ofer-drenc
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Wá eów þé ǽr on morgen oferdrenc dreógað vae qui consurgitis mane ad ebrietatem sectandam (Is. 5, 11), Wlfst. 46, 15. Add
wæter-fæsten
A place protected by water
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A place protected by water Hé gewícode ðǽr ðǽr hé niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne he encamped as near to the Danes as the wood and water, which protected their position, would allow him to find sufficient room, Chr. 894; Erl
brægden
Deceitful, cunning, crafty; ⬩ dolosus
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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [sendan MS.] hí Mariurn, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne, and á swá brægdenne, swá he wæs they sent Marias, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and always so crafty, Ors.
Linked entries: ge-brægden brǽden
Crecgan ford
- Hunt.
CRAYFORD, Kent ⬩ loci nomen in agro Cantiano
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D. 457] Hengest and Æsc fought against the Britons at the place which is called Crayford, Chr. 457; Erl. 12, 18
Linked entries: Creacan ford Creccan ford
hittan
To hit upon, ⬩ meet with
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To hit upon, meet with Ðá com Harold úre cyng on unwær on ða Normenn and hytte hí begeondan Eoforwíc æt Stemford brygge then our king Harold came upon the Northmen unexpectedly and met with them beyond York at Stamford bridge, Chr. 1066; Erl. 201, 26
ymb-settan
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to set round, put round, surround Hé ymbseteþ útan líc and feþre on healfe gehware hálgum stencum, Exon. Th. 212, 3 ; Ph. 204. Beád hé út scypfyrde and landfyrde, and ðæt land eall útan embsette, Chr. 1072; Erl. 210, 31.
arce-bisceop-ríce
An ARCHBISHOPRIC ⬩ archiepiscopatus
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An ARCHBISHOPRIC; archiepiscopatus To ðam arcebisceopríce to the archbishopric, Chr. 994; Th. 242, 38. Ðæt arcebiscopríce on Cantwara byrig the archbishopric of Canterbury, 1114; Th. 370, 15
byrgen-leóþ
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A tomb-elegy, an epitaph; sepulcrale carmen, epitaphium On his byrgenne is awriten byrgen-leóþ scriptnm est in tumba ipsius epitaphium, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 18
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deáþ-reów
Deadly cruel, savage ⬩ atrox
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Deadly cruel, savage; atrox Com seofona sum to sele geongan deóful deáþreów a savage devil came with seven others unto the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2629; An. 1316
Féðan-leag
Frethern
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— —] in this year [A. D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9
fléd
A flowing ⬩ flood ⬩ flūmen
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A flowing, flood; flūmen Eá in fléde the river in its flow, Cd. 12; Th. 15, 12; Gen. 232: Andr. Kmbl. 3006; An. 1506. cf. Grein, infléde
fyrn-gemynd
An ancient reminiscence ⬩ antīqua mĕmŏria
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An ancient reminiscence; antīqua mĕmŏria Ða ðe fyrngemynd mid Iudéum gearwast cúðon they who best knew the old memories among the Jews, Elen. Kmbl. 654; El. 327
earfeþ-mæcg
An unhappy or unfortunate man ⬩ infortūnātus hŏmo
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An unhappy or unfortunate man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se endestæf earfeþmæcgum weálíc weorþeþ the end to the unfortunate is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 3; Vy. 11
eall-gylden
All-golden ⬩ omnīno aurĕus
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All-golden; omnīno aurĕus He geseah segn eall-gylden he saw an ensign all-golden, Beo. Th. 5528; B. 2767: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 3; Jud. 46
ge-cneordnys
Diligence ⬩ study ⬩ an invention ⬩ dīlĭgentia ⬩ stūdium ⬩ adinventio
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Diligence, study, an invention; dīlĭgentia, stūdium, adinventio Gecneordnysse stūdium, Greg. Dial. 2, 8. Gremedon hine on gecneordnyssum his irritāvērunt eum in adinventiōnĭbus suis, Ps. Spl. 105, 28
ge-fremednes
An accomplishment ⬩ fulfilment ⬩ effect ⬩ perfectio ⬩ effectus
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An accomplishment, fulfilment, effect; perfectio, effectus He hraðe ða gefremednesse ðære árfestan béne wæs fylgende mox effectum piæ postulātiōnis consĕcūtus est, Bd. 1, 4; S. 475, 31
Scildingas
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The word occurs often in Beowulf, and is also found in the compounds Ár-, Here-, Sige-, Þeód-Sciídingas
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un-gifu
An evil gift
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An evil gift Hæfð se yfela gást hérongeán seofonfealde ungifa ... ða yfelan ungifa ðæs árleásan deófles syndan ðus genamode insipientia, stultitia..., Wulfst. 52, 7-20: 58, 14
wird
An offence
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An offence Gehéndon hine ða héhsacerdas on monigum ðingum ł woerdum, accusabant eum summi sacerdotes in multis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 3. Similar entries v. following words
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weorold-þegen
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A secular thane Mæssepreóstes áð and woruldþegenes is on Engla lage geteald efendýre, L. O. 12 ; Th. i. 182, 14: L. Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10