teár
A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb
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, iii. 44, 29. a tearlike drop Ðá wearð beám monig blódigum teárum birunnen ... sæp wearð tó swáte, Exon. Th. 72, 20; Cri. 1175. that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb :-- Balsames teár opobalsamum, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 51.
tyhtan
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Heó hyre leófe bearn georne lǽrde and tó góde tihte, Lchdm, iii. 428, 29. Hine his yldran tó woruldfolgaðe tyhton and lǽrdan his parents urged him to temporal service, Blickl. Homl. 211, 28.
weorþung
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Skt. ii. 23 b, 350. nobleness, glory, excellence Ðæt wuldres bearn on ðysne middangeard ástág, and seó heofencunde weorþung ðone fǽmnlícan bósm Sancta Marian gefylde, Blickl. Homl. 165, 27.
wirgan
to curse ⬩ maledicere ⬩ to do evil
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Ongan hé his selfes bearn wordum wyrgean, Cd. Th. 96, 13; Gen. 1594. Bletsian and wyrian, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 7: 326, 10. Wergendi devotaturus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 78. Wiergende, 89, 9. Wyrgende, 27, 4. He cóme má wítgiende ðonne wyrgende, Ps.
áscian
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Add: absolute Mon sceal sprecan ásciende, Past. 185, 9. with acc. of person addressed, to question, interrogate His rihta dóm áhsað ( interrogat ) manna bearn. Se ylca Drihten áhsað rihtwíse and unrihtwíse, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6.
Linked entry: áhsian
ge-leornian
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Geleornigen ðá bearn ðæt hí hiéren hira ieldrum, 191, 1, 4. intrans. To acquire knowledge of a subject, receive instruction Éghuelc sé ðe gehérde from feder and geliornade, Jn. L. R. 6, 45. Huu ðes stafas wát, mid ðý ne geliornade, 7, 15.
hǽlend
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Bearn Hǽlendes, Sae. 153. Hélendes, 86. Þú (Satan) ús (the fallen angels) gelǽrdest þæt wé Hǽlende hýran ne sceoldan, 54. Herigean Hǽlynd Drihten Laudate Dominum, Ps.
híwian
to form ⬩ fabricate ⬩ to feign ⬩ to dissemble
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Anatolius hátte sum híwigende munuc, and hé behýdde his yfelnysse, 31, 792. to make as if: Ne híwa ðú, mín bearn, swilce ðú mid bilewitnysse mæge gán orsorh tó mǽdena húsum, Hex. 48, 9.
hefig-tíme
heavy ⬩ weighty ⬩ of great importance ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ oppressive ⬩ annoying ⬩ troublesome ⬩ hard to bear ⬩ grievous ⬩ tedious
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L. 54, 4. of things, hard to bear, grievous; in a weaker sense, tedious. used attributively Hé geðafað þæt ðá árleásan his hálgan ðearle geswencað mid hefigtýmre éhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 574, 23.
fricgan
To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ question ⬩ find out ⬩ seek after ⬩ learn ⬩ get information of ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri ⬩ pĕtĕre ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ compĕrīre
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Sceal bearna gehwylc leánes fricgan, ealles ðæs ðe we on eorþan ǽr geworhton [MS. geweorhtan], gódes oððe yfles every child shall seek the reward of all that we ere did on earth, of good or evil, Exon. 116 b; Th. 447, 18; Dóm. 41.
ríman
to count, number ⬩ to enumerate, recount, describe in succession ⬩ to calculate, compute, count up ⬩ to account, esteem as
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Gl. 482, 24. to account, esteem as Gé beóþ mé talade and rímde on bearna stæl, Exon. Th. 366, 11; Reb. 10
sendan
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Sende ðá his béne fore bearn Godes, Andr. Kmbl. 3224; An. 1615. Sendon hira béne fore bearn Godes, 2055; An. 1030. Þinga gehwylces ðara ðe ðú mé sendan wylle tó cunnunge, Exon. Th. 453, 32 ; Hy. 4, 23.
hladan
to load ⬩ to load ⬩ freight ⬩ cargo ⬩ to load ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ obtain ⬩ to scoop out
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Ic gefrægen hond reáfian ... ánne mannan, him on bearm hladan búnan and discas sylfes dóme, 2775. Ongunnon stígan on wægn weras, and hyra wicg somod hlódan under hrunge, Rä. 23, 10. to draw; haurire Nómun, hlódun auserunt, Wrt.
for-dón
to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ to seduce ⬩ defile ⬩ corrupt ⬩ sedūcĕre ⬩ scĕlĕrāre
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Be ðam wífmen ðe hire bearn fordéþ de mŭliĕre quæ infantem suum occīdit, L. Ecg. P. cont. ii. 2; Th. ii. 180, 3.
Linked entry: for-gedón
LÆS
Less ⬩ lest
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Licgende beám læsest gróweþ, 91 b; Th. 343,19; Gn. Ex. 159. Ðonne hí læst wénaþ when they least expect, Ps. Th. 13, 9: 10, 2: Homl. Th. ii. 104, 12: Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 30.
Linked entry: læsast
ge-mynd
Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemoration ⬩ remembrance
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Us is mid mycelre gemynde to geþencenne we must bear well in mind, Blickl. Homl. 29, 2. Gimynd commemoratio, Rtl. 62, 21. In gemyndum to habbanne to be had in mind, Nar. 4, 9: 2, 8
Linked entries: ge-myndleás ge-mend ge-mind
simble
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. ¶ in clauses with a comparative :-- Symle biþ ðý heardra ðe hit sǽstreámas swíðor beátaþ it keeps getting harder the more the waves beat it, Cd. Th. 80, 7 ; Gen. 1325 : Beo. Th. 5752 ; B. 2880 : Salm.
deáþ
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Ge*-*gang þá deáða bearn þe hí démað nú posside filios morte punitorum, Ps. Th. 78, 12. Þurh deáðes(-as?) wítgung nicromantia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 30
etan
to devour ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy
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æt manna líchaman, and hit ácwealde heora bearn . . . Þæt wæter weóx, and swíþe hit æt hyra líchaman, Bl. H. 245, 24-33. Þá eotendan edaces (flammas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 11: 31, 53. of passion, &c. Þínes húses anda mé et (comedit), Jn. 2, 17.
feran
to go on ⬩ proceed ⬩ to fare ⬩ go on ⬩ succeed ⬩ to come ⬩ be derived
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Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, and fére se ceorl forð, Ll. Th. i. 126, 4. of action, behaviour, to go on, proceed Heó férde fracodlíce on forlygre she shamefully practised adultery, Hml. S. 2, 217.