Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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Intelligence of this calamity having reached the heroic Beowulf, a relation of Hrothgar, Beowulf resolves to rid the Danish land of this monster; and, in pursuance of this design, sails from home with a company of fifteen warriors.
Linked entry: Beado-wulf
FYRD
an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum
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[Laym. ferde, uerde, f. an army: Orm. ferd an army: Scot. ferde an army, host: O. Sax. fard, f. an expedition: Frs. feard: O. Frs. ferd, f. an expedition: Ger. fahrt, fart, f. ĭter: M. H. Ger. vart, f: O. H.
scír
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Ic eom ásceáden from ðære scíran driht ( the heavenly host), Cd. Th. 275, 26; Sat. 177. Ðone scíran Scippend, Elen. Kmbl. 740; El. 370. <b>I a.</b> of a quality Gé ða scíran miht ( the power of Christ) déman ongunnon, Elen.
seón
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Homl. 113, 22
tán
a twig, sprout, shoot, branch ⬩ a stake ⬩ a twig used in casting lots ⬩ a lot; also a share that is determined by lot
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Homl. 121, 7-9. Sendon tánas miserunt sortes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 34
ge-sweotulian
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Abraham geswutelode mid þǽre dǽde ꝥ man ne sceal fandian Godes ostenditur in isto ejus facto quod homo non debet tenare are Dominum, Angl. vii. 42, 404. ꝥ wé é Oferfundennessum geswutelian experimentis comprobasse, An.
mótan
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Bið þé God hold . . . and þú móst ( poteris ) mid him rícsian, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 16. Wóst þú genóh gif ic gedó þæt þuacute; þæt wóst, þæt þú móst simle lybban ? quid, cum te immortalem esse didiceris, satisne erit ? Solil. H. 56, 10.
wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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Geond wudas and feldas, Homl. Th. ii. 188, 14. Wuda silvas, Ps. Surt. 82, 15. ¶ in several instances of compounds with wudu it may be rendered by wild; Similar entries e.g. wudu-bucca, -cerfille, -hunig, -rose
LǼCE
A LEECH ⬩ doctor ⬩ physician ⬩ a leech
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Seó cóðu ðe lǽcas hátaþ paralisin, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 29. Gelácna ðú hý forðan ðú éðest miht ealra lǽca, Hy. 1, 6; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 6. Fram manegum lǽcum a compluribus medicis, Mk. Skt. 5, 26. Is seó geoluwe swá ðeáh swíðost lǽceon [MS.
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Homl. 51, 10. Ðá wyrnde him mann ðera gísla, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 13. Gif hé him ryhtes wyrnde L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 19. Hí Móyse and hys folce ðæs útfæreldes wyrndon, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 19.
ge-standan
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</b> intrans. of attitude, to stand, hold oneself erect Álédon hié þǽr limwérigne, gestódon him æt his líces heáfdum, Kr. 63. Ðá ðe ne magon uncwaciende gestondan on emnum felda, Past. 41, 7.
DRÍFAN
DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre
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Mangunge drífan to follow a trade, Homl. Th. ii. 94. 34. Spæce or spræce drífan to prosecute a suit, urge a cause, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 13: L. Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, 4: Th. Diplm. 376, 11. Wóh drífan to practise wrong, L. I.
HRING
A RING ⬩ circle ⬩ circuit ⬩ cycle ⬩ orb ⬩ globe ⬩ festoon
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Homl. Swt. 7, 30. Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne doff'd from his neck a golden ring, Beo. Th. 5611; B. 2809. Gewyrc ánne hring ymb ðone slite make a ring round the incision, L. M. 1. 45; Lchdm. i. 112, 1.
innan
In ⬩ into ⬩ within ⬩ from within
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Icel. innan-bords] gehióldon they maintained their power at home, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 7. Innabordes intus, Rtl. 2, 21. with dat Ðá hé sæt innan húse discumbente eo in domo, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 10.
Linked entries: innan-bordes innane innon on-innan
nán
not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing
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Grammar nán, with other negatives Ne nán heora án nis ná læsse ðonne eall seó þrynnys and no one of them is less than all the Trinity, Homl. Th. i. 284, 1.
styrian
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Nán ðæra wǽtena ðe druncennysse styriaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 19. Saca and wraca hé styrede gelóme, Wulfst. 106, 26. Gárulf Gúðere styrode, Fins Th. 37; Fin. 18.
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á-bisgian
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MS.) mid hwelcum scyldum si praeoccupatus fuerit homo in aliquo delicto . Past. 158, 10. His mód bið suíðe iéðegende and suíðe ábisgad mid eorðlicramonna wordum valde inter humana verba cor defluit 169, 12.
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fæstlíce
fast ⬩ firmly ⬩ constantly ⬩ persistence ⬩ fast ⬩ strictly ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once
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R. 23, 10. fast (in hold fast). Similar entries Cf. fæste; II. Uton wé his lufe fæstlíce on úrum heortum healdan, Bl. H. 131, 3. Hé héht fæstlíce healdan þone hererinc, Met. 1, 70: Rtl. 58, 1. Nim þé fæstlíce þæt ic sprece, Gr. D. 172, 33.
ge-frignan
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(l a) to ask a question, the question given in a dependent clause :-- Se geroefa gefraign huoeðer ł gif moun Galilesca woere Pilatus interrogauit si homo Galilaeus esset, Lk. L. 23, 6. Mið him efne gefrugnon (giffrugnun, R.) huæd hit wére, Mk.
gild
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Add: payment, of purchase or barter Hwælc seleþ monn geld for ferh his quam dabit homo commutationem pro anima sua? Mt.