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folc-biorn

(n.)
Grammar
folc-biorn, es; m.

A popular man ⬩ pŏpŭlāris vir

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A popular man; pŏpŭlāris vir Folc-biorn, Beo. Th. 4444; B. 2221

Linked entry: folc-beorn

here-net

(n.)
Grammar
here-net, -nett, es; n.

A war-net ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ corslet

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A war-net, coat of mail, corslet, Beo. Th. 3110; B. 1553

lyft-floga

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-floga, an; m.
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A flier in the air [a dragon], Beo. Th. 4619; B. 2315

lyft-geswenced

(adj.)
Grammar
lyft-geswenced, adj.

Weather-beaten

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Weather-beaten Ceól lyftgeswenced on lande stód, Beo. Th. 3830; B. 1913

mere-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
mere-fisc, es; m.

A sea-fish

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A sea-fish Wæs merefixa mód onhréred, Beo. Th. 1102; B. 549

morgen-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-leóht, es; n.

The morning light ⬩ morning

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The morning light, morning, Beo. Th. 1213; B. 604: 1839; B. 917

regn-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
regn-heard, adj.

Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard

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Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard Rondas regn-hearde, Beo. Th. 657;B. 326

þurh-brecan

(v.)

to break through

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to break through Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5577; B. 2792

wundor-máþþum

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-máþþum, es; m.

A wondrous treasure

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A wondrous treasure Ðone healsbeáh wrǽtlícne wundormáþðum, Beo. Th. 4352; B. 2173

ge-hlystfull

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Beó þú béntýþe ł gehlystfull depraecabilis esto Ps. L. 89, 13. Add

grund-wyrgen

(n.)
Grammar
grund-wyrgen, ne; f.

A wolf of the deep ⬩ Grendel's mother

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A wolf of the deep [Grendel's mother]Beo. Th. 3041; B. 1518

Linked entry: wirgen

heaðu-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-deór, adj.

Brave, stout in war

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Brave, stout in war, Beo. Th. 1380; B. 688: 1548; B. 772

sweord-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bealu, (-o), wes; n.

Bale or hurt caused by the sword

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Bale or hurt caused by the sword, Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147

sige-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wǽpen, es; n.

A weapon with which victory is won

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A weapon with which victory is won, Beo. Th. 1612; B. 804

sigor-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sigor-eádig, adj.

Blessed with victory ⬩ victorious

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Blessed with victory, victorious, Beo. Th. 2626; B. 1311: 4693; B. 2352

Linked entry: sige-eádig

for-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spanan, he -spaneþ, -spenþ; p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans. [spanan to allure]

To entice ⬩ seduce ⬩ illĭcĕre ⬩ sedūcĕre

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Forspanen beón seductum esse, sedūci, Prov. 30, Lye

langsum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
langsum-ness, e; f.

Length

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Swá ðæt hí ne beón þurh ða deópnysse ǽmóde ne þurh ða langsumnysse ǽþrytte so that they be not discouraged by the deepness, nor wearied by the length, Homl. Th. ii. 446, 8.

weorold-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-folgoþ, es;
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m, A worldly service, service with an earthly lord Sceolde Sanctus Martinus néde beón on ðære geférǽdenne cininges ðegna . . . Næs ná ðæt hé his willan on ðæm woruldfolgaðe wǽre . . .

bród

(n.)
Grammar
bród, e; f.

a brood ⬩ breeding ⬩ hatching

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Of ðám hunige beón brédað heora bród, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 17. Bród foetibus, An. Ox. 28, 25. breeding, hatching (v. bródig) Bróde concretione (cf. cennung concretio, 136, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 19

Linked entry: bród

ge-scógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scógan, ge-sceón
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Beón úre fét gesceóde, Angl. viii. 323, 28. [O.H.Ger. ge-scuoht calciatus.]

Linked entry: ge-sceód