wíd-floga
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A wide-flier, one that takes wide flights Se wíd-floga ( the fire-drake ), Beo. Th. 5652; B. 2830. Oferhogode fengel ðæt hé ðone wídflogan weorode gesóhte, 4681; B. 2346
wíg-hryre
Fall in fight
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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619
dǽlan
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Th. 64, 12. Mid þí þe hé deád sié, uton wé dǽlan his líchaman úrum burhleódum ( the cannibal Mermedonians ), Bl.
wál
(?) some part of a helmet
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some part of a helmet Ymb ðæs helmes hróf heáfodbeorge wírum bewunden wál an útan (walan utan, MS.) heóld about the helm's top a 'wál' wire-girt guarded on the outside the head's defence (i.e. the helmet), Beo. Th. 2067;B. 1031. [cf. M. H.
ge-mearcian
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Gemearcode inpingit vel signat, 45, 59. to fix by marks, mart out a site, way (lit. or fig. ), fix the boundaries of, plan Þǽre ilcan niht þe mon on dæg hæfde þá burg mid stacum gemearcod, swá swá hié hié þá wyrcean woldon, wulfas átugan þá stacan úp
egesa
Fear, horror, dread ⬩ tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo
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Th. 5465; B. 2736
Linked entry: egsa
hreðer
Breast ⬩ bosom
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Th. 54, 4; 70, 8. Biþ on hreðre drepen biteran stræle is smitten in the breast with the bitter shaft, Beo. Th. 3494; B. 1745.
æra gebland
The agitation of the sea
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The agitation of the sea, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 38, col. 1; ear in col. 2, and p. 203, 38, col. 1; eár in col. 2
Linked entry: ǽr-geblond
balewa
The baleful or wicked one ⬩ Satan ⬩ Satanas ⬩ Diabolus
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The baleful or wicked one, Satan; Satanas, Diabolus Swá inc se balewa hét as the baleful one desired you, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 11; Sat. 484
dǽd-céne
Deed-bold ⬩ agendo fortis, audax
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Deed-bold; agendo fortis, audax Com ingán ealdor þegna, dǽdcéne mon the prince of thanes, the deed-bold man, came entering, Beo. Th. 3294; B. 1645
flot-weg
A sea-way ⬩ the sea ⬩ mărīna via ⬩ măre
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A sea-way, the sea; mărīna via, măre He sceolde faran on flotweg he must journey on the sea, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 1; Bo. 41
folce-firen
A folk-crime ⬩ public crime ⬩ pŏpŭli scĕlus
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A folk-crime, public crime; pŏpŭli scĕlus Wǽrlogona sint folcefirena hefige the public crimes of the faithless are heavy, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 23; Gen. 2410
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idig
Busy ⬩ active
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Busy, active Tóþas idge busy teeth [referring to the eating of the forbidden fruit by Adam and Eve ], Exon. 61 b ; Th. 226, 18; Ph. 407
on-hohsnian
to abominate, detest
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to abominate, detest Ðæt onhohsnode (MS. on-hohsnod, the s has bees afterwards inserted between the h and n ) Hemninges mǽg, Beo. Th. 3892 ; B. 1944. (?)
Linked entry: -hohsnian
be-gyrdan
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Begyrd þé and sceó þé. Hml. Th. ii. 382, 9. Hý gewǽdode and begyrde resten, R. Ben. 47, 10. Mid begyrdum lendenum, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 6. to sur-round, encompass Sé Bretenlond mid díce begyrdde, Chr. 189; P. 8, 23.
burg-bryce
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In. 45; Th. i. 130, 7. the fine to be paid for this burglary; mulcta ob castelli vel domus violationem, L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7
Linked entry: burh-bryce
wacian
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Hí wacodon þá niht wið þá byrgene biddende God, 21, 120
clufeht
Bulbed ⬩ bulbosus
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Bulbed; bulbosus Nim clufehte wenwyrt take the bulbed wenwort, L. M. i. 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 17. Gegníd on twá clufe ðære clufehtan wenwyrte rub them upon two bulbs of the bulbed wenwort, 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 3
þegen-riht
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O. 12, 13; Th. i. 182, 14-19) Se mæssepreóst biþ þegenrihtes wyrðe, L. O. 12; Th. i. 182, 17: L. Eth. v. 21; Th. i. 306, 21: vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 14.
Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer
á-slídan
to slip ⬩ fall ⬩ to fall ⬩ be removed to an unfavourable place ⬩ to fall into sin ⬩ lapse ⬩ relapse ⬩ to fall ⬩ be hurt ⬩ destroyed
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Th. i. 176, 2. Wé áslídað on ðǽm unðeáwe. Past. 313, 17. On lust áslád in luxum labescit, An. Ox. 4651. Mín fót áslád. Hml. Th. ii. 392, 10. Þæt ic ne áslíde, Ps. Th. 16, 5. Gif se man æfter his fulluhte áslíde, Hml. Th. i. 292, 23.