ísen-ordál
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The ordeal by hot iron, in which the accused who wished to clear himself had to bear, on the naked hand, a piece of red hot iron. The passages from which the following extracts are taken will illustrate this mode of trial Gif hit sý ýsenordál beón þreó
Linked entry: or-dál
on-feng
laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault
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laying hold of, seizing Be cirliscre fǽmnan onfeuge. Gif mon on cirliscre fǽmnan breóst gefó, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 13. Be nunnena onfenge(andfencgum, MS. B.: anfenge, MS. H.), 18; Th. i. 72, 7. Be þeófes onfenge æt þiéfþe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120
cílian
To be cold ⬩ algere
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To be cold; algere Ic cílige algeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3; Som. 28, 55
earm-gegyrela
A bracelet to be worn on the right arm ⬩ dextrāle
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A bracelet to be worn on the right arm; dextrāle Earmgegirelan dextrālia, Cot. 63
forht-ferþ
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The compound, perhaps, rather than forht ferþ, may be read in An. 1551: 1598.(?)
ge-figo
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Perhaps ge-flígo should be read. For 'cimosis' see fleáh
tannere
A tanner(?)
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A tanner(?) Be eástan eá and tannera hole, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 411, 22
un-glædnes
imperitia
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glosses imperitia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 25, but un-glǽwnes perhaps should be read
wís-wyrdan
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To be wise in speech Wýswyrdan philosophari, Anglia xiii. 38, 301. v. next word
wudu-rima
The edge of a wood
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The edge of a wood West be wuduriman, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. in. 34, 15
á-fandodlic
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To be approved, laudable Áfadodlic reprobabilis (= áfandodlic probabilis ), Kent. Gl. 628. v. next word
Linked entry: -fandodlic
blyscan
shine
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to be red, shine Bliscan (blyscan) ł glitian rutilare, coruscare, Hpt. Gl. 434, 75
brémend-lic
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Worthy to be celebrated Brémendlicum cele-brandis, An. Ox. 7, l. Brýmlicum ( = brýmendlicum), 4614
capitol-hús
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A chapter-house Gyf þú hwæt be capitelhúse tǽcan wylle, Tech. ii. 122, 4
for-berendlíce
tolerably
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In a way that may be borne, tolerably For-berendlícnr tolerabilius, Scint. 137, 6
Linked entry: berendlíce
ge-ánwyrdan
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To be in agreement, conspire Geánlǽhtan vel geánwyrdan conspiraverant Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, II
ge-fyllendlic
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Add: that may be completed Gefyllendlicre eldo consummabilis aevi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 7
Linked entry: fyllend-lic
ge-treówfullíce
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Eal seó geleáffulle gelaðung getreówfullíce be hire singð, Hml. Th. i. 546, 15. Add
hǽr-loccas
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Perhaps this should be read hǽr, loccas. Cf. fexa ł hǽra cincinnoriim, 435, 5
leóþ-lic
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Hé mid leóðlicum metre be þám mónðum þus giddode, Angl. viii. 301, 34. Add