weá-spell
A tale of woe
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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315
hádor
The clear, serene sky ⬩ serenum ⬩ serenum ⬩ the brightness of the sky
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The clear, serene sky; serenum Under heofenes hádor under heaven's serene, Beo. Th. 832; B. 416
dugan
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Th. 460, 17. Lǽcedómas wiþ þon gif hunta gebíte mannan ... sex dugende cræftas, Lch. ii. 14, 20. Þám ealdan gedafeniað dugende þeáwas, O. E.
be-gong
A course
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A course Under swegles begong under the course of heaven Beo. Th. 1724; B. 860
fámgian
To foam ⬩ spūmāre
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To foam; spūmāre Flód fámgode the flood foamed, Cd. 167; Th. 208, 10; Exod. 481
eádig-líce
Happily ⬩ felīce
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Happily; felīce Da drihtguman lifdon eádiglíce the retainers lived happily, Beo. Th. 200; B. 100
hilde-gráp
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Th. 2896; B. 1446: 5007; B. 2507. In the latter passage e
hyge-wælm
Agitation of the mind ⬩ violent emotion
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Agitation of the mind, violent emotion, e.g. anger, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 12; Gen. 980
lagu-cræftig
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Skilled in matters connected with the sea Lagu-cræftig mon, Beo. Th. 423; B. 209
láð-treów
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a fell, harmful tree [the tree of knowledge], Cd. 30; Th. 40, 25; Gen. 644
leðer-hose
gaiter
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A leather covering for the leg, gaiter Leðerhosa [-hosan?] caligas, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 33
máðum-hord
Treasure
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Treasure Máðmhorda mǽst ( the Ark with its contents ), Cd. 161; Th. 201, 6; Exod. 368
mere-grund
The bottom of a sea or lake
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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100
nón-tíd
The ninth hour
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The ninth hour On undern, on midne dæg, on nóntíde, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 9
Norþ-Dene
The North-Danes
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The North-Danes, Beo. Th. 1571; B. 783 : Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 25, 27
ge-réflang
A minister
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A minister Ða geréflanges of Cristes circean the ministers of Christchurch, Chart. Th. 317, 32
sunn-scíne
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Beautiful or splendid as the sun Seó sunsciéne fǽmne, Exon. Th. 256, 9; Jul. 229
fót-ádlig
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Having the foot diseased, gouty Wǽron gehǽlede þrý fótádlige men, Hml, Th. ii. 26, 19
Linked entry: ádlig
wæl-ceásiga
A chooser of the slain ⬩ a raven
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A chooser of the slain, a raven Wonn wælceásega, Cd. Th. 188, 6; Exod. 164
wæl-fáh
Deadly hostile
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Wælfágne winter (winter when the earth seems dead). Beo. Th. 2260; B. 1128