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geopenian

(v.)
Grammar
geopenian, <b>; B. II.</b>
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Wille wé eów geopenian be ðám húsle, Hml. Th. ii. 262, 20. Add

hálig-mónaþ

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Se mónaþ ( September ) þe wé nemnað hálig*-*mónoð, Mart. H. 182, 26. Add

Scot-land

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Add Igbernia, ꝥ wé Scotland hátað Hibernia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 24, 16

twi-sprǽcness

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Forlǽtan wé leásunga and lícettunga, tǽlnessa and twysprǽcnessa, Verc. Först. 94, 3. Add

Linked entry: -sprǽcness

un-geteórigendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geteórigendlic, adj.
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Inexhaustible, unfailing Wé magon þurh ꝥ ús gegaderian þæne ungeteórigendlican goldhord, Nap. 87

declínian

(v.)
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Swá swá wé ǽr declínodon mea ancilla, Ælf. Gr. Z. 102. 18. Add

gúþ-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-fugel, es; m.

A bird of war ⬩ eagle

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A bird of war, eagle, Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 22; Rä. 25, 5

gúþ-sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sceorp, es; n.

War-clothing ⬩ vestitus ⬩ vel ⬩ ornatus bellicus

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War-clothing; vestitus vel ornatus bellicus Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 15; Jud. 329

hilde-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-scúr, es; m.

War-shower, ⬩ flight of missiles

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War-shower, flight of missiles, Exon. 49 b; Th. 170, 24; Gú. 1116

sacu

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Wé ne magon habban þone heofonlican éþel búton wé fram eallum sacum orsorge beón, O. E. Hml. i. 302, 1-8. <b>I a.</b> rebuke, chiding :-- Mid openre sace beón gehǽled aperta objurgatione sanari, Scint. 115, 16

beaftan

(v.)
Grammar
beaftan, beaftian; p. beaftode, beafte, pl. beaftodon, beafton; pp. beaftod

To lament ⬩ lamentare

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To lament; lamentare We mid hondum beafton lamentavimus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 11, 17

Linked entries: beóftun hafetian hand-bæftian

bere-flór

(n.)
Grammar
bere-flór, es; m.

A BARLEY-FLOOR ⬩ barn floor ⬩ hordei area

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War. 3, 17

heoru-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-wǽpen, es; n.

A weapon of war ⬩ a sword

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A weapon of war, a sword, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 16; Jud. 263

here-draca

(n.)
Grammar
here-draca, an;

A war-drake ⬩ an arrow

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A war-drake, an arrow Herdracan, Hickes' Thes. p. 192. [Cf. hilde-nædre.]

Pulgare

(n.)
Grammar
Pulgare, pl.
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The Bulgarians Hiliricos ðe wé Pulgare hátaþ, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt. 110, 33

ge-mǽne

Grammar
ge-mǽne, <b>; I d ¶ 1 aα.</b>
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Unc næs gemǽne man we had no child, Hml. S. 2, 157. Add

fácenful-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fácenful-lic, adj.

Deceitful

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Deceitful Náht ne sprece wé fácenfullices nichil loquamur subdolum, Hy. S. 24, 19

hálga

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Wé sungon be eallum m

here-numa

(n.)
Grammar
here-numa, an; m.

A captive

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A captive, prisoner of war On hernumena bygenum. Ll. Th. ii. 328, II

Linked entry: her-numa

paradís

(n.)
Grammar
paradís, es; m.
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Paradise Ðæt wé inn móton gaan tó ðám upplican paradíse, Hex. 28, 9

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