I. Beówulf: an Anglo-Saxon poem. II. The fight at Finnsburh: a fragment.
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I. Beówulf: an Anglo-Saxon poem. II. The fight at Finnsburh: a fragment.
Dragons -- Poetry; Epic poetry, English (Old); Monsters -- Poetry
rand-häbbend, pres. part., _shield-bearer_, i.e. _man at arms, warrior_:
gen. pl. rond-häbbendra, 862.
rand-wîga, w. m., _shield-warrior, shield-bearing warrior_: nom. sg., 1299;
acc. sg. rand-wîgan, 1794.
râd, st. f., _road, street_; in comp. hran-, segl-, swan-râd.
ge-râd, adj., _clever, skilful, ready_: acc. pl. neut. ge-râde, 874.
râp, st. m., _rope, bond, fetter_: in comp. wäl-râp.
râsian, w. v., _to find, discover_: pret. part. þâ wäs hord râsod, 2284.
räst. See rest.
ræcan, w. v., _to reach, reach after_: pret. sg. ræhte ongeán feónd mid
folme (_reached out his hand toward the foe_), 748.
ge-ræcan, _to attain, strike, attack_: pret. sg. hyne ... wæpne ge-ræhte
(_struck him with his sword_), 2966; so, 556.
ræd, st. m.: 1) _advice, counsel, resolution; good counsel, help_: nom. sg.
nu is ræd gelong eft ät þe ânum (_now is help to be found with thee
alone_), 1377; acc. sg. ræd, 172, 278, 3081.--2) _advantage, gain, use_:
acc. sg. þät ræd talað (_counts that a gain_), 2028; êcne ræd (_the eternal
gain, everlasting life_), 1202; acc. pl. êce rædas, 1761.--Comp.: folc-ræd,
and adj., ân-, fäst-ræd.
rædan, st. v., _to rule; reign; to possess_: pres. part. rodera rædend
(_the ruler of the heavens_), 1556; inf. þone þe þu mid rihte rædan
sceoldest (_that thou shouldst possess by rights_), 2057; wolde dôm godes
dædum rædan gumena gehwylcum (_God's doom would rule over, dispose of,
every man in deeds_), 2859. See sele-rædend.
ræd-bora, w. m. _counsellor, adviser_: nom. sg., 1326.
ræden, st. f., _order, arrangement, law_: see Note on 1143; comp.
worold-ræden(?).
â-ræran, w. v.: 1) _to raise, lift up_: pret. pl. þâ wæron monige þe his
mæg ... ricone â-rærdon (_there were many that lifted up his brother
quickly_), 2984.--2) figuratively, _to spread, disseminate_: pret. part.
blæd is â-ræred (_thy renown is far-spread_), 1704.
ræs, st. m., _on-rush, attack, storm_: acc. sg. gûðe ræs (_the storm of
battle, attack_), 2627; instr. pl. gûðe ræsum, 2357.--Comp.: gûð-, hand-,
heaðo-, mägen-, wäl-ræs.
(ge-)ræsan, w. v., _to rush (upon)_: pret. sg. ræsde on þone rôfan, 2691,
2840.
ræswa, w. m., _prince, ruler_: dat. sg. weoroda ræswan, 60.
reccan, w. v., _to explicate, recount, narrate_: inf. frum-sceaft fira
feorran reccan (_recount the origin of man from ancient times_), 91;
gerund, tô lang is tô reccenne, hû ic ... (_too long to tell how I_...),
2094; pret. sg. syllîc spell rehte (_told a wondrous tale_), 2111; so
intrans. feorran rehte (_told of olden times_), 2107.
reced, st. n., _building, house; hall_ (complete in itself): nom. sg., 412,
771, 1800; acc. sg., 1238; dat. sg. recede, 721, 729, 1573; gen. sg.
recedes, 326, 725, 3089; gen. pl. receda, 310.--Comp.: eorð-, heal-, horn-,
win-reced.
regn-heard, adj., _immensely strong, firm_: acc. pl. rondas regn-hearde,
326.
regnian, rênian, w. v., _to prepare, bring on_ or _about_: inf. deáð
rên[ian] hond-gesteallan (_prepare death for his comrade_), 2169.
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