wénan
to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for
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Wénaþ eów ǽlcere blisse Homl. Th. i. 554, 30. Ðǽr ðú ðé hleahtres wéne Guthl. prol.; Gdwin. 4, 8. Ǽr hé hym ðæs feferes wéne Lchdm. i. 84, 7. Ne mæg ic mé nánes óðres wénan Homl.
ord
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[perhaps here rather than under <b>I d</b> belongs Burgwarena ord (applied to Adam), Hö. 56. In v. 35 hell is spoken of as a burh, and the burhwaran are the departed in hell, of whom Adam was the progenitor.]
ge-fremman
To promote ⬩ perfect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit
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Homl. 137, 1. Ðæt weorc to gefremmenne to perform that work, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 10. Ic hǽla gefremme sanitates perficio, Lk. Bos. 13, 32. Ðás ongunnenan ðing ðurh Godes fultum gefremmaþ perform the things begun with God's help, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 4.
sundor-sprǽc
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-Hí cómon ealle tósomne tó heora sundersprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 9
a-wend
turned ⬩ translated
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turned, translated; Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned [translated] into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30
cýpe-cniht
A bought servant, slave ⬩ venalis puer, servus
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A bought servant, slave; venalis puer, servus Ðá geseah he cýpecnihtas he then saw slaves, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 18
gamenian
To joke ⬩ play ⬩ jŏcŭlāri ⬩ jŏcāri
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To joke, play; jŏcŭlāri, jŏcāri Gregorius gamenode mid his wordum Gregory played with his words, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 4
geafel
A fork
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A fork Hine ufan mid ísenum geaflum ðydon from above pierced him with iron forks, Homl. Th. i. 430, 5
Linked entry: gafol
léc
Look ⬩ sight
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Look, sight Wé sceolon áwendan úrne léc fram yfelre gesihþe, urne hlyst fram yfelre sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 374, 3
leornung-cild
A scholar ⬩ pupil ⬩ disciple
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A scholar, pupil, disciple Benedictus bemǽnde ðæt his leorningcild Maurus ðæs óðres deáþes fægnian sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 10
mid-eard
The world
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Seó sunne ðe onlíht ealne mideard, Homl. Skt. 1, 72
Linked entry: eard
mis-scrýdan
to clothe improperly
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to clothe improperly Bindaþ ðone misscrýddan ( the man who had not on the wedding garment ), Homl. Th. i. 530, 13
neowol-líc
Profound
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Profound Hé siccetunga teáh of niwellícum breóste he heaved sighs from the depths of his breast, Homl. Skt. 7, 66
gram-mód
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Homl. 223, 33
ge-sceód
Provided with shoes, shod
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Bos. 6, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 264, 9
Linked entry: ge-scód
þurh-þyddan
to thrust through ⬩ pierce through
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to thrust through, pierce through Ðá com sum cempa swíþe gewǽpnod, and hyne sóna þurhþydde, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 273
un-mǽþlíc
Not in due measure ⬩ immoderate ⬩ excessive
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Not in due measure, immoderate, excessive Of gítsunge beóð ácennede ... leás gewitnyss and unmǽðlíc neádung, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 11
Linked entry: un-mægþlíc
un-sýferlíc
Impure ⬩ uncleanly
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Homl. 43, 17
ge-hopian
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To hope Ic gehopige on hine sperabo in eum Ps. L. 90, 2. Gehopud speratus Scint. 27, 14 : 172, I
unwit-weorc
A work of folly ⬩ foolish work
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Homl. 111, 2