módor-cynn
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Maternal kin Hire módorcynn gǽit tó Heinríce cásere on the mother's side she was descended from the emperor Henry, Chr. 1067; P. 202, 22
á-beran
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to do without Hym wæs láð tó forlǽtenne þone Hǽlend, and hý uneáðe mihton his neáweste (wanan?, ond áberan = to endure) áberan. Nap. 4. (?)
sǽ-weg
a sea-way,
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a sea-way, a path through the sea Sǽfiscas ða faraþ geond ða sǽwegas pisces maris qui perambulant semitas maris. Ps. Th. 8, 8
gúþ-beorn
A man of war, warrior ⬩ vir bellicosus, bellator
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A man of war, warrior; vir bellicosus, bellator Gúþbeorna sum wicg gewende one of the warriors turned his charger, Beo. Th. 634; B. 314
brim-fugel
a bird, fowl ⬩ A sea-fowl ⬩ sea-gull ⬩
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A sea-fowl, sea-gull; marina avis He gesihþ baðian brimfuglas he sees sea-fowls bathe, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 12; Wand. 47
spittan
To dig with a spittle
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To dig with a spittle In Agusto and Septembri and Octobri man mæg máwan, wád spittan, fela tilða hám gæderian, Anglia ix. 261, 16
Harold
Harold, second son of Cnut ⬩ Harold, son of earl Godwin
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Ðǽr wearþ ofslægen Harold kyng there was king Harold slain, 202, 10
cwyrn-stán
A mill-stone ⬩ molaris lapis, mola
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Ðæt him wǽre getiged án ormǽte cwyrnstán to his swuran, and he swá wurde on deóppre sǽ besenced that an immense mill-stone was tied to his neck, and he was so sunk in the deep sea, Homl. Th. i. 514, 17: Mt. Bos. 18, 6.
Linked entry: cweorn-stán
cyn
Akin, suitable, fit, proper ⬩ congruus, condignus
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Swá hit cynn [cyn Cot.] was as was suitable or fit, 35, 4; Fox 162, 24. Swylce hit kyn [cyn MS. B; cynn H.] sié as it may be right, L. In. 42; Th. i. 128, 11. Hit ys cyn it is proper, Ps. Th. 29, 11: 9, 34: 138, 20
wærness
Prudence, circumspection, caution
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Hæfde hé miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe hé on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde, hweðre hé tó ðon wærnesse hæfde on eallum ðingum (he was so circumspect in all things), ðæt hé munuclífe
a-ríseþ
it behoveth ⬩ oportet
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War. 9, 22; quia oportet filium hominis, Vulg
ége
An eye
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War. 5, 29
feorg-bona
A life-destroyer ⬩ vītæ interfector
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A life-destroyer; vītæ interfector He him feorgbona weorþeþ he becomes a life-destroyer to him, Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 24; Wal. 41
biter-wyrde
Inclined to bitterness ⬩ ad amaritudinem pronus
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Inclined to bitterness; ad amaritudinem pronus Ne he biterwyrde næs he was not inclined to bitterness, Homl. Th. i. 320, 15: ii. 44, 22
þeód-lícettere
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An arch-hypocrite Se þeódlícetere ( Antichrist ) hit gehíwaþ swá ðæt læst manna wát, hú hé him wið ðone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wulfst. 54, 18
un-geférlíce
In civil war
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In civil war Hé .v. gefeoht ungeférlíce (wel cynelíce gefeaht and, MS. C.) þurhteáh bella civilia quinque gessit, Ors. 5, 13; Swt, 244, 25
eorþ-græf
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Eorþgræf pæðeþ it (the bucket of a draw-well) makes its way through a passage dug in the earth, Rä. 59, 9. Substitutefor citation
orleg-hwíl
Battle-time, time of war
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Battle-time, time of war Nú is leódum wén orleg-hwíle, Beo. Th. 5814; B. 2911. Fela ic gúþrǽsa genæs, orleghwíla, 4845; B. 2427
and-saca
A denier ⬩ renouncer ⬩ an apostate ⬩ opposer ⬩ enemy ⬩ negator ⬩ renunciator ⬩ adversarius
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A denier, renouncer, an apostate, opposer, enemy; negator, renunciator, adversarius Ofer eorþan andsaca ne wæs there was not an opposer on the earth, Cd. 208 ; Th. 258, 2 ; Dan. 669.
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bearm
The bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus ⬩ gremium
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Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137. Alédon leófne þeóden on bearm scipes they laid the beloved chief in the ship's bosom, Beo. Th. 70; B. 35 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 382, 28; Rä. 4, 3