líg-draca
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A fire-drake, dragon vomiting flames, Beo. Th. 4655; B. 2333. Légdraca, 6073; B. 3040
mere-grund
The bottom of a sea or lake
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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100
Norþ-Dene
The North-Danes
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The North-Danes, Beo. Th. 1571; B. 783 : Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 25, 27
searu-fáh
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Curiously, cunningly coloured (cf. gold-fáh) Herebyrne síd and searofáh, Beo. Th. 2892; B. 1444
þanc-hycgende
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thoughtful Hé, gumena nát hwylc, þanchycgende ðǽr gehýdde deóre máðmas, Beo. Th. 4462; B. 2235
bríw-þicce
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Thick as pottage Wylle hit oð ðæt hit beó wel bríwþicce, Lch. iii. 76, 7
ge-háda
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Beó þæslic wurðmynt gegearwod þám rihtgelýfedum úrum gehádum ( domesticis fidei ), R. Ben. 82, 1. Add
sǽ-geáp
Roomy enough for sea voyages
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Roomy enough for sea voyages (of a ship) Sǽgeáp naca, Beo. Th. 3797; B. 1896
weol-deáþ
A violent death
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A violent death Hié wældeáð (death at Grendel's hands) fornam, Beo. Th. 1395; B. 695
wæl-fáh
Deadly hostile
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Beo. Th. 2260; B. 1128
weall-clif
A steep cliff
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A steep cliff Hí scufon wyrm oferweallclif, léton wǽg niman, Beo. Th. 6255; B. 3132
Linked entry: weall
gúþ-searo
Arms, armour
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Arms, armour, Beo. Th. 435; B. 215: 661; B. 328; Andr. Kmbl. 253; An. 127
hæg-steald
Unmarried, young
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Unmarried, young Hægstealdra, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 28; Gen. 1862 : Beo. Th. 3782; B. 1889
heáðu-líðende
Sea-faring
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Sea-faring, Beo. Th. 3600; B. 1798: 5902; B. 2955: Andr. Kmbl. 851; An. 426
án-wintre
Of one year ⬩ one year old ⬩ continuing for a year ⬩ hornus = horinus ⬩ ὥρινος ⬩ hornotĭnus ⬩ anniculus
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Of one year, one year old, continuing for a year; hornus = horinus = ὥρινος from ὥρα, hornotĭnus, anniculus Ðæt lamb sceal beón ánwintre erit agnus anniculus, Ex. 12, 5
un-geteoriendlíce
Indefatigably
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Indefatigably Ðis synt ða lára and ða tól gástlíces cræftes, gif hig from ús dæges oððe nyhtes ungeteoriendlíce begongenne beóð..., L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 18
edlesendlíce
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Relatively Seó sáwul oððe ꝥ líf synd ge*-*cwædene tó hyre sylfra, and ꝥ gemynd oððe ꝥ andgit beóð gecwædene tó sumum þinga edlesendlíce, Hml. S. 1, 119
ge-ceasterwaran
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Wé geácsodon his geceasterwaran beón Godes englas, Wlfst. 2, 2
nunn-mynster
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Þæt hé hine tó ðám befæste ꝥ hé móste beón lǽce þæs nunmynstres (on þám nunmynstre, v. l.) ut eum sanandum monasterio commendaret, Gr. D. 37, 27. Add
scúr-heard
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Made hard by blows (v. scúr, <b>I b;</b> and cf. heoru hamere geþuren, Beo. Th. 2575; B. 1285) Sweordes ecg, scerp and scúrheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2267; An. 1135. Ðæt him féla láf ( the sword ) ne meahte scúrheard sceþþan, Beo.