. it is masculine, and so in the other seven instances] :-- Scyld, lehter, mándǽd crimen, i. peccatum Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 2. Hwæt ne cann sé ðe ealle ðing cann ?

hatian

(v.)
Grammar
hatian, hatigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To hate

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So shall God's enemies be hated, 46; Swt. 353, 5-8. Hé sceal rýperas and reáferas hatian and hýnan he must hate and humiliate robbers and plunderers, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 19: Beo. Th. 4627; B. 2319

Linked entry: hættende

á-spyrian

(v.)

to trackreach by following the trackto investigateexamine so as to get knowledge of a subjectto find out

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K. 146, 27. to investigate, examine so as to get knowledge of a subject Se sceáwre þe þis gewrit áspyrað, Angl. viii. 331, Swýðe nearwelíce hé hit létt út áspyrian (of the compilation of Doomsday Book), Chr. 1085;P. 216, 26.

feaxede

(adj.)
Grammar
feaxede, fexede; adj.

Having long hairlong-hairedcŏmātus

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Having long hair, long-haired; cŏmātus Sume men cweðaþ ðæt cométa síe feaxede [fexede, Th. 162, 9, col. 2, 3; 163, 10] steorra, forðæm ðǽr stent lang leóma of, hwílum on áne healfe, hwílum on ǽlce healfe some men say that a comet is a long-haired star

Linked entries: fexede ge-feaxode

for-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen [wrecan to drive]

To drive outbanishexpelexpellĕrepropellĕrefŭgāre

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Eart ðú ána forwrecen on Hierusalem tu sōlus peregrīnus es in Jerusalem? Lk. Bos. 24, 18

ge-ærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ærnan, he -ærneþ; p. de; pp. ed.

To runcurrĕreTo run forto gain by runningcursu certārepropalma cursu contendĕre

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To run; currĕre Ðá geærndon hí sume þrage and efthwurfon then they ran for some time and returned, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 9. v. trans.

heorþ-werod

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-werod, es; n.

A band of household retainersthose who share the same heartha family

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A band of household retainers, those who share the same hearth, a family Ðá wearþ Jafeðe áféded heorþwerod suna and dóhtra then for Japhet was reared a family of sons and daughters, Cd. 78; Th. 96, 35; Gen. 1605.

lecg

(n.)
Grammar
lecg, e; f.
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Some part of a weapon, the cross bar in the hilt[?] Án handsex and [an?] ðæræ lecge is hundeahtati mancussa goldæs, Chart. Th. 527, 9.

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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[Icel. gríma a sort of hood or cowl. ] See Grmm. D. M. 218-9. a spectre; larva Mec mæg gríma abrégan a spectre can terrify me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17

Linked entry: gríming

grǽdig-

(adv.; prefix)
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grǽdig-, grǽdi-, grǽde-líce; adv.
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Ðás fugelas habbaþ feónda gelícnysse ðe gehwilce menn beswícaþ and grǽdelíce grípaþ to grimre helle these birds are like the fiends, that deceive some men, and greedily snatch them to grim hell, ii. 516, 10.

gémen

(n.)
Grammar
gémen, gen. gémenne; f.
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Care; cūra Ǽlc mon mæg witan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna every one may know how heavy a trouble to a man is the care of his children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 17 : 12; Fox 36, 38.

Linked entry: gémæn

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac hé com sóna inn ongeán mid strece þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058 ; Erl. 192, 36

un-gefullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefullod, -gefulwad; adj.

Unbaptized

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Unbaptized Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce bið gebróht tó ðam mæssepreóste, ðæt hé hit mót fullian sóna, ðæt hit ne swelte hǽðen, L. Ælfc. C. 26; Th. ii. 352, 15: Homl. Th. ii. 50, 20. Ðeáh ðe hé ungefullod gyt farende sý, 500, 35.

Linked entries: ge-fullian ge-fullian