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beadu-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-mægen, gen. -mægnes; n.

Battle-strengthmilitary powermilitaris visexercitus stragem faciens

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Battle-strength, military power; militaris vis, exercitus stragem faciens Beadumægnes rǽs, grím-helma gegrind the rush of battle-strength, the crash of grim helmets, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 28; Exod. 329

efen-háda-bisceop

(n.)
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One of like rank with another, a co-bishop Sumes bisceopes mínes efenhádan cujusdam coepiscopi mei, Gr. D. 43, 22

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Th. 384, 8; . 4, 24. Secgan hú se wudu (a sheathe) hátte, 437, 32; . 56, 16 : (a loom), 438, 10; . 57, 5. Liþendum wuda (a ship), 392, 9; . ii. 5. Wudu bundenne, Bec. Th. 438; B. 216: 3842; B. 1919.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

ge-tenge

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getenge, . 81, 20. Beorc byð . . . heáh on helme . . . lyfte getenge ( with its top close against the sky ), Rún. 18.

hleóðor

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor, es; n.

hearingwhat is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song

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Hleóðor háligra the voice of saints, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 14; Ph. 656: 108 b; Th. 414, 9; . 32, 17.

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Th. 393, 10; . 12, 8. Hí him wóh godu worhtan, Ps. Th. 77, 58

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Th. 438, 9; . 57, 5.

cyne-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-ríce, cyne-rýce, es; n.

A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm regnum

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He ge-eóde ealle ða cynerícu ðe on Crécum wǽron he over-ran all the kingdoms which were in Greece, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 58, 39. Cyneríca mǽst greatest of kingdoms, Exon. 85a; Th. 321, 1; Wíd. 39.

Linked entry: cyning-ríce

leóma

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Ox. 88. a ray, portion of brilliant light. of the light of a heavenly body Swá under ánum leóman þǽre sunnan (ánum sunnan leóman, v. l.) sub uno solis radio, Gr. D. 171, 12. Under ánum leóman (sunnan leóman, v. l. ), 172, 22: An. Ox. 2970.

ge-wefe

(n.)
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Gyt ys þridde cynn þǽre rake ... commune ...

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mis-rǽdan

(v.)

to counsel amissgive bad advice

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to counsel amiss, give bad advice Gif geférrǽden ðæne rǽd on gemǽnum geþeahte misrédaþ (-rǽdaþ) and feáwa witena ðæs geféres ða þeaife wíslícor tócnáwaþ stande ðara rǽd ðe mid Godes ege and wísdóme ða þearfe geceósaþ if the society in a general council

brim-streám

(n.)
Grammar
brim-streám, brym-streám, es; m. [brim, stréam a stream, river].

the sea's current, ocean-stream, the sea, oceanmaris fluctus, mare, oceanus a rapid stream, riverfluvius rapidus, amnis

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Th. 3825; B. 1910. a rapid stream, river; fluvius rapidus, amnis Humbran eá, bráda brimstreám Humber's river, broad rapid stream, Chr. 942; Th. 208, 38, col. 1, 2, 3

Linked entry: brym-streám

fultum-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
fultum-leás, adj.

Without helphelplesssĭne auxĭlio

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Without help, helpless; sĭne auxĭlio Ðæt hí tó raðe woldon fultumleáse beón æt hiora bearnteámum that they would very soon be without help from their posterity, Ors. 1. 14; Bos. 37, 18

ymb-windan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-windan, p. -wand.
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to wind (intrans.) round, encompass Rápas synfulra ymbwundon mé funes peccatorum complexi sunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 61. to wind (trans.) about, wind round Ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 29

líman

(v.)
Grammar
líman, p. de
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To emit rays, beam, shine ꝥ ꝥ leóht þe þǽr lýmde betweoh þám þýstrum wæs beorhtre þonne dæges leóht ut diem vinceret lux ilia quae inter tenebras radiasset, Gr. D. 171, 5

Linked entries: á-líman límian

réðigian

(v.)
Grammar
réðigian, p. -ode

To ragebe furious

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To rage, be furious Godes yrre ys ofer hig and his wíte réðegaþ egressa est ira a Domino, et plaga desaevit, Num. 16, 46. Réðegadon furuerunt, insanierunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 71

ge-æðele

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-æðele, adj.

Congenialin accordance with one's nature, racecongĕnĭtus

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Congenial, in accordance with one's nature, race [ Similar entries v. æðelo]; congĕnĭtus Swá him geæðele wæs from cneómǽgum as was to them natural from their kindred, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 7; Æðelst. 7

forþ-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-þegen, es; m.
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A thane of high rank, a great noble Sum forðþegn wæs welig Florus geháfen (cf. se Florus wæs ðá fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, 140), Hml. S. 6, 125: 22, 38. Cf. forþ-mann

bresne

(adj.)
Grammar
bresne, adj.

Strong, powerful, bold;potens

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Strong, powerful, bold; potens Ic his cynn gedó brád and bresne I will make his race wide-spread and powerful, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 17; Gen. 2801: 180; Th. 226, 18; Dan. 173

a-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorþan, a-wurþan, ic -weorþe, -wurþe, ðú -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþeþ, -wurþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wurþaþ; p. -wearþ, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden; v. intrans. [a from, away, weorþan to become]

To cease to bebecome insipid or worthlessevanescere

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Ðú awordena raca, Mt. Bos. 5, 22