drepe
A slaying, stroke, violent death ⬩ occīsio
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A slaying, stroke, violent death; occīsio He drepe þrówade he suffered the stroke [death-stroke], Beo. Th. 3183; B. 1589
Linked entries: deáþ-drepe drype
ealdor-gedál
Separation from life, death ⬩ vitæ divortium, mors
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Separation from life, death; vitæ divortium, mors Óþ his ealdorgedál until his death. Cd. 92; Th. 118, 2; Gen. 1959
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be-reótan
To deplore ⬩ deplorare
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To deplore; deplorare Æðelinges deáþ bereótan to deplore the death of the noble, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 27; Hö, 6
fell
Ruin ⬩ death ⬩ lapsus ⬩ ruīna
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Ruin, death; lapsus, ruīna Ðéh ðe fell curen synnigra cyan though the race of sinners chose death, Andr. Kmbl. 3217; An. 1611
metod-gesceaft
Decree of fate ⬩ death
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Decree of fate, death Sum sceal seonobennum seóc sár cwánian, murnan meotudgesceaft ( approaching death ), Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 19; Vy. 20
deóþ
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death
wæl-cwealm
A death-pang ⬩ pain of violent death
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A death-pang, pain of violent death Récas stígaþ ofer hrófum, hlin bið on eorþan, wælcwealm wera, Exon. Th. 381, 8; Rä. 2, 8
ellor-síþ
A journey elsewhere, departure, death ⬩ ălĭbi ĭter, mors
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A journey elsewhere, departure, death; ălĭbi ĭter, mors Symble biþ gemyndgad eaforan ellorsíþ his offspring's death will always be remembered, Beo. Th. 4893; B. 2451
for-cyrran
To turn again ⬩ subvert ⬩ avoid ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ subvertĕre ⬩ evĭtāre
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To turn again, subvert, avoid; pervertĕre, subvertĕre, evĭtāre Búton deáþ hí ne mágon forcyrran except they cannot avoid death. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 8
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edwít-líf
A disgraceful life ⬩ probrōsa vita
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A disgraceful life; probrōsa vita Deáþ biþ sélla eorla gehwylcum ðonneedwítlíf death is better for every man than a disgraceful life, Beo. Th. 5775; B. 2891
a-dylegian
To destroy ⬩ delere
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To destroy; delere Ic adylegige deleo; ic adylegode [adeligode Som.] delevi; adylegod deletum, of ðam is gecweden letum [ = lethum death; Grk. λήθη oblivio] deáþ, ðe adylegaþ líf I destroy; I destroyed; destroyed, deletum, from which is derived [called
feorh-cwalu
Life-slaughter ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ cædes ⬩ mors
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Life-slaughter, death; vītæ cædes, mors Æfter feorhcwale after death, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 27; Wal. 77. He sóhte hú he sárlícast, þurh ða wyrrestan wítu, meahte feorhcwale findan he sought how he could invent a death most painfully, through the worst
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ge-liornes
a going ⬩ death
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a going, death
ge-witennes
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Add: departure from this life; death (v. ge-wítan; 2); the anniversary of a person's death On þone endlyftan dæg þæs mónþes byð Sc̃i. Martines gewytennys, Shrn. 146, 32
cwælm
death
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death Som. Ben. Lye
bi-mǽnan
To bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn ⬩ lugere
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To bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn; lugere Woldan wíf wópe bimǽnan æðelinges deáþ the women would with weeping bewail the noble's death, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 24; Hö. 4
hoppestre
A female dancer
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A female dancer Ðæs mǽran wítegan deáþ ðære lyðran hoppystran tó méde forgeaf rewarded that vile dancer with the death of the illustrious prophet, Homl. Th. i. 484, 3
wig-hete
Hate that leads to war
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Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121
feorh-gedál
Life-separation ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ divortium ⬩ mors
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Life-separation, death; vītæ divortium, mors Sceal feorhgedál æfter wyrþan death must afterwards take place, Andr. Kmbl. 362; An. 181: 2854; An. 1429: Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 5; Gú. 1173
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CWALU
A quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction ⬩ nex, cædes, exitium
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A quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction; nex, cædes, exitium Se cyning Eádwine mid árleásre cwale ofslegen wæs rex Æduini impia nece occisus, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 32: 2, 12; S. 513, 9, 12, 16. Þurh ánes engles cwale, on
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