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íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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His sweord, írena cyst, 1350; B. 673 : 1609; B. 802. Bite írena, 4511; B. 2259. Íren ecgheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2363; An. 1183

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.

iron

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Of iron, iron Ecg wæs íren the edge was of iron, Beo. Th. 2922; B. 1459 : 5549; B. 2778. Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan he bade stretch him on an iron bed, and roast him alive, Shrn. 116, 2.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.
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</b> the iron used in the ordeal, the ordeal by hot iron :-- Hé ládige hine mid írene adlegiet se per Dei judicium, Ll. Th. i. 489, 19, 21. v. brand-íren, cimb-íren, gád-íren, lǽce-íren, writ-íren, ypping-íren

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.
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Íren hiorð asula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 21. Áne írene hierstepannan, Past. 160, 7: 162, 23. Mid írenum þíslum sleán, Bl. H. 189, 30. Add

íren-helm

(n.)
Grammar
íren-helm, es; m.

An iron helmet

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An iron helmet Írenhelm[or íren helm; but cf. preceding compounds] cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 14; Wrt. Voc. 35, 4

íren-gelóma

(n.)
Grammar
íren-gelóma, an; m.
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An iron implement Ða írengelóman ferramenta, Nar. 9, 19

Linked entry: ge-lóman

íren-bend

(n.)
Grammar
íren-bend, es; m.

An iron bondband

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An iron bond or band Licgaþ mé ymbe írenbendas, Cd. 19 ; Th. 24, 2 ; Gen. 371. Írenbendum fæst, Beo. Th. 2001; B. 998

íren-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
íren-byrne, an; f.
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An iron byrnie Námon írenbyrnan, heard swyrd hilted, and his helm, Beo. Th. 5965; B. 2986

Linked entry: ísern-byrne

íren-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
íren-þreát, es; m.
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A band having iron armour, Beo. Th. 666; B. 330

eall-íren

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-íren, adj.

All of iron omnīno ferrĕus

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All of iron; omnīno ferrĕus He héht gewyrcean eall-írenne wígbord wrætlíc he commanded a wondrous battle-shield, all of iron, to be made, Beo. Th. 4665; B. 2338

Linked entry: eal-íren

writ-íren

(n.)
Grammar
writ-íren, es; n.

A stylean iron implement for writing

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A style,an iron implement for writing Hí hyne ofsticodon mid hira writýrenum, Shrn. 117, 30

Linked entry: writ-breód

íren-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
íren-heard, adj.

Iron-hard

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Iron-hard, Beo. Th. 2227; B. 1112

ypping-íren

(n.)
Grammar
ypping-íren, es; n.
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The name of some tool, a crowbar (?) Hé sceal fela andlómena habban . . . mattuc, ippingíren, scear, culter and eác gádíren, Anglia ix. 263, 3

ipping-íren

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íren-helm

Similar entry: ísern-helm

Íren-síd

(n.)
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epithet of Edmund Eádmund cing Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, Chr. 1057 ; P. 187, 36

Linked entry: -síd

lǽce-íren

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-íren, es; n.
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A lancet Hé ásette his lǽceíren ( medicinale ferramentum, id est phlebotomum ) on míne tungan, Gr. D. 32, 25

eal-íren

all of iron

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all of iron

Linked entry: íren

hring-íren

(n.)
Grammar
hring-íren, es; n.
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The iron rings of a coat of mail Gúþbyrne scán heard hand-locen hringíren scír song in searwum the corslet shone, hard, hand-wrought, the bright iron rings rang in their armour, Beo. Th. 650; B. 222

Linked entry: íren

cimb-íren

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-íren, es; n.
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A joining-iron(?), a clamp(?) Hé sceal habban . . . cimbíren, tigehóc, Angl. ix. 263, 2