celmert-mon
A hired servant, hireling ⬩ mercenarius
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War. 10, 12, 13. Celmertmonn mercenarius, Jn. Lind. War. 10, 12. Ða celmertmenn mercenarii, Lk. Lind. War. 15, 17. From celmertmonnum ðínum de mercenariis tuis, 15, 19: Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 20
reáde
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Redly, in red Hire andwlita biþ reáde wan livid with a red tinge, Lchdm. ii. 348, 19. Ðá wearþ beám monig blódigum teárum birunnen reáde and þicce, Exon. Th. 72, 22; Cri. 1176. Ic eom reáde bewǽfed I am clothed in red, 484, 2; Rä. 70, 1
ge-wundian
To wound
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Se swíðe gewundod wæs he was sore wounded, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8
ge-hende
Nigh ⬩ near ⬩ juxta
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He wæs gehende ðam scype he was near the ship, Jn. Bos. 6, 19. He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34
á-cæglod
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Ðá cwom sum deór of ðǽm fenne; wæs ðǽm deóre eall se hrycg ácæglod (cf. Angl. iv. 157 where atæglod is read) the back was as if all studded with pegs; the Latin has belua serrato tergo Nar. 20, 26
gúþ-frec
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Substitute: greedy for war or destruction.
brægden
Deceitful, cunning, crafty; ⬩ dolosus
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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [sendan MS.] hí Mariurn, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne, and á swá brægdenne, swá he wæs they sent Marias, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and always so crafty, Ors.
Linked entries: ge-brægden brǽden
freórig
freezing ⬩ chilled ⬩ frigid ⬩ frozen ⬩ frīgens ⬩ frīgŏre rīgens ⬩ frīgĭdus ⬩ gĕlĭdus ⬩ chilled with fear or sorrow ⬩ trembling ⬩ sad ⬩ trĕmens ⬩ tristis
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Ferþloca freórig a trembling body, 76 b; Th. 288, 18; Wand. 33
búta
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War. 5, 10. Búta ðæm wíngeard extra vineam, Mt. Lind. War. 21, 39
bér
A bed ⬩ lectus ⬩ grabatus
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War. 5, 12. Nim bére ðíne, Jn. Rush. War. 5, 12
Linked entry: bǽr
wræc-lást
An exile-track
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Th. 288, 16; Wand. 32. Hé wunode wræclástum he lived in exile, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 36. Hé wræclástas trsed he wandered an outlaw, Beo. Th. 2709; B. 1352. Ic sceal hweorfan ðý wídor, wadan wræclástas, wuldre benémed, duguþum bedéled. Cd.
beótung
A threatening ⬩ raging ⬩ comminatio ⬩ minæ
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Ðá wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebreged then was his mind frightened by the threatenings, 2, 12; S. 513, 14 : 1, 7; S. 477, 23
earmlíce
Miserably, wretchedly ⬩ mĭsĕre
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Miserably, wretchedly; mĭsĕre He wæs earmlíce beswicen he was wretchedly beguiled, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 26: 1. 12; S. 481, 21: Cd. 81; Th. 101, 35; Gen. 1692: Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 20; Vy. 54. Earmlícor more miserably. Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3
ge-witennes
Departure
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On ðone ylcan dæg byþ ðæs bisceopes gewytennys se wæs nemned scs Cassius on the same day is the bishop's departure who was named St. Cassius, Shrn. 97, 36
gifeðe
What is granted by fate ⬩ lot ⬩ fortune ⬩ fate
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What is granted by fate, lot, fortune, fate Wæs ðæt gifeðe to swíð ðe ðone ðyer ontyhte too strong was the fate that impelled him thither, Beo. Th. 6163; B. 3085. On gifeðe by chance, Andr. Kmbl. 977; An. 489v. Grmm. And. u. El. p. 108
swic-dóm
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Wæs ðis land swíðe ástirad and mid mycele swicdóme áfylled the land was much disturbed and filled with treason, 1087; Erl. 224, 2.
ǽniht
Anything ⬩ quicquam
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Lind, War. 11, 49. In mec ne hæfeþ ǽniht in me non habet quicquam, Jn. Rush. War. 14, 30
beado-gríma
A war-mask ⬩ helmet ⬩ bellica larva ⬩ cassis
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A war-mask, helmet; bellica larva, cassis Ða ðe beadogrímman býwan sceoldon those who should prepare the war-helmet, Beo. Th. 4506; B. 2257
Linked entry: beadu-gríma
beado-leóma
A war-gleam ⬩ sword ⬩ stragis flamma ⬩ ensis
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A war-gleam, sword; stragis flamma, ensis Ðæt se beadoleóma bítan nolde that the war-gleam would not bite, Beo. Th. 3050; B. 1523
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fyrd-wyrðe
Famous in war ⬩ bello clārus
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Famous in war; bello clārus Gang æfter flóre fyrdwyrðe man the man famous in war went along the floor, Beo. Th. 2637; B. 1316