frætwe
Ornaments ⬩ adornments ⬩ decorations ⬩ treasures ⬩ ornāmenta ⬩ ornātus ⬩ res pretiōsæ
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He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.
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ge-werian
to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ take care of ⬩ make [land] free from claims ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ procurare ⬩ to associate with for the cause of defence ⬩ to make a treaty with ⬩ assŏciāre defensiōnis causa ⬩ jungere fœdĕre
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Þér of is gewerod án and tuenti híde twenty-one hides of it are held in undisputed possession, Schmid. A. S. Ges. p. 614, col. 1.See also p. 677.
ge-coren
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Þæt gecoreneste lectissima (uirgo ), 95, 43: 52, 66. approved, held in high esteem Ðysse wyrte syndon twá cynrena ... óþer ys tó lǽcedómum swýþe gecoren, Lch. i. 298, 6. (2 a) with dat. of person approving :-- Wæs ðæt Gode swíðe gecoren man on his dǽdum
wígend
a fighting man ⬩ a warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ a noble ⬩ strenuous man
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Ðú eart weoroda God, wígendra hleó, helm alwihta, Exon. Th. 25, 31; Cri. 409. Wíggendra hleó, Eádmund cyning, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 18
óga
the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear ⬩ the exciting cause of such a feeling ⬩ an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing ⬩ to fear ⬩ to terrify ⬩ to frighten ⬩ terrible
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For hellewítes ógan on account of the terror which hell-torment causes oððe for Sæs écan lífes wuldre R.
be-sencan
To plunge ⬩ submerge ⬩ drown
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On helle besenct, Hml. Th. i. 330, 26. Besencedum summerso. An. Ox. 11, 99. Besente demersos, 3078. Besencte, Bl. H. 49, 8. Add:
fracoþ
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Tó helle faran for fracodum dǽdum, Hml. S. 26, 250. Tarquinius hira eallra fracoþast wæs, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 28. Þá fúlan forligeras þæs fracodostan mennisces Sodomitiscra ðeóda. Hml. S. 13, 191. Cf. forcúþ. Add
on-innan
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Þonne þǽr micel stán . . . oninnan fealþ, Bt. 6; F. 14, 29 : B. 71 : 2089. as prep. preceding the governed word Gefealden oninnan ðæs synfullan monnes ingeðonce, Past. 243, Hí hira yfel helað oninnan him selfum, 449, 9. following the governed word Hire
werian
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Ǽgðer óðrum trymede heofonríces hyht, helle wítu wordum werede (cf. gihét im heƀanríki endi helleógethwing werida mid wordun, Hél. 2082), Andr. Kmbl. 2107; An. 1055. to defend, resist attack upon God geseah his ( St.
spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sár spell (sárspell ?) swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becom ne naht oft siððan the man told such a dismal story of the journey to hell as never before had come to men, and not often since, Shrn. 49, 10: Cd.
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FEN
FEN ⬩ marsh ⬩ mud ⬩ dirt ⬩ pălus ⬩ lŭtum ⬩ līmus ⬩ sordes
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Se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten who held the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 208; B. 104. Hió wyrcþ ðæt fenn ðe man háteþ Meotedisc it forms the fen which is called Mæotis, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 19.
inne-weard
Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior ⬩ intestines ⬩ viscera
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Hú héh and deóp hell inneweard seó, 228; Th. 309, 10; Sat. 707 : Beo. Th. 2000; B. 998. Tó inneweardum ðam wéstene ad interiora deserti, Ex. 3, 1.
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neósan
to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent
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Þýstra, wíta neósan to seek hell, 275, 23; Jul. 554 : 280, 18; Jul. 631. Hámes niósan, Beo. Th. 4722; B. 2366: 4765; B. 2381. Éce staðulas neósan, Cd. Th. 207, 30; Exod. 474. a person Úser neósan, Beo. Th. 4155; B. 2074.
híwan
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Hína gemǽre boundary of land held by the híwan (?), 24. Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, Ll. Th. i. 46, 9. Hí áxodon æt þám híwum hwæðer Petrus ðǽr wununge hæfde, Hml. S. 10, 111.
á-forhtian
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To become afraid of something Helle áforhtian gehennam expavescere , R. Ben. I. 21, 3. Deáð áforhtigende mortem pavescens , Hy. S. 139, 21. to be afraid of doing something Ic áforhtige tó secgenne hwæt mé becom, Hml.
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dǽlan
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Sceal þín hrá dǽlan, An. 954. to separate one's self from another, to part, depart (cf. sie fan iró drohtine délian skoldun, Hel. 4774) Ic feor gewíte, fleáme dǽle elongavi fugiens, Ps.
ge-nerian
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Th. 58, 2. to protect against Nǽfre þú mé wið swá heardum helle wítum ne generedest, Seel. 48. Wuldres God hié generede wiþ þám níðhete, Dan. 279. Álýs mé and genere wið lagustreámum, Ps. Th. 143, 8.
ge-líhtan
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D. light; 7) Cóm þegen Hílendes hám tó helle . . . segde ús þætte seolfa God wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan. Árás þá ánra gehwylc . . . wǽron ealle þæs fægen, þæt Drihten wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan, Sat. 426-436. to come to a place, approach (v.
sceaþa
a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy ⬩ fiend, devil ⬩ a spoiler, robber ⬩ a warrior
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Helle hæftling, scyldigne sceaþan, Salm. Kmbl. 257 ; Sal. 128 . Sceaþan (the fallen angels ) hwearfdon earme æglécan geond ðæt atole scref, Cd. Th. 269, 13; Sat. 72 . In ðæt sceaþena scræf hell, 304, 20 ; Sat. 633 .
fýr
fire ⬩ fire ⬩ fire ⬩ to be on fire ⬩ a fire, fuel in a state of combustion ⬩ a fire on a hearth ⬩ a piece of burning material ⬩ fire ⬩ lightning ⬩ a disease
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H. 35, 13. fire of hell Manna gítsung is swá byrnende swá ꝥ fýr on þǽre helle, Bt. 15; F. 48, 19. On þám écan fýre mid deófle, C. D. iv. 52, 9. On éce fýr sendan, Bl.