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set-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
set-hrægl, es; n.
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A cloth for covering a seat Setrægl tapeta , Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 19. Ic gean tó Cristes weofede ánre lytlere goldenre róde and ánes sethrægles ( an altar-cloth? ], Chart. Th. 564, 10, 18. Án lang healwáhrift and þríó sethrægl, 538, 4

Linked entry: setl-hrægl

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, es; n.
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B. adds seáw), Lch. i. 80, 19

wíg-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-smiþ, es;

A war-smithwar-makerwarriora man

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Engle and Seaxe, wlance wígsmiðas, Wealas ofercóman, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 21: Exon. Th. 314, 14; Mód. 14. Ic wígsmiðum sægde, ðæt Sarra mín sweostor wǽre, Cd. Th. 163, 24; Gen. 2703

a-heordan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heordan, p. de; pp. ed [heorde = hyrde a guardian, keeper]

To set free from a guardiane custodia liberare

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To set free from a guardian; e custodia liberare Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5853; B. 2930

sǽ-upwearp

(n.)

jetsum

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what is thrown up on land by the sea, jetsum Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod . . . ða sǽupwearp on eallen þingen æt Bramcæstre, Chart. Th. 421, 33

Blecinga ég

(n.)
Grammar
Blecinga ég, e; f.

Blekingey, the sea-coast of the Blekingians, a province on the south-west of Sweden; in A. Sax. times belonging to Denmark

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Blekingey, the sea-coast of the Blekingians, a province on the south-west of Sweden; in A. Sax. times belonging to Denmark, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 1

dynge

(n.)
Grammar
dynge, dinge, dynige, es; m?

A noise, dashing, storm sonus, strepĭtus, procella

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A noise, dashing, storm; sonus, strepĭtus, procella On dynges mere on the sea of noise, Gst. Rthm. ii. 66, 20; Chr. 937; Th. 206, 12, col. 2

Linked entries: dincge dinne

fífel

(n.)
Grammar
fífel, es; n? m?

A sea-monstermonstergiantmonstrum mărīnumgĭgas

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A sea-monster, monster, giant; monstrum mărīnum, gĭgas Þurh fífela gefeald forþ onette through the field of the monsters he hastened forth, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10

hréran

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Ic wæs syxtýne síðum on sǽbáte mere hrérendum . . . eágorstreámas I have been sixteen times on a sea-going boat that ploughed through the waves, An. 491. Add

sǽ-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-bróga, an ; m.
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A sea-terror Ðeáh hine ealle séýðan nioðan cnyssende wǽron mid eallan sǽbrógan ðe hé (se sǽ, cf. Verc. Först. 110, 12) forðbrinð, Sal. K. 84, 13

sǽ-bát

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-bát, e; f.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat On sǽbáte, Andr. Kmbl. 876; An. 438 : 980; An. 490. Ic on holm gestáh, sǽbát gesæt, Beo. Th. 1270; B. 633 : 1795; B. 895

fyrd-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-weard, e; f.

An army-guarda military watchmīlĭtāris custōdia

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An army-guard, a military watch; mīlĭtāris custōdia Sǽweard and heáfodweard and fyrdweard sea-guard and head-guard and army-guard, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 5

Linked entry: fird-weard

brim-nesen

Grammar
brim-nesen, l. (?) brim nésen,
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Gen. 1341) and gesundne síð settan mósten if they came safe from the sea, and might make a prosperous passage, El. 1004. and substitute

heáðu

(n.)
Grammar
heáðu, [ = heáhþu?] indecl. f.

The deep, the seaaltum

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The deep, the sea; altum Sceal hringnaca ofer heáðu bringan lác and luftácen over the deep shall the bark bring gift and love token, Beo. Th. 3729; B. 1862

gief-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gief-stól, es; m.

A gift-seatthrone of gracedonorum thronusgratiæ thronus

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A gift-seat, throne of grace; donorum thronus, gratiæ thronus Wile nú gesécan sáwla Nergend gǽsta giefstól now will the Saviour of souls seek the spirits' throne of grace, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 6; Cri. 572: 77 a; Th. 289, 7; Wand. 44

fild-stól

(n.)
Grammar
fild-stól, filde-stól, es. m.

camp-stool

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A folding seat, camp-stool Fyldestól (fælde-, v. l.) cliothedrum, sellam plectibilem, Hpt. 31, 10, 195. Gif þú fyldstól habban wille, þonne clǽm þú þíne handa tógædere and wege hí þám gemete þe þú dést þonne þú hine fyalden wylt, Tech. ii. 122, 20

Linked entry: fælde-stól

ǽrror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽrror, prep. dot.

Beforeante

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Before; ante Cymeþ eástan up ǽrror [MS. æst ror] sunnan, and eft æfter sunnan on setl glídeþ comes up from the east before the sun, and again after the sun glides to his seat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 52; Met. 29, 26

glíw-stól

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., and add: A seat of music and song (cf. þǽr (at Hrothgar's court) wæs gidd and gleó, B. 2105; cf. also seledreám), a joyous home (cf. hleów-stól for similar compound)

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, hæfte, es; n.

A haft, handlemanubriummanubriuma haft or kiltcapulum, manubriumhandle

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Nim ðæt seax ðe ðæt hæfte síe fealo hryðeres horn take a knife, the handle of which is yellow ox-horn, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 290, 22 : 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 21.

hlimman

(v.)
Grammar
hlimman, p. hlamm; pl. hlummon

To sound, roar [as the sea], clang, clash

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Ic ne gehýrde bútan sǽ hlimman I heard nought but the sea roaring, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 4; Seef. 18

Linked entries: hlemman hlimme