scild-weall
A shield-wall ⬩ the shields held by a line of soldiers
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A shield-wall, the shields held by a line of soldiers Ðonne strǽla storm scóc ofer scyldweall, Beo. Th. 6227; B. 3118
Linked entry: bord-weall
scip-lád
Sailing ⬩ navigating
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Sailing, navigating Hé wolde on scypláde mid ða fǽmnan hám hweorfan navigio cum virgine redire disponebat, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 27
sige
A fall ⬩ setting of the sun
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Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 25), Met. 13, 111
gioc
A yoke ⬩ jugum
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A yoke; jugum Ðæt swǽre gioc the heavy yoke, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 39; Met. 10, 20: 9, 110; Met. 9, 55
wíf-fæst
Married
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Married Gif wíffæst wer (uxoratus) hine forlicge be his ágenre wylne, L. C. S. 55 ; Th. i. 406, 14. Cf. wíf-leás
wíg-haga
A phalanx
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Th. 134, 50 ; By. 102
Cantwara mægþ
The county of Kent, men of Kent ⬩ Cantianorum provincia
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The county of Kent, men of Kent; Cantianorum provincia On Cantwara mægþe in the county of Kent, Bd. pref; S. 471, 26
ge-défelic
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Mid gedéfelicre (-défedlicre, v.l.) árwyrðnesse dignae ueneraíionis gratia, Bd. 4, 30 ; Sch. 534, 5. Add
Linked entry: ge-défedlic
hlæder
a ladder ⬩ flight of steps ⬩ stairs
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Ben. I. 28, 7) (scala) tácnað úre líf ... þǽre hlǽdre sídan tácniað líchoman and sáule; on ðǽm twám sídum missenlice stæpas eáðmódnesse sió gelaðung gefæstnode, R. Ben. 23, 9-14.
ge-bídan
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Sé þe áh lífes wyn gebiden in burgum, Seef. 28. (1 b) to endure, undergo, suffer ill :-- Fela ic weána gebád, Fins. 25. Myccle scipbrocu hé gebád, Bl. H. 173, 6. Hé oft gebád ísernscúre, B. 3116.
winter
a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year
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Ðá wæs winter scacen, fæger foldan bearm, Beo. Th. 2259-2278 ; B. 1127-1137. Ðæt hit wǽre wintres tíd, and se winter wǽre grim and ceald and fyrstig and mid íse gebunden, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 26.
Linked entries: ǽ-wintre-cyning -wintre
for-wandian
To reverence ⬩ have in honour ⬩ vĕrĕri ⬩ revĕrĕri ⬩ To be afraid ⬩ be confounded ⬩ hesitate ⬩ confundi ⬩ cuntāri
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Bos. 12, 6: Lk. Bos. 20, 13. v. intrans. To be afraid, be confounded, hesitate; confundi, cuntāri Nellaþ forwandian ðæt hí ne syllon sóþfæstnysse wið sceattum they are not afraid to betray truth for money, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 23.
mist
Mist ⬩ dimness
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Ǽr se þicca mist þinra weorðe, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 11; Met. 5, 6. Woruld miste oferteáh covered the world with mist, Exon. 51 b; Th. 178, 35; Gú. 1254. Tódríf ðone mist ðe nú hangaþ beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32.
á-gitan
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<b>I a.</b> to find out, get to know of :-- Gyf hé hwæt be óðrum gehýre oððe sylf ágyte, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 19.
Linked entry: á-gytan
Sol-mónaþ
February ⬩ placenta ⬩ panibus sol ⬩ sun ⬩ mire ⬩ spurcalia
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Bede says, 'Solmónaþ dici potest mensis placentarum, quas in eo diis suis [Angli] offerebant;' but there is no word sol = placenta, unless it be found in the gloss panibus sol, Epinal Glossary, ed. Sweet, p. 21 a, 11.
Linked entries: Februarius sol
sige-fæst
With victory secured ⬩ victorious ⬩ triumphant
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Se sigefæstesta cyning victoriosissimus rex, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 16. applied to things Sigefest wuldor, Hy. 8, 4. Sigefæstnehám, Menol. Fox 298; Men. 150. Sigefæst tácon victricia signa, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 24: H. R. 105, 21.
Linked entry: sigor-fæst
fægnian
to rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ welcome
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Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 11. with gen. of pronoun and clause Heó fægnað (fagenaþ, v. l.) þæs þæt heó mót brúcan þæs heofonlican, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 16. Hé fægniaþ þæs ꝥ hé heora wealt, 39, 13; F. 234, 29.
LUFU
LOVE
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Gif ðonne ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe si ergo in ea [pace] cor quæ relicta est figitur, Past. 46, 5; Swt, 351, 14. Swá mycel lufu tó godcundre láre tantus amor persuadendi, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 20.
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niht
night ⬩ night ⬩ darkness ⬩ night
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Tacitus' Germania, c. xi : 'Instead of reckoning by days as we do, they reckon by nights') Be ánre nihtes (MS. B. nihte) þiéfþe, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 11.
wág
A wall, mostly of a building
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Ne mé ne lyst mid glase geworhtra wága, Bt. 5, l ;Fox 10, 17. Ne beó wé tó weallum oððe tó wágum geworhte on ðære gástlícan gebytlunge, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 14. Web æfter wágum, Beo. Th. 1994;B. 995. Ðæt cyricgrið stande ǽghwǽr binnan wágum, L. I.