staþolfæstness
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Ben. Interl. 23, 3: Ps. Lamb. 103, 5: firmamentum, 18, 2: status, Rtl. 108, 38. Steaðulfestnisse stabilitatem, Ps. Surt. 103, 5
freóls-dæg
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Ben. 39, 4-9. Add
lof-sealm
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Ben. 36, 18: 38, 9
ofer-gesett
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Monige nyllað ná geðencean ðæt hié beóð óðrum bróðrum ofergesett on godcundum ðingum nonnulli velut obliti quod fratribus animarum causa praelati sunt, Past. 126, 17. Add
on-scuniendlic
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Sé þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ꝥ hé ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add
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swíþrian
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Ben. I. 59, 14. Swýðrenda, prevalens, 12, 16. Add
Finnas
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Not Finland, but the Fins' land; for how could Beowulf, in his swimming-match with Breca, be borne by the sea to Finland?
stille
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Wundum stille motionless from wounds, Beo. Th. 5653 ; B. 2830. Stánas sint stilre gecynde and heardre, Bt. 34, 11 ; Fox 150, 24. Seó sǽ ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer ða stillan eorþan, 21 ; Fox 74, 28.
lystan
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Ic hys hæbbe goodne dǽl gehýred, and ic hys eác gelífe; ac mé lyste hyt nú bet tó wítanne þonne tó gelýfanne it would be pleasanter to me for it to be known than to be believed, Solil.
burh-stede
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Hí ágon beorhtne burhstede they shall have a bright city-place, 221; Th. 287, 6; Sae. 363: Beo. Th. 4522; B. 2265. Æfter burhstedum through the cities, Andr. Kmbl. 1161; An. 581.
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eafora
An offspring, successor, heir, son ⬩ prōles, successor, fīlius
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Ne wearþ Heremód swá eaforum Ecgwélan Heremod was not so to Ecgwela's successors, Beo. Th. 3424; B. 1710. Ðæt we on Adame and on his eafrum andan gebétan that we repair our wrongs on Adam and his offspring, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 24; Gen. 399
hwéne
A little ⬩ somewhat
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Nioþor hwéne somewhat lower, Beo. Th. 5392; B. 2699. Hwǽne heardor and strangor paulo districtius, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 12. Hwǽne ǽr, Shrn. 50, 13. Hwǽne gangende progressus pusillum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 39. Hwoene læssan paulo minus, Ps. Stev. 8, 6
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geómor-mód
Sad of mind, sorrowful ⬩ mæstus anĭmo
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Kmbl. 2795; An. 1400: Beo. Th. 4094; B. 2044: Gen. 27, 34. Hie engel Drihtnes gemitte geómormóde an angel of the Lord met her sad in mood, Cd. 103; Th. 137, 3; Gen. 2168. Heó wǽron geómormóde they were sorrowful, Elen.
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seófung
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Ne beó dó tó ceástful; of irsunge wyxt seófung. Prov. Kmbl. 23. Ic ne mæg ádreohan ðíne seófunga for ðam lytlan ðe ðú forlure. Bt. 11. 1; Fox 30, 20. Forlǽtan ða seófunga his eormþa miseras fugare querelas, 29, 3; Fox 106, 20: Met. 16, 7
dys-lic
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Dyslic bið þæt hwá woruldlice spéda forhogige for manna herunge and beó on Godes dóme geniðerod, Hml. Th. i. 60, 32: Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 28. Dys(e)lic dyrstignes. v. dyrstignes. Hit ðincð ungelǽredum mannum dyselig tó gehýrenne, Hml. Th. i. 94, 35.
ge-metan
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I a. with dimensions as object Beó þǽr gemeten nygon fét, Ll. Th. i. 226, 12. to apportion by measure Gemet ꝥte metende gié biðon eft gemeten iúh bið, Lk. L. 6, 38. (Goth, ga-mitan: O. H. Ger. ge-mazzon.)
óleccung
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'Nú is mín mód áwend mycclum tó ðé, ꝥ þú hláford beó þǽra ǽhta and mín. Ic wéne ꝥ hit ne sý unrihtwísnysse, þeáh þú wífes brúce and blysse on lífe.' Ðá andwyrde Eugenia þyssere ólecunge, Hml. S. 2,162.
esne
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Add Mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ðæt hwílum beó esnes tíd, hwílum óðres, Prov. K. 31. <b>IV a.</b> add: The word occurs as a proper name, as well as the patronymic Esning. v. Txts. 543
on-médla
pride, glory, magnificence ⬩ pride, arrogance, presumption ⬩ courage, boldness
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Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces, 310, 27; Seef. 81. pride, arrogance, presumption For onmédlan, Beo. Th. 5844; B. 2926. Him for onmǽdlan eorre geworden, Cd.
torn
Causing violent emotions of grief ⬩ anger, grievous, distressing, bitter
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Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129