CLÚD
A stone, rock, hill ⬩ saxum, rupes, collis
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Beorh oððe clúd collis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. Ii, 46
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nearu-cræft
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
ofer-druncen
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Beorge manna gehwylc wið oferdruncen him georne, Wlfst. 103, 8. Add
sinc-gestreón
Treasure
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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, sincgestreónum fǽttan goldes, 2189; B. 1093
Athlans
Mount Atlas, in West Africa ⬩ Atlas 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
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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
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gita
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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
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.
weorold-níd
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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
biorn
A warrior, soldier, hero ⬩ bellator, 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
hyrstan
To ornament ⬩ decorate ⬩ deck
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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
feó
- Cd. 126 ;
- Th. 161, 2 ;
- Gen. 2659: Beo. Th. 2765 ;
- B. 1380 ;
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and instr. of feoh
ful-bealdlíce
Full boldly ⬩ very boldly ⬩ audācissĭme
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He fulbaldlíce beornas lǽrde he exhorted the warriors full boldly, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311
secg
A man
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Se beorn, séfteádig secg, 309, 12; Seef. 56. Secg, lagucræftig mon, Beo. Th. 422; B. 208. Swylc sceolde secg wesan, þegen æt þearfe, 5410; B. 2708. Beówulf, sigoreádig secg, 2626; B. 1311. Ðǽr læg secg mænig, guma norþerna, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 17.
efne
Lo! behold! truly! indeed ⬩ en, 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
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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
and-
Against ⬩ without ⬩ contra
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in composition denotes opposition, — Against, without; contra And-bita, and-beorma without barm, what was unleavened; azymos = ἄζυμος, Cot. 17. And-saca an adversary, apostate, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen. 442. And-swaru an answer, Beo.
ge-hlystan
to listen ⬩ hear ⬩ auscultare ⬩ audire ⬩ to obey ⬩ obedire
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Beornas ge-hlyston men listened, Byrht. Th. 134, 31; By. 92. to obey; obedire On hlyste eáran gehlyste me in auditu auris obediunt mihi, Ps. Spl. 17, 46
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stán-boga
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A natural stone arch Hé geseah stondan stánbogan, streám út ðonan brecan of beorge, Beo. Th. 5083; B. 2545. Seah on enta geweorc hú ða stánbogan ( of the cave within the rock ) stapulum fæste éce eorðreced innan healde, 5429; B. 2718
byrht-word
bright ⬩ a word ⬩ Bright of word, clear in words or speech ⬩ clarus voce
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[ Similar entries byrht = Similar entries beorht bright, Similar entries word a word] Bright of word, clear in words or speech; clarus voce Byrhtword arás engla ordfruma the creator of angels, bright of words, arose, Cd. 218; Th. 279, 15; Sat. 238
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