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gif-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
gif-sceatt, es; m.

A gift-treasurepresentdonum pretiosummunus

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A gift-treasure, present; donum pretiosum, munus Sǽlíðende gifsceattas Geátum feredon sea-voyagers bore gift-treasures for the Gauts, Beo. Th. 761; B. 378

bígean

(v.)

to bow, bendflectere

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to bow, bend; flectere His cneówu bígean genua flectere, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 23: 3, 2; S. 524, 21: Ps. Th. 94, 6

sinc-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-máðum, es ; m.
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A treasure Næs sincmáððum sélra on sweordes hád there was no greater treasure in the shape of a sword, Beo. Th. 4392 ; B. 2193

wyn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-leás, adj.

Joylessdreary

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Joyless, dreary Wynleásne wudu, Beo. Th. 2836; B. 1416. Wynleás wíc, 1641; B. 821. Óðerne éðel, wynleásran wíc, Cd. Th. 57, 14; Gen. 928

wunden-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
wunden-mǽl, adj.

Having curved markings

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.), ðæt hit on eorðan læg, stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531

cantere

(n.)
Grammar
cantere, es; m.
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One who sings the psalms in church Fram cantere beó ongunnan antefn mid sealme a cantore inchoetur antephona cum psalmo, Angl. xiii. 428, 904

ge-friþiend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-friþiend, es; m.
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A protector Beó mín gefriðiend esto mihi in protectorem, Ps. Th. 30, 3. Hé is gefriþiend ǽlces þára þe him tó hopað, 17, 29

norþ-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ-heald, adj.
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Sloping to the north, bent northwards Of þám hwítan treówe on ðæt norðhealde treów; of ðám norðhealdan treówe, C. D. B. ii. 246, 32

samod-sprǽc

(n.)
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colloquy Samodsprǽc (conloquium) ne beó him gemǽne, Chrd. 68, 19. Ǽfter óþrum gástlicre getimbrunge samodspǽcum post cetera spiritualis edificationis colloquia, Angl. xiii. 401, 511

tó-flówendness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-flówendness, tó-flówenness, e; f.
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Diffusion, diffluence Tó þám ꝥ þurh þá tóflówendnysse (-flówen-, -flów-, v. ll. ) þæs streámes beón geþénede þá inngeþancas geleáffulra breósta, Gr. D. 94, 21

Linked entry: -flówendness

þegnian

(v.)
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Add Swylc mæssereáf and swylce béc and swylce húselfata swylce gé mid risnum eów þá befæstan þénunga þénian magon, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 27

gúþ-beorn

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-beorn, es; m.

A man of war, warriorvir bellicosus, bellator

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A man of war, warrior; vir bellicosus, bellator Gúþbeorna sum wicg gewende one of the warriors turned his charger, Beo. Th. 634; B. 314

brenting

(n.)
Grammar
brenting, es; m.

A ship; navis

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A ship; navis Hí brentingas ofer flóda genípu feorran drífaþ they drive ships from afar over the mists offloads, Beo. Th. 5607; B. 2807

on-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge

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to avenge Ðý læs on him gesewen sí ðás þing onwrecen beón ne in eis illa ulcisci videantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 28

ge-nyhtsumian

(v.)
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Ben. 89, 10. to have enough of, be satisfied with Næs ic ná genihtsumigende on þám geongum, ac ic eác swylce manega ælðeódige besmát, Hml. S. 23 b, 395. [O. H. Ger. ge-nuhtsamón abundare, sufficere, locupletare.?

gearo

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Þonne menn gearuwe beóð tó Lífes bebodum, Hml. Th. i. 362, 12. His men beón gearuwe ge tó rípe ge tó huntoðe, C.

ge-setnes

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Ne secge wé nán þincg níwes on þissere gesetnysse (cf. on þyssere béc þǽra hálgena þrowunga, 36), Hml. S. p. 4, 46. On þǽre gesetnysse be worulde frymðe, Angl. viii. 307, 5. Be þǽre gesetnysse of ðám gedwylde, Hml. A. 24, 5.

hruse

(n.)
Grammar
hruse, an; f.

The earthground

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Under hrusan under ground, Beo. Th. 4813; B. 2411: Elen. Kmbl. 435; El. 218. Wæs hungor ofer hrusan there was a famine upon the earth, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 29; Edg. 55. Hreás on hrusan nalles æfter lyfte lácende hwearf, Beo. Th. 5654; B. 2831.

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February placenta panibus sol sun mire spurcalia

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Bede says, 'Solmónaþ dici potest mensis placentarum, quas in eo diis suis [Angli] offerebant;' but there is no word sol = placenta, unless it be found in the gloss panibus sol, Epinal Glossary, ed. Sweet, p. 21 a, 11.

Linked entries: Februarius sol

feá

(adj.)
Grammar
feá, adj.

Fewpauci

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Feá worda cwæþ he said few words, Beo. Th. 5318; B. 2662. He feára sum befóran gengde he with a few went before, Beo. Th. 2828; B. 1412. Ealle nemne feáum ánum all save a few only, Beo. Th. 2167; B. 1081. Nales feám síþum not a few times, Elen.