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gúþ-frec

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Substitute: greedy for war or destruction.

a-galan

(v.)
Grammar
a-galan, he -gælþ; p. -gól, pl. -gólon; pp. -galen [a, galan to sing]

To sing ⬩ chant ⬩ canere ⬩ cantare

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Fyrdleóþ agól wulf on walde a war-song sung the wolf in the wood, Elen. Kmbl. 54; El. 27: Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521

Linked entries: a-gælende a-gól

a-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tendan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [a intensive, tendan to tind, set on fire]

To set on fire ⬩ kindle ⬩ inflame ⬩ accendere ⬩ incendere ⬩ inflammare

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To set on fire, kindle, inflame; accendere, incendere, inflammare Hí atendon hiora herebeácen they kindled their war-beacons, Chr. 1006; Th. 256, 24, col. 1. Hí mid fýre atendan woldan they wished to set it on fire, Chr. 994; Th. 241, 32, col. 2

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, hom, hamm, e; f.

The ham, the inner or hind part of the knee ⬩ with bent knees ⬩ the ham or haunch of a horse ⬩ poples, suffrago

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Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... gebeðe ða hamma with many a man the feet shrink up to the ham ... warm the hams, L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 3-5

griðian

(v.)
Grammar
griðian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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to make peace Lundene waru griðede wið ðone here the people of London made peace with the army, Chr. 1016; Erl. 559, 9. Griðode, 1046; Erl. 172, 6: 1070; Erl. 207, 19. Griðedon, 1068; Erl. 207, 2.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fall ⬩ to rain, to fall (of rain)

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to rain, to cause rain to fall, with the agent expressed Ic ríne pluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 53. Hé rýnde ofer synfullan grin, Ps. Spl. 10, 7. Hit ágan rínan xl. daga and xl. nihta tósomne ðæm mǽstan réne, and seó eorþe rínde ealswá swíðe of hire eásprencgum

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

gegninga

(adv.)
Grammar
gegninga, -nunga; adv.

Plainly ⬩ wholly ⬩ altogether ⬩ certainly ⬩ directly ⬩ omnino

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Plainly, wholly, altogether, certainly, directly; omnino Ðær ðú gegninga gúðe findest there wilt thou straightway find war, Andr. Kmbl. 2697; An. 1351.

Linked entries: génunga geagninga

cumbol-gehnást

(n.)
Grammar
cumbol-gehnást, es; n. [cumbol

A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ⬩ signorum conflictio, bellum

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an ensign, banner; gehnást a conflict ] A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ; signorum conflictio, bellum Ðæt hie beadoweorca beteran wurdon on campstede, cumbolgehnástes that they were better in works of war on the battle-field, at the conflict

hilde-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-deór, [Thorpe and Kemble take deór to be a noun.]

Stoat in war, ⬩ brave,

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Stoat in war, brave,, Beo. Th. 629; B. 312: 1672; B. 834: 4220; B. 2107: 4372; B. 2183. Hæle hildedeór a warrior brave, 3296; B. 1646: 3636; B. 1816: 6213; B. 3111: Andr. Kmbl. 2003; An. 1004: Elen. Kmbl. 1868; El. 936. Hildedeóre brave men, Beo.

bald

(adj.)
Grammar
bald, adj.

BOLD ⬩ audacious ⬩ adventurous ⬩ confident ⬩ audax ⬩ confidens

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Kmbl. 369; Sal. 184: Hilde calla bald bord upahóf the bold war-herald raised his shield, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 27; Exod. 253. Wǽron hí ðe baldran gewordene confidentiores facti, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 17

Linked entry: baldra

fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
fæstan, -nian; p.fæste ; pp. fæsted [fæst fast, firm] .

firm, entrust, commit, commend ⬩ firmāre, commendāre ⬩ FAST ⬩ jējūnāre

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War. 23, 46. some have taught and now teach that he who fasts properly, fastens or secures his salvation, hence, perhaps,- To FAST; jējūnāre Ne mágon hí fæstan non possunt jējūnāre, Mk. Bos. 2, 19

Linked entries: fast ge-fæstan

wíg-rád

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-rád, (?), e; f.

A war-road ⬩ road along which an army passes

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A war-road, road along which an army passes Gewát him Abraham on ða wígróde (-ráde ? -trode ? v. wíg-trod) wiðer-trod seen láðra monna Abraham betook himself to the way where the foe had gone and saw the track of their retreat Cd.

camel

(n.)
Grammar
camel, camell, camal, es; m.

A camel ⬩ cămēlus ⬩ κάμηλος ⬩ למָגָּ

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War. 18, 25

Linked entry: camal

ge-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-warnian, p. ode; pp. od

To warn

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To warn God on swefne hí gewarnode God warned them in a dream, Homl. Th. i. 78, 29. Ðá gewarnode man hí ðæt ðǽr wæs fyrd æt Lundene then they had notice that there was a force at London, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 12.

ofer-tæl

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-tæl, adj.
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, superstitious Warna symle ofertæle andgyt caue semper superstitiosam intelligentiam, Scint. 218, 10

un-geférlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geférlíc, adj.

That cannot be united or that separates

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That cannot be united or that separates; applied to war in which those, who naturally should be comrades, are opposed, civil, social Wearþ ofer ealle Italia ungeférlíc unsibb sociale bellum tota commovit Italia, Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 232, 31: 5, 10 tit.;

Linked entry: ge-férlic

alan

(v.)
Grammar
alan, ic ale, ðú alest, alst, he aleþ, alþ, pl. alaþ; p. ól, pl. ólon; pp. alen.

to nourish ⬩ grow ⬩ produce ⬩ alere ⬩ procreare ⬩ to appear ⬩ apparere

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War. 11, 44. [Goth. alan; pp. alans crescere: O. Nrs. ala gignere, parere, procreare: Lat. alere.]

síclian

(v.)
Grammar
síclian, sícelian; p. ode

To sicken ⬩ be or fall sick

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Þat ilce ðæi þat Martin abbot of Burch sculde þider faren, þa sǽclede hé & ward déd .iv. no. Jañ., 1154; Erl. 266, 10.]

witon

Grammar
witon, wuton (-an, -un), uton (-an, -un);

let us

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interjectional form with an infinitive, the combination being the equivalent of a subjunctive, = let us . . . Uton (wuton,Cott. MS.) ágifan ðæm esne his wíf, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 6. Wuton wuldrian weorada Dryhten, Hy. 8, 1. Uuton nú gehýran, Blickl. Homl

Linked entries: utan uton

fyrding

(n.)
Grammar
fyrding, firding, e; f.

an army ⬩ army prepared for war ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ procinctus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio

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an army, army prepared for war; exercĭtus, procinctus Fyrding [MS. fyrdingc] procinctus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 42; Wrt. Voc. 50, 24: 72, 71. Mid ormǽtre fyrdinge with an immense army, Homl.

Linked entries: feording firding