hild
War, ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna, prælium
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War, battle, pugna, prælium Hild sweðrode war ceased Beo. Th. 1807; B. 901: 3180; B. 1585: 3698; B. 1847: Andr. Kmbl. 2840; An. 1422: Elen. Kmbl. 36; El. 18: 298; El. 149. Hyne Hetware hilde gehnǽgdon him the Hetwaras conquered in battle, Beo.
a-gelwan
To stupefy ⬩ astonish ⬩ stupefacere ⬩ conster-nare
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To stupefy, astonish; stupefacere, conster-nare Ðá wearþ ic agelwed then I was astonished, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 9
Linked entry: a-gælwed
frécenlíce
Dangerously ⬩ perīcŭlōse
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Dangerously; perīcŭlōse Scipio frécenlíce gewundod wearþ Scipio was dangerously wounded, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 40: Lchdm. iii. 156, 26
Linked entry: frǽclíce
eá-lád
A water-way ⬩ aquōsa via
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A water-way; aquōsa via Frécne þuhton egle eáláda the fearful water-ways appeared terrible, Andr. Kmbl. 881; An. 441
sweord-wund
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-Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfág and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Wald. 7; Vald. 1, 5
breard
A brim, margin, rim,
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War. 13, 27
bremman
To rage, roar; ⬩ rudere, fremere
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War. 11, 33, 38
ge-sweógian
To be silent; ⬩ tăcēre
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To be silent; tăcēre Gesweógode he áne hwíle he was silent for some time, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 10
miltsung
Mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ compassion ⬩ a shewing mercy ⬩ pardon ⬩ indulgence
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Swá micclum swá ðæs mannes gecynd unmihtigre wæs swá hit wæs leóhtre tó miltsunge the weaker was man's nature, the easier was it to pardon, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 24. Bútan forgifenysse ł miltsunge (milsunge) sine respectu, Hpt. Gl. 487, 53.
tó-weard
Toward ⬩ in the direction of
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Crist wæs tóweard ðære róde gelǽd, Btwk. 214, 27. following the governed word Hé eów onet tóweard mors propinquat, Met. 27, 8. where tó precedes and weard follows (cf. to God ward, to us ward in A. V.) Hé hine bær tó mynstre weard, Homl.
freólíc
Free ⬩ noble ⬩ ingenuous ⬩ comely ⬩ goodly ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ egrĕgius ⬩ dĕcens
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Se eafora wǽs Enoc háten, freólíc frumbearn the offspring was called Enoch, a comely first-born, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 19; Gen. 1189. Freólíc fyrdsceorp a goodly war-vest, Exon. 1043; Th. 395, 25; Rä. 15, 13: Cd. 55; Th. 67, 29; Gen. 1108.
Linked entry: frílíc
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.
FORMA
The first ⬩ earliest ⬩ prīmus
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Hú gesǽlig seó forme eld was ðises middangeardes how happy was the first age of this world, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 2: Bt. Met. Fox 8, 7; Met. 8, 4: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 8. Ðis wæs ðæt forme tácn this was the first miracle, Jn. Bos. 2, 11.
Linked entry: feorma
fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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Wæs seó fǽmne for ðam fǽrspelle egsan geaclad the damsel was chilled with terror at the horrible message, Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 19; Jul. 267.
DREÓGAN
to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fight ⬩ ăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre ⬩ DREE, endure ⬩ ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre ⬩ to enjoy ⬩ frui ⬩ To be employed, be busy ⬩ ăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse
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Drugon wǽpna gewin they fought the strife of arms, they waged war, Exon. 92 b; Th. 346, 7; Gn. Ex. 201.
Linked entries: a-dreógan ge-dreógan
dúre-weard
A door-ward, door-keeper
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A door-ward, door-keeper, Mk. Bos. 13, 34: Wrt. Voc. 81, 12: L. Ælf. C. 11; Th. ii. 346, 28
ende-byrdnes
Order, disposition, method, way, manner, means ⬩ ordo
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Order, disposition, method, way, manner, means; ordo Óþ endebyrdnesse ex ordĭne, Lk. Bos. 1, 3. On endebyrdnesse in ordĭne,l, 8
fyrenlíce
Vehemently ⬩ rashly ⬩ vehementer
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Vehemently, rashly; vehementer Ðæt ðú tó fyrenlíce feohtan sóhtest that thou soughtest to fight too rashly, Wald. 35; Vald. 1, 20
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fyrn-streámas
Ancient streams ⬩ the ocean ⬩ prisca fluenta ⬩ oceănus
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Ancient streams, the ocean; prisca fluenta, oceănus Fyrnstreáma geflotan to the ocean-floater, Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 17; Wal. 7
hriðer-hirde
herdsman
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A neat-herd, herdsman Amos hátte sum hrýðerhyrde Amos was the name of a certain herdsman, Homl. Th. i. 322, 35