beadu-mægen
Battle-strength ⬩ military power ⬩ militaris vis ⬩ exercitus stragem faciens
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Battle-strength, military power; militaris vis, exercitus stragem faciens Beadumægnes rǽs, grím-helma gegrind the rush of battle-strength, the crash of grim helmets, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 28; Exod. 329
deáw-driás
A fall of dew, dew-fall ⬩ rōris cāsus
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A fall of dew, dew-fall; rōris cāsus Deáwdriás on dæge weorþeþ winde geondsáwen the dew-fall in day is scattered by the wind, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 17; Dan. 277
eorþ-græf
A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, well ⬩ fossa, pŭteus
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A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, well; fossa, pŭteus Isernes dǽl eorþgræf pæðeþ a part of iron passes the well, Exon. 114 b; Th. 439, 26; Ru. 59, 9
fóstor-módor
A foster-mother ⬩ altrix
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A foster-mother; altrix Ðæs mǽdenes fóstormódor into ðam búre eóde the maiden's foster-mother went into the chamber, Apol. Th. 2, 7, 11. 12, 15, 19, 23: Nar. 40, 7
gár-wíga
A spear-fighter ⬩ warrior ⬩ hastātus bellātor
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A spear-fighter, warrior; hastātus bellātor Byrne ne meahte geongum gárwígan geóce gefremman the corslet could not afford aid to the young warrior, Beo. Th. 5341; B. 2674 : 5614; B. 2811
ís-mere
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A mere covered with ice Scíneþ sunne sóna ísmere weorþeþ tó wætre the sun shines, at once the icy lake turns to water, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 123; Met. 28, 62
lǽcan
spring ⬩ leap
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To move quickly, spring, leap [as flame] Hwílum se wonna lég lǽhte wið ðes láþan at times the lurid flame leaped towards the fiend, Cd. 229; Th. 309, 25; Sal. 716
mis-efesian
to cut the hair improperly
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to cut the hair improperly (of the tonsure) Wé lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, ne hine misefesian ne lǽte, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13
norþan-weard
Northward
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Ða Pyhtas geférdon ðis land norþanweard the Picts occupied the north of this land, Chr. Erl. 3, 13
Linked entry: súþan-weard
bord-rand
The margin or disc of a shield ⬩ scuti margo
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[bord II. a shield, rand a rim, margin] The margin or disc of a shield; scuti margo Biorn bordrand onswáf the hero turned his shield's disc, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559
ge-fyrhto
Fear ⬩ doubt
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Fear, doubt Be ðære cennendre gefyrhtum ðæs bearnes weorðe ongyten wǽre by the mother's fears the child's worth might be understood, Blickl. Homl. 163, 27
Linked entry: fyrhto
æt-fæstnian
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To commit, deposit Hweðer geleornodest þú þe myd þám eágum þe mid þám ingeþance ? Þá cwæð ic: Mid ǽgðrum ic hyt geleornode. . . . Þá eágan hyt ætfæstnodon mínum ingeþance, Shrn. 175, 10
fóran-dæg
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The early part of the day Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín (omnis homo primum bonum uinum ponit, Jn. 2, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 70, 26: Nap. 23. Substitute:
geong
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For geong another MS. has gnornung, which seems the right reading. Perhaps geong has come from the error of a copyist whose eye was caught by forðgeonge that follows almost immediately?
hand-sliht
A slaying with the hand
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A slaying with the hand Ne meahte hé ealdum eorle hondslyht giofan he could not give a deadly blow to the old warrior, Beo. Th. 5937: B. 2972: 5851; B. 2929
heáfod-ǽdre
The cephalick vein
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The cephalick vein Lǽt him blód on ðam winestran earme of ðære heáfodǽdre let blood from the cephalick vein in his left arm, L. M. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 254, 7
giorne
Diligently ⬩ dĭlĭgenter
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Diligently; dĭlĭgenter Gif ðú wilnige weorulddrihtnes heáne anwald ongitan giorne if thou desirest diligently to behold the high power of the world's Lord, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 5; Met. 29, 3
canceler
A chancellor ⬩ cancellarius
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A chancellor; cancellarius Se cyng Willelm betǽhte Rodbeard his cancelere ðæt biscopríce on Lincolne the king William transferred the bishopric of Lincoln to Robert his chancellor, Chr. 1093; Ing. 306, 7
HEOFON
HEAVEN ⬩ cælum
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HEAVEN; cælum Heofon and heofuna heofun and eorþe and ealle ða þing ðe sind on him sind Drihtnes the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's, the earth with all that therein is, Deut. 10, 14.
Linked entries: heofen heofon-fleógende heofon-fýr heofon-hróf heofon-hús heofon-lic heben hiofon
gráf
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Add: [The word seems feminine in the compound wíþig-gráf in the following passage On beorg; ðonne on wíðiggráfe; ðonne on ðone weg, C.