þringan
To press ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ to throng ⬩ press round, upon ⬩ crowd together ⬩ to press ⬩ move with violence, eagerness ⬩ hurry ⬩ press on ⬩ press forward ⬩ force a way
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Gelíc sumum ðara gumena ðe him geornost mid þegnungum þringaþ ymbe útan, Met. 25, 28. Wergendra tó lyt þrong ymbe þeóden, Beo. Th. 5758; B. 2883.
wind
wind ⬩ air in motion ⬩ wind ⬩ flatulence ⬩ wind ⬩ breath
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Met. 7, 20. Se stearca wind, 12, 14. Winneþ wind wið wǽge, 25, 58. Ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2753; B. 1374. Ðonne wind ligeþ, weder bið fæger, Exon. Th. 210, 7; Ph. 182. Biþ sǽsmilte, ðonne hý wind ne weceþ, 336, 27; Gn. Ex. 56.
líg
Flame ⬩ lightning
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Met. Fox 9, 33; Met. 9, 17. Wununga áfyllede mid brastligendum lígum, Homl. Th. i. 68, 5: Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 34. Brand and bráde lígas, Cd 18; Th. 21, 16; Gen. 325: 36; Th. 47, 20; Gen. 763.
Linked entry: lég
máðum
A precious or valuable thing ⬩ a treasure ⬩ jewel ⬩ ornament
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Met. Fox 21, 40; Met. 21, 20. Máððum óðres weorp gold mon sceal gifan treasure shall change hands, gold must be given, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 11; Gn. Ex. 155. Næs him tó máðme wynn, hyht tó hordgestreónum, Andr. Kmbl. 2228; An. 1115.
Linked entry: máðm
simble
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Th. 4, 16 ; Cri. 53 : Met. 20, 238. Semle, 20, 198. Ic siemle mid ðé beó, Bt. 7, 3 ; Fox 22, 23. Hé symle Drihtne folgode, Homl. Th. i. 58, 17. Symle wesan on lustum, Cd. Th. 30, 26 ; Gen. 472.
worn
A swarm ⬩ band ⬩ Jlock ⬩ crowd ⬩ multitude ⬩ many ⬩ a great number ⬩ a great quantity ⬩ much ⬩ many
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Hé wunode dægrímes worn, 156, 31; Gen. 2597: 80, 20; Gen. 1331: Met. 26, 33. Hé ðæs wítes worn gefélde he felt the multitudinous pain, Cd. Th. 269, 23; Sat. 77. Hé worna fela sorge gefremede, yrmðe, Beo. Th. 4011; B. 2003
Linked entry: weorn
neoþor
Lower ⬩ in an inferior position
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Hine nyþor ásette Metod the Lord humbled him (Nebuchadnezzar), Cd. Th. 247, 7; Dan. 493
Linked entry: niþor
be-delfan
to dig a grave ⬩ to dig about ⬩ to bury ⬩ put under ground, ⬩ to bury ⬩ put in a grave or tomb
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Hé hine lét ofsleán and deópe bedelfan, Chr. 1049; P. 168, 38. to bury, put in a grave or tomb Git métað weal; bedelfað on ðám þone líchoman, Shrn. 139, 27. Bebyrge ł bidelfa sepelire, Jn. L. 19, 40
ge-miltsian
to shew mercy, have compassion, to pity, pardon ⬩ mĭsĕrēri, propĭtiāri ⬩ to make mild, make kind, soften ⬩ propĭtium reddĕre, mītĭgāre
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Ðætte he gimilsage miserere, 40, 19. to make mild, make kind, soften; propĭtium reddĕre, mītĭgāre Ðæt Pater Noster Metod gemiltsaþ the Pater Noster makes mild the Lord, Salm. Kmbl. 81; Sal. 41
Linked entries: miltsian ge-mildsian
ge-cwéman
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Þú éce líf eallum dǽlest, swá hér manna gehwylc Metode gecwémað, Hy. 10, 58. Ic ne gecwémde non placui, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 27. Heora ofspring, þone dǽl ðe him ǽr gecwémde, Hml.
lǽs
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qui istam terram diminuerit in pascuis siue metis, C. D. v. 253, 36. ¶ beólǽs pasture where there were many flowers for bees ? Cf. Beó-leáh, C. D. iii. 75, 37 :-- On beólése . . . út þurh beóleáse, C. D. B. iii. 249,31. Add
wæl-stów
The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter
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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.
Linked entry: hreá-wíc
cræft
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Cræftas machinas, 1668. v. circul-, gedwol-, gramati(s)c-, meter-, morþ-, swég-, tæl-, tów-, wicg-, wynde-cræft
ge-búan
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Ne métte hé ǽr nán gebún land ... Þá Beormas hæfdon swíþe wel gebúd (-bún, v.l. ) hira land, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 22-28. Gebúgan and gesyttan, Angl. viii. 308, 35.
wita
one who knows ⬩ a person of understanding or learning ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one able to give counsel ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ one able to give counsel in affairs of state ⬩ one who takes part in the councils of a nation ⬩ a leading man ⬩ an elder ⬩ a chief person ⬩ senior ⬩ one who has knowledge ⬩ a witness ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one professing supernatural knowledge
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Hí hæfdon ǽlce dæge heora witena gemót (-met. Thw.), and wǽron gesette synderlíce tó ðam ða senatores, ðæt synd þeódwitan, Jud. Thw. p. 161, 31. Wiþ ðám Rómániscum witum, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 15.
scill
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Scellum concis, ii. 15, 18. the shell of an egg Se rodor ymbféhþ útan eall þás niðerlícan gescæfte, swá seó scell ymbféhþ ðæt ǽg, Shrn. 63, 10: Met. 20, 174. Fæger swylce hé of ǽgerum út álǽde, scír of scylle, Exon.
swæþ
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Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 1: Met. 27, 14. Weard sáweþ on swæð mín ( the plough's), Exon. Th. 403, 11; Rä. 22, 6. Swearte wǽran lástas, swaþu swíþe blacu, 434, 19; Rä. 52, 3. Ða swaðo wǽron útwearde ongunnen ðe on ðæm marmanstáne geméted wǽron, Blickl.
Linked entries: swaþu bil-swæþ ge-swǽþian
swift
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Him on swift wind (cf. ungemetlíc wind, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 15) swápeþ, Met. 7, 20. Rodor swíféþ swift, 28, 17. Bufan ðam swiftan rodore. Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 15. Micel swég gǽþ of heora (the stars) swiftan ryne, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 43. Hors swiftne, Exon.
Linked entry: swyft
súþerne
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Southern, coming from the south Se óðer heáfodwind is súðerne, auster geháten, Lchdm. iii. 274, 16: Met. 5, 7. Se súðerna wind, Lchdm iii. 276, 7: Bt. 6; Fox 14, 23. Cwoen súðerne (súðernæs ł súðdǽles, Lind.) regina austri, Lk. Skt.
Linked entry: abrotanum
týn
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Met. 13, 39.