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EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Th. 2263 ; B. 1129 . earth or land, in contrast to water, as a firm place on earth or on land; terra, terra firma He gefæstnude foldan staðelas, eorþan eardas he made fast foundations of the ground, the firm places of the earth, Ps. Th. 103, 6.

folc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
folc-stede, -slyde, es; m.

Folk or dwelling-placepŏpŭli lŏcushabĭtācŭlum

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Th. 152; B. 76. Se ðe gegán dorste folcstede fára he who durst go into the folk-place of the hostile, Beo. Th. 2930; B. 1463. Ðǽr folcstede fægre wǽron where the dwelling-places were fair, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 8; Gen. 1933.

ful

(n.)
Grammar
ful, full, es; n.

a cuppōcŭlumwhat contains liquidsA collection of waterthe seacloudsreceptācŭlum liquĭdimărenūbes

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the sea [lit. the cup of the waves ], Beo.

sóþe

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþe, adv.

trulygenuinelyreallytrulyin accordance with the facts of a casetrulyin accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast

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Th. 14, 3; Cri. 213

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Wiðsócan refragabantur, 78, 8. to say no to a request, to refuse permission Ðá ongunnon ða iungan biddan ðone biscop, ðæt hé him álýfde, ðæt hí ærnan móstan.

hál

(adj.)
Grammar
hál, adj.

Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation

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Hé þurh ðæt sóna wearþ hál geworden he was at once by that restored to health, 223, 26. Gif hie mon gelácnian mǽge ðæt hie hál síe if it [the broken sinew] can be cured so that it be sound, L. Alf. pol. 75; Th. i. 100, 4.

Linked entry: hǽl

ge-hátan

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Ic hit þé geháte, þæt þú móst sorhleás swefan, 1671. to promise to a deity, to vow Þá ælmessan þe Ælfréd cing gehét, Chr. 883; P. 19, 7. Hié gehéton æt heargtrafum wígweorðunga, B. 175.

wer-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
wer-þeód, e; f.
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Th. 211, 1; Exod. 519. Ðæt is ðæs wyrðe, ðætte werþeóde secgen Dryhtne þonc, Exon. Th. 38, 2; Cri. 600: 281, 9; Jul. 643. Waldend werþeóda, 45, 4; Cri. 714: Cd. Th. 202, 4; Exod. 383.

a-fandian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fandian, -fandigean; p. ode, ude, ade; pp. od, ud, ad; v. a.

To provetryto make a trialto discover by tryingto experienceprobaretentareexperiri

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To prove, try, to make a trial, to discover by trying, to experience; probare, tentare, experiri Ðú afandodest heorte míne probasti cor meum, Ps. Spl. 16, 4.

BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLDbraveconfidentof good couragevalidusstrenuusfortisconstansaudaxfidensbono animoliber

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Beald reordade, eádig on elne brave he spake, happy in courage, Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 24; Gú. 998. He healdeþ Meotudes ǽ beald in breóstum bold in his breast he holds the law of the Creator, Exon. 62 b ; Th. 229, 20; Ph. 458.

Linked entry: bald

HREDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HREDDAN, p. de

To RIDtake awaysaveliberate

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To RID, take away, save, liberate God hí hredde wið heora fýnd God rid them of, or saved them from, their enemies, Homl. Th. i. 312, 9. Hrede ł nere eripe, Blickl. Gl. Ps. 58, 2.

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill ofaccuseabuseexecratedetesthate

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Th. 40, 7

Linked entry: láðian

menen

(n.)
Grammar
menen, mennen, minnen, es; n.

A female servantbondwomanhandmaid

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Alf. pol. 25; Th. i. 78. 11-12: Cd. 103; Th. 136, 14; Gen. 2258: 97; Th. 128, 13; Gen. 2126. Ðeáh hwá bebycgge his dóhtor on þeówenne ne síe hió ealles swá þeówu swá óðru mennen is, L. Alf. 12; Th. i. 46, 13.

scerwen

(n.)
Grammar
scerwen, scerpen (?) a scattering (?), sharing (?), giving (?) (cf. be-scerwan
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to deprive) Denum eallum wearð cénra gehwylcum eorlum ealuscerwen there was a fine feast for all the Danes (?) (the reference is to the disturbance caused by the fight between Beowulf and Grendel), Beo. Th. 1542; B. 769.

un-gelífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífedlíc, adj.

Incrediblemarvellous

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Nis nán ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.

un-wæstmbǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wæstmbǽre, adj.

Unproductivebarrensterile

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Th. 14, 12. Unwæstmbǽre wíf sterilem, Ps. Lamb. 112, 8. Ic wyrce ðín land unwæstmbǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 102, 34. Sume treówu hé cearf, ðý læs hié ðæm forweóxen ðæt hié forseareden, and ðý unwæsðmǽrran wǽren, Past. 40; Swt. 293, 7

Linked entry: wæstm-bǽre

rinc

(n.)
Grammar
rinc, es; m.

A man (a poetical term)

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Th. 73, 12; Gen. 1203 : (Abraham ) 107, 17 ; Ger. 1790. Com ðá recede rinc ( Grendel ) síðian, Beo. Th. 1445; B. 720. Árás ðá se ríca ( Hrothgar ), ymb hine rinc manig, þegna heáp 804; B. 399.

up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwardsup.upupwardbackward

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Upwards, up. of motion, from a lower to a higher point Ðá gewende eal se sang upweard heofenum, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 14: Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806. (? v. preceding word) up into a country.

Linked entry: up-riht

wine-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-leás, adj.

Friendless

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Th. 64, 16; Gen. 1051. Wreccan wineleásum bana, Beo. Th. 5219; B. 2613. Se ðec (Nebuchadnezzar) wineleásne on wræc sendeþ (they shall drive thee from men, Dan. 4, 25), Cd. Th. 251, 25; Dan. 569

tír-eádíg

(adj.)
Grammar
tír-eádíg, adj.

Glorious

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Glorious Tíreádig cyning (the Deity), Hy. 3, 2, 55: (Constantine), Elen. Kmbl. 207; El. 104. Elene, tíreádig cwén, 1206; El. 605. Tíreádig and trág (Judas and the devil), 1906; El. 955. Týreádig cyning (the Deity), Hy. 7, 56, 82.