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Bryttisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Bryttisc, Brittisc; adj.

BritishBritannicus

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British; Britannicus He wæs Bryttisc he was British, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 3

Linked entry: Brittisc

gúþ-bil

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-bil, -bill, es; n.

A war-bill, a sword

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A war-bill, a sword, Beo. Th. 5162; B. 2584: 1610; B. 803

gúp-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
gúp-róf, adj.

Famous in war

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Famous in war, Beo. Th. 1220; B. 608; Elen. Kmbl. 545; El. 273

gúþ-sele

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sele, es; m.

A war-hallhall in which warriors sit

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A war-hall, hall in which warriors sit Beo. Th. 890; B. 443

gúþ-wine

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-wine, es; m.

A comradefriend in war

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A comrade, friend in war Beo. Th. 3624; B. 1810: 5463; B. 2735

syn-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
syn-cræft, es; m.

A sinful art

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A sinful art Ne syncræftas (scyn-, other MS. ) ne onhyrgen, Wulfst. 253,10

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Gl. 21. of what resembles a path, as in Milky Way. v. Íringes weg. space to be traversed, a journey Eáðfére weg iter vel itus, lang and stearc weg itiner, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 35, 36.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.

To fillfulfilmake a totalcompletefinishaccomplishsatisfyimpleresaturare

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On hire wæs gefylled ðætte on Cantica Canticorum wæs gesungen in her was fulfilled what was sung in the Song of Songs, Blickl. Homl. 11, 15 : 13, 26. Gefylde, 15, 8.

ge-hwæþer

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Wæs gehwæðeres , Met. l, 25. the circumstances following Him wæs gehwseðres , ge . . . ge . . . El. 628.

Linked entry: hwæþer

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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could not, then six men were to be nominated and from them he was to get one for every ox (or its equivalent) that was in dispute, L.

Linked entry: ge-coren

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

carful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
carful-líce, adv.
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Twá þing sind ðe we sceolon carfullíce scrutnian there are two things that we should diligently attend to, Homl. Th. ii. 82, 25

Linked entry: cearful-líce

ge-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon; pp. dolfen

To digdelvefodereeffodere

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To dig, delve;fodere, effodere Wæs ðǽr sum hláw ðone men gedulfon there was a mound which men had dug, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niðer gedolfen the pit of hell was dug beneath for thee, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423

treów-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
treów-weorþung, e; f.
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Tree-worship lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc forbeóde treówwurþunga and stánwurþunga, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 30. Cf. forbeódaþ ǽlcne hǽðenscipe. . . ðæt is, ðæt mán weorðige .. . stánas oððe ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Add Wæs forbúgende cedens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 3. with acc. or clause. to avoid, not to come in contact with, not meet with, get or keep out of the way of a material object Rae. mid emfare forbúgaþ balenam circito declinant. An. Ox. 670.

be-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed [be, wenian to accustom, draw to one's self, honour]

To entertain, take care ofhospitio accipere

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To entertain, take care of; hospitio accipere We wǽron hér tela bewenede we were here kindly entertained, Beo. Th. 3646, note; B. 1821.

Linked entry: be-þénede

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, -drync, es; n.

A drinkingcompotatioconvivium

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A drinking; compotatio, convivium We lǽraþ ðæt man ǽnig gedrinc, and ǽnig unnit ðár ne dreóge we teach that man suffer not there any drinking nor any vanity, L. Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12 : Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 27; Vy. 57 : Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: ge-drync

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to place.
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Substitute: ge-fæstan; p. te. to make fast, make steadfast, confirm wurðiað þone gefæstan heáp Godes cýðera we honour the steadfast band of God's martyrs, Hml.

ge-cope

Grammar
ge-cope, l. ge-cóp,
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For ðǽm ðonne forsláwiað ðone gecópustan tíman, ðætte ðonne ne beóð onǽlde mid ðǽre lustbǽrnesse úres módes ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo feruore non accenditur, Past. 283, 2

wel-gedón

(adj.)

well doneThe word also glosses beneficium:

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Suíðe suíðe gesyngiaþ, gif óðerra monna welgedóna dǽda ne lufigaþ valde peccamus, si aliena bene gesta diligimus 34; Swt. 231, 1. The word also glosses beneficium: Welgidoeno beneficia Rtl. 23, 7