were-wulf
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A wer-wolf, a fiend Ðæt se wódfreca werewolf tó swýðe ne slíte, ne tó fela ábíte of godcundre heorde, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 30 : L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 30 : Wulfst. 191, 16
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wítegung-bóc
A book containing prophecies ⬩ a prophetical book
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A book containing prophecies, a prophetical book Hit is áwriten be mé on wítegungbócum, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 115. Ic geliornod hæbbe on eówer wítegungbócum, ðæt gé wǽron fram frymðe gecorene fram Criste selfum, H. R. 7, 11, 30
wudu-wása
A satyr ⬩ a faun
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A satyr, a faun Satiri, vel fauni, vel celini, vel fauni ficarii unfǽle men, wudewásan, unfǽle wihtu, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 20. Satyri vel fauni unfǽle men, ficarii vel invii wudewásan, 60, 23-24. Wudewásan faunos, Germ. 394, 242
bord-weall
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Add: a line of shields. Similar entries Cf. scild-weall Hí bord-weal clufan, heówan heaþolinde, Chr. 937; P. 106, 13. the side of a ship: Wiht (an iceberg) cwom æfter wǽge líðan . . . bord-weallas gróf, Rá. 34, 6
fald-gang
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The pasture land grazed by the animals belonging to a fold (?). (Cf. fold-course a sheep-walk, N. E. D.) Sceóte man ælmessan, swá æt heáfde peninc, swá æt sulhgange peninc, swá æt faldgange pening, Wlfst. 170, 37. Substitute:
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reám-wín
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Thick wine, wine with a froth on it (?) Reámwín dulcisapa (quantum distal dulcisapa a merulento temeto, Ald. 81, 1), An. Ox. 8, 417: 8 b, 12. Cf. Merum hlúttor wín, dulcisapa áwilled wín, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 55-56
rihtend
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Add: a ruler Hé heom gesette gewisse práfostas and rihtend substitutis praepositis, Gr. D. 119, 21. a director, one who arranges matters Sum wer wæs on þyssere byrig,.. . sé wæs séma and rihtend manigra manna, Gr. D. 297, 7
bletsian
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Add: <b>I a</b> α. to pronounce the benediction in a religious service Hé hæfeð nú gemæssod, and bletsað nú þis folc, Vis. Lfc. 17. Þonne gé bletsiað on Israhéla folc, Num. 6, 23
feohte
A fight ⬩ combat ⬩ pugna
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A fight, combat; pugna Wearþ him seó feohte tó grim the fight was too severe for them, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 16; Mód. 66. Nó ic gefrægn heardran feohtan I have not heard of a harder fight, Beo.
in-fiht
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H. 80, 12; Th. i. 587, 25
líc-rest
tomb ⬩ sepulchre
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A place of rest for a dead body, tomb, sepulchre Hé hæfde ðæt land syððan him sylfon tó lícreste he had the land afterwards for his own burial place, Gen. 23, 20. On líchryste in cœmeterio, Hpt. Gl. 507, 67.
gieldan
To yield ⬩ pay ⬩ render ⬩ repay ⬩ requite
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To yield, pay, render, repay, requite Sceoldon gombon gieldan they must pay homage, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 11; Gen. 1978. Werum gieldeþ gaful pays tribute to men, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 15; Rä. 33, 11: 34 a; Th. 109, 24; Gú. 95: 39 a; Th. 130, 9; Gú. 435.
blǽc-ern
Literally a lamp or candlestick, also the light itself ⬩ verbum de verbo, candelabrum, etiam candela, lucerna
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B. Ne menn blǽcern in beornaþ men do not light a candle [lucernam], Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 15. Blǽcern fótum mínum lucerna pedibus meis, Ps. Th. 118, 105
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stirc
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A stirk, calf, a young bullock or a heifer Stirc bucula, juvenca, vitula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 63. Styrc juvencus, i. 78, 44. Ðæt þridde stód ánum styrce (cealfe, MS. C. : cf. ðæs celfes gelícnyss belimpþ tó Lucan, 192) gelíc. Homl. Skt. i. 15, 183.
tǽlend
a reprover ⬩ a scorner, mocker, derider
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a reprover Ðǽm télendum reprehensoribus, Mk. Skt. p. 2, 17. a slanderer, backbiter, detractor Swíþe seldon ǽnig man wile beón andetta, ðæt hé æféstig sý oððe tǽlend, Blickl. Homl. 65, 4. Ðone tǽlend detrahentem, Ps. Lamb. 100, 5.
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heáfod-æcer
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A strip of land, an acre in extent, lying at the head (cf. heáfod ; 2 a) of a field [and so forming its upper boundary (? cf. heáfodland)] Fines gemǽre, limites h(e)áfudland, decumanus tióðe h(e)áfudæcer, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 2-4.
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breóst-hord
the heart, mind ⬩ a hoard, treasure ⬩ The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart ⬩ pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor
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Th. 5577; B. 2792. Him on ferhþe greów breóst-hord blódreów in his mind there grew a bloodthirsty thought. Beo. Th. 3442; B. 1719: Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 10; Seef. 55
orc
A cup, can, tankard, flagon
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A cup, can, tankard, flagon Orc orca (cf. orca a tankard, Wülck. Gl. 599, 16: a cane, 771, 29), Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 4. Blót-(blód-)orc uas in quo sacrificabant res impias, Germ. 307, 514. Orce calice, Hpt. Gl. 435, 39.
ge-sǽlan
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Add: of a person, to succeed in a purpose, bring about something.
fromlíce
Strongly ⬩ stoutly ⬩ boldly ⬩ strenuously ⬩ promptly ⬩ speedily ⬩ audācĭter ⬩ strēnue ⬩ prŏpĕre
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Ic sceal fromlice féðemundum þurh steápne beorg strǽte wyrcan I shall strenuously work with my feet a road through a steep mountain, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 9; Rä. 16, 17: Cd. 95; Th. 123, 23; Gen. 2050: Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 41.