reónig-mód
Sad at heart, weary
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;Grimm suggests a comparison with Gothic; rimis ;quiet; )reste gefégon wérige æfter wæðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1183; An. 592
Linked entry: reomig-mód
geócre
Harshly, roughly
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Harshly, roughly Ðá Babilone weard yrre andswarode eorlum onmǽlde grimme ðám gingum and geócre oncwæþ then the lord of Babylon angrily answered to the men, announced fiercely to the youths, and harshly spoke, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 3; Dan. 211
cin-berg
menti protectio
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That part of the helmet which protects the chin; menti protectio Grímhelm gespeón cining, cinberge the king clasped his grim helmet, the protection of his chin, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 28; Exod. 175
bismer-gleó
Unseemly
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Unseemly, disgraceful sport Ic geháte ꝥ ic nǽfre ofer þis mínne líchoman ne besmíte þurh ꝥ grimme bysmergleów þæs mánfullan geligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 451.
gár-gewinn
Spear-war ⬩ hastātōrum pugna
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Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan grim gárgewinn let not the fierce javelin-strife turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1915; An. 960
un-áræfnendlíc
Intolerable
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Grimme hergunge and unáræfnendlíce acerbas atque intolerabiles irruptiones, 3, 24; S. 556, 5
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hǽst
Violent, vehement, impetuous
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an adverb parallel with sáre and grimme : v. preceding word], Cd. 110; Th. 146, 2; Gen. 2416
BLEÁÞ
Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive ⬩ timidus, imbellis, ignavus ⬩ destitute
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Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; timidus, imbellis, ignavus Ic eom to ðon bleáþ ðæt mec mæg gríma abrégan I am so timid that a phantom may frighten me, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 4; Rä. 41, 16. Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge his mind was not inactive, Andr.
ge-grápian
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Add: to lay hold of with the hand; to reach Seó clǽne beó oft wíde and síde blósman gegrét . . . and hig grimme windas gemétað, and þá wreccan geswencað, ꝥ heó earfoðlíce cýððe gegrápað ( that hardly can she reach home ), Angl. viii. 324, 15.
gæst
a GUEST ⬩ hospes ⬩ sŏcius ⬩ a stranger ⬩ an enemy ⬩ vir aliēnĭgĕnus ⬩ hostis
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fulne if the sea shall bear it [the vessel] full of guests, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 20; Rä. 4, 30. a stranger, an enemy; vir aliēnĭgĕnus, hostis Wæs se grimma gæst Grendel háten, wonsǽlig wer the grim enemy was called Grendel, the unblest man, Beo.
Grendel
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Grimm connects Grendel with grindel (q.v.). See Grmm. D. M. (trans.) p. 243
ǽr-gewyrht
A former work ⬩ a deed of old ⬩ opus pristinum ⬩ facinus olim commissum
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A former work, a deed of old; opus pristinum, facinus olim commissum Ða byre siððan grimme onguldon gaful-rǽdenne þurh ǽrgewyrht the children since have bitterly paid the tax through the deed of old, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 17; Gú. 960: Elen.
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glade
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Joyously, gladly Hié of þám grimman gryre glade treddedon, Dan. 439. Hí fore góddædum glade blissiað, Cri. 1287
gyrn
Grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ evil ⬩ calamity ⬩ injury
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Wíta unrím grimra gyrna torments numberless, grim troubles, 68 a; Th. 252, 34; Jul. 173: 39 a; Th. 129, 7; Gú. 417
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eolhx
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.) ¶ the word occurs as the name of a rune Eolxsecg eard hæfð oftust on fenne, wundað grimme beorna gehwylcne þe him ǽnigne onfeng gedéð, Rún. 15. See Wimmer, Runenschrift, p. 132. Substitute:
lybb
Medicine ⬩ drug ⬩ simple ⬩ poison
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Medicine, drug, simple in a bad sense poison; the word often implies the use of witchcraft, see the compounds; as Grimm says 'aus der bedeutung des erlaubten, φάρμακoν gieng hernach die des schädlichen, zauberhaften hervor,' D.
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Tír
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One form of the name of the Runic T; it is also the name of the god corresponding to the Latin Mars, and apparently used also of the planet bearing his name; as Grimm notices, the Runic symbol ᛏ resembles that used for the planet ♂ Tír byþ tácna sum,
grimsian
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Wól mid grimme wæle lange feor and wíde grimsigende pestilentia acerba clade diutius longe lateque desæviens, 27; S. 558, 15: 4, 25; S. 601, 20
mǽþ-leás
Without moderation ⬩ greedy
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Without moderation, greedy 'Ðás fugelas habbaþ feónda gelícnysse, ðe menn grǽdelíce grípaþ tó grimre helle.' Ðá hét Martinus ða mǽþleásan fugelas ðæs fixnoþes geswícan, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 11
mid-winter
Mid-winter ⬩ Christmas
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Mid-winter, Christmas Gif se (seo, MS.) mid-winter biþ on Wódnesdæg, ðonne biþ heard winter and grim ... Gif heó byoþ on Ðunresdæg, ðonne byoþ gód winter ... Gif se midwinter byþ on Frigendæge, ðonne byþ onwendædlíc winter ...
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