æt-hwæga
Somewhat ⬩ about ⬩ in some measure ⬩ a little ⬩ aliquantum ⬩ aliquantulum ⬩ aliquatenus
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Æt-hwega yfel wǽte biþ gegoten on ðæt lim whatever evil humour is secreted on the limb, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm, ii. 284, 28
gistian
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Líf mánfull tó gystigenne of húse on hús uita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum (it is a miserable life to go from house to house, Ecclus. 29, 24), Scint. 153, 15
costere
A tempter ⬩ tentator
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of mankind [lit. of the race of men] hath begotten in thee the unrest of this evil thought Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 46, 9. Se costere cwæþ to him tentator dixit ei Mt. Kmbl. Rush. Lind. 4, 3
Linked entry: costnere
ge-wisfullíce
Knowingly ⬩ expertly ⬩ scienter
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Knowingly, expertly; scienter, Greg. pref. lib. 2, Dial
ge-wyrdelíce
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Gewyrde[lice] uerbatim, andgytful[líce] sensatim An. Ox. 56, 120
bytte-hlid
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann
un-myrhþ
Sadness ⬩ misery
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Sadness, misery On unmyrhðe his líf geendian, Wulfst. 148, 9
Linked entry: un-mirigþ
eág-brǽw
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The eye-lid Mid þá eágbrǽwas, Lch. i. 352, 6
Linked entry: brǽw
elch
ELK ⬩ alces, cervus alces
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The ELK; alces, cervus alces, Lin. Som. Ben. Lye
finger-liþ
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A finger-joint Lið ł fingerlið articulus, Nap. 79
Linked entry: liþ
bréhg
an eye-lid,
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an eye-lid, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 40
be-sittan
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Þá þe ꝥ líc besǽton, Hml. S. 10, 59. Þá hǽþenan hæfdon hí besetene, 25, 391. [Goth. bi-sitan: O. Frs. bi-sitta to possess: O. Sax. bi-sittian to besiege: O. L. Ger. bi-sittian circumsedere, circumdare: O. H. Ger. pi-sizzen possidere.] Add
cniht-cild
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Hié ǽghwelcum cnihtcilde ymbsnidon ꝥ werlice lim, Shrn. 47, 20. Add
mynster-mann
A man who lives in a monastery ⬩ a monk
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C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 10, Ðás bóc be ðæra hálgena lífe ðe mynstermenn mid heora þénungum wurðiaþ, Homl. Skt. pref. 44: Swt. Rdr. 100, 148. Ðæt forme muneca cyn is mynstermanna, ðe gemǽnan lífe drohtniaþ on mynstre, R. Ben. 134, 5 : 9, 3.
eornostlíce
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Geornust[líce?] ergo, Angl. xiii. 439, 1052 (cf. 1062). Add
cattes
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Cat's mint, cat-mint; felina mentha. nepeta cataria, Lin. Som. Ben. Lye
ge-liccian
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to lick Ðá hundas his wunda geliccedon, Hml. Th. i. 330, 22
Linked entry: liccian
lǽlan
to be bruised
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to become black and blue with blows, to be bruised Geseoh nú seolfes swæðe swá ðín swát ágeát blódige stíge líc lǽlan see now thy track, where thy blood hath poured forth, a bloody path, see thy body bruised, Andr. Kmbl. 2884; An. 1445.
leoþu-bíge
humble ⬩ meek
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Flexible at the joints, humble; meek Ðá wearþ ðæt hálige líc hál on eorþan gemét liþebíge on limum the holy body was found in the earth sound, and with the limbs not yet stiff, Homl. Th. ii. 152, 33.
Linked entry: liþe-bíge
feorh-hord
Life's treasure ⬩ the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ vītæ thēsaurus ⬩ ănĭma
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Life's treasure, the soul, spirit; vītæ thēsaurus, ănĭma Líf biþ on síþe, fǽges feorhhord life is on its journey, the spirit of the fated, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 7; Ph. 221.