þýfel
A bush ⬩ a thicket ⬩ a leafy plant
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Genim ðysse wyrte, ðe wé león fót nemdon, fíf ðýfelas bútan wyrttruman, Lchdm. i. 98, 16
hæg-steald
One living in the lord's house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, bachelor, virgin ⬩ mansionarius, cælebs, juvenis, virgo
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His hægstealdas his young warriors, Fins. Th. 81; Fin. 40. Hægestealdas and fǽmnan juvenes et virgines, Ps. Th. 148, 12. Swilce geongum hægstealde ut ephebo hircitallo, Mone B. 3434. Hehstald virgo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 23 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 27.
Linked entry: Hagustaldes-eá
ge-met-líc
Moderate, temperate, measurable, fit ⬩ moderatus, temperatus, mensurabilis, aptus ⬩ mediocris
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Moderate, temperate, measurable, fit; moderatus, temperatus, mensurabilis, aptus Hæle wísfæst and gemetlíc a man wise and moderate, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 12; Fä. 87.
þurh-beorht
Very bright ⬩ splendid
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Skt. i. 23, 820. fig. Swá micele máran eádmódnysse ðú sý þurhbeorht ( perspicuus ), swá micele swá máran wurþnysse foresett ðú eart, Scittt. 22, 17. Yrfweardnes mín þurhscínendlíc ł þurhbeorht ( praeclara ) is, Ps. Lamb. 15, 6
Linked entry: þurh-scínendlíc
un-gefére
impassable ⬩ impervious ⬩ impenetrable
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Mid wéstenum and ungefǽrum londum, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 36. fig. impervious, impenetrable Ða mód ðe Dryhtne ungeféru sint mentes Deo impenetratae Past. 35; Swt. 245, 23
Linked entries: un-gefǽrum un-gefaren ge-fére
-fæst
unsteady, unsteadfast
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unsteady, unsteadfast
bétan
to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore ⬩ emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair a fire ⬩ to light ⬩ make a fire, to kindle ⬩ focum reparare ⬩ to remedy, compensate, make amends ⬩ compensare
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the fire.
Linked entry: bétte
ge-springan
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L. l, 28. to reach by spreading, spread and reach (fig.)
here-beácen
a war-signal ⬩ a beacon ⬩ an ensign ⬩ a lighthouse
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Substitute: a war-signal (lit. or fig.) Herebaecon, -bécon, -bénc simbulum, Txts. 96, 919. Herebǽcun, 101, 1971.
on-týnan
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</b> to open what is compressed, open the hand ; fig. to bestow liberally :-- Swylce þú wylle þíne þá hálgan hand ontýnan, ealle hí gefyllan fægere góde, Ps. Th. 103, 26
ǽmerge
embers, ashes ⬩ dust ⬩ busta ⬩ embers
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Beréc hý on háte ǽmergean, Lch. iii. 30, 18. fig. dust Ic nán gást ne eom ac ǽmerge and axe and eall flǽsc, Hml. S. 23 b, 286
Linked entry: ǽmyrge
tó-nemnan
To name separately, ⬩ distinguish by name into parts
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Swá þeáh is tó geþencenne ðæt ða fíf þing þeáh hí tónemde sién mid wordum ðæt hit is eall án þing ðonne hí gegaderode beóþ atqui necessarium est confiteri nomina quidem esse diversa, nullo vero modo discrepare substantiam, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 122, 11
Linked entry: nemnan
six-hynde
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Of a class whose wergild is six hundred shillings Gif wealh hafaþ fíf hýda hé biþ sixhynde, L. In. 24; Th. i. 118. 10. Be syxhyndum men. Gif hit sié syxhynde mon, [gielde] ǽlc mon . lx. scił ł., L. Alf. pol. 30; Th. i. 80, 11.
Linked entries: -hynde twelf-hynde twi-hynde
be-fæstan
to fasten ⬩ make fast ⬩ fix ⬩ infigere ⬩ to establish ⬩ fundare ⬩ firmare ⬩ to commend ⬩ recommend ⬩ commit ⬩ deliver ⬩ put in trust ⬩ entrust ⬩ commendare ⬩ tradere ⬩ committere
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to fasten, make fast, fix; infigere Biþ se þridda dǽl líge befæsted, in gléda grípe the third part shall be fastened in fire, into the gripe of flames, Elen.
Linked entries: be-feastnian bi-fæstan
ge-bǽran
To bear one's self ⬩ behave or conduct one's self ⬩ se gerere
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Th. 2029; B. 1012 : 5640; B. 2824 : Fins. Th. 77; Fin. 38. Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá wið feónd ye must not behave to him as to an enemy, Past. 46, 8; Swt. 356, 7; Hat. MS. 68 a, 14.
Linked entry: bǽran
ge-bégan
To cause to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ bow down ⬩ recline ⬩ press down ⬩ humble ⬩ crush ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ incurvāre ⬩ humiliare ⬩ deprĭmĕre
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Burga fífe wǽran under Norþmannum nýde gebégde on hǽðenra hæfteclommum lange þrage five towns were under the Northmen by necessity bowed down in the bonds of the heathen for a long space, Chr. 941; Th. 210, 7, col. 1; Edm.9
hlǽfdige
a queen ⬩ Our Lady ⬩ lady
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Þá foregangendan hlǽfdian, 26. a queen (lit. or fig.) Ætstód kquén ł hlǽfdige (regina) æt swíðran þínum, Ps. L. 44, 10. Seó sáwul is þæs líchoman hlǽfdige, and heó gewissað þá fíf andgitn swá swá of cynesætle ...
slincan
to crawl ⬩ to slink away ⬩ repere, reptare
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Hé gescóp eall wyrmcynn and creópende and fleógende and swymmende and slincgende Anglia viii. 310, 17. fig. to slink away Se earma flýhþ uncræftiga slǽp slincan on hinder Dóm. L. 240
fóster-módor
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A. 171, 49. fig. Sió fóstermódur ǽlces cræftes virtutum nutrix, Past. 215, 23. Nytenyss leahtra fóstermóder (nutrix ), Scint. 98, 1
ge-beót
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Add: a promise to do great things, a boast, boasting Ðá bóceras gýmaþ tó gebeótes þǽra fíf stafa þe synd vocales gecíged the grammarians make a boast of taking care of the five letters that are called vowels, Angl. viii. 327, 35.