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BYRÐEN

(n.)
Grammar
BYRÐEN, berðen, byrðyn; gen. byrðenne; f. A
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BURTHEN, load, weight, bundle; onus, sarcina, fascis Hefig byrðen onus grave, Ps. Th. 37, 4. Sorh biþ swǽrost byrðen sorrow is the heaviest burthen, Salm. Kmbl. 623; Sal. 311. Seám oððe byrðen onus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 14. Byrðen fascis, 9, 28;

Linked entries: byrden byrðyn berðen

CULTER

(n.)
Grammar
CULTER, cultur ; gen. es; m?

COULTER or CULTER dagger culter, sica

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A COULTER or CULTER dagger ; culter, sica Hwanon ðam yrþlinge culter búton of cræfle mínon unde aratori culter, nisi ex arte mea? Coll. Monasl. Th. 30, 31: Wrt. Voc. 74, 73 . Cultur sica, 287, 5 . Gefæstnodon sceare and cultre mid dære syl confirmato

feoter

(n.)
Grammar
feoter, feotur; gen. feotre, feoture; f.

A fettercompes

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A fetter; compes Mið feotrum [Rush. feoturum] compĕdĭbus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 4

fyrd-searu

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-searu, -searo; gen. -wes; n.

A war-equipmentbellĭcus appărātus

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A war-equipment; bellĭcus appărātus Him Onela forgeaf fyrdsearu fúslíc Onela gave him a ready war-equipment, Beo. Th. 5229; B. 2618. Fyrdsearo, 469; B. 232

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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In, into, within, from within. Gé synt innan fulle reáfláces intus estis pleni rapina, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 25. Hig synt innan fulle deádra bána intus plena sunt ossibus mortuorum, 23, 27. Heorot innan wæs freóndum áfylled, Beo. Th. 2039; B. 1017. Breóst innan

pín-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
pín-hnutu, gen. dat. -hnyte ; pl. -hnyte ; f.
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A pine-nut, fir-cone Seó eorþe stent on gelícnesse ánre pínnhnyte, Lchdm.iii. 258, 6. Genim of pín-hnyte .xx. geclǽnsodra cyrnela, ii. 180, 19

Linked entry: hnutu

GNÆT

(n.)
Grammar
GNÆT, gnætt; gen. gnættes; m.

GNATculex

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GNAT; culex Gedrehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg ye strain out the gnat, Mt. Bos. 23, 24. Com hundes fleógan and gnættas venit cænomyia et cinipes, Ps. Spl. 104, 29. Aaron slóh mid ðære girde on ða eorþan, and gnættas wǽron gewordene on mannum and on yrfe; and

BLÆD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÆD, gen. blædes; nom. pl. blado, n.

A leaf, BLADEfolium palmulafolium

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A leaf, BLADE; folium palmula Brád blado broad leaves, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 8; Gen. 994. Róðres blæd the blade of an oar; palmula, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 77; Wrt. Voc. 48, 16

dysigu

(n.)
Grammar
dysigu, (-o); indict. or gen. e; f.
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Folly, stupidity Neátum gelíce for eówre dysige, Bt. 26; F. 90, 3. v. dysig; n

Róm-wealh

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-wealh, Rúm-wealh; gen. weales; m.

A Romanthe Britons

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A Roman (cf. Bret-walas the Britons) Reht Rómwala jus Quiritum, Rtl. 189, 13. Ic wæs mid Rúmwalum, Exon. Th. 322, 27; Víd. 69

brýd-ealo

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-ealo, -eala; gen. -ealowes; n.

aleA bride-ale, bride or marriage feastnuptiale convivium

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[ealu ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Ðǽr wæs ðæt brýdealo [Laud; MS. -eala], ðæt wæs manegra manna bealo there was the bride-ale, which was many men's bale, Chr. 1076; Erl. 213, 26

on-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-birgan, p. de (with gen. and acc.)

To taste of, taste, take (food)

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To taste of, taste, take (food) Gif hé bitres onbyrgeþ, Met. 12, 11: 13, 23. Onbirigþ, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 26: 25; Fox 88, 11. Sume ðe deáþ ne onbyrigeaþ (-byrgeaþ, MS. A.: -byrigaþ, MS. B.) Mt. Kmbl. 16, 28. Onbyrigeaþ (-byrgaþ MS. A.), Mk. Skt. 9, 1. Nán

Linked entry: á-birgan

or-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sorg, -sorh,; adj; with gen.

free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperoussecure from danger, safe

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free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperous Orsorh securus, Kent. Gl. 365; Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 59. Orsorg lentus, ii. 96, 62 : consors, 15, 23 : 105, 18. Orsorh wǽpna securus armorum, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 9. Se tó ánra ðara burga (the cities of

bócung

Grammar
bócung, For '
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Dele' substitute: Conveyance by charter or deed Ic geaf ... ðonæ hagan ... tó ðǽre ilcan bócunga ðæ ðæt land gæbócod is, C. D. v. 257, 12

Wederas

(n.)
Grammar
Wederas, pl.

The Geats, a tribe of southern Scandinavia

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The Geats, a tribe of southern Scandinavia Wedera leóde, Beo. Th. 455; B. 225. Wedera leód (Beowulf), 687; B. 341. Wedra ðeóden, 5305 ; B. 2656

Linked entry: Weder-Geátas

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Hé for him þreá geaf kyningum corripuit pro eis reges, 104, 12. Gé hláfordas, dóð gé eówrum monnum ðæt ilce, and gemetgiaþ ðone ðreán vos domini eadem facite illis, remittentes minas, Past. 29; Swt. 203, 1.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

hund-nigontigoþa

(num.; adj.)
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Oð ðæt hundnigonteóþe geár, Hml. A. 37, 330

GIM

(n.)
Grammar
GIM, gimm, gym, gymm; gen. gimmes; m.

GEMjewelgemmaused metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.

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Iunius on ðam gim astíhþ on heofenas up hýhst on geáre June in which the gem [sun] rises in the heavens highest in the year, Menol. Fox 216; Men. 109.

Linked entries: giem gym

ofer-hragan

(v.)

to come in stormsto sleeta storm

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Wǽtum hé oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu it (snow) comes in damp storms on cities' gates, and breaks them, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305

Linked entry: hragan

weorold-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wǽpen, es; n.
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A weapon used in this world's warfare Ðá wæs feówer geár ǽr his fulwihte, ðæt hé woroldwǽpno Wæg ( he bore this world's arms ), Blickl. Homl. 213, 4