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heoloþ-cynn

(n.)
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heoloþ-cynn, es; n.

A race living in a place of concealment[?]the devils in hell

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, the devils in hell, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 19; Cri. 1542

forþ-ryne

(n.)
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forþ-ryne, es; m.

An onward courseprocursus

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An onward course; procursus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora river-streams held their onward course, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 8; Gen. 215

hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
hwyrft, es; m.

A turnrevolutiongoingcourseorbitcircuitorbcircle

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Gif ic on helle gedó hwyrft ǽnigne si descendero in infernum, Ps. Th. 138, 6. Helle hlínduru nágon hwyrft ne útsíþ ǽfre never is there return or passage out through the grated doors of hell, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 30; Wal. 78.

Linked entry: hwearft

ár-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
ár-stæf, gen. -stæfes; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; m.

Favourkindnessbenefithelpgratiabeneficiumauxilii latio

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For árstafum ðú usic sóhtest thou hast sought us for help, 920; B. 458: Exon. 107 a; Th. 409, 5; Rä. 27, 24

ge-wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítnian, p. ode; pp. od

To punishchastise

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To punish, chastise Se ðe mihte hine sóna on helle gewítnian he that could at once punish him in hell, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30: Homl. Th. ii. 124, 22. Ic gewítnige punio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 57. Hwí wurdon ða synfullan mid wætere gewítnode?

tintreg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tintreg-líc, adj.
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Tormenting, torturing, of hell Be fyrhto ðæs tintreglícan (tintreganlíces, MS. B.) wítes de horrore poenae gehennalis, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 16

geréf-mǽd

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Substitute: Meadowland held by a reeve v.i. aecras mǽde on ðá gerefmǽde (joining on to the reeve's meadowland ?), C. D. 53, 2

wudu-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-beám, es; m.

A forest tree

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Wudubeúma helm, 496, 2; Rä. 85, 8. Wudubeámum, 277, 6; Jul.576

un-áfylledlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áfylledlíc, adj.

Insatiate

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Insatiate Hí ( hell and avarice ) habbaþ unáfylledlíce grǽdignysse ðæt hí fulle ne beóð nǽfre, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 285

hergung

(n.)
Grammar
hergung, heregung, e; f.

Harryingharrowingplunderingdevastationwaging waran irruptionincursioninvasiona raidplunder

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Be his ǽriste and be his hergunga on helle concerning his resurrection and his harrowing of hell. Blickl. Homl. 83, 29.

Linked entry: heregung

ge-bísgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bísgian, l. ge-bisgian, take here <b>ge-bysgian</b> in Dict., and add: — Gebysgian
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occupare, Wülck. Gl. 253, 41. Se Hǽlend wæs gebysgod betwux micelre menigu on ánum wéstene, Hml. Th. ii. 384. 17

hinder

(adv.)
Grammar
hinder, adv.
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On hinder in helle hús down into hell, Exon. 42 b; Th. 142, 23; Gú. 648

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, es; n.

A god

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He wolde geséean helle godu he would visit the gods of hell, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3.

steór-róðor

(n.)
Grammar
steór-róðor, (-er, -ur), es; n.
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God is steórróþer and helma clavus atque gubernaculum, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 25. God ǽghwæ; wealt mid ðæm helman and mid ðæm stiórróþre his gódnesse Deus omnia bonitatis clavo gubernare credatur, 35, 4; Fox 160, 15. Steórróðre (stiór-, Cott.

wíg-heafola

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Wíg-heafola is taken to mean a helmet by some editors: Grein suggests wígneafolan = umbonem bellicum i. e. clypeum. Could the reading be wígneafolan ? Cf.

Linked entries: hafela wíg

sweord

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And þeáh hé geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan and golde fǽted sweord (ofergyldene sweord, 22), gif hé ꝥ land nafað, hé bið ceorl swáþeáh, Ll. Th. i. 188, 9. v. birn- (byrn-), hilt-sweord. Add

grund-leás

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On hú grundleásum seáðe ꝥ mod þringþ quam praecipiti mersa profundo mens hebet, 4, 2; F. 6, 7. of the pit of hell and of its characteristics Grundleás seáð tartarus, An. Ox. 23, 39. Hé helle séceð ... grundleásne wylm, Wal. 46.

níd-bysig

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-bysig, adj.

Troubled by distresses

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Troubled by distresses Ðǽr ( in hell) ðú (the devil ) nýdbysig fore oferhygdum eard gesóhtes, Exon. Th. 267, 31; Jul. 423

gemót-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-leáh, gen. gemó-leáge; f.
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A field where a 'gemót' is held: — -Tó gemótleáge eástewearde, C. D. vi. 94, 10. In gemótleáge, v. 103, 29

geréf-land

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Substitute: Land held by a reeve þa mǽde þa ge-byrað tó ðám geréflande, C. D. B. i. 544, 1