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be-hreósan

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Ðá on helle behreósað in gehen-nam incidunt, R. Ben. 24, 3. Þæt wæs ungerím þæt intó helle behreás, Wlfst. 9, I

ge-scirdan

(v.)
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evil (for myrce as epithet of the devil cf. mirki ménskaðo, Hel. 1062), ruined deófol deáðreów duguðum bereáfod, An. 1315. (?)

Linked entries: scirdan ge-scyrdan

E

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E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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net, met, ; as, Nett, bedd, weddian, hell, well, denn, fenn, webb, ende. the short e in Anglo-Saxon generally comes before a double consonant; as, Nebb, weccan, tellan, weddian: before any two consonants; as, Twentig, sendan, bernan: before one or two

DREPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREPAN, ic drepe, ðú drepest, dripest, dripst, he, drepeþ, dripeþ, dripþ, pl. drepaþ; p. ic, he drep, dræp, ðú drǽpe, pl. drǽpon; pp. drepen, dropen

To strike percŭtĕre

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Ðonne biþ on hreðre, under helm drepen biteran strǽle then he will be stricken with the bitter shaft in the breast, beneath the helmet, Beo. Th. 3495; B. 1745. Wæs him feorh dropen his life was stricken, Beo. Th. 5955, note; B. 2981

freoðo-wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-wǽr, freoðu-wǽr, frioðo-wǽr, frioðu-wǽr, friðo-wǽr, e; f.

A covenant of peacean agreementcompactpācis fœduspactum

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A covenant of peace, an agreement, compact; pācis fœdus, pactum Wæs seó eorla gedriht ánes módes, fæstum fæðmum freoðowǽre heóld the host of men was of one mind, held the covenant of peace in their firm breasts, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 13; Exod. 306.

sele-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
sele-rǽdend, es ; m.
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One who takes part in the councils held in a hall, a counsellor of a prince Manige cómon snottere selerǽdend, symble gefégon beornas burhweardes cyme, Andr. Kmbl. 1317 ; An. 659.

ge-sigefæstan

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. ¶ Gesigefæsted crowned with victory, triumphant :-- Hé (Christ after the harrowing of hell) wolde gesigefæsted eft síðian tó þǽm líchoman, Shrn. 68, 19. Hé cóm hám symle gesund and gesyge-fæsted, 96, 25. Add

irmen-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
irmen-þeóde, pl.
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Sax. ik allun skal irmin-thiodun dómós adélian I shall judge all the nations of the world, Hel. 3316.]

be-sengan

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Þ á fúlan sceanda hé besengð on helle, Hml. A. 115, 439. Add

bláte

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In first passage for Helle fýr, substitute Hit (Etna) óðra stówa

neó-bedd

(n.)
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neó-bedd, es; n.

A bed for a corpse

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God wearp hine niðer on ðæt neóbedd ( that couch of corpses, Hell ; cf. Milton 'that fiery couch'; and Icel. ná-strönd the place where the dead came, who had not fallen in battle ), Cd. Th. 22, 19; Gen. 343

Linked entry: nió-bedd

swátig

(adj.)
Grammar
swátig, adj.
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Sweord and swátigne helm, Judth. Thw. 26, 20; Jud. 338. Ðú meaht geseón on mínre sídan swátge wunde, Exon. Th. 89, 19; Cri. 1459

gemót-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-hús, es; n.
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A house where a ' gemót' is held Curia, i. domus concilii, conventus gemóthús vel -[gemót]stów congregatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, . 51.

ge-weorp

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Dele ' A throwing, . . . dashing, ' and for first passage substitute Him þá beorna breogo, þǽr hé on bolcan sæt, ofer waroða geweorp wið þingode with him (Andrew) the prince of men, from his seat on the gangway, across the sands held parley (the boat

reónig

(adj.)
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reónig, ;adj.;

Mournful, sad, gloomy, weary;

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In ðam reóngan hám ;in that gloomy dwelling (hell),; Exon. Th. 274, 8; Jul. 530

á-cwilmian

(v.)
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á-cwilmian, p. ode
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To suffer Ðá ðá tó helle becumaþ, ne cumaþ hig nǽfre tó reste, ah ðár ácwylmiaþ mid sáule on ðám líchaman ǽfter dómes dæge, Wlfst. 220, 5. Sý hé betáht ðám deófle intó helle grunde and ðǽr ácwylmie, búte geswíce, C. D. iv. 107, 17

wuniendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wuniendlíce, adv.
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Continually Hí beóð á wuniendlíce lifiende in helle, Gr. D. 264, 9

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, p. teóde.
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Him heáhcynin fultum tióde for him the high king contrived help, 11, 11; Gen. 173. Se ðe ús ðis líf tióde he that framed for us this life, Met. 20, 131. Waldend him ðæt wíte teóde, Exon. Th. 336, 4; Gn.

hæft-néd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-néd, -niéd, -nýd, e; f.

Captivity, thraldom, custody

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Twegen geréfan on ðæra hæftnédum wæs se apostol gehæfd two counts in whose custody the apostle was held, ii. 294, 21

Linked entry: hæft-nýd

ge-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To burysepelire

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To bury; sepelire Wæs on helle gebyrged sepultus est in inferno, Lk. Bos. 16, 22