ears-gang
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Gif hyt byð of þan þerman, þanne myht þú þurh þane arsgang hyt gecnáwan, iii. 138, 16
earh
Swift, fleeing through fear, timorous, weak ⬩ fŭgax
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Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 43: Byrht. Th. 138, 50; By. 238
ful-yrre
Full angry ⬩ very angry ⬩ valde irātus
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Full angry, very angry; valde irātus He fulyrre wód he rushed forth very angry, Byrht. Th. 139, 13; By. 253
eald-geneát
An old companion ⬩ vĕtus cŏmes
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An old companion; vĕtus cŏmes Se wæs eald-geneát he was an old companion, Byrht. Th. 140, 58; By. 310
þeóstrig
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Add:, þýstrig Gif þín eáge byð mánfull, þonne byð þín líchama eall þýstrig, Gr. D. 76, 9
beadu-rǽs
A battle-rush ⬩ onset ⬩ pugnæ impetus
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A battle-rush, onset; pugnæ impetus Biter wæs se beadurǽs the onset was bitter, Byrht. Th. 134, 68; By. 111
up-gange
Landing.
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Hí bǽdon ðæt hí upgangan ágan móston they asked for leave to land, Byrht. Th. 134, 20; By. 87
Linked entry: up-gang
ge-fecgan
To seize ⬩ arrĭpĕre
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To seize; arrĭpĕre He wolde ðæs beornes beágas gefecgan he would seize the chieftains gems, Byrht. Th. 136, 33; By. 160
á-cunnian
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Be his regolum ácunnod tried by its rules, Lch. iii. 250, 7. to experience, ascertain by trial Ǽlce dæge wé ácunniað, ðæt ðǽre sóþfæstnysse word beóþ gefyllede, Gr. D. 51, 24.
Linked entry: accutian
B
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When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over.
snoflig
Full of snivel, having a cold in the head
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Full of snivel, having a cold in the head Hiemps ys winter, hé byþ ceald and wǽt. . . Swá byþ se ealda man ceald and snoflig flegmata ðæt byþ hraca oððe geposu, deriaþ ðam ealdan and ðam unhálan Anglia viii. 299, 36
scearpþanclíce
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Þænne bodung nytlíce byð forðgerǽht þænne scearpþanclíce byð gefylled tunc praedicatio utiliter profertur, quando efficaciter adimpletur, Scint. 125, 7. Add
æsc-here
A spear-band ⬩ company armed with spears ⬩ a ship or naval-band ⬩ exercitus hastifer ⬩ exercitus navalis
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A spear-band, company armed with spears, a ship or naval-band; exercitus hastifer, exercitus navalis, Byrht. Th. 133, 53; By. 69
bald-lícost
Most bravely ⬩ fortissime
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Most bravely; fortissime Ðe baldlícost on ða bricge stóp who stept on the bridge most bravely, Byrht. Th. 134, 2; By. 78
lytigian
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To act cunningly Ongunnon lytegian ðá láðe gystas began then to act guilefully the hateful guests, Byrht. Th. 134, 18; By. 86
wíg-haga
A phalanx
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Byrht. Th. 134, 50 ; By. 102
ge-pós
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and add Swá byð se ealda man ceald and snoflig; flegmata ꝥ byð hráca oððe geposu, deriað þám ealdan, Angl. viii. 299, 36
ge-hende
Nigh ⬩ near ⬩ juxta
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He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34
sǽ-rinc
A sea-man,
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Th. 135, 46; By. 134
eá-steþ
A river-bant ⬩ flūmĭnis rīpa
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A river-bant; flūmĭnis rīpa Hí on ðam eásteðe ealle stódon they all stood on the river-bank, Byrht. Th. 133, 40; By. 63