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un-geleáf

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Add: incredulous Þá ongan hé beón eallunga ungeleáf ꝥ hé hit wǽre ipsum hunc esse coepit omnino non credere, Gr. D. 46, 12

un-wríþan

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Swá þæt nánra þinga hí (the ropes) mihton beón undón and unwriðene (tólýsede, v.l.) ut dissolvi non potuissent, Gr. D. 164, 16. Add

wæl-grim

Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm.
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Dá earman men beóð wyrs bereáfode fram þám unrihtwísan déman þonne fram þám wælgrimmestan here ( a cruentis hostibus ), Ll. Lbmn. 475, 17. Add

eáþ-lǽre

(adj.)
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easily taught Ǽrest ma[n] sceal þá yldestan lǽran, ꝥ þurh hig þá gingran siððan beón þe eáðlǽran ( facilius doceantur ), Chrd. 96, 13

fæstlíce

(adv.)
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Add Þá cild ... beón fæstlíce behealdene mid steórum pueri iugibus disciplinis constringantur, Chrd. 54, 21. Þreáge hine man fæstlíce seuerissime correptus, 55, 4

riht-racu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-racu, e; f.

A correct account

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A correct account Ðá lýfde hé ðæt hé móste beón ryhtes wyrðe for mí[n]re forspǽce and ryhtrace Chart. Th. 170, 4

bær-synnig

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R. 2, 16. v. bear-, beor-swinig in Dict. Add

ge-þreágean

Grammar
ge-þreágean, ge-þreán, and (?) <b>ge-þreawian</b> (v. ge-þréwud [é = eá. Cf. bréd = breád, 72] incita ( =incitata (?)), Germ. 390, 82 (but with the remark 'b aus þ').
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Hý þý hýhstan beóð þrymme geþreáde, Gú. 45. to trouble, afflict. a person, in the body Heó wæs mid feferádle geþreád ( febre correpta ), Gr. D. 286, 16: 288, 8.

Linked entry: ge-þréwud

bealo-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-hydig, adj.

Intending evil ⬩ baleful-minded ⬩ perniciem moliens

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Intending evil, baleful-minded; perniciem moliens, Beo. Th. 1450; B. 723

for-swealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swealh, -swealg

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured, Ex. 7, 12: Beo. Th. 2249; B. 1122;

fræt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fræt, ðú frǽte, pl. frǽton

devoured ⬩ devouredst

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devoured, devouredst, Beo. Th. 3167; B. 1581: Ps. Th. 34, 23;

hwergen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwergen, adj.

Somewhere

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Somewhere Elles hwergen elsewhere, somewhere else, Beo. Th. 5173; B. 2590

Linked entries: hwarne hwarne

láð-bite

(n.)
Grammar
láð-bite, es; m.

A wound

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A wound Blód ætsprang láðbite líces, Beo. Th. 2248; B. 1122

mægen-byrðenn

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-byrðenn, e; f.

A mighty burden

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A mighty burden, Beo. Th. 3254; B. 1625: 6174; B. 3091

niht-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
niht-bealu, wes; n.

Bale or hurt that comes at night

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Bale or hurt that comes at night, Beo. 389; B. 193

blǽd-ágende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blǽd-ágende, part.

Possessing abundance, prosperous ⬩ abundantiam habens, prosper

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Possessing abundance, prosperous; abundantiam habens, prosper, Beo. Th. 2031; B. 1013

sige-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-eádig, adj.
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Blessed with victory, victorious Sigeeádig bil, Beo. Th. 3119 ; B. 1557

Linked entry: sigor-eádig

un-forhte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forhte, adv.

Fearlessly

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Fearlessly Hé wille leóde etan unforhte, Beo. Th. 892; B. 444

Linked entry: forhte

un-birnende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-birnende, adj.

Without burning ⬩ without being on fire

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Without burning, without being on fire, Beo. Th. 5089; B.2548

wyrm-hord

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-hord, es; n.
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A treasure held by a serpent, Beo. Th. 4447; B. 2222

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