an-winnan
To fight against ⬩ to attack ⬩ impugnare
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To fight against, to attack; impugnare Him onwann [MS. L. anwann] fought against them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 7
Linked entry: an-wann
Ceawan hlǽw
Cheawan low, CHALLOW
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Cheawan low, CHALLOW To Ceawan hlǽwe [MS. læwe] to Challow, Chron. Abing. i. 138, 5: Cod. Dipl. v. 310, 33
fram-ateran
To tear from or asunder ⬩ to tear in pieces ⬩ dirĭpĕre
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To tear from or asunder, to tear in pieces; dirĭpĕre Ic framatere dirĭpio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 64
heoloran
To weigh in a balance ⬩ to consider
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To weigh in a balance, to consider Hé holrede pensavit, cogitavit, Mone B. 1604. Heolorende librantes, Cot. 123: 180, Lye
Linked entry: holrian
íð-belig
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Easily made angry Ne wé tó ýðbelige [eáðbylige, MS. D.] ne sýn, ne tó langsum yrre hæbben, Wulfst. 253, 11
plættan
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To give a sounding blow, to smack Hí plætton hyne mid hyra handum dabunt ei alapas, Jn. Skt. 19, 3
Linked entry: ge-eárplættan
bi-helmian
To cover over, to cover, shroud ⬩ cooperire
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To cover over, to cover, shroud; cooperire Heolstre bihelmad shrouded with darkness, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 2; Jul. 241
Linked entry: be-helman
blindan
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is not found, but the Gothic ga-blindyan to blind, exists; so also A. Sax. blendan to blind, q. v
be-swǽtan
To sweat ⬩ to toil ⬩ desudare
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To sweat; fig. to toil; desudare Sé þe on gyrnendlicum wurðscypum mid onstandendum beswæt (desudat) ge-swince, Scint. 111, 14
for-delfan
to dig up
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to destroy by digging (?), to dig up On ðone díc ðǽr esne ðone weg fordealf, C. D. ii. 28, 33
Linked entry: delfan
weax-gescot
A contribution of wax,
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A contribution of wax, due to a church Swá hwæt swá witan tó ðearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, Wulfst. 171, 1
scerran
to harness an animal to something
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(?) to harness an animal to something [Se yrþlingc unscenþ (-scerþ ?) ða oxan arator disjungit boves, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 27
Linked entry: scennan
ymb-bindan
To bind about
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To bind about Sié ymbunden ł ymbsald coern tó suiro his circumdaretur mola collo ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 42
ge-mǽnan
to MEAN, to signify ⬩ sibi velle, significare ⬩ to communicate, announce, pronounce, utter ⬩ communicare, pronuntiare ⬩ to MOAN, to groan ⬩ ingemiscere, plangere ⬩ to consider ⬩ colloqui, considerare ⬩ to make common, contaminate, defile, violate ⬩ communicare, coinquinare, violare ⬩ communicare alicui ⬩ to make known ⬩ dicere, monstrare, judicare
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to MEAN, to signify; sibi velle, significare Hwæt gemǽnaþ ðás lamb quid sibi volunt agnæ istæ? Gen. 21, 29. Ic wéne ðæt ðú nyte hwæt ðis gemǽne I expect that thou wilt not know what this means, Btwk. Scrd. 18, 26. Hwæt gemǽnaþ ða ðreó útfaru? Ðæt getácnaþ
ge-býrian
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in Dict., and add: to happen. where the subject is a noun (or pronoun) Gif him forðsíð gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 236, 35: 434, 27. Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt
þúsend
a thousand
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Grammar þúsend, as a numeral noun, neuter and fem. (v. Ps. Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates), Grammar þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered
for-rǽdan
to give counsel against ⬩ to condemn ⬩ plot against ⬩ deprive by treachery, wrong ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ insĭdias părāre
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v. a. to give counsel against, to condemn, plot against, deprive by treachery, wrong; condemnāre, insĭdias părāre We beódaþ ðæt man Cristene men for ealles tó lytlum to deáþe ne forrǽde we command that Christian men be not for altogether too little condemned
á-ginnan
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Add: to begin to do (infin, or gerund) Marcus áginþ wrítan ꝥ godspell, Chr. 47 ; P. 7, 31. Ágann Landfranc atýwian, 1070; P. 206, 12. Ágan se cyng tó smtágenne, 1006; P. 137, 19. to attempt Gif man beforan æðelinge gefeoht áginneð, Ll. Th. i. 332,
ge-stihtian
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Add: to decide, determine Gestihtigan decernere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 70. Ne cwaeft he hit ná gestihtiende ac þýwende (aoa jíecernendo, s'ed minando), Gr. D. 151, 7. to dispose, arrange, to arrange people He gestihte his werod swá him gewunelic wæs, Hml
wiþer-mál
A case against ⬩ in reply to ⬩ by way of accusation ⬩ defence ⬩ prosecution
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A case against (in reply to, or (?) by way of accusation), defence, prosecution (?) Man útlagode Swægn eorl, his óðerne sunu. Ðá ne onhagode him tó cumenne to wiðermále ongeán ðone cyng, and ágeán ðone here ðe him mid wæs his (Godwin's) other son, Swegen