mere-fisc
A sea-fish
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A sea-fish Wæs merefixa mód onhréred, Beo. Th. 1102; B. 549
geond-spreót
over, pervaded ⬩ pergerminavit, pervasit
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over, pervaded; pergerminavit, pervasit, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 27; Cri. 42
regn-heard
Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard
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Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard Rondas regn-hearde, Beo. Th. 657;B. 326
sige-wǽpen
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A weapon with which victory is won, Beo. Th. 1612 ; B. 804
sweord-bealu
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Bale or hurt caused by the sword, Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147
þurh-brecan
to break through
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to break through Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5577; B. 2792
wundor-máþþum
A wondrous treasure
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A wondrous treasure Ðone healsbeáh wrǽtlícne wundormáþðum, Beo. Th. 4352; B. 2173
eþel-riht
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Him wæs on þám leódscipe lond gecynde, eard, éðelriht, B. 2198. Add
fore-gehát
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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes foregehátes, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add
leáfnes-word
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A pass-word Ne gé leáfnesword gúðfremmendra gearwe ne wisson, B. 245
Linked entry: ge-leáfnes-word
winter-steall
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. ix. winterstellas and . i. fédelsswín, C. D. B. iii. 397. 39. Add
grund-wyrgen
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
bræhtm
a glimpse, glittering, twinkling,
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a glimpse, glittering, twinkling, Bd. 2, 13; Whelc. 142, 23, MS. B
brúna
of eye-brows
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of eye-brows, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 32; Rä. 41, 100, =
cnyttels
A knitting thread ⬩ string ⬩ thong; ⬩ nervus
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A knitting thread, string, thong; nervus Strenga, cnyttelsa nervorum Mone B. 2858
cradol
a cradle
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a cradle L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 420, 1, MS. B
á-standendness
Continuance ⬩ persistence ⬩ perseverance
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Continuance, persistence, perseverance On þǽre gebedes ástandendnysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 272
Linked entry: standendness
HREÓH
ROUGH ⬩ fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ rough ⬩ stormy ⬩ tempestuous ⬩ disturbed
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Skt. 6, 18. Flód hreóh under heofonum, Cd. 69; Th. 83, 29; Gen. 1387: Andr. Kmbl. 933; An. 466: 3083; An. 1544. Hreóh wæter, Ps. Th. 68, 1.
hleów
A shelter, ⬩ protection, ⬩ covering, ⬩ refuge;
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Ðe hé of hleó sende whom he sent from the shelter [of heaven ], Cd. 5; Th. 7, 7; Gen. 102. Eallum tó hleó as a refuge for all, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 29; Cri. 1197: Andr. Kmbl. 221; An. 111: 1133; An. 567.
be-teldan
To cover, cover over, surround, overwhelm ⬩ tegere, supertegere, circumdare, obruere
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Kmbl. 1976; An. 990. Fuglas hringe beteldaþ Fénix the birds surround the Phœnix in a ring, Exon. 6o b; Th. 221, 24; Ph. 339. Wæs wópes hring torne bitolden the weeping circle was overwhelmed with grief, 15 b; Th. 34, 6; Cri. 538