sumer-lǽcan
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To draw near to summer Wite gé ðæt hit sumorlǽhþ, Homl. Th. i. 614, 5
for-sorged
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To be too anxious Ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 16. Substitute:
ge-styntan
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To make blunt, to check Gestint retundit, i. coercet. Germ. 392, 94. See next word
hof-lic
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Pertaining to a court or palace Tó hoflican geseton ad palatinas zetas An. Ox. 2996
harian
To cry ⬩ clamare ⬩ clamare
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To cry; clamare Tó ðé ic horige ad te clamabo, Ps. Th. 27, 1, note
Linked entry: horian
gerwan
To make ready prepare, make, construct ⬩ părăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre
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To make ready prepare, make, construct; părăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre Ciricean getimbran, gerwan Godes tempel to build a church, to construct a temple of God, Andr. Kmbl. 3266; An. 1636. Gerwigan wífe hús wexinge getácnaþ to prepare [one's] house
þreápian
To rebuke ⬩ reprehend
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To rebuke, reprehend Oft gelimpeþ, ðonne hé tó suíðe and tó ðearllíce ðreápian (ðreáwian, ðreátian, Cott. MSS.) wile his hiéremenn, ðæt his word beóþ gehwyrfedo tó unnyttre ofersprǽce plerumque contingit, ut, dum culpa subditorum cum magna invectione
Linked entry: þrípel
ge-ǽnan
to unite oneself ⬩ join
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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,
á-tendan
to light up ⬩ to expose to severe trial ⬩ to excite ⬩ inflame
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Add: to light up Swá swá seó sunne hine átent (the moon), Lch. iii. 266, 25 note. to expose to severe trial Wé wǽron átende grimlíce swýðe ǽr wé mihton þás geréna áspyrian, Angl. viii. 312, 48. to excite, inflame Fram átendendum his deófle ab accensore
byrlian
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To pour out, give to drink, serve; propinare Ic him byrlade wróht of wége I poured out complaint to them from the cup, Exon. 72b; Th. 271, 23; Jul. 486. Feónd byrlade ðære idese bittor bǽdewég the fiend gave the woman the bitter cup to drink, 47a; Th
Linked entry: byrelian
ge-cuman
To come ⬩ go ⬩ venire ⬩ ire
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To come, go; venire, ire Seueriana gecom to ðæra hálgena byrgenum Severiana came to the graves of the saints, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 27. Gecum to mínum þeówan Saulum go to my servant Saul, Homl. Th. i. 386, 19. Of nánum óðrum gecumen come from none other
dýgan
To do good, benefit ⬩ prodesse, vălēre
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To do good, benefit; prodesse, vălēre Ic secge ðæt sió fórespræc nedýge náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him fore þingaþ I say that the defence does no good either to the guilty or to him who pleads for him, Bt. 38; 7; Fox 210, 6. Ðæt ys to gelýfenne
Linked entry: ge-dígan
ge-lǽtan
To allow ⬩ make over to any one
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To allow, make over to any one Eádgár æðeling wearþ belandod of ðám ðe se eorl him ǽror to handa gelǽten hæfde Edgar Atheling was deprived of those lands which the earl had before made over to him, Chr. 1091; Erl. 227, 24. Ðú gelétas permittas, Rtl.
ríman
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Add Gif hí oferhycgen ðæt hí him ondrǽden hiora lytlan synna ðonne ðonne hí hí gesióð, ondrǽden hí him húru, ðonne hí hí hrímað (cum numerant), Past. 437, 12. add Sumne dǽl écra gyfa swilcra swilce nú wísdom is, and rihtwísnes, and óðre manega þe ús
socian
to soak ⬩ to steep in a liquid ⬩ to soak ⬩ to lie in a liquid
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to soak (trans.), to steep in a liquid Socodon coquebant Germ. 399, 378. to soak (intrans.), to lie in a liquid Glædenan rinde lytelra gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt, gedó ðonne ðæs scearpestan wínes tó .v. sestras, ásete ðonne on háte sunnan . . . ðæt hit
hwistlian
to hiss ⬩ whistle
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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle Hé hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]
bócian
To give by charter, to charter ⬩ libro vel charta dare
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To give by charter, to charter; libro vel charta dare Oswald biscop bócaþ Wihtelme his þegne bishop Oswald charters to Wihthelm his thane, Cod. Dipl. 531; A. D. 966; Kmbl. iii. 6, 9
Linked entry: bócod
un-ágifen
Not given up ⬩ not repaid
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Not given up, not repaid Nolde Sigelm tó wigge faran mid nánes mannes scette unágifnum Sigelm would not go to battle with the money owing to any man unpaid, Chart. Th. 201, 24
Linked entry: á-gifan
wiþ-hogian
To be adverse in thought ⬩ purpose ⬩ to be disposed to resist
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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to be disposed to resist Abraham . . . nalles Nergendes hǽse wiðhogode (had no thought of disobeying the command), Cd. Th. 173, 20; Gen. 2864. v. next word
Linked entry: wiþer-hycgende
ge-stefnian
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to summon, call on a person to act Hié gestefniað him betweónum wið ðám unclǽnum gástum they (the angels) eall on one another to fight against the unclean spirits, Verc. Först. 125, 7
Linked entry: stefnian