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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

heal-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
heal-sittende, pl.

People sitting in a hall

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People sitting in a hall, Beo. Th. 4035; B. 2015: 5728; B. 2868

Linked entry: heall-sittende

heals-beág

(n.)
Grammar
heals-beág, es; m.

A ring for the neck, necklace ⬩ monile, collare, ⬩ torques

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A ring for the neck, necklace; monile, collare, Beo. Th. 4350; B. 2172

cosp

(n.)
Grammar
cosp, es; m.

A fetter ⬩ compes

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A fetter; compes On cospas into fetters Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32

Linked entry: cops

cruncon

(v.)
Grammar
cruncon, pp. cruncen

yielded

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Th. 140, 43; By. 302

or-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
or-eald, adj.

Of great age ⬩ valde senex, grandaevus, veteranus, decrepitus

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Of great age Caron wæs swíðe oreald, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 20

Linked entry: or-ildu

hilde-setl

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-setl, es; m.

A war-seat, ⬩ saddle of a war-horse

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A war-seat, saddle of a war-horse, Beo. Th. 2082; B. 1039

þǽr-oninnan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-oninnan, adv.

Therein ⬩ thereinto

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Therein, thereinto Healreced gewyrcean, and þǽroninnan eall gedǽlan, Beo. Th. 142; B. 71

Linked entry: on-innan

scild-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wíga, an; m.

A warrior who bears a shield

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Beo. Th. 581; B. 288

seolfor-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-fæt, es; n.

A vessel of silver

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A vessel of silver Seolforfatum argenteis vasis, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 21

gewit-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
gewit-scipe, es; m.

A testimony ⬩ witnessing ⬩ testimonium

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A testimony, witnessing; testimonium, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 6; S. 492, 5, 6

gleó-word

Grammar
gleó-word, glió-word, es; n.

A musical strain ⬩ a song

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A musical strain, a song, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 3; Met. 7, 2

wígbed-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceáta, an; m.

An altar-cloth

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Ben. Inter. 99, 10

Linked entry: sceáta

ymb-líþan

(v.)

to circumnavigate

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to circumnavigate Ymblíþendre Breotone útan circumnavigata Brittania, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 17

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrack ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ suffering that comes as punishment, ⬩ retributive punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ where the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Ðæt wæs wræc micel wine Scyldinga, módes brecða, Beo. Th. 342; B. 170. Wéland wræces cunnade, earfoþa dreág, Exon. Th. 377, 10; Deór. 1. Oft sceal eorl monig wræc ádreógan, Beo.

elles

(adj.)

otherwise ⬩ differently ⬩ elsewhere ⬩ else ⬩ else

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Ben. 34, 13, Negehýrde nǽnig man on his múþe óht elles nefne Crístes lof, Bl. H. 223, 36. Wæs se bigleofa gemétt and nán ðing elles, Hml. Th. i. 76, 19. Hé elles nán þincg ne cwǽð, Hml. S. 23 b, 616.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald

To give something (acc.) to somebody (dat.) ⬩ to put into the possession of a person ⬩ transfer ownership from one to another ⬩ to give what one is bound to give ⬩ to pay tribute ⬩ offer ⬩ dedicate to God ⬩ to give ⬩ furnish or supply with food, medicine, poison, etc ⬩ to give one thing for another ⬩ to sell for ⬩ a price ⬩ to sell at ⬩ a price ⬩ to sell ⬩ to give in payment ⬩ to give into the keeping of ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver ⬩ commit ⬩ entrust ⬩ to give a woman to be a man's wife ⬩ to give over to a hostile power ⬩ deliver up to ⬩ to deliver wrongfully ⬩ to betray ⬩ to give up ⬩ yield up ⬩ to give forth ⬩ produce ⬩ be the source of ⬩ to give light ⬩ emit sound ⬩ to give an answer ⬩ a pledge ⬩ a promise ⬩ to give leave ⬩ consent ⬩ forgiveness ⬩ to give help, pain, peace, victory, etc ⬩ to give punishment, reward ⬩ to give ⬩ endow with a capacity, life, sight, understanding, etc ⬩ to give one's heart to a person

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Ðæt mon ne selle his weorðscipe fremdum menn, Past. 36; Swt. 249, 21. to give up, yield up Hé feorh seleþ he dies, Beo. Th. 2745; B. 1370. to give forth, produce, be the source of Ne seleþ ðé wæstmas eorþe. Cd. Th. 62, 17; Gen. 1015.

alýfan

(v.)
Grammar
alýfan, hit -lýfþ; p. -lýfde, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pp. -lýfed; v. a.

To give leave ⬩ permit ⬩ grant ⬩ permittere ⬩ concedere ⬩ tradere

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Th. 134, 26; By. 90. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21. Alýf me permitte mihi, Lk. Bos. 9, 59: Hy. 7, 28; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 287, 28: Ps. Th. 139, 8. Hit him Rómáne alýfdon the Romans granted it to him, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 96, 30: Beo.