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Anglo-Saxon

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gum-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
gum-dryhten, es; m.

A lord of men ⬩ virorum dominus

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A lord of men; virorum dominus, Beo. Th. 3289; B. 1642

hand-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
hand-wundor, es; n.

A wondrous thing wrought by hand

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A wondrous thing wrought by hand, Beo. Th. 5530: B. 2768

heard-hicgende

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-hicgende, adj.

Bold in purpose

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Bold in purpose, Beo. Th. 793; B. 394: 1602; B. 799

heaðu-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-torht, adj.

Clear-sounding and of warlike import

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Clear-sounding and of warlike import, Beo. Th. 5109: B. 2553

horn-reced

(n.)
Grammar
horn-reced, es; n.

A house having 'horns' or pinnacles,

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A house having 'horns' or pinnacles, Beo. Th. 1412; B. 704

Linked entry: horn-sæl

hilde-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-cyst, e; f.

Excellence in war, ⬩ valour

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Excellence in war, valour Hildecystum valorously Beo. Th. 5189; B. 2598

Linked entry: gúþ-cyst

hleór-bolster

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-bolster, es; m.

A cushion for the cheek, ⬩ pillow

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A cushion for the cheek, pillow, Beo. Th. 1381; B 688

wicg

(n.)
Grammar
wicg, es; n. (a poetical word)
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Wicge rídan, Beo. Th. 474; B. 234. Hé on meare rád, on wlancan ðam wicge, Byrht. Th. 138, 54; By. 240: Exon. Th. 489, 14; Rä. 78, 7. On wicge sittan, Beo. Th. 578; B. 286: Runic pm. Kmbl. 345, 1; Rún. 27. Gúðbeorna sum wicg gewende, Beo.

CANDEL

(n.)
Grammar
CANDEL, candell, condel, condell, e; f: candel, es; n. A CANDLE; candela, lampas = λαμπάς
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Hádre scíneþ ródores candel the sun [the candle of the firmament] serenely shines, Beo. Th. 3148; B. 1572. Candeles leóma the light of a candle; lampas, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 88; Wrt. Voc. 41, 41.

Linked entry: condel

ánunga

(adv.)
Grammar
ánunga, adv.

Entirely ⬩ necessarily ⬩ by all means ⬩ plane ⬩ prorsus ⬩ omnino

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Entirely, necessarily, by all means; plane, prorsus, omnino, Beo. Th. 1272; B. 634

cénþu

(n.)
Grammar
cénþu, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ audacia

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Boldness; audacia Cræft and cénþu strength and boldness, Beo. Th. 5385; B. 2696

fáh

(adj.)

coloured ⬩ tinctus, colōrātus

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coloured; tinctus, colōrātus Blóde fáh coloured with blood, Beo. Th. 1873; B. 934

Linked entries: fág ge-fáh fáh-man ge-fá ge-fáh

fóre-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-snotor, adj.

Highly sagacious ⬩ prudentissĭmus

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Highly sagacious; prudentissĭmus Fóresnotre men highly sagacious men, Beo. Th. 6305; B. 3163

Linked entry: snotor

for-nam

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-nam, pl. -námon

took away ⬩ destroyed ⬩ consumed

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took away, destroyed, consumed, Beo. Th. 2415; B. 1205: Ps. Th. 77, 53;

fracod

(adj.)

vile ⬩ abominable ⬩ useless

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Th. 18, 11: Beo. Th. 3155; B. 1575

inwit-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-hróf, es ; m.
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A deceitful, evil roof [the, fire-drake's den], Beo. Th. 6238; B. 3123

scild-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wíga, an; m.
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Beo. Th. 581; B. 288

þǽr-oninnan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-oninnan, adv.
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Therein, thereinto Healreced gewyrcean, and þǽroninnan eall gedǽlan, Beo. Th. 142; B. 71

Linked entry: on-innan

wist-fyllu

(n.)
Grammar
wist-fyllu, indecl. -fyll, e; f.
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Abundance of food Him álumpen wæs wistfylle wén, Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734

wiþer-ræhtes

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþer-ræhtes, adv.

Opposite

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Opposite Hí geségan wyrm on wonge wiðerræhtes licgean, Beo. Th. 6071; B. 3039

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