and-ǽges
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In the face Nǽnig dorste ꝥ hire andǽges eágum starede none dared to look her in the face, B. 1935
celde
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In loco ubi nominatur Baccancelde, C. D. B. i. 402, 15
sang-dreám
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Vocal music, singing Lóce hwæt tó sangdreáme þǽre nihte gebyrige quicquid ad cantilenam illius noctis pertinet, Angl. xiii. 410, 638
heáfod-stów
A place for the head
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A place for the head Seó heáfodstów cræftiglíce geworht ætýwde locus capitis fabrefactus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 1
langsum
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Ox. 3625. of action that goes on long, or state or thing that lasts long Langsum diuturnum (trophaeum ), An. Ox. 800. Langfére, langsum diuturna i. longeua (valetudo ), 2072. Mid langsumere gestra[n]gunge diuturna uegetatione 1444.
brytta
A bestower, dispenser, distributor, prince, lord, God? ⬩ largitor, dispensator, administrator, princeps, dominus, Deus?
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Swægles brytta the Lord of heaven = God, Cd. 215; Th. 272, 24; Sat. 124: Exon. 12a; Th. 18, 10; Cri. 281. Tires brytta the Lord of power = God, 14b; Th. 29, 14; Cri. 462
fex
Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries
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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries Fex cæsăries, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32
idig
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If idge be an independent word the vowel should be long
ofer-gapian
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Ger. kapfén to look.] Cf. ofer-gíman
ǽfr-ǽlc
every
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every On ǽfrice styde in omnibus omnino locis, C. D. iv. 209, 20. Ǽuric ríce man, Chr. 1137; P. 264, 1. ]
Linked entry: ǽfric
wilding
Dominion
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Dominion On ǽlcere stówe wylddingce his in omni loco dominationis ejus . Ps. Lamb. 102, 22. Wylding, Ps. Spl. M. 102, 22
ofer-férness
Possibility of being crossed
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Possibility of being crossed On twám stówum is oferférnes duobus tantum in locis est transmeabilis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 21
luf-líce
Amiably ⬩ kindly ⬩ dearly ⬩ willingly
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Ælfréd cyning háteþ grétan Wærferþ biscep his wordum luflíce and freóndlíce with love and friendship, Past. Swt. 3, 1: Blickl. Homl. 199, 36.
be-léweda
A betrayer ⬩ proditor
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A betrayer; proditor Mid Iudan úres Drihtenes beléwedan with Judas the betrayer of our Lord Wanl. Catal. 137, 38. col. 1
Linked entry: be-léwa
clite
colt's foot ⬩ tussilago
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The herb colt's foot; tussilago Genim ða langan clitan [MS. lancge cliton] take the long colt's foot, Lchdm. iii. 22, 16
norþeást-lang
Long in a north-easterly direction
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Long in a north-easterly direction Brittania is norþeástlang Britannia per longum in boream extenditur, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 12
or-wegness
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Inaccessibility, remoteness Orwegnes devta, s. loca secreta et abdita, quasi extra via, vel invia, sine via, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 55
under-þencan
to look into ⬩ consider
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to look into, consider Wé sculon swíðe smeálíce ðissa ǽgðer underðencean hoc in utrisque subtiliter intuendum, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 23
un-wæstmberendlíc
Barren ⬩ sterile
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Barren, sterile Seó stów is unwæstmber-endlícu for ðæra næddrena mænigeo loca illa sterilia sunt propter multitudinem serpentium, Nar, 34, 28
Linked entry: wæstm-berendlíc
hand-spor
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A dagger of the hand, a long, sharp nail :-- Hǽþenes handsporu (húnsporu ?), egl unheóru, B. 986