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un-sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sweotol, adj.

Not evidentnot to be seennot discernible

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Not evident, not to be seen, not discernible Nán ðara gesceafta ne mæg bión búton óþerre, ðeáh hió unsweotol sié on ðære óþerre, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 26. Ne mæg hira ǽnig bútan óþrum bión, þeáh hí unsweotole ( or adv.? ) somod eardien, Met. 20, 146

Linked entry: sweotol

smǽte-gylden

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Ðeáh ðe sié sum smétegelden dún eall mid gimmum ásett æt sunnan úpgange . . . and ðǽr sitte sum cynebearn anufan ðǽre gyldenan dúne, Sal. K. 85, 36. Add

riht-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
riht-ryne, es; m.

A right course

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A right course Se bróc ðeáh hé swíðe of his rihtryne ðonne ðǽr micel stán of ðam heáhan munte oninnan fealþ and hine tódǽlþ and him his rihtrynes wiðstent, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 27-30 : Met. 5, 20. Oncerran ðisne swiftan rodor of his rihtryne 10, 41

mǽgþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-hád, es; m.

Kinshiprelationship

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Kinship, relationship 'Se ðe his brðdor ne lufaþ hé wunaþ on deáþe.' Ealle wé sind gebróðra ðe on God gelýfaþ and we ealle cweþaþ 'Úre Fæder þe eart on heofonum.'

em-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
em-leóf, adj.

Equally dear æque cārus

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Equally dear; æque cārus -Him wearþ emleóf, ðæt hý gesáwon mannes blód agoten, swá him wæs ðara nýtena meolc it was equally dear to them to see man's blood shed, as it was [to see] the milk of their cattle, Ors. 1. 2; Bos. 26, 32

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Wé wieton ðæt sió diégle wund biþ sárre ðonne sió opene, Past. 38; Swt. 273, 22. of mental pain Ðá hé ðæs mannes deáþ swá earmlícne gehýrde ðá wæs him ðæt swíðe sár when he heard the man's death was so miserable, it was very grievous to him, Blickl.

norþ-þunor

(n.)
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thunder in the north Se norðþunor bécnað scépa deáð Archiv cxx. 48, 21

Linked entry: þunor

ofer-ild

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ild, e; f.

Very great age

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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27

Linked entry: for-ildu

langung

(n.)
Grammar
langung, e; f.

Longingdesireweariness

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Langunga habban æfter ðám freóndum to think with grief of dead friends, Blickl. Homl. 131, 26

Deniscan

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Deniscan, gen.ena ; pl. m. [Denisca, def. of Denisc; adj.]

The Danish men, the DanesDānĭci viri, Dāni

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The Danish men, the Danes; Dānĭci viri, Dāni Hér, A. D. 835, Ecgbryht, Westseaxna cing, geflýmde ge ða Wealas ge ða Deniscan here, A. D. 835, Ecgbryht, king of the West Saxons, routed both the Welsh and the Danes, Chr. 835; Th. 116, 13-23, col. 1, 2.

weorold-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gedál, es; n.
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Parting from the world, death Tó woruld-gedále. Elen. Kmbl. 1159; El. 581

bealo-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-cwealm, es; m.

A pernicious or violent deathperniciosa vel violenta mors

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A pernicious or violent death; perniciosa vel violenta mors, Beo. Th. 4523; B. 2265

beorþor-cwelm

(n.)
Grammar
beorþor-cwelm, es; m.

A dead birthan abortiona miscarriagefetus mortuus vel abortivusabortus

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A dead birth, an abortion, a miscarriage; fetus mortuus vel abortivus, abortus Cot. 11

Linked entry: byrþor-cwelm

cwealm-stede

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-stede, es; m. [stede a place]

A death-place mortis-locus

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A death-place ; mortis-locus To cwealmstede ad palæstram, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 148, 46

neó-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
neó-síþ, es; m.

Death

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Death Se sceal æfter neúsíþum wunian wítum fæst Exon. Th. 316, 27; Mód. 55

un-libbende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-libbende, adj.

Not livingdead

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Not living, dead Se dyde monig wundor ge lybbende ge unlybbende, Shrn. 127, 22

Linked entry: un-lifigende

fiþer-dógor

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-dógor, adj.

quadriduanus

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Lasting four days; quadriduanus Latzarum feoðordðger deád Lazarum quadriduanum mortuum, Jn. p. 6, 8

Linked entry: feówer-dógor

ofer-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-leóf, adj.

Exceedingly dear

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Exceedingly dear Éðel byþ oferleóf ǽghwylcum men, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 3; Rún. 23

sicor

(adj.)
Grammar
sicor, adj. with gen.
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Ðeáh wé nú náuht yfeles ne dón on ðisse worulde, ne sculon wé ðeáh forðý bión tó orsorge, gif wé náuht tó góde ne dóþ; forðæmðe swíðe fela unáléfedes wé oft geþenceaþ.

a-bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bǽdan, p. -bǽdde; pp. -bǽded

To restrainrepelcompelavertererepellerecogereexigere

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To restrain, repel, compel; avertere, repellere, cogere, exigere Is fira ǽnig, ðe deáþ abǽde is there any man, who can restrain death? Salm. Kmbl. 957; Sal. 478.