BEÓR
BEER ⬩ nourishing or strong drink ⬩ cerevisia ⬩ sicera ⬩ a beverage made of honey and water ⬩ mead ⬩ metheglin ⬩ hydromeli ⬩ ĭtis ⬩ ydromellum ⬩ mulsum
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In their drinking parties, they pledged each other in large cups, round at the bottom, which must be emptied before they could be laid down, hence perhaps the name of a tumbler.
Linked entry: biór
FEÐER
FEATHER ⬩ penna ⬩ plūma ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ ⬩ what is made of a feather ⬩ A pen ⬩ penna ⬩ călămus
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Cómon earnas on flyhte, feðerum hrémige eagles came in flight, exulting in their wings, Andr. Kmbl. 1728; An. 866: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 17; Met. 24, 9.
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?
ildu
an age ⬩ ævum ⬩ age ⬩ ætas ⬩ age ⬩ senectus
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Heó hire on ylda ðá wǽre she was in her old age, 163, 10. Nú gyt syndan manige manna swylce ðe hiom yldo gebídan ǽr tó genihte adhuc multiplicabuntur in senecta uberi, Ps. Th. 91, 13.
bóc
a book ⬩ a document ⬩ register ⬩ catalogue ⬩ a charier ⬩ a book ⬩ volume ⬩ literary work ⬩ pages
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In heáfde boec (bóc. Spl.) in capite libri, Ps. Srt. 39, 8. Isaias hit on béc sette, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 22. Capitel gemyndelíce bútan béc gesǽd, R. Ben. 34, 1. On bœc in libro (Clementis ), Scint. 17, 16. On boec ðára salma, Lk. L. R. 20, 42.
bysmerian
mockery, blasphemy ⬩ To mock, deride, irritate, reproach, blaspheme, defame, revile ⬩ illudere, deridere, irritare, irridere, blasphemare, calumniam facere, maledicere
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Se ðe eardaþ on heofonum bysmeraþ hý qui habitat in cœlis irridebit eos, Ps. Spl. 2, 4. Se ðone Hálgan Gást bysmeraþ, se næfþ on écnysse forgyfenesse qui blasphemaverit in Spiritum Sanctum, non habebit remissionem in æternum, Mk; Bos. 3, 29.
Linked entries: beosmriende bismærian bismerian bismiriende bismrian bysmorian bysmrian bysmrigan
tín
ten ⬩ alone ⬩ a set of ten ⬩ the number ten
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Nigon hund wintra hæfde and týne, 71, 3; Gen. 1165. a set of ten Týnum and twéntigum on ánum inne ætgædere restan let them sleep by tens and twenties in one house, R.
hál
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(b α) figurative :-- Ꝥ hé beleác on hálre tungon ( in plain, unequivocal language. The later Latin version renders the passage: Qui statim conclusit et omnino confirmavit totum quod pater suus in vita sua fecerat), Cht. E. 212, 9.
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Scrobbes-burh
Shrewsbury
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Shrewsbury Ðá férdon hí intó Stæffordscíre and intó Scrobbesbyrig, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 4
áwyrn
Before ? ⬩ antea ⬩ olim ? ⬩ anywhere ⬩ in any place ⬩ alicubi
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Fox; Manning says, - perhaps for áhwǽr, anywhere, in any place; alicubi Ne hýrde ic guman áwyrn [gumena fyrn, Grn.] ǽnigne ǽr ǽfre bringan sélran láre I have not heard before any other man ever bring better lore, Menol. Fox 200
Cisse-ceaster
CHICHESTER ⬩ Cicestria
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Cissa's city, CHICHESTER, Sussex; Cissæ castellum, Cicestria in agro Sussexiensi Hergodon hie upon Súþ-Seaxum neáh Cisseceastre they harried on the South-Saxons near Chichester, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 27. To Cisseceastre at Chichester, L.
dæg-tíd
Day-time, time ⬩ diei tempus
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On dæg-tídum in the day-time, Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 26; Rä. 18, 3: 126 a; Th. 484, 23; Rä. 71, 6
démend
A judge, an umpire ⬩ jūdex, arbĭter
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A judge, an umpire; jūdex, arbĭter God sceal on heofenum dǽda démend God shall be in the heavens judge of actions, Menol. Fox 531; Gn. C. 36: Exon. 76 a; Th. 286, 1; Jul. 725: Andr. Kmbl. 173; An. 87: 2379; An. 1191
discipul
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A disciple, scholar; discĭpŭlus Se wæs iu on Brytene Bosles discipul discipŭlus quondam in Brittania Boisili, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 28. Crist cwæþ to his discipulum Christ said to his disciples, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 45: Homl. Th. ii. 266, 33: 320, 13
Eást-land
The east country, Esthonia [Eastland], the country of the Osti or Estas ⬩ orientālis terra, terra Esthonia
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The east country, Esthonia [Eastland], the country of the Osti or Estas; orientālis terra, terra Esthonia Iacob com to ðam eástlande Iacob vēnit in terram orientālem. Gen. 29, I. Eástland is swýðe mycel Esthonia is very large, Ors. I. I; Bos. 22, 12
fægnung
A rejoicing, exultation ⬩ jubĭlātio, exultātio
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On fægnunga hí rípaþ in exultātiōne mĕtent, Ps. Spl. 125, 6, 8. Fægnunga Godes exultātiōnes Dei, 149, 6
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forht-mód
Mind-frighted ⬩ timid ⬩ pusillanimous ⬩ trĕpĭdus anĭmo ⬩ păvĭdus
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Mind-frighted, timid, pusillanimous; trĕpĭdus anĭmo, păvĭdus He forhtmód wáfode he was hesitating, being frightened in mind, Ælfc. T. 35, 23.
for-sweorcan
To be very dark ⬩ to darken ⬩ obscure ⬩ calīgāre ⬩ obscūrāre
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On forsworcenan in obscūro, Prov. 7
ful-wíte
A full fine ⬩ plēna mulcta
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In. 43; Th. i. 128, 18: 72; Th. 1. 148, 8: L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 9, note 18, MS. G
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heofonisc
Heavenly
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Heavenly Hú ðæt heofenisce fýr forbærnde ðæt lond on ðæm wǽron ða twá byrig on getimbred Sodome and Gomorre how fire from heaven consumed the land in which were built the two cities Sodom and Gomorrah, Ors. tit. 3; Swt. 1, 6