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ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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Wyl on ealoþ oððe on beóre, Lch. ii. 102, 27. Ealað, 104, 2. On áwyldum ealað, 114, 12. On súrum ealað, 34, 15. On twybrównum ealað, 120, 10. On ealdum ealað, 292, 12. Mid strangum ealað, 314, 14. Mid hlúttre ealoþ, 116, 5.

bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung, bledsung, e; f.

A BLESSINGbenedictio

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Him se beorn bletsunga leán ageaf the prince gave him the gift of his blessings, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 2; Gen. 2120

Linked entry: bledsung

druncning

(n.)
Grammar
druncning, ee; f.

A drinking ebriĕtas

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A drinking; ebriĕtas Drencfæt oððe calic mín drincende oððe on druncninge lá hú scínende oððe hú beorht is calix meus inebrians [in ebriĕtāte] quam præclārus est, Ps. Lamb. 22, 5

æt-níman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-níman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen

To take fromto take awaydemereadimere

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To take from, to take away; demere, adimere Ne wolde him beorht fæder bearn ætníman the glorious father would not take the child away from him. Cd. 162 ; Th. 204, 5 ; Exod. 414

níd-þeów

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Hláforda gehwylc áh swýþe micele þearfe þæt hé his men rihtlíce healde; and hit bið his ágen þearf þæt hé his neádþeówum beorge swá hé betst mæge, Wlfst. 300, 4. Add

glædman

(n.)
Grammar
glædman,
  • Beo. Th. 740
  • ;
  • B. 367
  • .
Thorpe and Kemble take this word as the oblique case of a noun =

gladnesspleasure

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gladness, pleasure; but see 'glæd.'

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hillsaxum, rupes, collis

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Beorh oððe clúd collis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. Ii, 46

Linked entry: CLÚT

nearu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-cræft, es; m.

An art that confines or imprisons

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Beorh wunode on wonge nearocræftum fæst ðǽr on innan bær eorl gestreóna ... feá worda cwæþ : Hold ðú nú hrúse eorla ǽhte the mound stood on the plain firm in its prisoning powers (able to keep in durance the treasure entrusted to it) ; therein bore the

Athlans

(n.)
Grammar
Athlans, m. ['Aτλαs, αντοs, m.]

Mount Atlas, in West AfricaAtlas mons

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Mount Atlas, in West Africa; Atlas mons Hyre west-ende is æt ðæm beorge, ðe man Athlans nemneþ its west end is at the mountain, which is called Atlas, Ors. 1, 1 ; Bos. 16, 6

tappa

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tappa, teappa?
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Of rúwan beorge on teappan treów; of tappan treów on westleás hagan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 277, 21. Teppan hýse, i. 194, 36. On teppen cnolle, iii, 415, 19. Ad Tapan halan, ii. 344, 6

Linked entry: teappa

ofer-druncen

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Beorge manna gehwylc wið oferdruncen him georne, Wlfst. 103, 8. Add

biorn

(n.)
Grammar
biorn, es; m.

A warrior, soldier, herobellator, miles, heros

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A warrior, soldier, hero; bellator, miles, heros Biorn under beorge bordrand onswáf wið Geáta dryhten the hero under the mount turned his shield's disc against the lord of the Goths, Beo. Th. 5111, note; B. 2559

sinc-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gestreón, es ; n.
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Treasure Hé wolde ofgifan secga seledreám and sincgestreón, beorht beágselu, Andr. Kmbl. 3311 ; An. 1658. Ic ðé an tela sincgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2456 ; B. 1226. Hringum þénede, sinc*-*gestreónum fǽttan goldes, 2189 ; B. 1093

weorold-níd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-níd, -neód, e; f.
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Secular need, need in worldly matters, temporal necessity Se cyngc beódeþ eallum his geréfan, ðæt gé ðám abbodan æt eallum worldneódum beorgan swá ge betst magon, L. Eth. ix. 32; Th. i. 346, 30

ful-bealdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-bealdlíce, -baldlíce; adv.

Full boldlyvery boldlyaudācissĭme

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

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hrystan; p. te; pp. ed

To ornamentdecoratedeck

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Beorc byþ on helme hyrsted [hrysteð, MS.] fægere the birch at its top is fairly adorned, Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 32; Rún. 18

gita

Grammar
gita, l. gíta,
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Næs ðeós eorðe besmiten þá géta beornes blóde, Met. 8, 33. in interrogative sentences Hwæðer sǽ þá gýta dǽl ǽnigne eorðan ofgifen hæfde, Gen. 1453. 1. Cf. gít; 1 Þá þing þe ic hér tó gíta geþeóde ea quae subjungo, Gr. D. 42, 18. 2.

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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Óð ðone tóbrocenan beorg ðe ðǽr is tóclofen, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 251, 6. Æt ðam litlan tóclofenan beorge, iii. 421, 9. Tócleofenan, ii. 249, 26. His ban tocluuen, Laym. 1920. Drihhtin toclæf þe sæ, Orm. 14798. He smot and toclef þat heued, R.

efne

(int.)
Grammar
efne, interj.

Lo! behold! truly! indeeden, ecce, certe, prŏfecto

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Efne swá biþ gebletsad beorna ǽghwylc ecce sic benedīcētur hŏmo. Ps. Th. 127, 5. Efne me God fultumeþ ecce Deus adjŭvat me, 53, 4: 54. 7: 86, 3: 118, 40: 138, 3

min-dóm

(n.)
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Th. 54, 7 is Ic bíde þæs beornes þe mé bóte eft mindóm and mægenes hreóh The last line is too short, perhaps it might be completed by writing mínne after mindóm ? But see min