fæstnian
FASTEN, secure, confirm, bind ⬩ firmāre, vincīre
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We willaþ griþ fæstnian we will confirm the peace, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35
ful-bealdlíce
Full boldly ⬩ very boldly ⬩ audācissĭme
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He fulbaldlíce beornas lǽrde he exhorted the warriors full boldly, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311
H
hail
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The name of the Runic letter was hægl hail Hægl byþ hwítust corna, Runic pm. 9; Kmbl. 341, 4; the forms accompanying the poem and given by Kemble are these, RUNE RUNE RUNE (see printed page)
franca
A javelin ⬩ lance ⬩ lancea ⬩ frămea ⬩ hasta
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A javelin, lance; lancea, frămea, hasta He lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals he let his javelin go through the youth's neck, Byrht. Th. 135, 59; By. 140.
scearp-numol
Efficacious
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Swá se lǽcedóm yldra byþ, swá héscearpnumulra and hálwendra byþ, 242, 5
Linked entry: teart-numol
tó-lǽtan
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Þæs módes bósum byð tólǽten mentis laxalur sinus, Gr. D. 173, 9. Add
ofer-hyrned
Having horns above
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Having horns above Úr býþ oferhyrned, Runic pm. Kmbl. 339, 8; Rún. 2
boðen
Rosemary, darnel ⬩ rosmarinus, rosmarinus officinalis ⬩ lolium
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Rosemary, darnel; rosmarinus, rosmarinus officinalis, Lin. lolium Ðeós wyrt, ðe man rosmarinum [MS. rosmarim], and óðrum naman boðen, nemneþ, byþ cenned on sandigum landum this herb, which is called rosmarinus, and by another name rosemary, is produced
beorc
a birch-tree ⬩ betula
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Similar entries v. birce, byrc
ge-grindan
To grind together ⬩ sharpen ⬩ grind to powder ⬩ commolere ⬩ pertricare
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Gegrundene gáras the sharpened arrows, Byrht. Th. 134, 64; By. l09
Linked entry: ge-grundon
on-dwæscan
to extinguish
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to extinguish Se móna ðe byþ andwæsced oððe áteorod, Anglia viii. 316, 38
heals
The neck, the prow of a ship ⬩ collum, amplexatorium ⬩ neck, part of the bow of a ship
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Th. 135, 60; By. 141
Linked entry: hals
a-feallan
To fall down ⬩ cadere
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Wearþ afeallen Æðelrǽdes eorl Ethelred's earl fell [in the battle ], Byrht. Th. 137, 46; By. 202
Linked entry: a-feóll
ge-hleápan
To leap ⬩ dance ⬩ salire ⬩ saltare
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He gehleóp ðone eoh he leaped upon the horse, Byrht. Th. 137, 20; By. 189
singallíce
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Add: — Sáwl seó ná sinngallíce (assidue) byð féd mid Godes worde, Scint. 50, 17
ofer-flówend
Superfluous
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Superfluous Ídel and oferflówend byþ eal ðæt tóforan ðysum is, R. Ben. 91, 4
ofer-leóf
Exceedingly dear
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Exceedingly dear Éðel byþ oferleóf ǽghwylcum men, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 3; Rún. 23
á-worpenlic
Worthy of rejection ⬩ or reprobation
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Substitute: Worthy of rejectionor reprobation Ðæt líf byþ áworpenlic vita reprobatur, Past. 409, 36
eoh
A war-horse, charger ⬩ ĕquus bellātor
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Byrht. Th. 137, 20; By. 189. Eorl sceal on eós bóge a chief shall [ride] on horse-back. Exon. 90a; Th. 337, ii; Gn. Ex. 63
Linked entry: eh
CWYRN
A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola
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A mill, hand-mill, QUERN; mola Twá beóþ æt cwyrne grindende: án byþ genumen, and óðer byþ lǽfed duæ molentes in mola; una assumētur, et una relinquētur, Mt. Bos. 24, 41. Ðæt híg grundon on cwyrne popŭlus illud frangēbat mola, Num. 11, 8.