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GÚÞ

(n.)
Grammar
GÚÞ, e; f. [a poetical word]

War, battle, fightbellum

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Ðonne hie to gúþe gárwudu rǽrdon when to battle they reared the spearshaft, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 19; Exod. 325; Beo. Th. 880; B. 438: 2948; B. 1472; Byrht. Th. 132, 8; By. 13: 134, 34; By. 94: Elen. Kmbl. 45; El. 23.

gold-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fáh, adj.
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Variegated or adorned with gold Hió becwiþ him hyre goldfágan treówenan cuppan she bequeaths to him her wooden cup ornamented with gold, Th. Chart. 536, 17: Beo. Th. 621; B. 308: 5615; B. 2811.

stán

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add: v. un-gebeáten. <b>II b.</b> add: a milestone Of ðǽre burnan míla stáne; of ðám stáne on ðá háran apeltreó, C.

be-foran

Grammar
be-foran, <b>A. I</b> 1 a.
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Add Beforum monnum, Past. 449, 9. &lt;b&gt;B. II&lt;/b&gt;. add :-- secgað beforan fela þinga, swá hit æfter ágǽð. Gr. D. 296, 21. of rank Swá micle swá se bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27

flán-boga

(n.)
Grammar
flán-boga, an; m.

An arrow-bowarcus săgittis aptus

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An arrow-bow; arcus săgittis aptus Se ðe of flánbogan fyrenum sceóteþ who wickedly shoots from his arrow-bow, Beo. Th. 3492; B. 1744: 2870; B. 1433

þrýþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-ærn, es; n.

A splendid hoitsea palace

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A splendid hoitse, a palace Nǽfre ic ǽnegum men ǽr álýfde ðrýþærn (cf. heáhsele, 1298; B. 647) Dena. Hafa húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 1318; B. 657

drý-cræftig

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
drý-cræftig, adj.
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Add: &lt;b&gt;drý-cræftiga,&lt;/b&gt; an; m. A sorcerer On þám ylcan tíman þe þá drýcræftigan ( malefici ) wurdon árásode, Gr. D. 27, 15

ge-irfeweardian

(v.)
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Take here &lt;b&gt;ge-erfeweardian&lt;/b&gt; in Dict., and add Cynren his geyrfeweardað ( hereditabit ) land, Ps. L. 24, 13. Geyrfweardiað hereditabant, 36, 11

Linked entry: ge-yrfeweardian

gyrdel-hring

(n.)
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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;gyrdel-hringe,&lt;/b&gt; an; f. A girdle-buckle, clasp for a girdle Gyrdelhringe lingula, legula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 66, 67

-wrecness

(suffix)
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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;wrecness,&lt;/b&gt; e; f. Wickedness, evil Hefig mán is and Godes wrecnys graue est facinus, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 69, 17

á-stemnian

(v.)
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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;á-stefnan, á-stemnian&lt;/b&gt; to establish, institute Mynster sylf ástemnedon monasterium ab ipsis conditum, Bd. pref.; Sch. 4, 13

hælftre

(n.)
Grammar
hælftre, e ; f.
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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;hælfter,&lt;/b&gt; e; l. and (?) es; m. : &lt;b&gt;hælftre, es;&lt;/b&gt; m. or n. ; or, an; f. and add Hælfter capisirum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 45.

fyrd-searu

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-searu, -searo; gen. -wes; n.

A war-equipmentbellĭcus appărātus

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A war-equipment; bellĭcus appărātus Him Onela forgeaf fyrdsearu fúslíc Onela gave him a ready war-equipment, Beo. Th. 5229; B. 2618. Fyrdsearo, 469; B. 232

þeód-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-gestreón, es; n.
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A great treasure Brúc ðisses beáges, and ðisses hrægles neót, þeódgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2440; B. 1218. Nalæs hine læssan lácum teódan, þeódgestreónum, 87; B. 44

friþu

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Take here &lt;b&gt;freoþo&lt;/b&gt; in Dict. and add Þú wǽre freoða fultumiend refugium meum es tu, Ps. Th. 70, 3

gif

(n.)
Grammar
gif, e ; f.
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Substitute &lt;b&gt;gif,&lt;/b&gt; es; n., and add Mid þám godcundan gyfe gesawen diuina gratia respectus Bd. l, 7 ; Sch. 20, 6

gin-wísed

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Add: l. (?) &lt;b&gt;gin-wíse&lt;/b&gt; (gynn-) of noble manners (wíse). Cf. gin-fæst for the sense of gin- in this compound

Linked entries: wísian wísan

æt-beran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron

To bear or carry tobring forwardproducebear away or forthafferreproferreefferre

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He wundor manig fór men ætbær he many a wonder produced before men, Cd. 202; Th. 249, 31; Dan. 538. hyne ætbǽron to brimes faroðe they bore him away to the sea-shore, Beo. Th. 55; B. 28: 4261; B. 2127: 5222; B. 2614.

Linked entry: æt-bær

ge-wife

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wife, fate.
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Gl. 245, 44. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda gewiofu, B. 697. Cf. wefan; &lt;b&gt;II:&lt;/b&gt; ge-wefan ; II

FOLC

(n.)
Grammar
FOLC, es; n. [Folc being a neuter noun, and a monosyllable, has the nom. and acc. pl. the same as the nom. and acc. sing: it is a collective noun in English, and has not the plural form folks but by a modern corruption]

The FOLKpeoplecommon peoplemultitudea peopletribefamilypŏpŭlusgensnātiovulgusplebscīveshŏmĭnesexercĭtusmultĭtūdo

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S; Th. i. 246, 17. Se ðe folce ungetrýwe he who may be untrue to the people, L. C. S. 25; Th. i. 390, 17. Man swencte ðæt earme folc one harassed the poor people, Chr. 999; Erl. 135, 32.

Linked entries: folc-stów ge-folc