Sweón
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The Swedes Burgendan habbaþ Sweón be norþan him . . . Sweón habbaþ be súþan him ðone sǽs earm, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 31-34. Ðá Sweón heafdon weallstówe geweald, Chr. 1025; Erl. 163, 11. Sacu Sweóna and Geáta, Beo.
westan
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Swinsiaþ súþan and norþan, eástan and westan, Exon. Th. 55, 19; Cri. 886.
Linked entry: westane
múþa
the mouth of a river ⬩ an opening ⬩ door
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Be súþan ðæm múþan is se port Caligardamana . . . be norþan ðæm Gandes múþan is se port Samera. Be norþan ðæm porte is se múþa ðære ié . . . Ottorogorre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 6-13. On Limene múþan . . . Se múþa is on eástweardre Cent. . .
ge-fultuman
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. ¶ the object to be got expressed by a clause :-- Bæd Burgréd Æþelwulf þæt hé him gefultumade þæt him Norþ-Walas gehiérsumode, Chr. 853; P. 64, 25. (3 b) to help a person (dat. ) to do something :-- Hí bǽdon þæt hié him gefultumadon þæt hié wiþ þone
inne
In ⬩ within ⬩ inside ⬩ in-doors
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Gif hit sý eást inne gif hit sý norþ inne béte be ðam ðe ða friþgewritu sæcgan let him make 'bót' as the law says, if it be in this part of the country. If it be in the east or north let him make 'bót' according to what the treaties say, L.
Linked entry: innian
fífta
The FIFTH ⬩ quintus
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Fífta wæs Eádwine, Norþan Hymbra cyning the fifth was Edwin king of the Northumbrians, Chr. 827; Erl. 64, 3. Her onginnþ seó fífte bóc Boéties here begins the fifth book of Boëthius, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 9.
EAX
An axis, axle-tree ⬩ axis
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An axis, axle-tree; axis Neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe near the north end of the axis, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 20: 39, 13; Fox 232, 33: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 44; Met. 28, 22: 29, 36; Met. 29, 18.
hwón
Little ⬩ few
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Hé ðǽr bád westanwindes and hwón norþan he there waited for a wind rather from the north of west, 1, 1; Swt. 17, 15. Hwón lange rather long, Herb. 152, 1; Lchdm. i. 276, 24. Hwón weredre swæce of a rather sweet taste, 151, i; Lchdm. i. 276, 9.
Linked entries: æt-hwón ná-teþeshwón hwéne
Temes
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Fóron be Temese ... be norþan Temese, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 14, 20. Hí tugon hira scipuup on Temese, 895; Erl. 93, 31. Hí námon him wintersetl on Temesan and lifedon of Eást-Seaxum, 1009; Erl. 143, 4
LANG
LONG ⬩ tall
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LONG, tall Hé sǽde ðæt ðæt land síe swíðe lang norþ ðonan he said that the land stretches thence far to the north, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 4.
ÁC
OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a
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Frs. ék: Dut. eek, eik: North Frs. ik: L. Ger. eke: N. Ger. eiche: M. Ger. eich: O. Ger. eih : Dan. eg: Swed. ek: O. Nrs. eik.
nearu
confinement ⬩ durance ⬩ prison ⬩ a strait ⬩ difficulty
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Nearwe genýddon on norþwegas wiston him be súþan Sigelwara land the difficulties of the situation forced them to the north for they knew that to the south of them lay the land of the Ethiopians, Cd. Th. 181, 29; Exon. 68.
ge-hrínan
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Add: [weakforms, ge-hrínde, -hrínade, occur in North-ern Gospels] Gehrínan contingere Wrt.
dúru
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Undóð mé duru ( portas) sóðfæstra ... sóðfæste on þá duru (portam ) sécead inngang, 117, 19. v. norþ-, súþ-duru, and the following compounds. dyrum (-an)
Brunan burh
Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,
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On looking at the map of the learned Bishop Gibson, in his Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 4to. 1692, I find he is of my opinion, that Brunanburh was north of Beverley. I cannot, however, discover why he places it to the north of Northumbria.
súþan
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Th. 55, 18; Cri. 885: 220, 23; Ph. 324. marking position, to or in the south Asia is befangen mid ðæm gársecge súþan and norþan and eástan, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 7. Ne dohte náðer ðisse leóde ne súðan ne norðan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 27.
traisc
tragicus
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Trojan, perhaps the same meaning is intended here Æfter ðon hé eall gear onwealh Norþan-hymbra mǽgþe áhte nalas swá swá sigefæst cyning ac swá swá leódhata ðæt hé grimsigende forleás and hi on gelícnysse ðæs traiscan wacles wundade dein cum anno integro
Linked entry: Tróiesc
ge-logian
To place, lodge, dispose, regulate ⬩ ponere, disponere, reponere, collocare
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Ælfeg's holy body on the north side of the altar, Chr. 1023; Erl. 163, 33. He begeat má castelas and ðǽr inne his ríderas gelogode he got more castles and lodged his knights therein, 1090; Erl. 226, 30.
Linked entry: lógian
Swǽfas
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Wið norþan Donua ǽwielme and be eástan Ríne sindon Eást-Francan; and be súþan him sindon Swǽfas, on óþre healfe ðære ié Donua; and be súþan him and be eástan sindon Bægware, se dǽl ðe mon Regnesburg hǽtt . . .
ham
A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.
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It occurs as an independent word in the following passages Ðonne geúðe ic Ælfwine and Beortulfe ðes hammes be norþan ðære littlan díc, iii. 421, 15. Of ðam beorg tó Cwichemhamme; of ðam hamme, v. 157, 24.