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frum-byrdling

Grammar
frum-byrdling, l. -birdling, and add: A youth, one whose beard has just come [cf. Icel. frum-vaxti just grown to full strength, in one's prime]

FNÆST

(n.)
Grammar
FNÆST, es; m.

A puffblastbreathflātusanhēlĭtus

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Fnæstas [MS. fnæstiaþ] swíðe beóþ fortogene the breathings are very hard drawn, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 7

hearm-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-cwide, es; m.

Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrowcalumnia

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Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrow Heora hearran hearmcwyde their lord's sentence, Cd. 29; Th. 39, 12; Gen. 625.

Linked entries: hearm hearm-sprǽc

steorra

(n.)
Grammar
steorra, an; m.
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Se hára (háta ?) steorra canis vel canicula, Stella quae Sirius vocatur, 128, 25. Se steorra ðe wé hátaþ Ursa ne cymþ nǽfre on ðam westdǽle, þeáh ealle óþre steorran faren æfter ðære sunnan, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 29-32.

BÁR

(n.)
Grammar
BÁR, es; m.

A BOARaper

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Ic gefeó heortas, and báras, and rann, and rægan, and hwílon haran capio cervos, et apros, et damas, et capreas, et aliquando lepores, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 31: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 14: Ps. Lamb. 79, 14

eóh

(n.)
Grammar
eóh, = iw; m.

The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = eó, the name of which letters in Anglo-Saxon is eóh = íw a yew-tree taxus

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eó, the name of which letters in Anglo-Saxon is eóh = íw a yew-tree; taxus, — hence this Rune not only stands for the diphthong eo, but for eoh a yew-tree, as, — RUNE [Eóh] biþ útan unsméðe treów, heard, hrusan fæst yew is outwardly an unsmooth tree, hard

þearl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-líc, adj.
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Severe, hard to bear Ðá ðæt Andrea earmlíc þúhte, þeódbealo þearlíc tó geþolianne, ðæt hé swá unscyldig ealdre sceolde lungre linnan, Andr. Kmbl. 2273; An. 1138.

heardian

(v.)
Grammar
heardian, p. ode

To be or become hard, to harden

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To be or become hard, to harden Ic heardige dureo and duro, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 6: 37; Som. 39, 26: Herb. 1, 19; Lchdm. i. 76, 18: 2, 11; Lchdm. i. 84, 4. Ðæt wyrmþ and heardaþ ðone magan it warms and hardens the stomach, L.

Linked entry: hyrdan

for-lure

(v.)
Grammar
for-lure, 2nd sing. p. of for-leósan: for-lure would lose,
  • Chr. 81
  • ;
  • Erl. 8, 4: Past. 7, 1
  • ;
  • Hat. MS. 12 a. 5
  • ;
p. subj. of for-leósan.

hast lostdidst lose

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hast lost, didst lose. Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 30; Cri. 1399;

broþ

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Haran lifer gesoden . . . mid þám broþe ðá eágan tó beþianne, i. 346, 19. Selle drincan mintan broð oþþe moran, 62, 5. Pysena broþ, 278, 18. Sele geseáw broþu and geseáwe pysan, 264, 4. Add

hefelíce

(adv.)

grievouslyseriouslydullyseverelysadlymournfully

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Óðre syngodon hefelícor þonne þú, Wlfst. 299, 3: Past. 313, 3 (in Dict.). with slow action of mind or body, dully, Mt. 13, 15 (in Dict.). severely, in a way that is hard to bear Hefelícor steóre (ł) stýðlícor stíre hé sí underþeód districtiori discipline

COS

(n.)
Grammar
COS, coss, es; m.

A Kiss osculum

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Cossas syllan hearm getácnaþ to give kisses betokens harm Lchdm. iii. 208, 27

fylcian

(v.)
Grammar
fylcian, p. ade

To arrange troops

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To arrange troops Harald his liþ fylcade Harold drew up his force, Chr. 1066; Erl. 200, 33

Linked entry: ge-fylced

for-yrman

(v.)
Grammar
for-yrman, p. de; pp. ed [yrman to afflict]

To afflict greatlyharassvehementer afflīgĕre

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To afflict greatly, harass; vehementer afflīgĕre Hí hí ealle foryrmdon they harassed them all, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 36

strang-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-líc, adj.
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mægene ðe mon gesihþ ðæt stronglíc weorc wyrcþ nemo dubitat esse fortem cui fortitudinem inesse conspexerit, Bt. 16, 3 ; Fox 54, 29. hard to bear, severe Ðis is stronglíc, nú ðes storm becom, Cd.

ge-þracen

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Substitute: Strong, hardy, enduring Geþracen hors mannus vel brunnicus (brunicus equus tolutarius, Isidore), Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 22

in-here

(n.)
Grammar
in-here, es ; m.

A native armyhome-force

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A native army, the army of a country, home-force Se here férde swá hé sylf wolde and se fyrdinge dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere the Danes went as they liked, and the English levy did every kind of harm to

wíþig

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig, wíþing (?), es; m.

A withywillow

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On ðone háran wíðig . . .; of ðam wíþige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 457, 8, 10: 313, 27: 399, 21: 400, 2. On ðone ealdan wíðig; ðonne of ðam wíðige, vi. 35, 33. On ðone wíðig, iii. 10, 25. In ǽnne wíðing, 391, 27

Linked entry: wíþing

dógor-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-rím, es; n. [rím a number]
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Is ðes þroht to ðæs heard dógorrímum this suffering is so hard in the days of my life, Elen. Kmbl. 1406; El. 705

syn-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
syn-sceaþa, an; m.

One who wickedly does harm, a malefactor, criminal, miscreant

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One who wickedly does harm, a malefactor, criminal, miscreant Se synscaþa sceaþena þreáte éhstreám sóhte, Exon. Th. 282, 31; Jul. 671. Hié ne móste se synscaþa ( Grendel ) under sceadu bregdan, Beo. Th. 1418; B. 707.

Linked entry: syn-sceaþa