ge-þræc
Press ⬩ crowd ⬩ crush ⬩ tumult
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Beorna geþrec press of men, Elen. Kmbl. 228; El. 114: Ps. C. 50, 44; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 44: Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 13; Rä. 4, 61. Geþrec clangor, Cot. 59, Lye
Linked entries: searu-geþræc ge-þrec þræc
lyb-corn
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Wyrc óðerne [spíwdrænc] of beóre and of feówertig lybcorna, 20, 10
sigle
A necklace ⬩ collar ⬩ band for the neck
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Hí on beorg dydon bég and siglu . . . hyrsta, 6308; B. 3164
eorþ-geberst
land-slip
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Úp tó ðám eorðgeberste tó foxes beorge, v. 297, 30. On eorþgeberst, Cht. Crw. 3, 17. [On ðár eordebriste, C. D. vi. 262, 15.]
Linked entry: ge-berst
walu
A ridge, bank (?)
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Of ðam beorge súþ on ða ealdan wale . . . súþ he wale on ðære díce hyrnan, 31, 2-4. [Wale of a schyppe ratis, Parv. 514.]
hamel
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Andlang streámes tó brocenan beorge, C. D. B. ii. 245, 34
þeóster-cofa
A dark chamber ⬩ the place where a person or thing is buried
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Ðæt heó ðis bánfæt beorge bifæste, láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan, Exon. Th. 173, 29; Gú. 1168
BURN
A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river ⬩ torrens, rivus ⬩ to boil, bubble ⬩ fervere
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A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river; torrens, rivus [from burnon, p. pl. of Similar entries beornan to boil, bubble; fervere] Hefe upp ðíne hand ofer burna and ofer móras extende manum tuam super rivos et super paludes, Ex. 8,
ge-sete
A seat, habitation, house ⬩ sedes, domicilium, habitatio ⬩ habitatio, sedes, domicilium
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A seat, habitation, house; sedes, domicilium, habitatio Ofer eall beorht gesetu over all bright habitations, Exon. 117 b; Th. 452, 7; Dóm. 117: 121 b; Th. 466, 3; Hö. 115.
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druncnian
become drunk ⬩ inebriāri ⬩ to sink, ⬩ mergi
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to be or become drunk; inebriāri Iohannes se Fulluhtere ne dranc náðor ne wín, ne beór, ne ealu, ne nán ðære wǽtan ðe menn of druncniaþ John the Baptist drank neither wine, nor beer, nor ale, nor of the liquor from which men become drunk, Homl.
ealdor-gewinna
gende
- Beo. Th. 2806 ;
- B. 1401
swegel-torht
Heaven-bright
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Beorht gewát sunne swegeltorht tó sete glídan, Andr. Kmbl. 2497; An. 1250. Tunglu swegltorht, Exon. Th 335, 31; Gn. Ex. 41. Wuldorfæstan wíc, síd and swegltorht, Cd. Th. 2, 32; Gen. 28. Swegel-torhtan seld, 6, 27; Gen. 95
Linked entry: swegel-beorht
wæl-gim
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4
druncen
Drunkenness ⬩ ēbriĕtas
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Druncen beorg ðé and dollíg word guard thyself from drunkenness and foolish words, Exon. 80 b; Th. 302, l0; Fä. 34. Gif hit þurh druncen gewurþe, béte ðe deóppor si ex ebriĕtāte accidĕrit, eo grăvius emendet, L. M. I. P. 41; Th. ii. 276, 12.
bile
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His breóst and his bile beorht syndon ... is se bile hwít, E. S. viii. 477, 29, 34. Bile rostro, An. Ox. 2410. Twégen hremmas his hús tǽron mid heardum bile, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 21. Fugelas on heora blódigon bilon ðǽra martyra flǽsc bǽron, Hml.
mist-hliþ
A mist-covered hill-side
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Ðis leóhte beorht ( the sun )cymeþ morgna gehwam ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wǽgas, Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 8; Sch. 60
þrýþ-swíþ
Exceedingly powerful
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[Cf. the proper names Æþel-swíþ, Beorht-swíþ.]
Linked entry: swíþ
wuldor-gifu
A glorious gift ⬩ a gift of heaven
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Dé beorht Fæder geweorðaþ wuldorgifum, cræfte and mihte, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940. Gástes mihtum, wuldorgifum, Elen. Kmbl. 2141; An. 1072
helle-gást
- Exon. 72 a; Th. 269, 28; Jul. 457 :
- 74 b; Th. 279, 17; Jul. 615 :
- Beo. Th. 2552; B. 1274.