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þreá-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
þreá-weorc, es; n.

Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell

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Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell, as in O. Sax. the phrase thrá-werk tholón Wit hearmas, þreáweorc þoliaþ, and þýstre land, Cd. Th. 45, 35; Gen. 737

hýþ-gild

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Substitute: A festival held at a harbour in honour of the god of harbours Hýdgylda portunalia (spurcas caeremonias exhibentes, aut lupercalia celebrando, vel portumnalia perpetrando, Ald. 67, II), An. Ox. 4717

Linked entry: hýþ-lic

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, a troop.
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Jn. 11, 57) an iró hwarƀe gisprákun (cf. colligerunt concilium, Jn. 11, 47), Hél. 4172), Laym. 17485. (Wace has 'feste tiut')]. Add

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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, that men widely call fire of hell, because it ever is perpetually burning, Bt.

Linked entries: Ætne Etne

ge-sceran

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þeódne æt þearfe; þolode ǽr fela handgemóta, helm oft gescær, B. 1526.

cursung

(n.)
Grammar
cursung, e; f. A maledictio, damnatio, gehenna = γέεννα

CURSING, curse, torment, hell;

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CURSING, curse, torment, hell; He lufode cursunge, and heó cume him dilexit maledictionem, et veniet ei, Ps. Spl. C. 108, 16: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 29: 10, 28: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 20, 47

wearg-træf

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-træf, es; m.

A house of the accursed

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A house of the accursed Of ðám wearhtreafum ic áwecce wið ðé oðerne cyning from the tents of the accursed (hell) I will raise up against thee another king, Elen. Kmbl. 1850; El. 927

morþor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-leán, es; n.

Recompense of sina terrible recompense

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Recompense of sin or a terrible recompense Ðǽr ( in hell ) sceolan þeófas and þeódsceaþan, leáse and forlegene, lífes ne wénan, and mánsworan morþorleán seón, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 24; Cri. 1612

hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grovea templefanean idol

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[For pl. hearga; f. substitute: a place sacred to a god, with an idol and an altar. a grove Hearga lucum (the word occurs among glosses to Aldhelm between one on Ald. 50, 25 and another on 50, 27: in the text between these lucum does not occur), Wrt.

táh-spora

(n.)
Grammar
táh-spora, -spura, an; m.

The point of the toe(?)

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Voc. ii. 127, 47. v. hand-spora, hél-spure, sporu

irfan

(v.)
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to honour with a funeral feast Se gyldscipe hyrfe be healfre feorme þone forðféredan the guild shall pay half the expense of the feast held in honour of the departed member, Cht. Th. 611, 5

sype

(n.)
Grammar
sype, es; m.

Suction

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Suction Seó eorþe ðæt wæter helt and be sumum dǽle swilgþ, and for ðam sype heó biþ geleht, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6: Met. 20, 97. Similar entries v. Cf. súpan, and next word

twégen

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Add Þǽt sió hel sié swylc(e) twá deóp, Verc. Först. 109, 5

geóc

(n.)
Grammar
geóc, gióc, eóc, e; f.

Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolationsalus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio

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Ne miht ðú me ofer ðisne dæg ǽnige helpe ne geóce gefremman non mihi aliquid utilitatis aut salutis potes ultra conferre, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 30.

Linked entries: gióc eóc

byrdu-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
byrdu-scrúd, es; n. [byrdu = bord a shield, scrúd a garment, clothing]
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The covering of a shield, a shield; clypei tegmen, clypeus Unc sceal sweord and helm, byrne and byrduscrúd bám gemǽne sword and helmet, armour and shield, shall be common to us both, Beo. Th. 5313; B. 2660

feorh-góma

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-góma, an; m. [góma the gums, jaws]

Fatal or deadly jawsfatāles fauces

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Fatal or deadly jaws; fatāles fauces Se deópa seáþ mid wíta fela, frécnum feorhgómum, folcum scendeþ the deep pit [hell] afflicts people with many torments, with rugged fatal jaws, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 32; Cri. 1549

Linked entry: góma

torn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
torn-líc, adj.

Grievousbitter

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Grievous, bitter Ða hér on tornlícum teárum (cf. wréðan werk wópu kúmian, tornon trahnon, Hél. 5525) sáwaþ, Ps. Th. 125, 5

fultum

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Gif þás fultumas ( remedies ) ne sýn helpe, Lch. ii. 262, 15. in a personal sense. of a single person Wæs God heora fǽle fultum ( adjutor ), Ps. Th. 77, 34.

six-benn

(n.)
Grammar
six-benn, e;
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f A wound made by a 'seax' Ealdorgewinna [ the fire-drake) siexbennum seóc (cf. cyning wælseaxe gebrǽd . . . forwrát Wedra helm wyrm on middan, 5400; B. 2703), Beo. Th. 5800; B. 2904

freá-wrásen

(n.)
Grammar
freá-wrásen, e; f.

A noble or royal chaina diademnōbĭlis torquisdiadēmaδιάδημα

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A noble or royal chain, a diadem; nōbĭlis torquis, diadēma = διάδημα Se hwíta helm hafelan werede, since geweorþad, befongen freáwrásnum the bright helmet guarded his head, ornamented with treasure, encircled with noble chains, Beo.