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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.]

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

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-hall ⬩ hall 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 comrade ⬩ friend in war

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

be-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
be-hydig, bí-hidig; adj.

Careful ⬩ vigilant ⬩ wary ⬩ watchful ⬩ solicitous ⬩ anxious ⬩ sollers

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Careful, vigilant, wary, watchful, solicitous, anxious; sollers He wæs se behydegesta [MS. behydegæsta] erat sollertissimus Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 13 : 4, 7; S. 574, 33

Linked entries: big-hydig bí-hydig

wíg-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hyrst, e; f.

The trappings of war

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The trappings of war Beorn monig goldbeorht wíghyrstum scán. Exon. Th. 478, 3; Ruin. 35

brecung

(n.)
Grammar
brecung, e; f. [brecan
frangere
]

frangere ⬩ A BREAKING; ⬩ fractio

Entry preview:

War. 24, 35

býreþ

it pertains to, it is lawful ⬩ pertinet ad, licet

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War. 10, 13

æced

(n.)
Grammar
æced, es; n.

Vinegar

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War. 19, 30

a-hefen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hefen, = a-hafen

raised up ⬩ exalted

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War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;

éde

(n.)
Grammar
éde, es; n.

A flock ⬩ grex

Entry preview:

War. 8, 32: 12, 32

Linked entry: eówd

erc

(n.)
Grammar
erc, an ark, a

chest

Entry preview:

War. 17, 27

here-cirm

(n.)
Grammar
here-cirm, es; m.

A war-shout ⬩ shout raised by a host,

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A war-shout, shout raised by a host, Exon. 45 b; Th. 156, 9; Gú. 872

heaðu-swát

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-swát, es; m.

War-sweat, blood shed in battle

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War-sweat, blood shed in battle, Beo. Th. 2924; B. 1460: 3216; B. 1606: 3340; 1668

Linked entry: swát

gilp-plega

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-plega, an; m.

Play of which one may boast ⬩ [war]

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Play of which one may boast [war] Gylpplegan gáres, Cd. 154; Th. 193, 2; Exod. 240

wíg-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-cræftig, adj.

Strong in war

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Strong in war Hé done gúðwine ( a sword ) gódne tealde, wígcræftigne, Beo. Th. 3626; B. 1811

efne-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efne-cuman, v. intrans.

To convene ⬩ convĕnire

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War. 1, 45

embeht-mon

(n.)
Grammar
embeht-mon, -monn, es; m.

servant-man, servant, minister ⬩ servus, minister

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War. 9, 35

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