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hand-plega

(n.)
Grammar
hand-plega, an; m.

Fighting

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Fighting Heard handplega hard fighting, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 23; Exod. 327: 95; Th. 124, 3; Gen. 2057: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 25.

þracu

(n.)
Grammar
þracu, gen. þræce; f.
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not in a bad sense, power, force Þracu (-a, MS.) wæs on óre, heard handplega, hægsteald módige, wígend unforhte, Cd. Th. 198, 22; Exod. 326. Sigores tácn wið þeóda þræce a token of victory against the power of nations, Elen. Kmbl. 369; El. 185.

Linked entries: ge-þracen þrece

ór

(n.)

beginning, originfront, van

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Th. 61, 33; Gen. 1006. front, van Wæs on óre heard handplega, 198, 22; Exod. 326: Beo. Th. 2087; B. 1041. Heriges on óre, Andr. Kmbl. 2213 ; An. 1108

ge-mittan

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fór fram þǽre byrig, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 34. to meet, encounter an enemy Þá gemytlon [þá men] hý of Hereforda and of Gleáweceastre, and him wið gefuhton, Chr. 915; P. 99, 17. (2 a) to meet attack, encounter hostility :-- Hí sǽdon ꝥ hí nǽfre wyrsan handplegan

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Hí nǽfre wyrsan handplegan on Angelcynne ne gemitton they never met with harder fighting in England, Chr. 1004; Erl. 138, note 7. Ðý læs God ús sende on wyrsan tintrego, Blickl. Homl. 243, 20. Ðæra synfullena deáþ byð se wyrsta (wyrresta, Ps.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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H. 59, 12. of energetic, vehement action Heard handplega, Exod. 327. Heard gripe hrúsan, Ruin. 8. Heorosweng heardne, B. 1590. Is þé gúð weotod heardum heoruswengum, An. 954

ge-métan

(v.)
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gemǽtton hí .xvi. scipa wícinga, 885 ; P. 79, 19. (3 a) with reflex, pron. used reciprocally :-- Næs long tó þon þæt þá áglǽcean hý eft gemétton, B. 2592. (3 b) to encounter hostility, opposition, & c. meet attack :-- Hí sǽdon ꝥ hí nǽfre wyrsan handplegan