ærne-weg
A running-way ⬩ a way fit for running on ⬩ a broad road ⬩ via cursui apta ⬩ platea
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A running-way, a way fit for running on, a broad road; via cursui apta, platea Æt sumes ærneweges ende at the end of some course, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 9. Gescroepe ærneweg via apta cursui equorum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41
efen-éhþ
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Add: Three of the four MSS. have efennehþe, and this form points to connexion with efen-neáh, and to the idea of neighbourhood. For this sense cf. the later efen-nexta neighbour Gif þú agultest wið þine efennexta, O. E. Hml. i. 17, 32
ofen-raca
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For 'an instrument for clearing out an oven or furnace' substitute: 'A fork for stirring the fire in a furnace for cooking,' [Cf. rotabulum furca vel illud lignum cum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi, Migne] Man sceal habban . . . ofnrace,
un-geníd
Unforced ⬩ uncompelled
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Ðæt ealle gesceafta hiora ágnum willum ungenédde him wǽron underþeódde, 35, 5; Fox 164, 29. Ungeniédde (-nídde, Cott.
nest-pohha
A bag for food ⬩ wallet
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A bag for food, wallet Nestpoha pera, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 10
Linked entry: pohha
forþ-yppan
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For Cot. 150 substitute Forð yppeð promulgatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 7
fǽcnig
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For Nap. 78 substitute Fore fǽcnigum propter dolos, Ps. Rdr. 72, 18
drync
Drink, a drink, draught ⬩ potus, haustus
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Of mistlícum dryncum from various drinks, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 17
Linked entry: drinc
bísgung
Business, occupation ⬩ negotium, occupatio
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Ne forlǽte se reccere ða inneran giémenne ðæs godcundan þiówdómes for ðære abísgunge ðara úterra weorca let not the ruler forsake the inner care of the divine ministration for the occupation of outer works, Past. 18, 1; Hat. MS. 25 a, 29, 27, 30
Linked entry: býsgung
freónd-rǽden
A friend-condition ⬩ friendship ⬩ amīcĭtia
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God gefégþ mid freóndrǽdenne folc togædere God joins people together with friendship, Bt. 21; Fox 74. 37
a-fúnden
found ⬩ discovered
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found, discovered,Jn. Bos. 8, 4: Bt. 35, 5; Fox 162, 31;
dæg-swǽsendo
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food for one day; cibus unius diei, Ll. Th. ii. 220, 30
forþ-blǽstan
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For Cot. 74 substitute Forð blǽstan erumperant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 23
un-samwrǽde
Not united ⬩ opposed ⬩ contrary
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mali, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 176, 2
Linked entry: -wrǽde
gál-full
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L. fol. 183, II
á-metsian
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To provide food for Man him ámetsode, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 27 note
sceaþan
To scathe, hurt, harm, injure
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To scathe, hurt, harm, injure, with dat. Ðé ne sceaþeþ ǽnig, Ps. Th. 90, 7. Oft ic ó;ðrum scód, Exon. Th. 401, 22; Rä. 21, 15. Hé tóswengde líges leóman, swá hyra líce ne scód, 189, 16; Az. 60: 197,9 ; Az. 187. Se ðe nǽngum scód, 90, l; Cri. 1467. Ðæt
Sol-mónaþ
February ⬩ placenta ⬩ panibus sol ⬩ sun ⬩ mire ⬩ spurcalia
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The form sille, selle is found in some L. G. dialects, and also sporkel, which may be connected with spurcalia See Grimm, Gesch. D. S. c. vi.]
Linked entries: Februarius sol
Cædmon
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A man employed by the monks of Whitby in the care of their cattle in the early part of the seventh century. He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language. So striking and similar are some of his thoughts
slǽwþ
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Hí for heora slǽwþe and for gimeléste forléton unwriten ðara monna dǽda, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 64, 33. Ic wát ðæt swongornes hí mid slǽwþe ofercymþ, 36, 6; Fox 180, 34. Gyf hé for slǽwþe his hláfordes forgýmþ, lie biþ his ágnum wel geborgen, L. R.