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Anglo-Saxon

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ell-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
ell-reord, adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarous barbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Eallum ellreordum cynnum cunctis barbăris nātiōnĭbus, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 31

eormen-grund

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-grund, es; n. [grund ground, earth]

The spacious earth immensa terra

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The spacious earth; immensa terra Ofer eormengrund over the spacious earth, Beo. Th. 17202; B. 859

féðe-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-cempa, an; m.

A foot-soldierchampionpĕdester mīles

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Beo. Th. 3092; B. 1544: 5698; B. 2853

fiówer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
fiówer-féte, adj.

Four-footedquadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Sume biþ fiówerféte some are four-footed, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27

fóre-sægde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sægde, p. of fóre-secgan.

foretoldtold

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foretold, told, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16: biseno foresægde parabolam proposuit, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 24;

ful-genihtsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-genihtsum, adj.

Very abundantquite sufficientsătis abundansomnīno amplus

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Ben. 55

fyren-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-þearf, e; f.

Dire distressnĭmia mĭsĕria

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Dire distress; nĭmia mĭsĕria Fyrenþearfe ongeat he perceived the dire need, Beo. Th. 28; B. 14

Linked entry: firen-þearf

eal-gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-gylden, eall-gylden; adj.

All-golden omnīno aurĕus

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All-golden; omnīno aurĕus Swýn eal-gylden the all-golden swine, Beo. Th. 2227; B. 1111

Linked entries: æl-gylden eall-gylden

here-cirm

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

A war-shout shout raised by a host,

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A war-shout, shout raised by a host, Exon. 45 b; Th. 156, 9; Gú. 872

hræd-férness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-férness, e; f.

Quicknessrapidity

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Quickness, rapidity Behealdaþ ða hrædférnesse ðisses heofenes respicite cæli celeritatem, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 6

Linked entry: -férness

hreá-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
hreá-wíc, es; n.
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A place of the dead, a place where people lie slain, Beo. Th. 2432; B. 1214

íren-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
íren-byrne, an; f.
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An iron byrnie Námon írenbyrnan, heard swyrd hilted, and his helm, Beo. Th. 5965; B. 2986

Linked entry: ísern-byrne

leáf-scead

(n.)
Grammar
leáf-scead, es; n.
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A place made shady by leaves or foliage, Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 4 ; Ph. 205

Linked entry: scead

mán-fordǽdla

(n.)
Grammar
mán-fordǽdla, an; m.

One who wickedly destroys

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One who wickedly destroys Mánfordǽdlan ( the sea monsters that attacked Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 1130; B. 563

Linked entry: for-dǽdla

meter

(n.)
Grammar
meter, es; n.

Metre

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Metre Missenlíce metre diverso metro: eroico metre heroico metro, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 36, 37

ná-hwider

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwider, adv.

No-whitherto no place

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Ben. 137, 10

níd-beþearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-beþearf, adj.

Necessary

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Necessary Sumæ béc ða ðe niédbeþearfosta (níd-beþyrfesta, Cott. MSS.) síen, Past. præf, ; Swt, 7, 7

norþan-eástan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan-eástan, adv.

From the north-east

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From the north-east Ðonne se stearca wind cymþ norþan-eástan, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 19

Linked entry: be-eástan-norþan

norþ-portic

(n.)

a north-porch

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a north-porch On ðære cyricean norþportice in porticu aquilonali, Bd. 2, 3; S. 557. 37

god-sprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
god-sprǽce, es; n.
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An oracle Wæs sum godsprǽce and heofonlíc onwrigenes oraculum cæleste, Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 23