sǽ-wǽg
a wave of the sea
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a wave of the sea Sealte sǽwǽgas, Cd. Th. 240, 9; Dan. 384
wǽg-holm
The billowy sea
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The billowy sea Gewát ofer wǽgholm flota fámigheals, Beo. Th. 439; B. 217
heals-beág
A ring for the neck, necklace ⬩ monile, collare, ⬩ torques
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A ring for the neck, necklace; monile, collare, Beo. Th. 4350; B. 2172
crysum-lýsing
a leaving off the baptismal vest
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a leaving off the baptismal vest Chr. 879; Th. 148, 32, col. 3
med-micel
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add: [The Latin to Guthl. 5 is: Adsumta hordeacei panis particula; the diminutive particula seems to show that medmicel refers to quantity, not to quality, which beren hláf suggests, cf.
á-spyrian
to track ⬩ reach by following the track ⬩ to investigate ⬩ examine so as to get knowledge of a subject ⬩ to find out
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Ðæt nǽre nǽnig manna ðæt mihte ðǽra twégra tweón áspyrian that there was no man could settle by his investigations the doubt about the two(subst. this for trans. in Dict.), Sal. 434. Tó áspyrienne ob indaganda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 64.
hell-waru
The body of inhabitants in hell
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C. pref; Th. ii. 132, 22: Hy. 7, 95; Grn. ii. 289, 95. Tó ðare helware [or ðara helwara(?)] stíðe pínnesse to the severe torment of the people of hell, Chart. Th. 369, 34
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in-híwan
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Ǽlce gǽre áne dægfeorme inhiowum every year one day's provision for the members of the convent, Chart, Th. 509, 14. Gie aron inhígo godes estis domestici Dei, Rtl. 82, 33
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a-wendan
To turn away or off ⬩ avert ⬩ remove ⬩ to turn upside down ⬩ turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ pervert ⬩ avertere ⬩ vertere ⬩ mutare ⬩ transferre ⬩ subvertere ⬩ To turn or direct oneself to turn from ⬩ go ⬩ depart ⬩ se vertere ⬩ ire
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Th. 77, 57
Linked entries: a-wændan a-wend a-went eowendende wendan
sceand
shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominy ⬩ a shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,
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Th. 78, 14; Cri. 1274. Sylfum tó sconde to thine own disgrace 90, 27; Cri. 1480. Ðú sceonde æt mé [ne] anfénge ac gefeán eallum thou gottest not disgrace from me, but gladness ever Cd. Th. 54, 9 ; Gen. 874.
wæl-gim
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4
wæter-þísa
A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale
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A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale Hé wǽghengest wræc, wæterþísa (-þiswa, MS., but the w is marked for erasure) fór snel, Exon. Th. 182, 1;Gú. 1303.
ge-bróðor
brethren ⬩ fratres conjuncti
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Ic seah vi gebróðor I saw six brethren, Exon. 104 a; Th. 394, 12; Rä. 14, 2: 98 a; Th. 366, 12; Reb. 11. Ða gebróðer begen ætsamne the brothers both together, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 17, col. 1; Æðelst. 57.
Linked entry: BRÓÐOR
be-wríhan
To cover over, conceal, wrap up ⬩ velare, operire
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To cover over, conceal, wrap up; velare, operire Se snáw bewríhþ wyrta cíþ the snow covers over the germ of herbs, Salm.
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gyltig
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Th. ii. 200, 31. Se bróðor, sé þe giltig ámeldod bið þám abbode þurh óðerne man and nó þurh hine selfne, R. Ben. 71, 13. Gif heora hwilc mid deófles costnunge beswicen for Gode oþþe for worulde gyltig biþ, Lch. iii. 442, 35.
on-hǽtan
to heat ⬩ of violent emotion, to inflame
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Thw. 22, 30; Jud. 87
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ge-beót
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Add: a promise to do great things, a boast, boasting Ðá bóceras gýmaþ tó gebeótes þǽra fíf stafa þe synd vocales gecíged the grammarians make a boast of taking care of the five letters that are called vowels, Angl. viii. 327, 35.
ÁC
OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons
geatwe
Arms ⬩ trappings ⬩ garments ⬩ ornaments ⬩ armāmenta ⬩ vestīmenta ornāmenta
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Freólíce in geatwum [MS. geotwum] in trappings goodly, Chr. 1066;Th. 334, 35, col. 1; Edw. 22. Geatwum with ornaments, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 26; Rä. 36, 10. Ic geondseah recedes geatwa I looked over the ornaments of the house, Beo. 6167; B. 3087
ge-dræg
A dragging ⬩ band ⬩ multitude ⬩ tumult ⬩ tractus ⬩ turma ⬩ tumultus
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Ðǽr wæs wíde gehýred earmlíc ylda gedræg then was widely heard the wretched tumult of mortals, 3108; An. 1557