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brédan

(v.)

to make broad

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to make broad, Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 33, MS. Cot

brýtian

(v.)

to profit

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to profit, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, note 32, 33, T

Linked entry: brýttian

heal-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
heal-ærn, es; n.

A house with a hall, palace

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A house with a hall, palace, Beo. Th. 156; B. 78

Linked entry: heall-ærn

heaðu-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-weorc, es; n.

A work of war, a fight

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A work of war, a fight, Beo. Th. 5776; B. 2892

cræft-searo

(n.)
Grammar
cræft-searo, gen. -searowes; n.

An instrument of war ⬩ a device ⬩ stratagem ⬩ machina

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Ben. Lye.

hilde-bord

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-bord, es; n.

A war-shield

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A war-shield, Beo. Th. 799; B. 397: 6270; B. 3139

hilde-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-torht, adj.

Having warlike splendour

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Having warlike splendour, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 18; Met. 25, 9

þǽsma

(n.)
Grammar
þǽsma, an; m.
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Ben. 10, 18

forþ-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gewiten, adj. (ptcpl.)

Past

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Ben. 18, 10

sibban

(v.)
Grammar
sibban, (?); p. sifde (?)

To rejoice

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To rejoice Sifeþ gaudet, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 35 note

Linked entry: sifeþ

sige-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-eádig, adj.

Blessed with victory ⬩ victorious

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Blessed with victory, victorious Sigeeádig bil, Beo. Th. 3119; B. 1557

Linked entry: sigor-eádig

býsigan

(v.)

to occupy, trouble

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to occupy, trouble, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 60; Met. 22, 30

cæle

(n.)

A KEEL or bottom of a ship ⬩ carina

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Ben. Lye

camp-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
camp-weorud, es; n.

Fighting-men, soldiers ⬩ militia, exercitus

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Fighting-men, soldiers; militia, exercitus, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 33

wyrm-geblǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-geblǽd, es; n.

A blister raised by a snake-bite

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A blister raised by a snake-bite(?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21

á-blindan

Grammar
á-blindan, Substitute: p. de

To make blind

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To make blind Hié wurdon sóna áblinde, Bl. H. 151, 4

Linked entries: blindan á-blendar

á-weaxan

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Wǽron of ðǽm stáne áwexene bearwas, Bl. H. 209, 32. Add

deriendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deriendlíc, derigendlíc; def.se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Injurious, noxious, hurtful ⬩ nocīvus, noxius, nŏceus

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Hit ne biþ ðam men derigendlíc it will not be injurious to a man, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 18. Ðæt we forbúgan ǽlc þing derigendlíces vitēmus omne noxium, Hymn. Surt. 14, 13: 37, 16: 93, 3. Afyrsa hǽtan derigendlíce aufer calōrem noxium, 10, 31.

fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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Ðeáh man asette twegen fætels full ealaþ oððe wæteres, hý gedóþ ðæt óðer biþ oferfroren if a man set two vats full of ale or of water, they cause that either shall be frozen over, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 8.

Linked entries: fetels fételsco

gafol-swán

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-swán, es; m.

A tribute-swain ⬩ a swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the land ⬩ porcārius ad censum

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A tribute-swain, a swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the land; porcārius ad censum Gafolswáne gebýreþ, ðæt he sylle his slyht be ðam ðe on lande stent.