spere-bróga
Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts
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Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts Ic spǽte sperebrógan . . . mé of hrife fleógaþ hyldepílas, Exon. Th. 398, 27; Rä. 18, 4
mǽlan
To speak
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Th. 132, 35; By. 26: 133, 1; By. 43: 137, 63; By. 210. Hyre se feónd oncwæþ, wordum mǽlde. Exon. 70 b; Th. 263, 18; Jul. 351. Be eów Essaias for weorodum wordum mǽlde, Elen. Kmbl. 702; El. 351.
god-borh
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Substitute: A pledge confirmed by an appeal to God, one that is accompanied by the formulae of religion Be godborgum (-borhgum, v. l.).
heals
The neck, the prow of a ship ⬩ collum, amplexatorium ⬩ neck, part of the bow of a ship
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Th. 135, 60; By. 141
Linked entry: hals
here-gang
An irruption ⬩ attack by an army
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An irruption, attack by an army Tó wiðscúfanne swá réþum heregange ad repellendas tam feras inruptiones, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 37, MS. B
hundred-penig
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'A collection made for the support of his office by the sheriff or lord of the hundred:' Hundredpenegas, Chart. Th. 432, 25: 433, 29
ge-frige
Inquiry ⬩ knowledge resulting from inquiry
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Inquiry, knowledge resulting from inquiry Gefreogum gleáwe men wise from the knowledge obtained by their inquiries, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 22; Ph. 29
Linked entry: -frige
þúsend-líc
Numbered by thousands
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Numbered by thousands Ðúsendlícre milleno, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 40. Ðæt hé ús gescylde wiþ ða þúsendlícan cræftas deófles costunga, Blickl. Homl.19, 16
wyrd-stæf
A decree of fate
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A decree of fate Ðonne seó þrág cymeþ wefen wyrdstafum when comes that season fixed by fate's decrees, Exon. Th. 183, 101; Gú. 1325
eorþ-brycg
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A bridge made by placing poles across a stream and laying earth and sods on them Of eorthbrycge, C. D. B. iii. 223, 24
Linked entry: brycg
for-bítan
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To bite to pieces, destroy by biting Áhleóp án leó and hió swengde on hine and forbát him þone sweoran, Hml. A. 206, 391
rýmþ
Amplitude ⬩ amplitudo
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Amplitude; amplitudo (cited by Lye). [Heo bigunnen arumðe (in large numbers) ræsen to somne, rymthe spacium; oportunitas vel spacium temporis. Laym. 27492. Prompt. Parv.]
Weder-mearc
The district occupied by the Wederas
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The district occupied by the Wederas Óþ ðæt eft byreþ ofer lagustreámas leófne mannan wudu wundenheals tó Weder-mearce, Beo. Th. 602 ; B. 298
æfter-hǽtu
Parching by heat after wet
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Parching by heat after wet Mid ungemǽtre hærfestwǽtan and æfterhǽþan humor aestatis vel autumni divitis indigesta illecebra, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102. 7. Substitute:
wíg-bealu
War-bale ⬩ harm caused by war ⬩ the calamity of war
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War-bale, harm caused by war, the calamity of war Wígbealu weccean to kindle the wasting flame of war, Beo. Th. 4098; B. 2046
slit-cwealm
death by the tearing of animals
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death by the tearing of animals Neát ðe slitcwealm begéte animalia quae lacerationem mortiferam nacta sunt L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 24
ge-tenge
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Ic (the furrow made by a ship) . . . ánum getenge líðendum wuda lice mine, ll, 4.
god-spell
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Add: the body of doctrine taught by Christ and his apostles Þis godspel byð bodod ofer ealle eorðan praedicabitur hoc evangelium regni in universo orbe, Mt. 24, 14: 26, 13. On ealle þeóda ǽrest gebyrað beón ꝥ godspel gebodud, Mk. 13, 10.
fald
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Mid swylcum monnum byð hell gefylled swá swá fald mid sceápum, Ps. Th. 48, 13. On ðone ealdan fald; of ðám ealdan falde . . . On Bunningfald; of Bunningfalde on æscfald; of æscfalde . . . on Wufincgfald, C. D. vi. 56, 9-15: Cht. E. 290, 31.
lyft-edor
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An enclosure formed by clouds [? v. lyft] Síðboda lyftedoras bræc the pillar of fire broke through the clouds, Cd. 155; Th. 193, 24; Exod. 251