friþ-gild
A peace-guild ⬩ a society for the maintenance of peace and security ⬩ fœderātōrum sodālicium
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The statutes of these guilds are contained in the JUDICIA CIVITATIS LUNDONIÆ, set forth, under royal authority, by the bishop and reeves of the city [v. Th. L. Gl.]
here-téma
A leader of an army, of a people ⬩ a ruler ⬩ general
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Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se bisceop mínes heretéman then said he 'whose son is it ?' Then said the bishop 'my prince's' [?], Shrn. 130, 9. Hé wearþ tó heretéman he became general, Elen. Kmbl. 20; El. 10
Linked entry: -tíma
ǽ
Life ⬩ vita
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Life; vita Ðæt hí ne meahtan acwellan cnyhta ǽ that they might not destroy the young men's lives, Exon. 55a; Th. 195, 32; Az. 164
ǽrend-bóc
A letter ⬩ message ⬩ epistola ⬩ litteræ
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A letter, message; epistola, litteræ Hí ne mihton arǽdan engles ǽrendbéc they might not interpret the angels' messages, Cd. 212 ; Th. 261, 32; Dan. 735
æt-feallan
To fall away ⬩ cadere
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To fall away; cadere Healf wér ðǽr æt-fealþ one half of the wer there falls away, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 21
baan
A bone
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A bone Ne tobrǽcan ða baan they broke not the bones, Homl. Daye 55, 17; Th. has, Ne tobrǽcon ða bán, Homl. ii. 280, 9
for-hátena
An ill-named, or a reprobate person ⬩ fāmōsus ⬩ perdĭtus
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An ill-named, or a reprobate person; fāmōsus, perdĭtus Ðá se forhátena spræc then spake the reprobate one. Cd. 29; Th. 38, 20; Gen. 609
ful-ricene
Full quickly ⬩ very quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ citissĭme
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Full quickly, very quickly, immediately; citissĭme Gif he múntas hríneþ, hí fulricene reócaþ if he touches the mountains, they immediately smoke, Ps. Th. 103, 30
á-flygenness
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Attack Wið nǽddrena eardunge and áflygennysse to prevent the dwelling near one of snakes and their attack , Lch. i. 366, 8. Cf. on-flyge, -geflogen
Linked entry: flygenness
ceáp-scip
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Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe þe binnan múðan cuman, þéh hit unfriðscyp sý, gif hit undrifen bið, Ll. Th. i. 284, 19-21. Add
ge-smeáh
Intrigue
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Intrigue Ðǽr wearþ se cyng of France þurh gesmeáh gecyrred there the king of France was turned back by intrigue, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 23
ge-wǽdod
Prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ appărātus ⬩ instructus
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Prepared, equipped; appărātus, instructus Hí ðæt scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod they took the ship all armed and equipped, Chr. 992; Erl. 131, 34
Linked entry: ge-wéded
a-myrgan
To make merry ⬩ to gladden ⬩ cheer ⬩ exhilarare ⬩ lætificare
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To make merry, to gladden, cheer; exhilarare, lætificare Béc syndon breme: hí amyrgaþ módsefan manna gehwylces of þreánýdlan ðisses lífes books are famous: they cheer the mind of every one from the necessary affliction of this life, Salm.
deáwig
DEWY ⬩ roscĭdus
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DEWY; roscĭdus Gúþcyste onþrang deáwig-sceaftum the war-tribe pressed onwards with dewy shafts, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 25; Exod. 344. Ðara breósta biþ deáwig wǽtung there is a dewy wetting of the breasts, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 17
þúsend-ealdor
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a captain of a thousand men Þúsendealdor̃m̃ (the o and r are on erasures, and between them a letter has been scratched out. Cf. þúsendealdremen, Hpt. Gl. 515, 76. Perhaps the gloss stands for þúsendealdre, þúsendmen (v. þúsend-mann) chiliarcho, An.
BLÁWAN
To BLOW, breathe ⬩ flare, sufflare
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Bláwen is on smiððan conflatur in conflatorio, Prov. 27. v. trans Drihten háteþ héh-englas béman bláwan the Lord shall command the archangels to blow the trumpets, Cd. 227; Th. 302, 19; Sat. 602.
Linked entry: bláwung
under-bæc
backwards ⬩ back ⬩ behind ⬩ back
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they went backward; abierunt retrorsum, Jn.
Linked entry: BÆC
fram-búgan
To turn from or away ⬩ leave ⬩ deflectĕre ⬩ declīnāre
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To turn from or away, leave; deflectĕre, declīnāre Ðæt him ða frambugon [MS. frambugan], ðe hí betst getreówodon that those left them, whom they most trusted, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 44
fultum-leás
Without help ⬩ helpless ⬩ sĭne auxĭlio
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Without help, helpless; sĭne auxĭlio Ðæt hí tó raðe woldon fultumleáse beón æt hiora bearnteámum that they would very soon be without help from their posterity, Ors. 1. 14; Bos. 37, 18
ge-yrnan
To run ⬩ arise ⬩ exoriri ⬩ surgere
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To run, arise; exoriri, surgere Ðá georn ðǽr sóna upp genihtsumlíc yrnþ and wæstm then an abundant crop and grain [fruit] soon rose [ran] up there, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 40