wén
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Eác Ióhannes stefn geþwǽreþ þám ylcan andgyte in þám ilcan wéne (in aestimationé ista), 332, 21.
leóf-wende
Pleasing ⬩ gracious ⬩ acceptable ⬩ amiable ⬩ estimable
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Voc, ii. 61, 62. Sum biþ leófwende hafaþ mód and word monnum geþwǽre one man is amiable, he hath mind and speech in accord with men, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298. 13; Crä. 84.
on-sægedness
the rite, act of sacrifice or offering ⬩ what is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation
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Voc. ii. 15, 81. what is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation Nis ná tó onfónne seó hálige onsægdnes ( eucharistiam accipere ), L. Ecg. C. 35 ; Th. ii. 160, 37. Gif seó onsægednys on eorþan fealle, L. Ecg. P. iv. 15 ; Th. ii. 216, 15.
Linked entries: á-sægdnes an-sægdnes sægedness on-segedness á-segendness
cifes-hád
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Concubinage On cifesháde in pelicatu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 26. Cyfesháde, 87, 6
lenden-ece
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Pain in the loins Wiþ lendenece. Lch. ii. 64, 16, 21 : 234, 29
sceaga
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In hǽðleáge sceagan ðǽr hé þynuest is, C. D. iii. 391, 15. Add
wæter-bóg
A bough with moisture in it
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A bough with moisture in it Wæterbóh surculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 16
sweor-wærc
A pain in the neck
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A pain in the neck Lege on ðone sweorwærc, Lchdm. ii. 44, 22. :?-
cróg-cynn
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Collatum, i. vas in quo deportatur vinum, vel crógcyn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 51
heáh-græft
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Substitute: heáh-græft a carving in relief Heáhgræfte anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 13
loc-hyrdel
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A hurdle used in making a sheepfold Loc-hyrdla tilian, Angl. ix. 261, 9
Linked entry: hyrdel
be-swápan
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Ic Heróde in hyge bisweóp ꝥ hé Ióhannes bibeád heáfde beheáwan, Jul. 294. Add
folc-gedréfness
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The Latin is: Erit turbatio magna in omni populo, Verc. Först. 102, 4. Add
hræding
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. ¶ the word occurs mostly in the phrase on hrædinge hurriedly, without allowing enough time :-- Hit is on hrædinge earfoðrecce it is difficult to relate unless plenty of time is allowed, Wlfst. 22, 14.
swica
a deceiver ⬩ one who fails in fidelity or fealty, a traitor
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Voc. i. 47, 51. Se swica ( se ductor ille ) sǽde: 'Æfter þrým dagon ic áríse,' Mt. Kmbl. 27, 63. Seó smyltnys is stulor and dígele swica, Homl.
Linked entry: ǽ-swíca
ge-ǽþan
to make oath concerning, confirm by oath ⬩ to administer an oath to, swear
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Th. ii. 296, 9), and to the validity of which he was not to swear (falsely)), Ll. Th. ii. 258, 4. to administer an oath to, swear a person
under-bæc
backwards ⬩ back ⬩ behind ⬩ back
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Deófles nama is gereht, nyðerhreósende. Nyðer hé áhreás and underbæc hé eode ðá ðá hé wæs áscyred fram ðære heofonlícan blisse, Homl. Th. i. 172, 30-35: Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 70.
Linked entry: BÆC
fird-weorþ
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fit to serve in the fird Ealle ðá men ðá beón mótwerði, ferðwurði (ferduurði, 210, 14), C. D. iv. 208, 32. fit to bear arms, mighty in war: Fyrdwyrðeman (Beowulf), B. 1316
ge-nídedlic
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Take here <b>ge-nédedlic</b> in Dict., and add: <b>ge-nýdenlic</b> is the form in one MS., Bd. Sch. 59, 15
Linked entries: níded-lic ge-nýdenlic
resten-geár
A year in which work is not done
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; A year in which work is not done; Ne sáw ðú ðonne ne ríp ne ðínne wíneard ne wirce, forðam ðe hit biþ restengér, ;in the seventh year; Lev. 25, 4-5