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burg-wígende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
burg-wígende, part. pl.
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City-warring; used substantively, city-warriors; ex arce belligerentes, cives belligeri Swylce Húna cyning meahte abannan to beadwe burgwígendra whomsoever of city-warriors the king of the Huns might summon to the fight, Elen. Kmbl. 68; El. 34

Linked entry: burh-wígende

líf-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
líf-wynn, e; f.
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Th. 4201; B. 2097: Exon. 19 b; Th. 50, 27; Cri. 807: Elen. Kmbl. 2535; El. 1269

snirian

(v.)
Grammar
snirian, (snerian?), snyrian; p. ede

To go quickly, hasten ⬩ swift ⬩ to make a quick turn, step out quickly

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Gesión brecan ofer bæðweg brimwudu snyrgan, sǽmearh plegan, wadan wǽgflotan Elen. Kmbl. 488; El. 244

Linked entries: snerian snyrian

ge-teal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teal, -teall

a number,

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Els. 9, 2: Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 16

fæstn

(n.)

a fasting ⬩ jejūnium

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Els. 34, 28

gást-gerýne

(n.)
Grammar
gást-gerýne, gǽst-gerýne, es; n.

A ghostly or spiritual mystery ⬩ a mystery of the mind ⬩ spīrĭtāle mystērium ⬩ ănĭmi mystērium

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Kmbl. 1716; An. 860 : Elen. Kmbl. 378; El. 189 : 2294; An. 1148

Linked entry: gǽst-gerýne

ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ, fyrhþ, ferþ, ferht, es; m. n.

the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ mens ⬩ life ⬩ vīta

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Th. 2337; B. 1166: Cd. 161; Th. 200, 11; Exod. 355: Elen. Kmbl. 2325; El. 1164.

Linked entries: ferht ferþ frihþ fyrhþ

ferhþ-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
ferhþ-gleáw, fyrhþ-gleáw; adj.

Prudent in mind ⬩ sagacious ⬩ anĭmo prūdens ⬩ săpiens

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Þúsenda manna ferhþgleáwra of a thousand sagacious men, Elen. Kmbl. 653; El. 327

Linked entry: fyrhþ-gleáw

níþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
níþ-heard, adj.

Bold in battle ⬩ audacious

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Bold in battle, audacious Níþheard cyning (Constantine), Elen. Kmbl. 389; El. 195 : (Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 4826; B. 2417. Ðá wearþ sum tó ðæs árod ðara beadorinca, ðæt hé in ðæt búrgeteld níþheard néðde, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277

ur

(adv.)
Grammar
ur, (occurring only as it is represented by the U-rune); adv.

Formerly

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Formerly ᚢ (= ur) wæs geára (cf. iú (geó) ... geára) geógoðhádes glǽm; nú synt geárdagas forð gewitene, lífwynne geliden, Elen. Kmbl. 2530; El. 1266. ᚢ wæs longe laguflódum bilocen lífwynna dǽl, feoh on foldan, Exon. Th. 50, 25; Cri. 806

Linked entry: or

á-fǽttian

(v.)
Grammar
á-fǽttian, p. ode
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To fatten Ele þæs synfullan ne áfǽttaþ ( inpinguet ) heáfod mín, Ps. L. 140, 5

þurh-smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-smirwan, þurh-smirian
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to anoint thoroughly Hé mid ele and mid crísman mé þurhsmyrede, Wlfst. 229, 3

Linked entry: smirwan

Ælf-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
Ælf-nóþ, es; m. [ælf, nóþ boldness, courage]

Ælfnoth ⬩ elf courage ⬩ nomen viri præclari in audacia

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Ælfnoth, elf courage; nomen viri præclari in audacia, Byrht. Th. 137, 8; By. 183

heolstor

Grammar
heolstor, [In the first passage perhaps hrúse might be read for hrúsan and heolstre be dat. (inst.), as in El. 1082 þá þe in foldan deópe bedolfen sindon, heolstre behýded. Or possibly (?) a form heolstre exists alongside heolstor. v. Germ. 399, 447 infra, and cf. eówestre (?).]
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Helostr, heolstr secessus, Txts. 94, 901. Heolstre latebra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 18. Heolstre, dígelnesse latibulo, i. tenebrositate (taciturnitatis) An. Ox. 3354. Heolster latebram, 3289. Hé sette ðeóstru heolstur (latibulum) his, Ps. Srt. 17, 12. Þé (Satan

sige-beác

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beác, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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Æþelinges ( Christ ) ród, sigebeácen (cf. sige-beám, -bearn) sóð, Elen. Kmbl. 1772 ; El. 888. Be ðam sigebeácne ( the cross ), 336 ; El. 168. Sélest sigebeácna ( the cross ), 1946 ; El. 975. Sigebécn, sig*-*beácn tropea, signa, Txts. 103, 2043.

æppled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æppled, æpled; part.

APPLED ⬩ made into the form of apples ⬩ made into balls or bosses ⬩ in pomorum formam redactus

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Æplede gold, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260

féðe-gest

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-gest, es; m.

A pedestrian guest ⬩ pĕdester advĕna

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A pedestrian guest; pĕdester advĕna Féðegestas eódon in on ða ceastre the pedestrian guests went into the city, Elen. Kmbl. 1687; El. 845. Wæs gerýmed féðegestum flet the hall was cleared for the pedestrian guests, Beo. Th. 3956; B. 1976

wiþer-cirr

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cirr, es; m.

A going against ⬩ resistance

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A going against, resistance Ic gehýned eom, fáh and freóndleás; ic findan ne can wiðercyrr wið ðan of ðam wearhtreafum I am humiliated, proscribed and friendless; against this I can devise no resistance from hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1849; El. 926

fyrn-geflít

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-geflít, es; n.

An ancient strife ⬩ old conflict ⬩ vĕtus lis vel rixa

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An ancient strife, old conflict; vĕtus lis vel rixa Þurh fyrngeflít through the old conflict, Elen. Kmbl. 1804; El. 904.

lyge-searu

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-searu, wes; n.

artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ snare

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A false trick, artifice, wile, snare, lying art Hý ligesearwum áhófun hearmstafas with lying arts they stirred up mischiefs, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 34; Gú. 199: Elen. Kmbl. 415; El. 208. Lygesearwum, Exon.19 a; Th. 48, 23; Cri. 776

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