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  • ... äfter deórum men dyrne langað beorn (_the hero longeth secretly after the dear man_), 1880. lang-sum, adj., _long-lasting, continuing_: nom.sg. longsum, 134, 192,

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • _ (held) fast in his antagonist's clutch_, 637; fýrbendum fäst, _fast in the forged hinges_, 723; handa fäst, 1291, etc.; hygebendum fäst (beorn him langað), _fast (shut) in the bonds of his bosom, the man longs for_ (i.e. in secret), 1879.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • (him dyrne langað ...) beorn wið blôde (_the hero longeth secretly contrary to his blood_, i.e. H. feels a secret longing for the non-related Beówulf),

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • _ (held) fast in his antagonist's clutch_, 637; fȳrbendum fæst, _fast in the forged hinges_, 723; handa fæst, 1291, etc.; hygebendum fæst (beorn him langað), _fast (shut) in the bonds of his bosom, the man longs for_ (i.e. in secret), 1879.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • (him dyrne langað ...) beorn wið blōde (_the hero longeth secretly contrary to his blood_, i.e. H. feels a secret longing for the non-related Bēowulf),

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • ... æfter dēorum men dyrne langað beorn (_the hero longeth secretly after the dear man_), 1880. lang-sum, adj., _long-lasting, continuing_: nom.sg. longsum, 134, 192,

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Grendel cwealdest, 1335. â-cwellan, _to kill_: pret.sg. (he) wyrm âcwealde, 887; þone þe Grendel ær mâne âcwealde, _whom Grendel had before wickedly murdered_, 1056; beorn âcwealde, 2122. cwên, st. f.: 1) _wife, consort_ (of noble birth): nom.sg. cwên, 62;

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Grendel cwealdest, 1335. ā-cwellan, _to kill_: pret.sg. (hē) wyrm ācwealde, 887; þone þe Grendel ǣr māne ācwealde, _whom Grendel had before wickedly murdered_, 1056; beorn ācwealde, 2122. cwēn, st. f.: 1) _wife, consort_ (of noble birth): nom.sg. cwēn, 62;

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

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