fiðrum
- Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15 ;
- Met. 31, 8: Elen. Kmbl. 1482 ;
- El. 743
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and inst. of fiðere
land-here
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that a great force collected from East Anglia, both of the native force and of the vikings that they had allured to their assistance, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 15.
dýgan
To do good, benefit ⬩ prodesse, vălēre
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To do good, benefit; prodesse, vălēre Ic secge ðæt sió fórespræc nedýge náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him fore þingaþ I say that the defence does no good either to the guilty or to him who pleads for him, Bt. 38; 7; Fox 210, 6.
Linked entry: ge-dígan
þearl-líc
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Sceal se dæg weorþan, ðæt wé forð beraþ firena gehwylce; ðæt biþ þearlíc gemót ( a meeting that will be a severe ordeal for all ), Exon. Th. 447, 9; Dóm. 36. Deáþes cwealm, þearlíc wíte, 240, 25; Ph. 644. Þurh þearlíc þreá, 283, 20; Jul. 678
Lid-wiccas
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The word seems to contain the British name for Armorica, Llydaw. v. notes to the passages from the Cod. Exon. and from the Chron. 918
be-sorg
Anxious ⬩ careful
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Ne sý nán ðing swá besorh þæt hé his tídsang fore forlǽte let him not care about anything so much, that he neglects his service for it, R. Ben. 68, 5.
ge-fearh-sugu
A farrowing sow ⬩ prægnans sus ⬩ forda
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A farrowing sow; prægnans sus, forda Gefearhsugu forda, Wrt. Voc. 286, 49
ofer-módigian
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Hwí ofermódige gé ofer óðre men for eówrum gebyrdum, Bt. 30, 2 ; Fox 110, 15: 42 ; Fox 258, 15. Hí ofermódigaþ for ðæm welan, 39, 11; Fox 230, 23. Ne ofermódgiaþ (superbiunt ) ða scírmenn ná for ðý, Past. 17, 2 ; Swt. 109, 17.
Linked entries: módigian ofer-módian
andergilde
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. = of little value, for which little is paid. Such a force for ander- might perhaps be supported by the glosses andran, andarn in vanum given in Heyne's Altniederdeutsche Denkmäler.
Linked entry: un-andergilde
hangra
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[For a discussion of the word and for a number of compound forms in which it occurs see Cht. Crw. p. 134. Other forms which occur, and which connect the word with trees, are: Tó byric*-*hangran, C. D. iii. 412, 8. Tó perhangran, C. D. B. iii. 97, 3.
sceótan
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</b> add :-- Gif hit gelimpeþ ꝥ se man ꝥ wyrignesse word ne gecwið tó his þám néhstan for hete, ac hit sceóteð forð þurh his tungan gýmeleásnesse si homo non ex militia, sed ex linguae incuria, maledictionis verbum jaculatur in proximum, Gr.
here-geatu
- Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
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. ¶ For instances of heriots see C. D. ii. 380, 27: iii. 127 22: 304, 30: 360, 19: iv. 299, 19 (of a woman): vi. 147, 5: Cht. Th. 573, 3: 292, 5 (of a bishop): Cht. Crw. 23, 5. See Ll. Lbmn. ii. 500
be
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Add For hé forð bi (bie, v.l. ) ðǽm scræfe, Past. 197, 13: Bl. H. 213, 34. Add Gé bundon hine be þam fótum, Shrn. 151, 35. 2. add Be Wihtgáres dæge and be óðra cinga dæge, Chr. 7915 ; P. 56, 39.
Linked entry: bi-wrítan
leó
A lion ⬩ lioness
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A lion, lioness Leó leo, Wrt. Voc. 77, 78. Leó leo, leena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 47, 49. Ðæt nǽfre míne fýnd ne grípen míne sáwle swá swá leó nequando rapiat ut leo animam meam, Ps. Th. 7, 2: 21, 11. Ðá ongan seó leó fægnian ... Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf
sam-rád
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Harmonious, united Se cræftga geférscipas fæste gesamnaþ ðæt hí hiora freóndscipe forþ on symbel untweófealde treówa gehealdaþ sibbe samráde the mighty one unites societies firmly, so that for ever they continue to maintain their friendship, faith sincere
úp-lic
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add: Se deáð is for þám úplic; þeáh se man ástíge ofer þone yfemystan dǽl þæs hýhstan holtes, swáþeáhhwzðere hiene se deáð geséceð, Verc. Först. 103, 13. On úplicere gesihde in oromate, i. uisione superna, An. Ox. 404.
fiðere
A wing ⬩ āla ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ
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A wing; āla:Wings; ālæ, pennæ Gif his óðer fiðere forod biþ if one of its wings [lit. one wing of it] is broken, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 29. Fiðera [Spl. fyðera: Lamb. fyðeras] beóþ culfran fegeres seolfres pennæ cŏlumbæ sunt deargentātæ, Ps.
sǽta
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The form occurs only in compounds, and these are for the most part in the plural. There is also beside the weak -sǽtan a strong -sǽte. v. Dorn- (Dor-), Dún-, Peác-, Sumor-, Wil-sǽte (-sǽtan).
Linked entry: séta
leófan
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Cf. too eorlas Israéla for a similar half line
wilder
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O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n. A wild beast Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10; Pa. 43. Ðæt fiǽsc, ðæt wildro ábiton carnem, quae a bestiis fuerit prae-gustata Ex. 22, 31. Weorpan
Linked entry: wildor