un-læt
Not slow ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ active
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Hræd and unlæt, 436, 9; Rä. 54, 11
Linked entry: læt
wunden-locc
With braided locks
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Th. 407, 26; Rä. 26, 11. Slóh wundenlocc (Judith) ðone feóndsceaþan, Judth. Thw. 23, 3; Jud. 103. Seó cneóris, wlanc, wundenlocc, 26, 13; Jud. 326
wǽpen-wiga
An armed warrior
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Th. 395, 1; Rä. 15, 1
a-brégan
To alarm ⬩ frighten ⬩ terrere
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To alarm, frighten; terrere Mec mæg gríma abrégan a phantom may frighten me, Exon, 110b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17. Abregde, p. Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 12 : Ps. Spl. T. 79, 14
a-húðan
To spoil ⬩ rob ⬩ plunder ⬩ diripere ⬩ expilare ⬩ spoliare
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To spoil, rob, plunder, diripere, expilare, spoliare Fýnd ahúðan [MS. ahudan] mid herge hordburh wera the foes plundered with their band the treasure-city of the men, Cd. 93; Th. 121, 8; Gen. 2007
bicgan
to buy, procure
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Kmbl, 403; Sal. 202 : Exon. 114 a; Th. 436, 37; Rä. 55, 12
Linked entry: bige
ge-namne
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Having the same name Ic seah rǽpingas (the two buckets of a draw-well) on ræced fergan under hróf sales hearde twégen: þá wǽron genamne, nearwe bendum gefeterade fæste tógædere, Rá. 53, 3. Substitute:
ság
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Th. 490, 3 ; Rä. 79, 5. (?)
wealh-sáda
A noose for binding a captive or slave
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Th. 393, 22; Rä. 13, 4, given under wealh, II) Forhýddan oferhygde mé inwitgyrene, wráðan wealsádan absconderunt superbi laqueos mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5
meówle
A maid ⬩ damsel ⬩ virgin ⬩ woman
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Secg oððe meówle man or maid, 102 b; Th. 387, 15; Rä. 5, 5. Ceorles dóhtor, módwlonc meówle, 107 a; Th. 407, 18; Rä. 26, 7. Freólícu meówle a damsel fair, 124 b; Th. 479, 2; Rä. 62, 1. Marian, mǽrre meówlan, 14 a; Th. 28, 13; Cri. 446.
wóþ-bora
A (good) speaker ⬩ orator ⬩ poet ⬩ prophet ⬩ philosopher
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Ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde, 489, 17 ; Rä. 78, 9. Micel is tó hycgenne wísum wóðboran, hwæt sió wiht sié, 414, 22 ; Rä. 32, 24. Wilt ðú wísne wóðboran wordum grétan, biddan ðé gesecge gesceafta cræftas, 346, 21 ; Sch. 2.
Linked entry: sóþ-bora
for-sceóppan
To re-create ⬩ transform ⬩ deform ⬩ transformāre
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To re-create, transform, deform; transformāre Sume, hí sǽdon, ðæt hió [Circe] sceolde forsceóppan to león some, they said, she [Circe] should transform to a lioness, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 33
Linked entry: for-scyppan
friðo-spéd
Peaceful speed or prosperity ⬩ pācis cōpia
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Peaceful speed or prosperity; pācis cōpia He friðo-spéde bæd [MS. friþo spebæd] gǽste sínum he prayed for peaceful prosperity for his soul, Exon. 114 b; Th. 440, 16; Rä. 60, 3
dreó
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Wiht ... fére fóddurwelan dreógeð the ship performs the office of providing a bountiful supply of food, Rá. 33, 10. Merrigenlice lofsangas sint tó dreógenne ( agendi sunt ), R. Ben. l. 37, 15. Add
be-snyðian
To deprive ⬩ privare
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Kmbl. 2650; An. 1326: Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 29; Rä. 27, 1
Linked entry: -snyðian
sinc-fág
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Th. 395, 29 ; Rä. 15, 15. Heorot, sincfáge (cf. goldfáh applied to Heorot, 621 ; B. 308) sel, Beo. Th. 336 ; B. 167
missen-lic
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Is þes middangeard missenlicum wísum gewliteged, Rä. 32, I. Hí þá eádignesse begytaþ þurh missenlicu weorc ( per opera diversa Gr. D. 315, 25. Him se steóra bibeád missenlice gemetu, Sch. 46. Add
súþerne
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, Rä. 63, 9. Súðernes zephiri, An. Ox. 26, 67. Þú sealdest mé súþerne land terram australem dedisti mihi, Gr. D. 245, 18. Add
feorh-berende
Life-bearing ⬩ living ⬩ vītam fĕrens ⬩ vīvens
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Life-bearing, living; vītam fĕrens, vīvens Heó wile gesécan ǽghwylcne feorhberendra it will seek each of those bearing life, Exon. 110 a; Th. 420, 19; Rä. 40, 6: Cd. 92; Th. 117, 17; Gen. 1955
gielpan
to glory ⬩ boast ⬩ vaunt ⬩ gloriāri ⬩ jactāre
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to glory, boast, vaunt; gloriāri, jactāre Ðæt hý gielpan ne þorftan dǽdum that they should not boast of deeds, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 21; Gú. 210: 114 b; Th. 440, 4; Rä. 59, 12