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BEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓR, es; m.

BEERnourishing or strong drinkcerevisiasiceraa beverage made of honey and watermeadmetheglinhydromeliĭtisydromellummulsum

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We are speaking of the earliest times, for beer is mentioned in Beowulf ☞ Beer was the common drink of the Anglo-Saxons, hence a convivial party was called Gebeórscipe, q. v : a place of entertainment, beórsele a beer-hall, or beórtún a beerenclosure.

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gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-manthe oceanhŏmo jăcŭlo armātusoceănusa seamăre

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The myth of an armed man, - a spear-man is employed by the Anglo-Saxons as a term to denote the Ocean, and has some analogy to the personification of Neptune holding his trident.

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swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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of the wood and of the mast. . .

brycg-geweorc

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B. iii. 657-9 are given Latin and Anglo-Saxon versions of the regulations for the repair (þǽre bricce geweorc) of Rochester bridge, which shew the character of the demands made by brycg-geweorc. ¶ In Latin charters which state the terms of the trinoda

wamb

(n.)
Grammar
wamb, e; f.

a belly, stomacha womba hollow

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Hí (clouds ) feallan lǽtaþ seáw of bósme, wǽtan of wombe, 385, 21;Rä. 4, 48.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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And of what sort of men is he Father? It is plainly said, of evil men. And of what kind is the Father? Homl. Th. i. 254, 5-8. Hwylc is mihtig God bútan úre se mǽra God quis Deus magnus sicut Deus noster, Ps. Th. 76, 11.

a-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To move quicklyvibrateremovedraw fromwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretra-here

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Hine of gromra clommum abrugdon they drew him from the clutches of the furious, 114; Th. 150, 4; Gen. 2486

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earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ðǽr sceal earmlíc ylda cwealm æfter wyrþan then must afterwards miserable slaughter of men take place, Andr. Kmbl. 363; An. 182. Wǽs gehýred earmlíc ylda gedræg the wretched tumult of men was heard. Andr.

eofot

(n.)
Grammar
eofot, eofut, eofet, es; n.

A debt, crimedēbĭtum, culpa

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Gif mon on ibices gemóte ge-yppe eofot of confession of debt. If a man declare a debt at a folk-mote, L. Alf. pol. 22 ; Th. i. 76, 6. Reht oððe eofut oððe scyld dēbĭtum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 25.

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exámeron

(n.)
Grammar
exámeron, es; n.

A work on the six days of creation hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον

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A work on the six days of creation; hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον relating to a day Exámeron, ðæt is be Godes six daga weorcum Hexameron, that is concerning the six days' works of God, Hexam. Norm. I.

mete-leást

(n.)
Grammar
mete-leást, -liést, -lǽst, -lést, -líst, e; f.

Want of food

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Want of food Him of-hreów ðæs folces meteleást, Homl. Th. ii. 396, 19. Ðá wǽron hié mid meteliéste gewǽgde they were reduced by want of food, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 27. For meteliéste heora líf álǽtan, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 120, 30. Metelǽste inedia, Hpt.

nyttian

(v.)
Grammar
nyttian, p. ode; with gen.

To make use ofenjoy

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Gehwæðeres ( both methods of cure ) sceal mon nyttian, 22, 7

ágnung

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</b> proof of ownership :-- Gewritrǽden vel ágnung cyrographum , Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 70. Þá getǽhte man Wynflǽde ꝥ hió móste ꝥ land hyre geáhnian ( prove her ownership of the land ). Ðá gelǽdde hió þá áhnunga, Cht. Th. 289, I

berie

a berrya grape

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Berian, 14, 62. a grape Ne bið þæt wín of Sure berian, ac of manegum, Hml. Th. ii. 276, 27. Wín bið of manegum berium áwrungen, 268, 10. Bergeum racemis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 58. Bergean racemos, 97, 32.

eág-hringas

(n.)
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The socket of the eye; also the pupil Éhringa pupillarum, Hpt. Gl. 405, 68. Éghringum (eáhringum, lxxiv, 7) rotis, Lch. i. lxx, 6. Eáhringum oculorum orbibus, An. Ox. 4686: 3690. Þá eágan wǽron út ádyde of þám eáhhringum, Hml. S. 21, 280.

for-hergian

(v.)
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Judaeorum in transmigrationem egit, atque in Hyrcania habitare praecepit, Ors. 3, 5; S. 104, 23-26. of the action of natural forces Se wíngeard wæs forslagen and forhergod mid onhreósendum hægle vinea grandine irruente vastata est, Gr.

sagu

Grammar
sagu, saying.
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Add Adames sagu wearð of gemynde æfter ðám flóde the story of Adam passed out of mind after the flood, Wlfst. 3, 37. Gif seó hringe nele úp . . . þonne ne sceall hé þínre sage gelýfan, Hml. S. 21, 48.

wadung

(n.)
Grammar
wadung, e; f.

Goingtravelling

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Going, travelling Ús sceamaþ tó secgenne ealle ða sceandlícan wíglunga ðe gé dwǽsmenn drífaþ oððe on wífunge oððe on wadunge (see, for instance, Lchdm. i. 328, 330, where the virtues of various parts of a badger in case of journeying are stated, and

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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D. 975] Edgar, king of the Angles, ended the pleasures of earth, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 29; Edg. 21: Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 5; Cri. 1668. Sécan mid sibbe swegles dreámas to seek in peace the joys of heaven, Andr.

leógan

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Oft eác ðá grambǽra[n] leógað him selfum, ðonne hié wénað ðæt hié ryhtne andan hæbben saepe iracundi rectitudinis falluntur zelo, 289, 17. Þá stuntan mód leógað, þonne hí wénað ꝥ þæs mannes ærnung beó of his líchaman missenlicnysse, Gr. D. 46, 7.