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dreórig

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig, dreóreg, dreórg, driórig; def. se dreóriga, dreórega, seó, ðæt dreórige; adj.

bloody, gory, glorious cruentus, cruentātus, gloriōsussad, sorrowful, pensive, DREARY mœstus

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bloody, gory, glorious; cruentus, cruentātus, gloriōsus Wæter stód dreórig and gedréfed water stood gory and troubled, Beo. Th. 2838; B. 1417: Ps. Tb. 135, 20: Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 14; Jul. 482. Hwæt druh ðú dreórega lo thou gory dust!

Linked entry: driórig

earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Kmbl. 3108; An. 1557: Beo. Th. 1618; B. 807: Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 29. Ðæt is earmlícost ealra þinga this is the most wretched of all things. Bt. Met. Fox 19, 55; Met. 19, 28: 27, 32; Met. 27, 16: 28, 148; Met. 28, 74

módig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
módig-líc, adj.

Noble-mindhigh-souledcourageousbraveSuperbmagnificent

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Ne seah ic elþeódige men módiglícran no braver men from foreign lands have I seen, Beo. Th. 680; B. 337. of things (v. mod, III.), Superb, magnificent Nǽnig man nafaþ to ðon módelíco gestreón hér on worlde, Blickl. Homl. 111. 24: 113, 6

Linked entry: móde-líc

mús

(n.)
Grammar
mús, e; f.

a mousea muscle

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[Ðæt gewrit beó geworpen músen tó gnagene, Chart. Th. 318, 28.] a muscle Mús ðæs earmes torus vel musculus vel lacertus Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 48

sele

(n.)
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bewitiaþ wuldortorhtan weder winter shut up the waves with bonds of ice, until another year came to men's dwellings ; so still the new year comes, and brilliant weather (as is apparent to those) who keep constant watch on the seasons, Beo.

searu-gim

(n.)
Grammar
searu-gim, searu-gimm, es; m.
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., Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144. 31), Met. 21, 21: Beo. Th. 2318; B. 1157. Ðæt ic ǽrwelan, goldǽht ongite, gearo sceáwige sigel, searogimmas ( the dragon's hoard ), 5491; B. 2749: Exon. Th. 478, 5; Ruin. 36

un-snytro

(n.)
Grammar
un-snytro, (-u); f.

Folly

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Hé his selfa ne mæg for his unsnyttrum ende geþencean, Beo. Th. 3472; B. 1734: Met. 9, 11. Hé unsnytrum ( foolishly, unwisely ) Andreas hét áhón, Exon. Th. 260, 35; Jul. 308. Unsnyttrum, 251, 14; Jul. 145: 153, 25; Gú. 831: Elen. Kmbl.1900; El. 947

weorold-riht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-riht, es; n.
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Beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruldriht, L.

cyne-helm

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Ben. I. 31, 14. the crown, royal power Ealle ðá gyltes ðá belimpeð tó míne kinehelme ( ad regiam coronam meam ), C. D. iv. 209, 16

fæger

(n.)
Grammar
fæger, es; n. (not e; f.).

beauty

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Hwæþer ðú beó á þý fægerra for óþres mannes fægere, 30, 1; F. 108, 28. what is beautiful Þeáh hé mycel áge und feala fægeres, him bið mycel daru gif hé hit geseón ne mæge, Bl. H. 21, 8

fór-mete

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Se ríca berð máre þonne hé behófige tó his fórmettum. Hml. Th. i. 254, 30. Add

ge-þeówian

(v.)
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Ben. 111, 2. to reduce to servitude Ne ǽnig man óðerne on unriht ne geþeówige, Wlfst. 70, 6. Halwun freóde Hægelflǽde hire wimman ... Críst him wurðe wráð þe hí hǽfre geþýwie, Cht. E. 253, 17.

griþ-bryce

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Th. i. 408, 21. the fine for such breach, the revenue derived from such fines Ic cýðe eów ꝥ ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe and griðbryces, Cht. E. 233, 3. Ic habbe gegeofen ... saca and sócna, ... griðbryce and scipbryce, C.

wípian

(v.)
Grammar
wípian, p. ode

To wipe

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Ben. 59, 8. Lege on hunig ðreó niht, nim þonne and wípa ðæt hunig of, Lchdm. iii. 4, 20

on-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-tyge, es; m.

What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking

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Ben. 140, 3-10

Linked entry: on-tige

swebban

(v.)
Grammar
swebban, p. swefde, swefede; pp. swefed.

to send to sleep, lullof the sleep of death, to put to death, killo send to sleep, to cause to dieto lull, assuage.

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Wæs hé sæmninga mid leóhte slǽpe swefed, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 13. of the sleep of death, to put to death, kill Hé swefeþ ond scendeþ, Beo. Th. 1204; B. 600. Ic hine sweorde swebban nelle, aldre beneótan, 1363; B. 679.

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teón-full

(adj.)
Grammar
teón-full, adj.
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Ben. 54, 9. Dú ne scealt nánne man wyrigan, ne nǽnne man tǽlan, ne teónful beón, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 359. Ys steór leás on múþe teónfulles ( contumeliosi ), Scint. 114, 9. Teónfulle wé synd contumeliosi sumus, 155, 14.

seofon

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Ben. 37, 18. the abstract number seven Twía seofon beóð feówertýne, Angl. viii. 302, 45

collen-ferhþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
collen-ferhþ, -ferþ, -tyrhþ; adj. [collen, pp. of cellan to swell p. ceall, pl. cullon; pp. collen, Ettm: ferhþ mind]

Fierce-mindedbold of spiritbold animi feroxaudax

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Kmbl. 493; El. 247; Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 22; Jud. 134 Ðonne he beót spriceþ collenferþ when he bold of spirit utters a promise Exon. 77b; Th. 290, 26; Wand. 71; Apstls.

Linked entry: morgen-colla

spell-boda

(n.)
Grammar
spell-boda, an; m.

one who delivers a messagebrings intelligencea messengeran ambassadorone who delivers a discoursea public speaker

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one who delivers a message, or brings intelligence, a messenger, an ambassador Sancte Iohannes wæs gelíc Godes englum hé wæs béme, Cristes fricca on ðysne middangeard, wæs Godes Suna spellboda, Blickl. Homl. 163, 22.

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