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sceadu-helm

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu-helm, es; m.

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The cover of night, darkness Niht, scaduhelma gesceapu, Beo. Th. 1304 ; B. 650

wæl-bleát

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-bleát, adj.

Causing mortal weaknessdeadlymortal

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Causing mortal weakness, deadly, mortal Benne, wunde wælbleáte, Beo. Th. 5443; B. 2725

Linked entry: bleát

æfter-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-cyning, es; m.

A succeeding king

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A succeeding king Þá æftercyningas reges posteriores, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 173, 20

gryre-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
gryre-fáh, adj.

Terribly hostileterrible in its variegated colouring

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Terribly hostile or terrible in its variegated colouring, Beo. Th. 5146; B. 2576

heard-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
heard-wendlíce, adv.

Severely, strictly

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B. heardlíce] districtius, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 40

burcg

(n.)
Grammar
burcg, e; f.

A city

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A city Ðære burcge of the city, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 18

on-cunning

(n.)
Grammar
on-cunning, e; f.

An accusation

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An accusation Mid gelómlícum oncunningum crebris accusationibus, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 3

Linked entries: cunning cunning

cræftgast

most skilful

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Bt. Met. Fox 30, 4; Met. 30, 2

ge-sponnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sponnen, For ge-sponen; pp.of ge-spanan.

persuadeddrawn

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persuaded, drawn, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 5: 4, 23; S. 593, 17

ge-swip

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swip, adj.

Cunningcraftyastutus

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Cunning, crafty; astutus Geswippre múþe ore astuto, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 19

Linked entry: swǽpig

hleáppettan

(v.)
Grammar
hleáppettan, p. te

To leap up

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To leap up Hé ongunne hleápettan exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 22

holm-weall

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weall, es; m.

A wall formed by the sea

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A wall formed by the sea, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 16; Exod. 467

frum

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.), Bt. 41, 4; F. 252, 12. Add

stíþ-hugende

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hugende, adj.

Of purpose stern

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Th. 135, 23; By. 122

Linked entry: -hugende

stregdness

(n.)
Grammar
stregdness, e; f.

Scattering, sprinkling

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Scattering, sprinkling Mid strægdnesse (aspersione) ðæs wæteres, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 29

á-wirgende

(adj.)
Grammar
á-wirgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Execrable

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Execrable Ꝥ ic beó gewrecen on þǽre áwyrigendan Gezabel, Hml. S. 18, 324

Linked entry: wirgende

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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Ofer heánne hróf, Beo. Th. 1970; B. 983: 1857; B. 926: 1677; B. 836. Under beorges hróf in the cave, 5504; B. 2755. Ðá gewát se engel up on heánne hróf heofona ríces, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 2; Dan. 442.

ge-grípan

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Ne bið gegripen non rapitur, 71. to take, catch game Wildeór gegrípan, Hml. S. 23 b, 735

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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S. 23 b, 408. Wæs on gange gifu oft geæhted, B. 1884. Ic gong tó þám ágan móste, Jul. 517. Bióðon unrehte in gongum (geongom, L.) erunt praua in directa Lk. R. 3, 5. Gongas (geongas. L.) semitas Mk. R. 1, 3. Geongas, Lk.

stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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Th. i. 508, 23. little by little, by degrees, gradually:?-Ða ðýstru styccemǽlum swá ðicce wǽron tenebrae in tantum paulisper condensatae sunt, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 12.