on-wrecan
to avenge
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to avenge Ðý læs on him gesewen sí ðás þing onwrecen beón ne in eis illa ulcisci videantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 28
fen-freoðo
Fen-asylum ⬩ ăsylum in pălūde
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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851
fereld
A way ⬩ going ⬩ step ⬩ gressus
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Lamb. 16, 5
féðe-spédig
Speedy of foot ⬩ lĕvĭpēs
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Speedy of foot; lĕvĭpēs Sum biþ on londe snel, féðespédig one is swift on land, speedy of foot, Exon. 79a; Th. 296, 18; Crä. 53
fold-bold
The land-dwelling ⬩ royal palace ⬩ terrestris dŏmus ⬩ rēgia aula ⬩ arx
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The land-dwelling, royal palace; terrestris dŏmus, rēgia aula, arx Ne feól fæger foldbold the fair earthly dwelling fell not, Beo. Th. 1550; B. 773
helle-bróga
The terror of hell
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Lamb. 48, 15. Of handa hellebrógan de manu inferi, 48, 16
leágung
Lying
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Lying Ðý læs on mé mǽge íðel spellung oððe scondlíc leágung [leásung?] beón gestǽled ne aut fabulæ aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar, Nar. 2, 21
niht-langes
For the night
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[Ne moste nihtlonges istonden, Laym. 15504.]
ge-unlybba
Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft]
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Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft] Ne lǽt ðú lybban ða ðe geunlybban wyrcon thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, Ex. 22, 18
Linked entry: un-lybba
blód-wíte
Blood ⬩ sanguis
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Lamb. 15, 4
Linked entry: wíte
þurh-hǽlan
to heal thoroughly ⬩ persanare
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to heal thoroughly; persanare Ealle ða þincg, ðe on ðæs mannes líchoman tó láðe ácennede beóþ, heó ðurhhǽleþ (þur-, MS. O.), Lchdm. i. 124, 22
abbod-leást
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Lack of an abbot Ðæt mynstres þincg ne forwyrþan for abbudleáste ut non res monasterii abbatis privatione depereant, C. D. B. i. B. 155, 37
æt-déman
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Ðá ætdémdon him Myrcna witan land búton hé his wer águlde, Cht. Th. 207, 32. Cf. æt-reccan
cræfte-líce
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With art, skilfully Hé his láre suá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) tósceád, Past. 291, 20. Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) his stemne, 453, 12
for-nirwan
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Ðǽre .x. niht (after Christmas) gif wind byð, treów byóð fornerwede (will come into leaf late?), Lch. iii. 164, 24
Linked entry: nirwan
ídel-georn
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Sé ðe wǽre ídelgeorn, weorðe sé notgeorn, Wlfst. 72, 9. lazy. v. ídel; n. See examples in Dict
wær
the sea
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the sea Wé ðissa leóda land gesóhton wære bewrecene, Andr. Kmbl. 537; An. 269. Hú ðú wǽgflotan, wære bestémdan, sǽhengeste, sund wísige, 974; An. 487
án-hyrned
One-horned ⬩ having one horn ⬩ unicornis
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Lamb. 91, 10: 77, 69
Linked entry: hyrned
fór-weard
Onwards ⬩ continually ⬩ always ⬩ semper
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Onwards, continually, always; semper Gif hie wolden láre Godes fórweard fremman if they would always perform God's precepts. Cd. 37; Th. 49, 6; Gen. 788
eard-gyf
A gift from one?s native land ⬩ patrium dōnum
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s native land; patrium dōnum Kynincgas eard-gyfu bringaþ: Spl. has, cyningas gyfa togelǽdaþ: rēges dōna addūcent, Ps. Th. 71, 10