slíþen
Cruel, hard, evil
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Th. 288, 12; Wand. 30. Hé him feorgbona þurh slíþen searo weorþeþ a destroyer of life through cruel craft to him he becomes 362, 25; Wal. 42. On ða slíþnan tíd at that dread hour (of death) 161, 27; Gú. 965.
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Columba
An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands
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There Columba built a monastery; and he was abbot there thirty-two years, and there died when he was seventy-seven years. His inheritors yet have the place. . . .
a-wǽlan
To roll away ⬩ roll back ⬩ roll to ⬩ revolvere ⬩ advolvere ⬩ to move violently ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ vexare
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War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War. 5, 18
geómorlíce
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Add: in a way that causes sorrow, miserably Man sceal þá geoguðe geómorlíce lǽdan gehæft, heánlíce mid heardum bendum, Wlfst. 295, 17. in a way that expresses sorrow, lamentably, mournfully Tó Gode gebiddende and tó him heora neóde geómorlíce mǽnende
cýgling
A relation ⬩ cognātus
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War. 18, 26
here-net
A war-net ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ corslet
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A war-net, coat of mail, corslet, Beo. Th. 3110; B. 1553
heaðu-deór
Brave, stout in war
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Brave, stout in war, Beo. Th. 1380; B. 688: 1548; B. 772
geánol
In the way, so as to meet
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In the way, so as to meet Geanulum obuio Germ. 399, 264
hilde-þryþ
Strength in war
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Strength in war, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 6; Rä. 20, 4
hyrstan
To fry ⬩ roast
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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan and brǽdan and swá hine mon má hirste swá wæs hé fægera on ondwlitan he ordered him to be stretched on an iron bed and roasted alive; and the more he was roasted the fairer was his face, Shrn
æf-dæl
A descent ⬩ descensus
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War. 19, 37
fareþ-lácende
Sailing ⬩ nāvĭgans
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Sailing; nāvĭgans Fareþlácendum nāvĭgantĭbus, Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 14; Wal. 5
frécne-stíg
A dangerous way or path ⬩ steep place ⬩ precipice ⬩ præcĭpĭtium
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A dangerous way or path, steep place, precipice; præcĭpĭtium. Som. Ben. Lye
hrím-ceald
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Icy cold Hrímcalde sǽ, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 22; Wand. 4
bi-wráh
covered,
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covered, Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 32; Wand, 23; p. of biwríhan
greót
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Hé on greút giswom the whale was stranded, Txts. 127, 7. Add
beran
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Fótlástas beran to bend one's footsteps, take one's way , B. 846. Add
wíg-spere
A war-spear
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A war-spear Wigspere falarica vel fala Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 48
gúþ-geláca
A companion ⬩ comrade in war ⬩ a warrior
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A companion, comrade in war, a warrior, Elen. Kmbl. 86; El. 43
hild-stapa
One who steps to war, ⬩ a warrior
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One who steps to war, a warrior, Andr. Kmbl. 2517; An. . 1260