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feorm

(n.)
Grammar
feorm, <b>; II.</b> of an arval feast
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Se gyldscipe hyrfe be healfre feorme þone forþféredan, Cht. Th. 611, 5

ǽr-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-gestreón, es; n.

Ancient treasurethesaurus antiquitus repo-situs

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Ancient treasure; thesaurus antiquitus repo-situs Ðǽr wæs fela in ðam eorþ [-scræfe] ǽrgestreóna there were many ancient treasures in that earth-cave, Beo.

geatolíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geatolíc, adj.

Readypreparedequippedstatelypărātusinstructusornātus

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Kmbl. 515; El. 258 : Beo. Th. 435; B. 215 : 4314; B. 2154. Wísa fengel geatolíc gengde the wise prince went stately, 2806; B. 1401

heoru-dreórig

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-dreórig, adj.

bloody with sword-woundsgoryvery sad sad unto death,

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bloody with sword-wounds, gory, Beo. Th. 1875; B. 935: 3564; B. 1780: 5434; B. 2720: Andr. Kmbl. 1991; An. 998: 207; An. 1085: Elen. Kmbl. 2427; El. 1215. [O. Sax. heru-drórag.] very sad, sad unto death, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 28; Ph. 217

Linked entry: dreórig

ge-tot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tot, es; n.

Pompsplendour pompa

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Ben. 7, Lye

Linked entries: ge-tete tot

gold-wine

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wine, es; m.
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A liberal and kindly prince, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 17; Jud. 22: Beo. Th. 2346; B. 1171: 2956; B. 1476: 4829; B. 2419: 5161; B. 2584: Elen. Kmbl. 401; El. 201: Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 23; Wand. 35: 76 b; Th. 287, 31; Wand. 22

bi-neótan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-neótan, p. -neát, pl. -nuton; pp. -noten
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He hine ealdre bineát he deprived him of life, Beo. Th. 4784; B. 2396

Linked entry: bi-noten

geóguþ-feorh

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ-feorh, geógoþ-feorh; gen. -feores; dat. -feore; n. [geóguþ youth, feorh life]

Youthful life, youthjuventus

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Youthful life, youth; juventus Sumum ðæt gegongeþ on geóguþfeore, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ it happens to one in youthful life that the end is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 1; Vy. 10: Beo. Th. 5321; B. 2664.

Linked entry: geógoþ-feorh

sige-folc

(n.)
Grammar
sige-folc, es ; n.
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Ðá wæs þeód on sǽlum, sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1292 ; B. 644 : Menol. Fox 593 ; Gn. C. 66

an-bídung

Grammar
an-bídung, l. an-bidung (and-),
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Ben. 100, 12. And*-*bidunga inducias, i. moras, An. Ox. 3396

egesung

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Ben. I. 58, 13. Add

ge-hádian

(v.)
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Ben. 124, 11. Gesette hé þæne and gehádige tó ðám dihte abbodhádes, 119, 11. Gif hwylc abbod mæssepreóstes behófige, geceóse hé of his ágenum geférum þe þæs hádes wyrðe sý, and hine gehádian lǽte, 111, 19. Add

geómrung

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Ben. 138, 5. Hé for þæs Módes geómerunge (geómrunga, v. l.) næs náuht gedréfed nihil meis questibus mota, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 26. Add

ge-þersc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þersc, es; n.
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Þá gelæhte hé þone fótscamul and beót Libertinum on ꝥ heáfod ... Ðá þá hé swá swíðe mid geþersce mistucod (swá swíþe geswungen vehementer caesus ) wæs, 20, 33

yfele

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Add: in a moral sense Ðæt ðín mód ne beó yfele besmiten ðurh ðá ýdelan spellunga, Hex. 48, 11. injuriously Ahab yfele wearð beswicen ( was misled to his destruction ) for Naboðes wínearde ðe hé wólíce genam, and hé hraðe feóll on gefeohte ofslagen

sǽ-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-rinc, es; m.

A sea-man,

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A sea-man, one who journeys by sea (used of the Scandinavians, cf. sǽ-mann) Hine ymb monig snellícsǽrinc (of Beowulf and his companions), Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690. Sende se sǽrinc(one of the Danes attacking Byrhtnoth) súþerne gár, Byrht.

heago-rún

(n.)
Grammar
heago-rún, e; f.

A mystery in which magic is involved, necromancy

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A mystery in which magic is involved, necromancy Hú mambres ontýnde ða drýlícan bec his bréðer iamnes and him geopenude ða heagorúne ðæs deófelgildes his bróður aperuit mambres libros magicos fratris sui iamnis et fecit nicromantiam et eduxit ab inferis

Linked entry: rún

grǽdignes

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Th. ii. 280, 16. in an unfavourable sense Ealle flǽsclice grǽdignyssa mid forhæfednysse beóð forcorfene omnes carnales cupiditates abstinentia resecantur, Scint. 55, 4

late

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Ben. 119, 4

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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Ðam hálgan were wæs geþuht ðæt ðæs gefeohtes hreám mihte beón gehýred geond ealle eorþan it seemed to the holy man that the uproar of the conflict could be heard over all the earth, Homl. Th. ii. 336, 17: Cd.166; Th. 206, 10; Exod. 449: Beo.

Linked entry: hrýman