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gár-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
gár-gewinn, es; n.

Spear-war ⬩ hastātōrum pugna

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Spear-war; hastātōrum pugna Wǽron þearle gelyste gárgewinnes they were very desirous of the spear-war, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 3; Jud. 308. Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan grim gárgewinn let not the fierce javelin-strife turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1915; An. 960

án-lápum

(adv.)
Grammar
án-lápum, adv.

One by one ⬩ per singula ⬩ singulatim

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War. 21, 25

anunga

(n.)

zeal ⬩ an earnest desire ⬩ jealousy ⬩ zelus

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War. 2, 17

barm

(n.)

a bosom

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War. 1, 18

scip-gefeoht

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gefeoht, es; n.
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A naval battle or war Scypgefeoht bellum classicum, Germ. 389, 42

birilian

(v.)
Grammar
birilian, birlian, byrlian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To draw, bear ⬩ haurire

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War. 2, 8, 9

heaðu-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-weorc, es; n.

A work of war, a fight

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A work of war, a fight, Beo. Th. 5776; B. 2892

cræft-searo

(n.)
Grammar
cræft-searo, gen. -searowes; n.

An instrument of war ⬩ a device ⬩ stratagem ⬩ machina

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An instrument of war, a device, stratagem; machina Som. Ben. Lye.

hilde-bord

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-bord, es; n.

A war-shield

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A war-shield, Beo. Th. 799; B. 397: 6270; B. 3139

hilde-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wulf, es; m.

A war-wolf, ⬩ warrior,

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A war-wolf, warrior,Cd. 95; Th. 123, 25; Gen. 2051

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.

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