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greótan

(v.)
Grammar
greótan, ic greóte, ðú grýtest, grýtst, he greóteþ, grýt, pl. greóteþ; p. greát, pl. gruton; pp. groten
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Se ðe on sefan greóteþ who weeps in spirit, Beo. Th. 2689; B. 1342

wígbed-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-hrægel, es; n.

An altar-covering

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An altar-covering Hé sende ða ðing eall ða ðe tó cyrican ðénunge nýdþearflíco wǽron, húselfatu and wígbidhrægl (-bed-, Bd. M. 90, 2) ( veslimenía altarium ), Bd. 1. 29; S. 498, 9

wíg-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-weorþung, e ; f.

Honour to idols

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Hwílum hié gehéton æt heargtrafum wígweorþunga, Beo. Th. 353; B. 176

hirwend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hirwend-lic, adj.

Contemptible

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The word might be the acc. fem. of an adjective, or it might be an adverb, in which case contemtim must be read

FROM

(adj.)
Grammar
FROM, freom; comp. fromra; sup. fromest, frommast; adj.

FIRM ⬩ strong ⬩ stout ⬩ bold ⬩ strenuous ⬩ fortis ⬩ strēnuus ⬩ rich ⬩ abundant ⬩ excellent ⬩ ūber ⬩ abundans ⬩ præstans

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Fromum feohgiftum with rich money gifts, Beo. Th. 41; B. 21. Fromra præstantior, Cot. 154

Linked entries: fram freom fromnis frum

ilca

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Be þǽm ilican (ilcan, ylcan, v. ll. ) andgyte, R. Ben. 4, 9: 64, 3. Þára ilcena engla geféran, Gr. D. 260, 20. as substantive Se ilca sé ðe wénde ðæt hé wǽre ofer ealle, Past. 39, 24. Þis is se ilca þe þú for his deáþe plegodest, Bl. H. 85, 18.

waroþ

(n.)
Grammar
waroþ, (waruþ, waraþ, wareþ), wearoþ, weroþ, warþ, es; m.

A shore ⬩ strand

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Sǽwong tredan, wíde waroðas, Beo. Th. 3934; B. 1965

Linked entry: wearoþ

þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
þeódan, þiédan, þídan, þýdan; p. de

To join ⬩ attach

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.), attach Be ðám ðe wið ða dǽdbétendan ðeódaþ de is qui junguntur excommunicatis, R. Ben. 50, 9. Ðonne hý sume mid geficum wið ðone ánne þeódaþ and leásettaþ, sume wið ðone óþerne dum adulantur partibus, 125, 2.

Linked entries: þídan þiédan

eá-ófer

(n.)
Grammar
eá-ófer, es; m.

A river-bank ⬩ rīpa flūminis

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A river-bank; rīpa flūminis Be sǽwaroþe, and be eá-ófrum by the sea-shore, and by river-banks. Bt. Met. Fox 19, 43

Linked entry: ófer

hymen

(n.)
Grammar
hymen, es; m.

A hymn

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A hymn Be ðam hymene ðe wé be hire geworhton of the hymn that we composed about her, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 16

Linked entry: ymen

worþ-apulder

(n.)
Grammar
worþ-apulder, e ; f.

An apple-tree growing by a homestead

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Be hagan on weorðe hege; foið be ðan hege on weorðapeldre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 381, 31

Linked entries: apulder weorþ-apulder

ge-ræfnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ræfnian, p. ode
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To suffer Hé sorgode má be þám þe þá synne fremede, þonne be him sylfum þe þone æfwyrdlan geræfnode (tolerabaf), Gr. D. 291, 10

Linked entry: ræfnian

Ósti

(n.)
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the Esthtonians Be-eástan him sindon Ósti þá leóde, Ósti habbað be-norþan him þone ilcan sǽs earm, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 29

sién

(v.)

(be)

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(be)

sýn

be

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be

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPION ⬩ miles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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Th. 135, 17; By. 119: Beo. Th. 2629; B. 1312.

Linked entry: cæmpa

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A people ⬩ nation ⬩ race ⬩ country

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Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 16: Beo. Th. 387; B. 192. Ðone Denisca leóda lufiaþ swýðost him [Thor] the Scandinavian peoples love most, Wulfst. 106, 23.

druncen

(adj.)
Grammar
druncen, adj.
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Is tó wyrnanne bearneácnum wífe ꝥ hió beór drince, ne swínes flǽsc ete, ne druncen gedrince ( get drunk ), Lch. ii. 330, 8. Wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg of (fore, v. l. ) druncen beón, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21.

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trust ⬩ hope ⬩ confidere ⬩ sperare ⬩ to make a treaty ⬩ sancire

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Th. 118, 147: 51, 6. to make a treaty; sancire Hie getrúwedon on twá healfa fæste frioðuwǽre they confirmed on both sides a fast compact of peace, Beo. Th. 2194; B. 1095

wír

(n.)
Grammar
wír, es; m.

Wire ⬩ metal thread

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Wírum bewunden, Beo. Th. 2066; B. 1031. Hygeróf gebond weallwalan wírum wundrum tógædre, Exon. Th. 477, 7; Ruin. 21