ge-lácan
To play a trick on ⬩ delude
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To play a trick on, delude On hý geléc ðæt hý mid him wunnon he deluded them into making war with him, Ors. 3,,7; Bos. 60, 2
acas
An axe ⬩ securis
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War. 3, 9 [id. Lind. Acasa, a Northumbrian form]. Axe, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 10
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BREÁD
A bit, fragment, morsel, BREAD ⬩ buccella, panis
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War. 13, 27, 30. Hí ge-éton ðæt breád manducaverunt panem, 6, 23
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sǽ-weard
sea-ward,
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sea-ward, keeping watch and ward on the sea-coast; it was a duty that might be required in some cases of the thane and of the 'cotsetla' Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . sǽweard ( the section refers to the
camp-rǽden
State or condition of contest, contest, war ⬩ certandi modus, certamen, pugna
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State or condition of contest, contest, war; certandi modus, certamen, pugna Nó hyra þrym alæg camprǽdenne their vigour did not fail in the contest, Andr. Kmbl. 7; An. 4
cépe-þing
Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandise ⬩ venalia, merces
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Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandise; venalia, merces Secgeaþ hí ðæt cýpemen monig cépeþing to ceápstowe brohte dicunt quia mercatoribus multa venalia in forum fuissent conlata, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Cépeþing [MS. cepeþinge] merces, Ælfc.
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for-scapung
A bad action ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ perversa actio ⬩ scĕlus
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A bad action, fault, crime; perversa actio, scĕlus Hí sǽdon ðæt hió ware for Fetontis forscapunge they said that it was for the fault of Phaëton, Ors. 1. 7; Bos. 30, 35. On mislícre forsceapunge by various misdeeds, 1, 11; Bos. 35, 2
be-weardian
To ward, protect, keep ⬩ custodire ⬩ protegere, observare
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To ward, protect, keep; custodire; protegere, observare Ðú, Drihten, beweardast us tu, Domine, custodies nos, Ps. Spl. 11, 8. Hálige englas ða dǽda beweardiaþ holy angels protect the deeds, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 31. Beweardigende observantes, Ps.
býrian
an event, a favourable time, an opportunity ⬩ To happen, pertain to, belong to ⬩ evenire, contingere, pertinere ⬩ it pertains to, it concerns, it belongs to, it is lawful ⬩ pertinet ad, oportet, licet
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War. 10, 13: Mk. Lind. War. 4, 38. Ðe ne býrede him to etanne quem non licebat ei edere, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 4
a-fælan
To overturn ⬩ overthrow ⬩ cast out ⬩ drive out ⬩ cause to stumble ⬩ offend ⬩ evertere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ scandalizare
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War. 3, 23: Mt. Rush. Stv. 18, 6
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beadu-serce
A war-shirt ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ bellica tunica ⬩ lorica
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A war-shirt, coat of mail; bellica tunica, lorica Ic gefrægn sunu Wihstánes beran beadusercean I heard that Wihstan's son bore the coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5503; B. 2755
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fyrd-gemaca
A companion in war ⬩ fellow-soldier ⬩ commīlĭto
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A companion in war, fellow-soldier; commīlĭto Tytus asende bodan to hys fyrdgemacan, ðe wæs genemned Uespasianus Titus sent messengers to his fellow-soldier, who was named Vespasian, Nathan. 5
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gúþ-rinc
A man of war ⬩ warrior
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A man of war, warrior, Beo. Th. 1681; B. 838: 3007; B. 1501: 3766; B. 1881; Byrht. Th. 135, 55; By. 138; Andr. Kmbl. 309; An. 155: 783; An. 392
wíg-mann
A man of war ⬩ a fighting man ⬩ soldier
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A man of war, a fighting man, soldier Bella-tores syndon wígmen ðe eard sculon werian wíglíce mid wǽpnum, L. I. P. 4 ; Th. ii. 306, 36 : Wulfst. 267, 15
ǽring
The early dawn ⬩ day-break ⬩ diluculum
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War. 1, 35
feormynd
A cleanser ⬩ furbisher ⬩ polisher ⬩ purgātor ⬩ pŏlītor
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A cleanser, furbisher, polisher; purgātor, pŏlītor Feormynd swefaþ, ða ðe beadogrímman býwan sceoldon the polishers are dead, who should prepare the war-helmet, Beo. Th. 4505, note; B. 2256
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here-wǽða
A war-hunter ⬩ a hunter whose game is the enemy
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A war-hunter, a hunter whose game is the enemy, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 17; Jud. 126: Thw. 24, 5; Jud. 173. v. Grmm. Geschicht. D. S. 12 sqq
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hǽtan
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To be warm Haetendae calentes, Txts. 48, 206
twi-fyrclede
Having two prongs ⬩ forked
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Cf.Wæs gesæwen swilce se beám (the tail of a comet) ongeánweardes wið ðes steorran ward fyrcliende wǽre as if the tail were dividing in two, getting forked (?), Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 34
Linked entries: forcel fyrclian twi-ferclede
here-gild
A war-tax ⬩ the Danegild ⬩ tax to support an army
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Scotfré fram heregeld free from payment of the war-tax, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 224, 20