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FANA

(n.)
Grammar
FANA, an; m.

A standard, flag, VANE ⬩ vexillum

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Met. Fox 1, 20; Met. 1, 10: Cd. 155; Th. 193, 18; Exod. 248

Linked entries: fæna fanu fona

bí-breád

(n.)
Grammar
bí-breád, es; n.

Bee-bread ⬩ apium panis

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Met. Fox 12, 17; Met. 12, 9

Linked entry: bí

ge-stæppan

(v.)

to step ⬩ go ⬩ ire ⬩ ingredi

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Met. Fox 20, 279; Met. 20, 140

Linked entry: ge-steppan

Etne

(n.)
Grammar
Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna

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Met. Fox 8, 97; Met. 8, 49. Ðe Ætne hátte which is called Etna, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 20

giorne

(adv.)
Grammar
giorne, adv.

Diligently ⬩ dĭlĭgenter

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Met. Fox 29, 5; Met. 29, 3

rýan

(v.)
Grammar
rýan, (?), rýn (cf. for similar form of infinitive þýn); rýde

To roar, rage

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Seó leó gif heó blódes onbirigþ heó gemonþ ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrana onginþ ðonne rýn and hire racentan slítan (cf. the corresponding passage in the Metres : Onginþ racentan slítan, rýn, grymetigan, Met. 13, 29) si cruor horrida tinxerit ora, resides

Linked entries: rýn rýnan

hádor

(adj.)
Grammar
hádor, hǽdor; adj.

Clear [applied both to light and to sound], bright, serene ⬩ clarus, splendidus, serenus, micans ⬩ bright (of the sky, stars)

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Met. Fox 22, 47; Met. 22, 24. Scóp hwílum sang hádor on Heorote at times the poet sang clear-voiced in Heorot, Beo. Th. 998; B. 497. Seó sunne on hádrum heofone scíneþ the sun shines in the clear sky, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 15 : Bt. Met.

un-wiþmetendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wiþmetendlíce, adv.
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Incomparably Unwiðmetendlíce (-meted-, v.l.) geweorðod mid forhæfdnesse mægne cum virtute abstinentiae incom-parabiliter praeditus, Gr. D. 203, 19

Linked entry: wiþ-metendlíce

eorþ-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-gesceaft, e; f. [gesceaft a creature]

An earthly creature ⬩ terrestris creatura

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Met. Fox 20, 387; Met. 20, 194

heofon-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-torht, adj.

Heaven-bright

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Met. Fox 23, 6; Met. 23, 3

ge-þwerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þwerian, -þweorian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To mix ⬩ mingle

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Met. Fox 20, 143; Met. 20, 72

hlutre

(adv.)
Grammar
hlutre, hluttre; adv.

Clearly, ⬩ brightly

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Met. Fox 22, 48; Met. 22, 24

an-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-líce, on-líce; adv.

In like manner ⬩ similarly ⬩ similiter

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Met. Fox 20, 337; Met. 20, 169

Linked entry: on-líce

efn-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-mǽre, adj.

Equally great, illustrious, renowned ⬩ æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus

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Met. Fox 10, 63; Met. 10, 32

Linked entry: efen-mǽre

geár-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
geár-gerím, es; n.

A year-nurnber ⬩ number of years ⬩ numbering by years ⬩ annōrum nŭmĕrus

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Met. Fox 28, 59; Met. 28, 30

Linked entry: geár-rím

eall-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
eall-mægen, al-mægen,es ; n.

All-power, all-might ⬩ omnis vis

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All-power, all-might ; omnis vis Gif hí,eall-mægene ne þiówoden Þeódne mǽrum if they, with all might, served not the illustrious Lord, Bt Met. Fox 29, 193; Met. 29, 98

Linked entry: eal-mægen

brencþ

(v.)
Grammar
brencþ, 3rd pers. pres. of brengan.

brings

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Met. Fox 13, 120;

æl-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-ceald, adj. [æl=eal]

All cold ⬩ most cold ⬩ usquequaque frigidus

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Met. Fox 24, 37; Met. 24,19

Linked entry: eal-ceald

æl-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-cræftig, adj.

All-powerful ⬩ all-mighty ⬩ omnipotens

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Met. Fox 20, 76; Met. 20, 38

Linked entry: eal-cræftig

beorhtu

(n.)
Grammar
beorhtu, beorhto, birhtu, byrhtu, e; f.

Brightness ⬩ splendour ⬩ claritas ⬩ splendor

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Met. Fox 21, 78; Met. 21, 39

Linked entries: byrhtu birhtu biorhto birhtu birihto

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