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Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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gold, ᛃ [yr] gnornode, <b>Y</b> [sorrow] he mourned, ᚾ [nýd] geféra, <b>N</b> [need] his consort, nearu sorge dreáh, narrow sorrow he suffered, enge rúne, a close rune, ðær him ᛖ [éh] fóre where <b>E</b> [the horse]

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.

Desire ⬩ eagerness ⬩ diligence ⬩ earnest endeavour

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Wé ðǽrinne andlangne dæg nióde namon in the hall the live long day we took our pleasure, Beo. Th. 4238; B. 2116

sorgung

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Ben. 55, 12), R. Ben. I. 62, 11. Add

ge-swícan

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Búton hé eft geswíce and winne wiþ þá unþeáwas, Bt. 36, 6 ; F. 182, 4. Man forgá þ ýfðe be eallum þám þe hé age. And sé þe be wítum geswícan nylle, Ll.

FLEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓN, flión, to fleónne, fliónne; part. fleónde, fliónde; ic fleó, ðú flíhst, flýhst, he flíhþ, flýhþ, pl. fleóþ, flióþ, flýþ; p. ic, he fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen.

To FLEE ⬩ escape ⬩ avoid ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre ⬩ vītāre ⬩ to put to flight ⬩ rout ⬩ conquer ⬩ fŭgāre ⬩ vincĕre ⬩ To fly as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre

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Th. 138, 68; By. 247: Andr. Kmbl. 3074; An. 1540. He sceal swīðe flión ðisse worulde wlite he must quickly flee this world's splendour, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 60; Met. 7, 30. Ðú tilast wædle to fliónne thou toilest to avoid poverty, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 7.

Linked entries: FLEÓGAN flión flýman fleógan

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.

relationship ⬩ friendliness ⬩ kindness ⬩ the opposite of hostility ⬩ peace ⬩ the opposite of war ⬩ peace ⬩ concord ⬩ unity ⬩ absence of dissension or variance ⬩ peace ⬩ freedom from disturbance or molestation ⬩ tranquillity ⬩ the peace of a country ⬩ theking's peace ⬩ peace of mind ⬩ freedom from agitation, fear

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Hréðel (the grandfather of Beowulf) sibbe gemunde, næs ic (Beowulf) him láðra beorn ðonne his bearna hwylc, Beo. Th. 4854; B. 2431.

Linked entry: syb

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre

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Us drífaþ ða ællreordan to sǽ the barbarians drive us to sea, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44: Beo. Th. 5609; B. 2808.

Linked entries: a-drífan drǽfan drýfan drif

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Th. 42, 8; Cri. 669. (1 b) to put in violent motion, to stir up, disturb, agitate :-- Ic (the storm ) streámas styrge, Exon. Th. 386, 31; Rä. 4, 70: 382, 11; Rä. 3, 9. Ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2753; B. 1374.

Linked entry: stirian

mid

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Se wer þe mid his ágene (-on, v. l. ) wíf bið slǽpende, Bd. 1, 27 ; Sch. 86, 1. Ána mid him sylfum alone by himself, Gr. D. 105, 29 : 32 : 106. 24. <b>II a.

þífþ

(n.)
Grammar
þífþ, þiéfþ, þýfþ, þeófþ, þeóft, e; f.

theft ⬩ act of thieving ⬩ what is stolen ⬩ theft

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theft, act of thieving Be ánre nihtes (nihte,) (MS. B.) ðiéfðe (þýfte,) (MS. B.): (þýfðe,) (MSS. G. H.). Gif hit bið nihteald þiéfð(þýfð,) (MS. H.) if a day has elapsed since the theft was committed, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 10.

Linked entries: þeófet þeófþ þiéfþ

hús

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<b>I b.</b> a temporary erection, tabernacle :-- Ic gedó ðreá húso faciam tria tabernacula, Mt. L. 17, 4. Wyrce wé ðriá hús (húsa, L.), Mk. R. 9, 5. <b>I c.

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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a-cýd

said ⬩ confirmed

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Ben. 27

cerrednes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
cerrednes, -ness,e; f. [cerred, pp. of cerran; -nes]

A turning ⬩ versio

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A turning; versio, Ben. Lye

cirnel

(n.)

a kernel

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Ben. Lye

citil

(n.)

a kettle

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Ben. Lye

cyning-ríce

(n.)

a kingdom

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Ben. Lye

duguþ-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ-gifu, e; f.

Liberality ⬩ munificentia

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Ben. Lye

dreccing

(n.)
Grammar
dreccing, e; f.

Tribulation ⬩ vexātio

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Ben. Lye

druncen-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
druncen-scipe, es; m.

Drunkenness ⬩ ebriĕtas

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Ben. Lye

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