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á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Se cniht feóll of ðám munte . . . hwǽr se líchama þæs áslidenan cnihtes mihte beón funden, 212, 29.

ÁWA

(adv.)
Grammar
ÁWA, áwo; adv.

Alwayseverfor eversemperunquamusque

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Áwa to ealdre for evermore, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 22; Sch. 32: Beo. Th. 1914; B. 955.

Linked entries: áwo náwa

eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáðe, sup. eáðost. -ust; adv.

Easily, readily, soon, perhapsfacĭlĭtor

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Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 10: Beo. Th. 961; B. 478. Ic eáðe forbær rúme regulas I readily preferred the lax rules, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459. We ðé eáðe gecýðaþ síþ userne we readily proclaim our adventure to thee, Andr. Recd. 1721; An. 861.

felgan

(v.)
Grammar
felgan, ic felge, ðú filgst, filhst, he filgþ, filhþ, pl. felgaþ; p. fealg, fealh, pl. fulgon; pp. folgen

To stick tobetake oneself togo or come under, below or beneath anythingto go intoenter a placeto undergoinhærēresŭbīreināreintrāre

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Siððan inne fealh Grendles módor when Grendel's mother came in, Beo. Th. 2567; B. 1281. He searoníþas fealh Eormenríces he underwent the guileful enmity of Ermanric, 2405; B. 1200

Linked entry: ge-felgan

geára

(adv.)
Grammar
geára, adv. [gen. pl. of geár a year]

YOREformerlyof oldlong sinceonceōlimantīquĭtusquondam

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Ðú on geóguþfeore geára gecwǽde thou in youthful life long since didst say, Beo. Th. 5322; B. 2664 : Ps. Th. 73, 12 : 80, 10 : 104, 6 : 118, 152. Geára iú, Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 30; Wand. 22 : 84 a; Th. 316, 31; Mód. 57 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 1; Met. 1, 1

heolfor

(n.)
Grammar
heolfor, es; n.

Blood from a woundgorecruor

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Flód blóde weól hátan heolfre blood and hot gore bubbled up in the water, Beo. Th. 2850; B. 1423: 1702; B. 849: 2609; B. 1302: Andr. Kmbl. 2483; An. 1243: 2555; An. 1279: Cd. 166; Th. 206, 9; Exod. 449: Th. 208, 1; Exod. 476

Linked entry: helabr

húðe

(n.)
Grammar
húðe, [v. herehúðe], e; f.

Preyspoilbooty

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Kmbl. 297; El. 149: Beo. Th. 248; B. 124. Cómon tó Moyse mid micelre húðe adduxerunt prædam ad Moysen, Num. 31, 12. Se Chaldéa cining com ðá tó his earde mid ðære húðe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 23: Cd. 174; Th. 220, 2; Dan. 65.

irfe-láf

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-láf, e; f.

heirloominheritanceheir

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Ǽghwylcum máððum gesealde yrfeláfe to each he gave a gift, an heirloom, Beo. Th. 2110; B. 1053. Hé bátwearde swurd gesealde, ðæt hé syððan wæs mádme ðý weorðra, yrfeláfe, 3810; B. 1903.

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.], 268, 10.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

meagol

(adj.)
Grammar
meagol, <b>, megol;</b> adj.

Earneststrenuousfirm

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Mandryhten holdne gegrétte meaglum wordum the lord (Hygelac) greeted his liege (Beowulf, on his return) with earnest words, gave him a hearty greeting, Beo. Th. 3964; B. 1980: Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 8; Gú. 706.

níd-behéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behéfe, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Ben. 92, 2 : 127, 5. In Godes lofe and in nýdbehéfum weorcum wé sceolon gewunigan, L. E. I. 42; Th. ii. 438, 31. Wé habbaþ ða nýdbehéfestan ánunga áwritene, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 12

Linked entry: níd-behóf

nyt

(n.)
Grammar
nyt, nytt, e; f.

useadvantageprofitofficeduty

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Tó nyttum ad pensas, Wrt. ii. 4, 40 : ad expensas, 7, 30 : ad penses, 99, 23. office, duty Ðegn nytte beheóld, se ðe on handa bær hroden ealowǽge, Beo. Th. 993; B.494 : 6228; B. 3118

Linked entries: notu un-nyt

grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽg, grég; adj.
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Grǽgan sweorde with a grey sword, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 22; Gen. 2865: Beo. Th. 665; B. 330: 673; B. 334

blíð-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð-heort, adj.

BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyfullætus corde, hilariskind of heart, mercifulbenignus corde, misericors

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BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyful; lætus corde, hilaris Hrefn blaca, blíðheort, bodode cuman beorhte sunnan the black raven, blithe of heart [merry], foretold, the coming of the bright sun, Beo. Th. 3608; B. 1802: Andr. Kmbl. 2526; An. 1264.

wiþ-innan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-innan, adv. prep.

Within

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Symle wé beóð fram Gode gesewene ǽgðer ge wiðútan ge wiðinnan, Homl. Th. i. 604, 19. Grammar wiþ-innan, as preposition Ealle ða ðe wiðinnan mé (intra me) synd, Ps. Spl. 102, 1: 108, 21

Linked entry: wiþ-útan

wyrt-tún

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-tún, es; m.
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Ben. 71, 18. Syle mé ðínne wíneard mé tó wyrtúne, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 173. Wyrttún ne sáw ðú, Lchdm. iii. 184, 19: Lk. Skt. 13, 19. Wyrtúna hortorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 27.

Linked entry: leác-tún

wringan

(v.)
Grammar
wringan, p. wrang, pl. wrungon; pp. wrungen

To wringto twistto squeeze out

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Genim ðære ylcan wyrte leáf, ðonne heó grénost beó, wyl on wætere, and wring ðæt wós, Lchdm. i. 72, 7. Wring ðæt seáw, ii. 110, 26: 240, 8. Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter. Bt. 5,2; Fox 10, 31. Tó wringen[n]e ad exprimendos, Hpt. Gl. 468, 32.

Linked entry: a-wringan

ymb-hygdigness

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygdigness, e; f.
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Ben. 50, 18 : 54, 19 : 137, 21. Ǽlc ðæra wæs hám tó his ágenum farende myd mycelre ymbhýdignysse and mid mycelum ege, Nicod. 33; Thw. 19, 26. Wé sceolon ða ymhídignysse fram ús áwurpan, Homl. Th. ii. 462, 12.

ge-lystan

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Ben. 136, 22. Þa mé gelyste þǽre deóglan stówe þe ic ǽr on wæs in mynstre; seó is þǽre gnornunge freónd secretum locum petii amicum moeroris, Gr. D. 3, 10.

heóflan

(v.)
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Eádige beóð ðá þe heófiað beati qui lugent, Hml. Th. i. 550, 27. Hí biterlíce on wópe heófodon, Hml. S. 23, 66. For þám earmlican swǽsnyssum þissera heófiendra (-igendra, v.l.) 5, 56.