íren-byrne
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An iron byrnie Námon írenbyrnan, heard swyrd hilted, and his helm, Beo. Th. 5965; B. 2986
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hwyrft
A turn ⬩ revolution ⬩ going ⬩ course ⬩ orbit ⬩ circuit ⬩ orb ⬩ circle
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Gif ic on helle gedó hwyrft ǽnigne si descendero in infernum, Ps. Th. 138, 6. Helle hlínduru nágon hwyrft ne útsíþ ǽfre never is there return or passage out through the grated doors of hell, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 30; Wal. 78.
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carited
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charity; caritas Heóld mycel carited in ðe hús held much charity in the house, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 6
picen
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Pitchy, of pitch Picen hell piceus Tartarus, Hymn. Surt. 142, 30. On ðære picenan eá, Blickl. Homl. 43, 28
ge-þoftrǽden
Companionship ⬩ fellowship ⬩ converse ⬩ consortium
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Companionship, fellowship, converse; consortium God to him genam geþoftrǽdene God held converse with him, Homl. Th. i. 90, 20
Linked entry: þoft-rǽden
niþer
Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ below
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Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niþer gedolfen beneath was the pit of hell dug for thee, Exon. Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423. Ðá hé nyþer ábeáh cum se inclinasset, Jn. Skt. 20, 5. Ic nyþer álǽte submitto, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 41. Hé nyþer áléde deposuit, Lk.
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ge-wítnian
To punish ⬩ chastise
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To punish, chastise Se ðe mihte hine sóna on helle gewítnian he that could at once punish him in hell, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30: Homl. Th. ii. 124, 22. Ic gewítnige punio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 57. Hwí wurdon ða synfullan mid wætere gewítnode?
heoloþ-cynn
A race living in a place of concealment[?] ⬩ the devils in hell
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, the devils in hell, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 19; Cri. 1542
túdor-spéd
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Abundance of offspring Him engla helm tuddor-spéd onleác . . . lét weaxan eft heora rímgetel. Cd. Th. 166, 24; Gen. 2752
fercian
To bring ⬩ assist ⬩ help ⬩ support ⬩ ferre ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ subvĕnīre ⬩ sustentāre
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To bring, assist, help, support; ferre, adjŭvāre, subvĕnīre, sustentāre Hí fercodon ða scypo eft to Lundenne they brought the ships again to London, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 31, col. 2.
stán-bæþ
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.
sǽdere
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Gif hwá forstelð hwǽte and ꝥ forstolene sǽwð, hwæt áh ꝥ corn geweald ( how can the corn help) ꝥ hit wearp se sǽdere mid unclǽnum handum on ðá clǽnan moldan ?
swín-líca
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The figure of a swine or boar Wǽpna smið (ðone helm) besette swínlícum, Beo. Th. 2910 ; B. 1453
hergung
Harrying ⬩ harrowing ⬩ plundering ⬩ devastation ⬩ waging war ⬩ an irruption ⬩ incursion ⬩ invasion ⬩ a raid ⬩ plunder
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Be his ǽriste and be his hergunga on helle concerning his resurrection and his harrowing of hell. Blickl. Homl. 83, 29.
Linked entry: heregung
ge-bísgian
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occupare, Wülck. Gl. 253, 41. Se Hǽlend wæs gebysgod betwux micelre menigu on ánum wéstene, Hml. Th. ii. 384. 17
forþ-ryne
An onward course ⬩ procursus
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An onward course; procursus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora river-streams held their onward course, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 8; Gen. 215
un-áfylledlíc
Insatiate
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Insatiate Hí ( hell and avarice ) habbaþ unáfylledlíce grǽdignysse ðæt hí fulle ne beóð nǽfre, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 285
híhþ
altitude ⬩ a summit ⬩ top ⬩ the highest point ⬩ extreme degree ⬩ the heavens
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Take here heáhþu in Dict., and add: distance from the base upwards, altitude, elevation above the ground Þæs stánes héhþé obolisci proceritatem, i. altitudinem, An. Ox. 3525. figurative: Heálic héþ edita (pudicitiae) proceritas, An. Ox. 1699 Swá mycelum
ge-wildan
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. ¶ of the Harrowing of Hell :-- Se Álýsend cóm þe ðone ealdan deófol gewylde and his gecorenan tó heofenan ríce gelǽdde, Hml.
geréf-mǽd
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Substitute: Meadowland held by a reeve v.i. aecras mǽde on ðá gerefmǽde (joining on to the reeve's meadowland ?), C. D. 53, 2