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eatol

(adj.)
Grammar
eatol, adj.

Dire, terribledīrus, terrĭbĭlis

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Dire, terrible; dīrus, terrĭbĭlis Gæst yrre cwom, eatol the guest came angry, terrible, Beo. Th. 4154; B. 2074: 4949, note; B. 2478

eácen-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
eácen-cræftig, adj.

Exceedingly strongvălĭdus, pollens, ingens

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Exceedingly strong; vălĭdus, pollens, ingens Wæs ðæt yrfe eácencræftig that heritage was exceedingly strong, Beo. Th. 6095; B. 3051: 4549; B. 2280

Ingwine

Grammar
Ingwine, pl.
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A name of the Danes, Beo. Th. 2092; B. 1044 : 2642 ; B. 1319. v. Grmm. D. M. 320-1; and see Ing

Agustus

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Add:to <b>II:</b> gen. Agustes In Agustes mónþe mense Augusta, Nar. 6, 8: Lch. i. 70, 7

magu

(n.)
Grammar
magu, a; m.

A child,sona young persona servanta youngstrong mana man

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A child, son Ðá wearþ eafora féded, mago Caines, Malalahel, Cd. 58; Th. 70, 28; Gen. 1160. Mago Ecgláfes (cf. Ecgláfes bearn, 1003), Beo. Th. 2935; B. 1465. Mago Healfdenes (cf. sunu Healfdenes, 541), 3738; B. 1867: 4027; B. 2011.

drync-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
drync-fæt, es; n.

A drinking-vessel pōcŭlum

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A drinking-vessel; pōcŭlum Gesáwon dryncfæt deóre they saw the precious drinking-vessel, Beo. Th. 4500; B. 2254: 4601; B. 2306

ge-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of ge-weorþan.

wasbecamehappened

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was, became, happened Beo. Th. 6115; B. 3061: Exon. 11 b; Th. 13, 30; Cri. 210: Andr. Kmbl. 613; An. 307;

sess

(n.)
Grammar
sess, es ; m.
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A seat, bench Ses, sæs transtrum, Txts. 103, 2050. gesæt on sesse, Beo. Th. 5427 ; B. 2717: 5506; B. 2756

Linked entry: sæs

ýþ-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-gewinn, es; n.
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The wave-strife, the billows Sumne feores getwǽfde ýðgewinnes, Beo. Th. 2872; B. 1434. Holmwylme neáh, ýðgewinne, 4815; B. 2412

beódende

(n.; v.; adj.)
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Substitute: <b>beódend,</b> es; m. A preceptor Fram beó-dende a preceptore, Angl. xiii. 432, 967

croc

(n.)
Grammar
croc, crocc, es; m.
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Substitute: <b>crocc,</b> e; f. A pot Man sceal habban . . . pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 10

ge-glengendlic

(adv.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-glengendlíce;</b> adv. Delicately, elegantly Geglencendlíce glencan delicate (i. pompose) componere, An. Ox. 1202

geó-man

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Take here <b>-man</b> in Dict., and add Swá geómen cwǽdon, Lch. iii. 430, 32

ge-sída

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Substitute: <b>ge-sidu, ge-sida;</b> pl.n. Appurtenances, apparatus. v. heort-gesidu, sulh-gesidu; ge-sidian

hrúmig

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For 'Cot. 31, Lye' substitute Hrúmig caccabatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 17. v. rómig: <b>-hrúmod.</b>

dryht-sele

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-sele, driht-sele,es ; m. [sele a dwelling, hall]

A princely dwelling, hall aula

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A princely dwelling, hall; aula Draca hord eft gesceát,dryhtsele dyrnne the dragon darted back to his hoard, his secret hall, Beo. Th. 4629; B. 2320 : 1538; B. 767. Wæs drihtsele dreórfáh the princely hall was stained with blood, 974; B. 485

Linked entry: driht-sele

glíw-stól

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Take here <b>gleów-stól</b> in Dict., and add: A seat of music and song (cf. þǽr (at Hrothgar's court) wæs gidd and gleó, B. 2105; cf. also seledreám), a joyous home (cf. hleów-stól for similar compound)

æfter

Grammar
æfter, <b>. A. I.</b> 5.
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Add Æfter ðám hege, C. D. iii. 77, 29. 16. add :-- Gesellan welan æfter ( in order to obtain) anwealde, Bt. 33, 2; F. 124, ii. &lt;b&gt;B.&lt;/b&gt; add: marking sequence Ǽrest . . . æfter, Ll. Th. i. 6, 17

á-gán

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Add: &lt;b&gt;II b.&lt;/b&gt; to pass into possession (of inherited property) Hit eall ágán is þǽron on (on þǽron , MS.) þíne hand all therein has passed until it has come into your possession, Cht. Th. 486, 33

sǽ-lác

(n.)

a gift or present or offering

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a gift or present or offering that comes from the sea or from a lake Beowulf maþelode: Hwæt ðé ðás sǽlác ( what B. had brought to Hrothgar from Grendel's lake-dwelling ) brohton tíres tácne, Beo. Th. 3308; B. 1652: 3253; B. 1624