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Anglo-Saxon

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ǽg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg-weard, e; f.

Sea-ward ⬩ sea-guard or guardianship ⬩ maris [litoris] custodia

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Sea-ward, sea-guard or guardianship; maris [litoris] custodia Ic ǽgwearde heóld I hold guard, Beo. Th. 488, note; B. 241

án-cummum

(adv.)
Grammar
án-cummum, adv. [án one, cummum the dat. of cuma a comer]

One by one ⬩ singly ⬩ singulatim

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War. 21, 25

art

art

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War. 1, 19

beer

(n.)

a bier ⬩ bed

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War. 5, 8

embiht

(n.)
Grammar
embiht, es; m.

A servant ⬩ minister

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War. 7, 46

eór-lippric

(n.)
Grammar
eór-lippric, es; n.

A flap of the ear

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War. 18, 26

bi-cerran

(v.)

to pass by ⬩ præterire

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War. 6, 48

bodere

(n.)
Grammar
bodere, es; m.

A teacher, a master ⬩ præceptor

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War. 9, 33

gúþ-flán

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-flán, m. f: or gúþ-flá; f.

A war-dart

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A war-dart, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 15; Gen. 2063

gúþ-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
gúþ-hwæt, adj.

Active ⬩ vigorous in war ⬩ valiant

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Active, vigorous in war, valiant,Apstls. Kmbl. 113;Ap. 57

BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battle ⬩ war ⬩ slaughter ⬩ cruelty ⬩ pugna ⬩ strages

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Battle, war, slaughter, cruelty; pugna, strages Gúþ-Geáta leód, beadwe heard the War-Goths' prince, brave in battle, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539. Wit ðære beadwo begen ne onþungan we both prospered not in the war, Exon. 129b; Th. 497, 2; Rä. 85, 23.

Linked entry: beadu

ár-morgen

(n.)

early dawn

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War. 18, 28 : 20, 1

beadu-weorca

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-weorca, an; m.

A war-worker ⬩ soldier ⬩ miles

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A war-worker, soldier; miles, Grm. ii. 449, 34

bær-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bær-líce, adv.

Openly ⬩ nakedly ⬩ BARELY ⬩ palam

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War. 6, 29

beor-swinig

(adj.)
Grammar
beor-swinig, adj. [ = bær-synnig]

Openly-wicked ⬩ a publican

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War. 19, 2

breód

(n.)

a bit, morsel, bread,

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War. 13, 27

gúþ-horn

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-horn, es; m.

A war-horn ⬩ trumpet

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A war-horn, trumpet, Beo. Th. 2868; B. 1432

gúþ-spell

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-spell, es; n.

War-tidings

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War-tidings, Cd. 97; Th. 126, 18; Gen. 2097

heaðu-helm

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-helm, es; m.

A war-helm, casque

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A war-helm, casque, Beo. Kmbl. 6304; B. 3156

hilde-serce

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-serce, an; f.

A war-shirt, ⬩ corslet

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A war-shirt, corslet, Elen. Kmbl. 468; El. 234

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