swelgan
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Ic wát eardfæstne ánne ( a bookcase) standan, ... sé oft dæges swilgeð lácum (books are often put into it ), Rä. 50, 2. Blód lifrum swealg, An. 1278. Add
stíle
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Th. 499, 11 ; Rä. 88, 14. Flinte ic eom heardra, ðe ðis fýr drífeþ of ðissum strongan stýle heardan, 426, 26 ; Rä. 41, 79. Stýle gelícost. Beo. Th. 1975 ; B. 985. Heó oferbídeþ stánas, heó oferstígeþ stýle, Salm. Kmbl. 600 ; Sal. 299
þrym-full
Glorious ⬩ magnificent ⬩ illustrious ⬩ mighty
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Ic ( a storm ) ástíge strong, stundum réþe, þrymful þunie, 380, 42; Rä. 2, 4: 386, 25; Rä. 4, 67. Ic bidde ðínne þrymfullan cynescype, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 793. Þeódnas þrymfulle, þegnas wlitige, Andr. Kmbl. 725; An. 363.
wrǽt
A work of art ⬩ a jewel ⬩ an ornament
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Th. 413, 8 ; Rä. 32, 2 : 414, 27 ; Rä. 33, 2. Hé ðone grundwong ongitan meahte, wrǽte (wræce, MS. ) geondwlítan, Beo. Th. 5535 ; B. 2771. Ðam ðe inne gehýdde wrǽte (wræce, MS. ) under wealle, 6112; B. 3060
Linked entry: wrǽtte
hasu
Grey, ash-coloured, tawny ⬩ cinereus, fulvo-cinereus ⬩ grey
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Hwílum ic onhyrge ðone haswan earn sometimes I imitate the grey eagle, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 21; Rä. 25, 4. Se haswa fugel, 57 b; Th. 206, 4; Ph. 121. Récas stígaþ haswe ofer hrófum grey smoke mounts o'er the roofs, 101 a; Th. 381, 6; Rä. 2, 7
a-leódan
To grow ⬩ germinare ⬩ crescere
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To grow; germinare, crescere Ðe under lyfte a-loden wurde what was grown up under heaven, Exon. 128a; Th. 493, 5; Rä. 81, 25: Ps. Th. 106, 36
dégol-ful
Full of secret, mysterious ⬩ secrēti plēnus, mystĭcus
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Full of secret, mysterious; secrēti plēnus, mystĭcus Ic míðan sceal dégolfulne dóm mínne I must conceal my mysterious power, Exon. 127 b; Th. 491, 14; Rä. 80, 14
fǽmig
Foamy ⬩ spūmōsus
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Foamy; spūmōsus Ðæt ceól scyle fǽmig rídan ýða hrycgum that the foamy vessel shall ride on the waves' backs, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 24; Rä. 4, 32
hyge-cræftig
wise ⬩ sagacious
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Having mental power, wise, sagacious, Exon.11 a; Th. 15, 25; Cri. 241: 92 b; Th. 348, 8; Sch. 25: 101 a; Th. 380, 37; Rä. 2, 1
gram-heort
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Th. 3368; B. 1682: Exon. 31 a; Th. 136, 14; Gú. 541: 102 b; Th. 387, 17; Rä. 5, 6
gop
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Add: The metre makes góp probable, though perhaps not quite certain: at least a short vowel occurs in the similar verse: Is þæs gores sunu, Rä. 41, 72
comp-wǽpen
A battle-weapon ⬩ military weapon ⬩ arma
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A battle-weapon, military weapon; arma Oft ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpnum I often kill the living with battle-weapons Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 9; Rä. 21, 9
Linked entry: camp-wǽpen
a-rýpan
To tear off ⬩ to rip ⬩ evellere ⬩ abscindere
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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; Rä. 76, 7
here-síþ
The journey of an army ⬩ a military expedition ⬩ march
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Kmbl. 265; El. 133: Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 24; Rä. 30, 4: 84a; Th. 317, 3; Mód. 60
rǽsele
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Th. 421, 34; Rä. 40, 28. v. rǽswan, and cf. rǽdels, III
wræþ-studu
A support ⬩ prop ⬩ buttress ⬩ slay
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Th. 422, 6; Rä. 41, 2
Hwiccas
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Ðý ilcan dæge rád Æþelmund aldorman of Hwiccium [Hwiccum MS. E.] ofer æt Cynemǽres forda. Ðá métte hine Weoxtan aldorman mid Wilsǽtum, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 5.
hláford-hyldo
Fidelity to a lord, ⬩ loyalty
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Fidelity to a lord, loyalty Ac hí gecýðdon raðe ðæs hwylce hláford-hyldo hí þohton to gecýðanne on heora ealdhláfordes bearnum but soon after they shewed what kind of loyalty they intended to shew to the children of their late lord, Ors. 6, 37; Bos.
Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu
ge-
with
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Ic on wicge ríde I ride on a horse, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 14; Rä. 78, 7. Ge-rád Æðelwold ðone hám æt Winburnan postea invāsit Æthelwaldus villam ăpud Winburnam, Gib. 99, 37 : Chr. 901; Erl. 97, 11. On this power of ge-, Mr.