swǽr
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Ox. 48, 3. b. add: — Slépon þá mǽdene swá swárum slápe ꝥ man hí áwreccan ne mihte, Hml. S. 35, 68
hǽtan
To heat, make hot
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To heat, make hot Ðæt fýr ðe man ðæt ordál mid hǽtan sceal the fire with which the ordeal is to be heated, L. Ath. 4, 7; Th. i. 226, 11 : 14. Tó hǽtanne magan to heat the stomach, L. M. 2, 10; Lchdm. ii. 188, 16.
Linked entry: ge-hǽt
ofer-drincan
to overdrink (one's self)
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Swá swá oferdruncen man wát ðæt hé sceolde tó his húse, and ne mæg ðeáh ðider áredian, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 30
on-hyscan
to mock, make a jest of ⬩ to reproach, abuse, speak ill of ⬩ to detest
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to mock, make a jest of Drihten onhnyscþ (? -hyscþ, MS. T.) hine Dominus irridebit eum, Ps. Spl. 36, 13.
Linked entries: on-hiscan on-hnyscan on-hohsnian
hind
A hind, ⬩ the female of the hart
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Hé lægde laga ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde ðæt hine man sceolde blendian he made laws that whoever should kill hart or hind should be blinded. Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 27. Secan heorotas and hinda to hunt harts and hinds, Bt. Met.
Tír
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Tíw, the two forms Tír, Tíw may be compared with Icelandic Týrr; gen. Týrs (cf. Dan. Tirs-dag), Týr; gen. Týs
FÓN
To grasp ⬩ catch ⬩ seize ⬩ to seize with hostile intention ⬩ take ⬩ undertake ⬩ accept ⬩ receive ⬩ mănu comprehendĕre ⬩ captāre ⬩ căpĕre ⬩ accĭpĕre
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Mæg man fón folcgesteallan one may take his adherents, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 6; Gen. 287. On óðer weorc to fónne to take to other work, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 218, 4: Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 28. Heó him to-geánes féng she grasped at him, Beo. Th. 3089; B. 1542.
be-sceran
To shear off, to shave, cut off ⬩ attondere, amputare, præcidere
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Man ne mót hine besciran a man must not shear him, Jud. 13, 5. Gif he hine to preóste bescire [bescyre MSS. B. H.], mid xxx scillinga gebéte if he shave him like a priest, let him make amends with thirty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9.
weall-stellung
The putting a wall in order, repairing of a wall.
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Similar entries v. burh-bót Tó ánes æceres brǽde on wealstillinge (cf. weall-geweorc) and tó ðære wære gebirigeaþ xvi. hída; gif ǽlc híd byþ be ánum men gemannod, ðonne mæg man gesettan ǽlce gyrde mid feówer mannum.
Linked entry: stellung
bæftan
behind, ⬩ ⬩ after
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Ne ǽnig man óþerne bæftan ne tǽle let not any man backbite other, Wlfst. 70, 14. Ælc óðerne bæftan werige, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 19. Hé wearð gebunden bæftan tó his bæce, Hml.
Linked entry: bæfta
rípan
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On ðám man ne mæg náðer ne erian ne rípan, Gen. 45, 6
Linked entry: rýpan
segnian
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Ðeáh ðe man wafige wundorlíce mid handa, ne biþ hit ðeáh bletsung, búta hé wyrce tácn ðære hálgan róde . . . Mid þrým fingrum man sceall sénian and bletsian, H. R. 105, 22.
bletsian
to hallow ⬩ consecrate ⬩ adore ⬩ to benefit ⬩ prosper
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Mid þrým fingrum man sceall sénian and bletsian, Hml. 27, 155. Þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, Hml. Th. i. 100, 30. Wæter gihálsia, bloetsia aquam exorcizare, benedicere, Rtl. 119, 7. to call holy, adore Mec gié bledtsiges, Jn.
hara
A hare
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Haran man mót etan and hé biþ gód wið lengtenádle and wið útsiht gesoden on wætere and his geallan man mæg wið pipor mengan wið múþsáre leporem licet comedere, et bonus est contra dysenteriam et diarrhæum, in aqua elixus; et fel ejus miscendum est cum
Drihten-líce
According to the Lord, by the Lord ⬩ secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno
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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9
Linked entry: Dryhten-líce
ful-gehende
Full nigh ⬩ very near ⬩ valde prŏpe
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Full nigh, very near; valde prŏpe Hine man byrigde ðám stýple fulgehende, on ðám súþ-portice he was buried very near the steeple, in the south porch, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 38; Ælf. Tod. 19
Linked entry: ge-hende
heorþ-fæst
Having a house of one's own
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Having a house of one's own Sý hé heorþfæst sý hé folgere whether he have a house of his own or be the follower of another man, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 23
Linked entry: fæst
gilp-sceaða
An arrogant, boasting criminal
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Ðone gelpscaðan that proud and wicked man [Nero], Bt. Met. Fox 9, 98; Met. 9, 49
blíþsian
To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merry ⬩ lætari ⬩ exsilire gaudio
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Blíþsa, cniht on ðínum gióguþháde rejoice, young man, in thy youth, 49, 5; Hat. MS
wiþer-mód
Having the mind set against ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ contrary
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Having the mind set against something, adverse, hostile, contrary Ðæt wé hié wiðermóde ne gedón ús mid ðære tǽlinge that we may not set them against us with the blame, Past. 32; Swt. 212, 1