ofer-niman
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Add: to take by surprise, overtake Mé leóht slǽp ofernam cum leuis mihi somnus obrepsisset, Bd. 5, 9 ; Sch. 592, 7
slæcmód-ness
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Cf. á-solcenness
streóna
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Cf. Streóna as a nickname of Eádríc, the treacherous alderman of Mercia
Linked entry: strína
wistle
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In l.2 after 'fistula' insert: (the Latin is: Fistula cum citharis reclamans aethera pulsat, Aid. 146, 20)
sadol-beorht
Having a splendid saddle
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Having a splendid saddle Þrió wicg sadolbeorhte (cf. sadol searwun fáh, since gewurðad, 2080 : B. 1038), Beo. Th. 4356; B. 2175
sceaþa
Scathe,harm, injury
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Scathe,harm, injury Cwæð ðæt sceaþena mǽst eallum heora eaforum æfter siððan wurde on worulde, Cd. Th. 85, 4; Gen. 549
wáþol
Wandering
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Wandering Scýneþ ðes mÓra wáþol under wolcnum (cf. wanderingas an epithet of the moon in Sbakspere) Fins. Th. 14; Fin. 8
weard-dún
A beacon-hill
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cf. weardan hyll. v. wearda) On wearddúne, ðǽr ðæt Cristes mǽl stód, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 465, 31
Linked entry: wearda
fylleþ
filling, completion. ⬩ full moon.
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Cf. [O. H. Ger. fullida consummatio, supplementum.] full moon. Similar entries v. fylleþ-flód, winter-fylleþ
Linked entry: fylleþ-flód
gyrd-wíte
Punishment with a rod ⬩ the punishment that came upon the Egyptians through Moses' ro
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Punishment with a rod, the punishment that came upon the Egyptians through Moses' ro, Cd. 143; Th. 178, 22; Exod. 15
sleg-neát
A beast to be slaughtered ⬩ a ewe to be slaughtered
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A beast to be slaughtered Hé geselle éghwelce gére tuá slegneát (slægnǽt) Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 39 Ch. Th. 105, 4
Linked entries: neát sliht-swín
smǽran
To laugh at, deride
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cf. besmeradun in Rush.) hine deridebant eum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 24
socc
A sock, kind of shoe ⬩ soccus, caliga, calicula ⬩ a sock.
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Soccas pedules (cf. meó) R. Ben. Interl. 92, 1
be-gangnes
celebration
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celebration :-- Begeongnise kalendas (cf. begangan, II. (2a) and: kalendae gehealdaggas vel hálige dagas, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 35), Rtl. 189, 33
weorold-gesceaft
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the created world Óð ðæt ðeós woruldgesceaft þurh word gewearð wuldorcyninges, Cd. Th. 7, 23 ; Gen. 110. created things, creatures God wolde ðæt him eorðe and uproder and síd wæter geseted wurde woruldgesceafte on wráðra gield, Cd.
Linked entry: weorold-sceaft
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Th. 32, 19; Cri. 515: 46, 22; Cri. 741: 53, 5; Cri. 846: Elen. Kmbl. 785; El. 393. Burgwarena ord, 462, 22; Hö. 56. of position, head, front Se ðe on orde geóng he who went at the head of the band, Beo.
scræf
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Gé mín hús habbaþ gedón sceaðum tó screafe (cf. gé worhtun ðæt tó þeófa cote, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 13), Homl. Th. i. 406, 3. Se hæfde on byrgenum scræf ( domicilium ), Mk. Skt. 5, 3. Geond ðæt atole scræf ( hell ), Cd.
or-þanc
Original, inborn thought ⬩ mind, genius, wit, understanding ⬩ ingenium ⬩ a skilful contrivance or work, artifice, device, design ⬩ skilfully, cunningly, ingeniously, with art
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Ðæt orþancum ealde reccaþ, Cd. Th. 200, 19; Exod. 359
fæstlíce
fast ⬩ firmly ⬩ constantly ⬩ persistence ⬩ fast ⬩ strictly ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once
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Similar entries Cf. fæste; I c Hí þǽr fæstlíce feohtende wǽron, Ch. 1001; P. 133, 18: By. 254. Festlíce, Chr. 994; P. 12 7, 33. Hí tógædere feastlíce féngon, 1004; P. 135, 35: S. 25, 489. Fæstlíce geflítan and gewinnan, Bl. H. 173, 2.