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ge-fara

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fara, an; m.

A companionsŏcius

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A companion; sŏcius Ic eom fyrdrinces gefara I am a soldier's companion, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 3; 78, 2. Hí heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið heora gefaran in sŏcios arma vertĕre incipiunt, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 5

Linked entry: fara

bord-weall

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Similar entries Cf. scild-weall Hí bord-weal clufan, heówan heaþolinde, Chr. 937; P. 106, 13. the side of a ship: Wiht (an iceberg) cwom æfter wǽge líðan . . . bord-weallas gróf, . 34, 6

fríþ

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Substitute: Fair Mec (the cuckoo) seó friðe mǽg (the bird that hatches the cuckoo's egg) fédde oð þæt ic áweóx the fair lady (cf. freólec mǽg used of a woman) nurtured me, till I grew up, . 10, 9

médan

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Ondsware ýwe sé hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him make answer that can encourage himself to say in words how the wood is called, . 56, 15

on-þunian

(v.)

to swell out, exceed due bounds

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Th. 427, 15; . 41, 91. (?)

Linked entries: þunian þunian

sæccan

(v.)

to fight, contend

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sæcce fremman or sécan,) Exon. 398, 3; . 17, 2. Similar entries v. preceding word(sæc); but cf. also sacian, sacan

ræced

(n.)
Grammar
ræced, reced, es; m. n.
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Th. 381, 4; . 2, 6

Linked entry: reced

grafan

(v.)
Grammar
grafan, ic grafe, græfe, ðú græfest, græfst, he græfeþ, græfþ, pl. grafaþ; p. gróf, pl. grófon; pp. grafen.
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Fox 8, 113; Met. 8, 57: Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 4; . 34, 6: 130 a; Th. 498, 24; . 88, 6. Ðæt ic grófe græf that I may dig a grave, Exon. 95 a; Th. 355, 3; Reim. 71. to GRAVE, engrave, carve; sculpere, cælare Ic grafe sculpo, Ælfc.

hruse

Grammar
hruse, l. hrúse,
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Ðonne se forst tó hrúsan cymeð, . 41, 55. Hwǽr seó ród wunige under hrúsan, El. 625. Se wínsele on hrúsan ne feól, B. 772. Þonne ic hrúsan trede, . 8, 1.

CALU

(adj.)
Grammar
CALU, caluw; adj.
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Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 36: Exon. 111b; Th. 427, 31; . 41, 99. Monig man weorþ fǽrlíce caluw many a man becomes bald suddenly, Prov. Kmbl. 42

Linked entry: caluw

hrútan

(v.)
Grammar
hrútan, p. hreát, pl. hruton

to snorestriderestertere

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Ne æt mé hrutende hrisil scríðeþ nor does the shuttle come whizzing at me, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 19; . 36, 7

nard

(n.)
Grammar
nard, es; m.

Spikenardnardus

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Th. 423, 28; . 41, 29

be-streðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-streðan, -stryðan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To heap up, erectaggerare, obducere

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To heap up, erect; aggerare, obducere Stánum bestreðed heaped up with stones, Exon. 128 b; Th. 493, 28; . 81, 38. Bestryðed fæste firmly erected, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 29; Sch. 87 : Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, note 20

Linked entry: be-stryðan

wíd-lást

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-lást, adj.
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Th. 400, 8; . 20, 6

hwíting

(n.)
Grammar
hwíting, e; f.
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</b> For . 48, 3 l. 43, 3 : <b>hwít-locced.</b> l. -loccede, and add Cwén hwítloccedu

wamb-hord

(n.)
Grammar
wamb-hord, es; m.

A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place

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Th. 399, 12;. 18, 10

dryht

(n.)
Grammar
dryht, driht,e ; f.

A people, multitude, army, in pl. men pŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo, căterva, fămĭlia, hŏmĭnes

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Ic dryhtum þeówige I serve multitudes, 104 a; Th. 394, 9; 13, 15 : Cd. 146; Th. 182, 21; Exod. 79.

in-dryhten

(adj.)
Grammar
in-dryhten, adj.

Noblecourtly

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Ic eom indryhten and eorlum cúð I am noble and known to men, 130 b ; Th. 500, 3 ; . 89, 1. Ic wát indryhtne giest, 112 a ; Th. 430, 1 ; . 44. 1. Does indryhten wicg ippus ( = ? ϊππos ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 37 belong here ?

Linked entry: dryhten

nyt

(n.)
Grammar
nyt, nytt, e; f.

useadvantageprofitofficeduty

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Th. 409, 10; . 27, 27. Nebb biþ hyre æt nytte it has a face for use, 416, 23; . 35, 3. Tó nyttum ad pensas, Wrt. ii. 4, 40 : ad expensas, 7, 30 : ad penses, 99, 23. office, duty Ðegn nytte beheóld, se ðe on handa bær hroden ealowǽge, Beo.

Linked entries: notu un-nyt

heals

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Similar entries Cf. fámig-, wunden-heals as epithets of a ship: Heo (bagpipes) hafað hyre on healse bróðor síne, . 32, 21