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æt-steall

(n.)
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A station, camp On æt-stealles beorh, C. D. iv. 31, 2. Ðú feohtan sóhtest æt ðám ætstealle, Vald. 1. 21. Hé gyrede hine mid gǽstlicum wǽpnum, wong bletsade him tó ætstealle (v. Stephens' Waldere's Lay, p. 83), Gú. 150

helle-bryne

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Wið hellebryne beorgan his sáwle, Wlfst. 271, 16: Ll. Th. i. 318, 20. Add

ge-blǽdfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-blǽdfæst, adj. [blǽd fruit]

Fruitful ⬩ fertĭlis

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Fruitful; fertĭlis Beorht and ge-blǽdfæst bright and fruitful, Cd. 5 ; Th. 6, 15; Gen. 89

wearda

(n.)
Grammar
wearda, (?), wearde (?), an; m. or f.

A watchman or a watch

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On weardæs beorh, 291, 23: 112, 32. Weardan excubiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 84, 16

bald-líce

(adv.)

boldly ⬩ fortiter

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boldly; fortiter He baldlíce beornas lǽrde he boldly exhorted the warriors, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311

Linked entry: ballíce

tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽsan, p. de

To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound

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Hwílon hé on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde; ǽfre embe stunde hé sealde sume wunde, ða hwíle ðe hé wǽpna wealdan móste, Byrht. Th. 139, 47; By. 270. Nint wulle, and tǽs hý, Lchdm. iii. 112, 8

cym-lícor

(adj.)
Grammar
cym-lícor, more aptly or fitly,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 721
  • ;
  • An. 361: Beo. Th. 75
  • ;
  • B. 38
; comp.
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of cym-líce

þæt

(adv.)
Grammar
þæt, adv.

After that, ⬩ then

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Ǽrest on Ucingford ... þæt tó brocenan beorge; swá tó Wuduforda; þæt tó Luttes beorge; ... þæt ðurh ðone mór, Chart. Th. 186, 3-12 This use is very common in charters

beado-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
beado-róf, adj.

War-renowned ⬩ bold in war ⬩ in pugna strenuus

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War-renowned, bold in war; in pugna strenuus Beornas beadorófe war-renowned warriors, Apstls. Kmbl. 155; AP. 78

Linked entry: beadu-róf

héra

(n.)
Grammar
héra, an; m.

One who obeys another ⬩ a servant ⬩ follower

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Æþelinga hleó beorna beággifa hérna hildfruma the shelter of princes, ring-giver of warriors, warlike chief of his followers, Elen, Kmbl. 201; El. l01

swift

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Cf. rapid as applied to the slope of a hill Of ðǽm díce on swiftan beorh; of ðǽm beorhge, C.D. iii. 394, 3

be-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-byrgan, be-byrgean

to save

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to save Ꝥ hé mihte þá gedýglian and him bebyrgean (-beorgan, v. l.), Gr. D. 109, 33

beáh-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-gifa, beág-gifa, -gyfa, an; m.

A ring-giver ⬩ a giver of ring or bracelet money ⬩ anulorum vel armillarum largitor

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A ring-giver, a giver of ring or bracelet money; anulorum vel armillarum largitor Se geonga gewát Eádgár of lífe, beorna beáhgifa the young Edgar, ring-giver of men, departed from life, Chr. 975; Th. 226, 36, col. 2: Byrht.

eolhx

(n.)
Grammar
eolhx, eolh-secg, es; m.
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.) ¶ the word occurs as the name of a rune Eolxsecg eard hæfð oftust on fenne, wundað grimme beorna gehwylcne þe him ǽnigne onfeng gedéð, Rún. 15. See Wimmer, Runenschrift, p. 132. Substitute:

láwerce

(n.)
Grammar
láwerce, an; f.

A lark ⬩ laverock

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Láfercan beorh occurs several times in charters. v. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 307. Cf. O. H. Ger. Lériehanvelt

Linked entry: lǽwerce

wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
wǽge, wég[e], es; n.

A cup

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Sume ic geteáh, tó geflite fremede ... beóre druncne; ic him byrlade wróht of wége, ðæt hí in wínsele þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan of flǽschoman, Exon. Th. 271, 24; Jul. 487. Fǽted wǽge, dryncfæt deóre, Beo. Th. 4499; B. 2253.

beáh-gifa

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Add Æðelstán cyning, beorna beáhgyfa (cf. Egils Saga, 55: Aðalsteinn konungr tók gullhring af hendi sér, ok dró á blóðre-filinn, ok rétti yfir eldinn til Egils.) See also Coll. M. 22, 35 under beáh (3)) Ædelst. 2.

and-bita

(n.)
Grammar
and-bita, an; m.

That which is unleavened ⬩ unleavened bread ⬩ the feast of unleavened bread ⬩ azyma

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That which is unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel and-beorma azyma, Cot. 17

Linked entries: and-bida beorma

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, a troop.
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Beorg ymbstódan hwearfum wrǽcmæcgas (cf. thin menigí stód aftar themu hoƀe hwarbón, Hél. 5180), Gú. 234. [He þer wærf makede he made an assembly there (cf. oƀarmódie man ( the chief priests and Pharisees, v.

ge-berst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-berst, es; n.
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þǽra beorga geberst the bursting asunder of the hills, Wlfst. 186, 7. Wið ómena geberste, Lch. iii. 42, 29. Add