fen-fixas
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A fish living in the water of a fen Ne þicgen hié fenfixas, ne sǽfixas þá þe habbað heard flǽsc, Lch. ii. 254, 22. Substitute:
-hád
- 1070 ;
- Erl. 209, 35
fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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He ðæs fǽrspelles módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan he bare mental sorrow heavy at heart at the sudden news, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 4; Gú. 1023. For ðam fǽrspelle at the sudden news, Andr. Kmbl. 2173; An. 1088.
hægtesse
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Cf. heáh-rún
BEADO
Battle ⬩ war ⬩ slaughter ⬩ cruelty ⬩ pugna ⬩ strages
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Beorn beaduwe heard a man brave in battle, Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984. Ðú þeóde bealdest to beadowe thou encouragest the people to slaughter, Andr. Kmbl. 2373; An. 1188
Linked entry: beadu
hwelian
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Gif ðæt líc heard sí útan lege on ðane lǽcedom ðe ðæt heard forði hwelige and ðæt yfel út teó if the body be hard on the outside apply such leechdom as the hard part may turn to matter thereby, and may draw out the mischief, L.
gémen
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Be ðære hæfegan gémenne bearna concerning the heavy care of children, 31, 1; Fox 112, 19. Mid micle gémænne and gewinne cum magna cura ac labore, Bd. 2, 7 : S. 509, 11
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folce-firen
A folk-crime ⬩ public crime ⬩ pŏpŭli scĕlus
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A folk-crime, public crime; pŏpŭli scĕlus Wǽrlogona sint folcefirena hefige the public crimes of the faithless are heavy, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 23; Gen. 2410
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ísen-hearde
Ironhard ⬩ centaurea nigra
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Pub. iren-harde, iron-heads, iron-weed
mód-geómor
Sad at heart ⬩ of mournful mind
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Sad at heart, of mournful mind Ðæt eorlwerod módgiómor sæt, Beo. Th. 5779; B. 2894. Þeód wæs módgeómre, Andr. Kmbl. 2227; An. 1115: 3412; An. 1710
stán-weorc
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Stone-work, stone-building Hé worhte of seolfre ǽnne heáhne stýpel on stánweorces gelícnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 29. [O. Sax. stén-werk.] Cf. stán-geweorc
in-waru
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Performance of services due in the case of in-land. v. werian ; c .iii. hída tó inware, and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 28
wígbed-heorþ
The altar-hearth ⬩ the part of the altar where the offering is burnt
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The altar-hearth, the part of the altar where the offering is burnt Hé genom on ðam wíbedheorðe ðæs dustes dǽl, Lchdm. iii. 364, col. 1
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mód-þryðu (o)
Violence of mind
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Violence of mind Módþryðo wæg folces cwén a violent heart bore the queen of the people, Beo. Th. 3867; B. 1931
stál-ærn
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A place where charges are heard (? v. stǽlan. Or stál = staþel; cf. stálian = staþelian) Stálern consistorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 70
incundlíce
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From the heart, with deep feeling. Cf. in-cund; II. 2 Uictor incundlíce geómerode and hlúde clypode, Hml. S. 28, 99
háls
Health, salvation ⬩ health
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Health, salvation Ðæt hǽlubearn háls eft forgeaf that saviour-child gave salvation again, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 3; Cri. 587
Linked entries: háls-wurþung heáls-bóc
stig
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the word occurs at the head of a list 'de suibus'), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 41. Stigu auriola (oriola? oriolum porticus, atrium, Migne), Txts. 38, 45. Cf. (?) forestige vestibulum, introitum, Hpt. Gl. 514, 59.
swǽm
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Nú mæg hér manna gehwilc gehýran hwet ðás swǽmas wǽron ðe ure yldra[n] him tó gebǽdon now may every one hear in this account (of the gods) what these vain creatures were, that our forefathers prayed to H. Z. xii. 408, 15
sigel
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Heáfdes segl the sun of the head, the eye (cf. Icel. enni-máni, -tungl = the eye ), 100 ; An. 50