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niht-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
niht-bealu, wes; n.

Bale or hurt that comes at night

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Bale or hurt that comes at night, Beo. 389; B. 193

blǽd-ágende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blǽd-ágende, part.

Possessing abundance, prosperousabundantiam habens, prosper

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Possessing abundance, prosperous; abundantiam habens, prosper, Beo. Th. 2031; B. 1013

sige-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-eádig, adj.
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Blessed with victory, victorious Sigeeádig bil, Beo. Th. 3119 ; B. 1557

Linked entry: sigor-eádig

un-forhte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forhte, adv.

Fearlessly

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Fearlessly Hé wille leóde etan unforhte, Beo. Th. 892; B. 444

Linked entry: forhte

un-birnende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-birnende, adj.

Without burningwithout being on fire

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Without burning, without being on fire, Beo. Th. 5089; B.2548

wyrm-hord

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-hord, es; n.
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A treasure held by a serpent, Beo. Th. 4447; B. 2222

gúþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sceaða, an; m.

One who harms by warlike attack

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One who harms by warlike attack, Beo. Th. 4625; B. 2318

heal-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
heal-ærn, es; n.

A house with a hall, palace

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A house with a hall, palace, Beo. Th. 156; B. 78

Linked entry: heall-ærn

heaðu-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-weorc, es; n.

A work of war, a fight

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A work of war, a fight, Beo. Th. 5776; B. 2892

hilde-bord

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-bord, es; n.

A war-shield

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A war-shield, Beo. Th. 799; B. 397: 6270; B. 3139

in-coþu

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Colera rubea, ꝥ synt reáde incoða, beóð on sumera ... On hærfeste beóð colera nigra, ꝥ synt swearte incoðan, Angl. viii. 299, 30-34. Incoþan melancolias, i. nigrum fel, An. Ox. 3049. ¶ In the gloss fibras þearmas incoþe, An.

ge-sweostor

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Ealle hálige men beóð his gebróðru and gesweostru, Hml. Th. i. 260, 34.. Add: —

sand-corn

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Swá swá þá sandcorn, þá þe beóð be sǽs waroðum sicut arenam, quae est in littore maris, Gr. D. 55, 12. Add

Scede-land

(n.)
Grammar
Scede-land, Sceden-íg.

all

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The latter, occurring Beo. 3376; B. 1686, is the same as the Icel. Skán-ey, in Wulfstans narrative, Scón-ég (q.v.): the former (in pl.) seems to denote all l Blæd wíde sprang Scyldes eaferan Scedelandum in, Beo. 38 ; B. 19

wæl-niþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-niþ, es; m.

Deadly hatemortal enmity

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Deadly hate, mortal enmity Ðæt ys sió fǽhðo, and se feóndscipe, wælníð wera, Beo. Th. 5992; B. 3000. Æfter wælníðe, 170; B. 85. Áwehte ðone wælníð Nabochodonossor, Cd. Th. 218, 28; Dan. 46. Weallaþ wælníðas, Beo. Th. 4136; B. 2065

hyge-leás

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Add: of persons, (i) senseless, Gen. 51 (in Dict.). spiritless (f), without courage Be milte wærce . . . tácn ðǽre ádle hú higeleáse hí beóð (cf. the section to which this heading refers: Tácn þǽre ádle hú híwleáse hié beóð . . . þá men beóð mægre and

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
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Beón swæðer hig beón, swá (þe, other MSS. ) sacerdhádes swá clerichádes, 110, 7. Gewylde man hine swaðor man mǽge, swá cucenne swá deádne, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 17.

Linked entry: swaðor

ge-wittig

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Th. i. 420, 2. in (one's) right mind. v. ge-wit; Þǽr beóð deófolseóce gewittige, Hml. Th. i. 564, 35. Þá wódan þǽr beóð ge*-*wittige, Hml. S. 29, 338

átor-tán

(n.)
Grammar
átor-tán, es; m.

A poisonous rodramus venenosus

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Beo. Th. 2923; B. 5459

driórig

(adj.)

bloodycruentātus, gloriōsus

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Beo. Th. 5572; B. 2789