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stefnettan

(v.)
Grammar
stefnettan, stemnettan; p. te
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Swá stemnetton stíðhugende hysas æt hilde, Byrht. Th. 135, 22; By. 122

Linked entry: stemnettan

gryre-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-leóþ, es; n.

A song of terror

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Th. 1576; B. 786: Byrht. Th. 140, 8; By. 285

weorold-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-gesǽlig, adj.
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Blessed with this world's goods, prosperous Wís ealdorman, woruldgesǽlig, Byrht. Th. 138, 13; By. 219

fyl

(n.)
Grammar
fyl, es; m.

A fallruincāsusintĕrĭtus

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A fall, ruin, ; cāsus, intĕrĭtus Hy ðam feore fyl gehéhton they threatened destruction to his life, Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 7; Gú. 520: Byrht. Th. 133, 57; By. 71: 139, 35; By. 264

ge-mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To speak, harangue

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Offa gemǽlde Offa spoke, Byrht. Th. 138, 34; By. 230 : 53; By. 244

mód-geþanc

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Add: mind, thoughts Þ mæg se mon begytan, sé þe his módgeðanc æltowe byþ, Gr. D. 2, 5.

hyse

(n.)
Grammar
hyse, es; m.

A young manwarrior

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Hét hyssa hwæne bade each man, Byrht. Th. 131, 2; By. 2: 135, 34; By. 128: Fins. Th. 96; Fin. 48

Linked entries: hós hese hise

ǽttren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽttren, ǽttern; adj.

Poisonousvenenosus

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Th. 3238; B. 1617: Byrht. Th. 136, 4; By. 146: Frag. Kmbl. 37; Leás. 20

wíg-plega

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-plega, an; m.

The game of warbattle

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The game of war, battle Hé ne wandode ná æt ðam wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 139, 43; By. 268 : 141, 2 ; By. 316. Hé sumum dǽleþ gúþe blǽd, gewealdenne wígplegan, Exon. Th. 331, 16 ; Vy. 69

bald-líce

(adv.)

boldlyfortiter

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boldly; fortiter He baldlíce beornas lǽrde he boldly exhorted the warriors, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311

Linked entry: ballíce

ge-þrang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þrang, es; n.

A throngcrowdtumultturbatumultus

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A throng, crowd, tumult; turba, tumultus On geþrang in the throng, Byrht. Th. 140, 36; By. 299

Linked entry: þrang

scearpþancfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scearpþancfullíce, adv.
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Efficaciously Spǽc and gesceád hálbǽre scearpþancfullíce byþ geleornud, gif geþyldelíce ꝥ byþ geleornud byþ gehýred sermo et ratio salutaris efficaciter discitur, si patienter quod discitur audiatur, Scint. 206, 14

ge-campian

(v.)
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S. 34, 262. to get by fighting Ne byð nǽfre leán þæs sigores, búton hit sý mid gewinne gecampod sine labore certaminis non est palma victoriae, Gr.

hoc-leaf

(n.)
Grammar
hoc-leaf, es; n.

Mallow

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man maluæ erraticæ and óðrum naman hocleáf nemneþ byþ cenned ǽghwǽr on begánum stówum this plant, which is called malva erratica, and by another name hockleaf, is produced everywhere in cultivated places, Herb. 41, 1; Lchdm. i. 142, 4: L.

æt-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
æt-foran, prep. dat. [æt at, foran fore]

Close beforeclose bybeforeatanteprocoram

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Close before, close by, before, at; ante, pro, coram Ætforan eágan ðíne ante ocalos tuns. Ps. Spl. 5,5: 13, 7: Byrht. Th. 132, 14; By. 16. Sæt ætforan ðam dómsetle sedit pro tribunali, Jn. Bos. 19,13

Linked entry: fóran

ge-toht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-toht, es; n.

A warlike expeditionbattleexpĕdītio bellĭcapugna

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A warlike expedition, battle; expĕdītio bellĭca, pugna Æt getohte at the battle, Byrht. Th. 134, 54; By. 104

Linked entry: tohte

on-wendedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wendedlíc, adj.

Changeable

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Changeable Gyf se midwinter byþ on Frigendæge, ðonne byþ onwendedlíc winter, Lchdm. iii. 164, 8

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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It might consist of a castle alone; but as people lived together for defence and support, hence a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth; arx, castellum, mons, palatium, urbs munita, domus

crincan

(v.)
Grammar
crincan, ic crince, ðú crincst, he crincþ, pl. crincaþ; p. cranc, pl. cruncon; pp. cruncen

To yield occumbere

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To yield; occumbere Wígend cruncon, wundum wérige the fighters yielded, oppressed with wounds Byrht. Th. 140, 43; By. 302

Linked entry: ge-crincan

lid-mann

(n.)
Grammar
lid-mann, es; m.

A sailorseaman

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A sailor, seaman Wícinga werod ... lidmen, Byrht. Th. 134, 44; By. 99. Lidmanna sum, 136, 41; By. 164. Lid-manna helm (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 3251; B. 1623. Liðmonna freá [Ulysses ], Bt. Met. Fox 26, 126; Met. 26, 63

Linked entries: lið-mann liðs-