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hláford-swica

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helle scylon hláfordswican, Wlfst. 203, 25. Add

fæste

(adv.)
Grammar
fæste, feste; comp. fæstor; adv.

fast, firmly fixe, firme fastly, quickly cĕlĕrĭter

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He heóld hyne fæstor he held him more firmly, Beo. Th. 288; B. 143. fastly, quickly; cĕlĕrĭter Fæste geþúfe cĕlĕrĭter frŭtĭcans, luxŭrians, Cot. 123: 198

Linked entry: feste

bisceop-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-dóm, biscop-dóm, biscep-dóm, es; m.

a bishop's doom, excommunicationepiscopi judicium, excommunicatiothe province of a bishop, a bishopricepiscopi provincia, episcopatus

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Wine heóld ðone biscep-dóm iii geár Wine held the bishopric three years, Chr. 660; Erl. 34, 7

Linked entries: biscep-dóm biscop-dóm

wiþer-cora

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cora, an; m.

an adversaryopponentrebela reprobate person

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Mid micelre geornfulnysse gewilniaþ ða wiðercoran (the wicked in hell ) ðæt hí móton of ðære susle ðe hí on cwylmiaþ, Homl. Th. i. 332, 19

Linked entry: -cora

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to bind.
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Dan. 4, 12), Dan. 521. pǽr wæs helm monig . . . earmbeága fela searwum gesǽled (ingeniously strung together?), B. 2764

heáfod-segn

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-segn, es; m.
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Hét þá in beran eafor heáfodsegn, . . . helm, herebyrnan, gúðsweord, B. 2152-4. These are the ' feówer maðmas' (l. 1027), given to Beowulf by Hrothgar, of which the first is elsewhere (1021-2) described as 'segen gyldenne, hroden hiltecumbor'.

a-wergian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wergian, -wirgean, -wyrsian ; p. de; pp. ed [a, wergian to curse]

To accursecursecondemnmalignmaledicerecondemnaremalignari

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To accurse, curse, condemn, malign; maledicere, condemnare, malignari Helle dióful, awerged in wítum hell's devil, accursed to torments, Andr. Kmbl. 2599; An. 1301: Gen. 8, 21: Ps. Spl. 73, 4

Linked entries: a-wirgean a-wyrgian

flítere

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On helle beóþ þeófas and flýteras and gítseras, Bl. H. 61, 21. Flítera scismaticorum, An. Ox. 2895. Substitute for the passages

tóm

(adj.)
Grammar
tóm, adj.

Empty;figuratively,free from.

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Cf. leás Ðæt hý móstun mánweorca tóme lifgan and tíres blǽd écne ágan (cf. the man farid imu an giwald Godes tionono tómig, Hél. 2490), Exon. Th. 74, 26; Cri. 1212. Tome saule (animam inanem) he filled with fode, Ps. 106, 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.

mǽþ-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-leás, adj.

Without moderationgreedy

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Without moderation, greedy 'Ðás fugelas habbaþ feónda gelícnysse, ðe menn grǽdelíce grípaþ tó grimre helle.' Ðá hét Martinus ða mǽþleásan fugelas ðæs fixnoþes geswícan, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 11

a-windan

(v.)
Grammar
a-windan, ic -winde, ðú -wintst, -winst, he -wint, pl. -windaþ; p. -wand, pl. -wundon ; pp. -wunden [a, windan to wind] .

To windbendplecteretorquereTo strip offdetrahereTo whirl or slip offlabi

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To wind, bend; plectere, torquere Hí him onsetton þyrnenne helm awundenne imponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam, Mk. Bos. 15, 17. v. trans.

Linked entries: a-wint a-wunden

helpend

(n.)
Grammar
helpend, es; m.

A helper

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Helpend and hǽlend wið hellsceaðum a helper and saviour against the harmers of hell, Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 2; Jul. 157. Helpend ne halo ic I have no helper, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 7. Syððan hé ne hæbbe helpend ǽnne quia non est qui eripiat eum, Ps.

hetol

(adj.)
Grammar
hetol, hetel; adj.

Full of hatehostilemalignantevil

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Maxentius ða burh geheóld mid hetelum geþance Maxentius held the town with hostile intent, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 21. Hí habbaþ nú ðone hetolan deófol him tó hláforde they have now the malignant devil as their lord, 254, 1: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 66, 327.

Linked entries: hetol-ness hatol

hider-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
hider-cyme, es; m.

A coming hither, to this world advent

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On his hidercyme in his coming hither [to Hell], Blickl. Homl. 87, 2, 11. Hidercyme ðínne on wráþra geweald thy coming hither into the power of enemies, Andr.

Linked entry: hider-tócyme

ge-habban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-habban, ðú -hæfst, -hafast, pl. -habbaþ; p. -hæfde; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd

To holdbe [ill]haberetenere

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Æfter ðisum wordum wearþ gemót gehæfd after these words a meeting was held, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 1. Ðǽr ðǽr wǽron gehæfde háte baþu where hot baths were kept, i. 86, 21. Mín cneów is yfele gehæfd my knee is diseased, 134, 33 : 150, 7

Linked entry: ge-hafa

eardung-stów

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Uton gebeorgan ús wið swilce eardungstówe ( hell ), Wlfst. 141, 27: 147, 10. Eardungstówe tabernaculum, Ps. L. 18, 6. Hé him sylfum þár ( Canterbury ) eardungstówe sette and his æfterfiligendum eallan, Chr. 995; P. 128, 39.

gorettan

(v.)
Grammar
gorettan, p. te.
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To stare about. of persons, to let the eyes rove Ðæt hine lǽrð se deófol, þæt hé stande and gorette and lócige underbæc út; þæt bið gymeleás gebed, Wlfst. 234, 18. of the eyes or looking, to rove Þǽr ( in hell ) wépað ðá eágan þe nú ðurh unálýfedlice

Linked entry: gorian

tó-brecan

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</b> add: to put an end to :-- Hí wépende him tó fótum luton, and cwǽdon, 'Help úre, la Hǽlend ... ádwǽsc ðás gebeót and ðás wópas tóbrec,' Shrn. 68, 10. Add Micele sélre him wǽre þæt hé þone að tóbrǽce, Hml. Th. i. 484, 4

hird

(n.)

retinue, court

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Dis geár heáld se kyng Heanri his hird on Windlesoure this year king Henry held his court at Windsor, 1127; Erl. 255, 1.

Linked entry: in-hirdmann