treów
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</b> add :-- Stód þǽr án medmycel ród on þǽre eorðan, and wæs swá mycel þæs treówes gesyne swá wolde beón gód hande brád, Vis. Lfc. 72
sangere
a singer ⬩ a poet
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Wé witan ðæt þurh Godes gyfe ceorl wearþ tó eorle, sangere tó sacerde, and bócere tó biscope, L. Eth. vii. 11; Th. i. 334, 8. Bútan Jacobe ðam sangere, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 37.
Linked entry: býme-sangere
ofer-brǽdels
A covering, veil, garment ⬩ a coverlet
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Hé þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt hé sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and hé þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt hé gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.
Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels
tó-dón
to put asunder, ⬩ divide, ⬩ separate ⬩ to undo, ⬩ open
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to put asunder, divide, separate Ðæt wæter and seó eorðe wǽron gemengede óð ðone ðriddan dæg; ðá tódyde, hi God, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 15. Gif hwylc wíf twégen gebróðra nimþ hire tó gemæccan, óþerne æfter óþrum, tódó man hig (separentur), L. Ecg.
swilce
in like manner, also, as well, too ⬩ so, in such manner, in a manner already described ⬩ as, like ⬩ as if ⬩ with words denoting measure, about
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Ic God herige and on God swylce gelýfe, Ps. Th. 55, 4. Ge swylce, Beo. Th. 4508; B. 2258. Hié hæfdon manige glengas; eác swylce hié hæfdon wíf, Blickl. Homl. 99, 20.
Linked entry: swálíce
a-rǽran
To rear up ⬩ raise up ⬩ lift up ⬩ exalt ⬩ set up ⬩ build up ⬩ create ⬩ establish ⬩ erigere ⬩ excitare ⬩ resuscitare ⬩ extollere ⬩ ædificare ⬩ creare
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Ðá wæs ǽ Godes riht arǽred then was God's right law set up, Andr. Kmbl. 3288; An. 1647. Weofod arǽrde ædificavit altare, Gen. 22, 9.
ge-gearcian
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Add: to make ready. to prepare a thing for use Ic gegearcode míne gód, Hml. Th. i. 522, 6. Þǽra hálgena síðfæt is gegearcod iter sanctorum preparata est, Hml. S. 2, 62: Hml.
ge-manigfildan
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. :-- Gemenigfylde God Jafeth dilatet Deus Japheth, Gen. 9, 27. Hé gemétte fela gemænigfylde (-men-, -fealde, v.ll.) on geleáfan and on Godes gife ðeónde, Hml. S. 15, 41. the object non-material Þú gemænigfyldest þíne mǽrsunge, Ps. L. 70, 21.
Linked entries: ge-mænigfildan ge-menigfealdan
ge-sceáwian
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Næs hé goldhwæte gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had never before seen more clearly the Lord's munificence, i. e. he had never had such good fortune as had befallen him in the acquisition of the dragon's hoard, B. 3075. to look on with favour
up-líc
on high ⬩ lofty ⬩ sublime ⬩ celestial
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Sprecan be ðám upplícan ðómum Godes, 5, 19; S. 640, 34
full-fremman
to bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ finish ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ to perfect ⬩ bring to a proper condition
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Ꝥ ꝥte wé hátaþ Godes foreþonc, ꝥ biþ ðá hwíle þe hit mid him biþ on his móde, ǽr þám þe hit gefremed weorþe . . .
on-ginnan
to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack
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Óþ hé ongite ðæt hé mǽge ábiddan æt Gode ðæt hé ongiene (-ginne, MSS. Cot.) until he finds that he can obtain by prayer from God what he endeavours to get, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 22.
ge-ǽrendian
to do an errand ⬩ a business ⬩ to obtain by negotiation ⬩ intercession ⬩ to go ⬩ and obtain ⬩ apply ⬩ and obtain
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Th. 368, 9. to go to (tó) a person and obtain for another (dat.), apply to a person and obtain Englas mé geǽrndo-don tó þám Hǣlende, þ ic hī gebicgan mōste, Hml. S. 36, 176.
sciftan
to divide ⬩ separate into shares ⬩ to appoint ⬩ ordain ⬩ arrange
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Moyses be Godes ágenum dihte rihte lage scyfte. Wulfst. 176, 8. Scifte man of ðam gemóte ða ðe him tó rídan those who may go to him shall be appointed from the meeting L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i., 268, 15
Linked entry: scyftan
wuldor
Glory ⬩ vainglory
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Th. 219, 23 ; Dan. 59. of celestial or spiritual glory Godes wuldor gloria Domini, Lev. 9, 23. Gode sý wuldor, Lk. Skt. 2, 14: Ps. Spl. 103, 32. Hím wideferh wuldor stondeþ, Exon. Th. 350, 2 ; Sch. 57.
Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full
here-teám
plundering ⬩ spoiling ⬩ devastation ⬩ taking part in a 'here,' ⬩ what is got by an army ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty ⬩ spoil
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Kmbl. 3100; An. 1553. what is got by an army, plunder, booty, spoil Ðæs hereteámes ealles teóþan sceat a tithe of all the spoil, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 4; Gen. 2121.
hús-bonda
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Then Eustace got on his horse and his companions on theirs, and went to the man of the house and slew him, in his own home, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 35-40
Linked entry: bonda
mis-fón
to fail to take ⬩ to mistake
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[Mine songe þah he beó god me hine mai misfonge (mis-apply, take wrongly ), O. and N. 1374:
Linked entries: mis-cirran fón
neádian
To force ⬩ compel ⬩ constrain
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God hine ne neádode on náðre healfe, ac lét hine habban his ágene cyre, Hexam. 15; Norm. 22, 30. Ne neádige hine man tó fæstene ne cogatur ad jejunium, L. Ecg. P. iv. 25; Th. ii. 212, 5 : L. Ælfc. C. 29; Th. ii. 352, 29. Neádede cogeret, Hpt.
Linked entry: neódian
óþ-sacan
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Nán mon ne mæg óþsacan ðæt sum gód ne síe ðæt héhste, 34, l; Fox 134, 9. to deny (an obligation, a charge, etc. ) Gange feówra sum tó and óþsace ( deny a charge of robbing), L. Eth. ii. 4; Th. i. 286, 18.