a-wellan
To cause to bubble ⬩ to well ⬩ facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat
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To cause to bubble, to well; facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat Hreðor innan wæs wynnum awelled the breast within was welled with joy, Andr. Kmbl. 2037; An. 1021
Linked entry: on-willan
BELLAN
To BELLOW ⬩ to make a hollow noise ⬩ to roar ⬩ bark ⬩ grunt ⬩ boare ⬩ latrare ⬩ grunnire
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To BELLOW, to make a hollow noise, to roar, bark, grunt; boare, latrare, grunnire Bearg bellende a roaring [grunting] boar Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 10; Rä. 41, 106
ferhþ-cearig
Anxious in soul ⬩ anĭmo sollĭcĭtus
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Anxious in soul; anĭmo sollĭcĭtus Sarra ongan, ferhþcearig, to were sínum mæþlan Sarah, anxious in soul, began to speak to her consort, Cd. 101; Th. 133, 28; Gen. 2217
ge-fullian
To become full ⬩ perfect
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To become full, perfect Gú geseóþ nú todæge mínra gewinna wæstm gefullian ye see now to-day the fruit of my toils come to perfection, Blickl. Homl. 191, 23
Linked entry: fullian
CNEDAN
To KNEAD, ⬩ ferment ⬩ subigere ⬩ fermentare
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To KNEAD, ferment; subigere, fermentare Cnede to ðam [MS. ðan] hláfe to knead bread Lchdm. iii. 134, 21. Óþ-ðæt sie cneden donec fermentaretur Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 21
be-clipian
to challenge
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to challenge Gif Englisc man beclypað ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste, Ll. Th. i. 489, 5, 10, 12, 21. Gif se Englisca ne durre hine tó orneste beclypian, 24
seám-penig
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A toll of a penny on a load (of salt) Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cyninges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 20.
sám-wyrcan
to do a thing incompletely
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to do a thing incompletely Gif hwá on fyrde griðbryce fulwyrce . . . Gif hé sámwyrce . . . L. C. S. 62; Th. i. 408, 23. Fæsten wæs sámworht the fort was not finished, Chr. 892; Erl. 88, 34. Stántorr ( the tower of Babel ) sámworht stód, Cd.
néðan
To have courage to do ⬩ to dare to do ⬩ to venture
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To have courage to do, to dare to do, to venture Néþeþ hwílum meówle ðæt heó on mec grípeþ the maiden has at times the courage to lay hold on me, Exon. Th. 407, 15; Rä. 26, 5.
Linked entry: ge-néðan
hírsum-ness
obedience ⬩ obedience ⬩ humility ⬩ service
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Þá elreordegan kyningas ðe ic mid néde tó hýrsumnesse gedyde, Nar. 32, 19. readiness to obey or serve, humility Hérsumnisse mið bisene ædeáwed (cf. sié hé íwer héra ł embehtmonna (minister), Mk.
scerran
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to harness an animal to something [ Se yrþlingc unscenþ (-scerþ ?) ða oxan arator disjungit boves, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 27. Cf. Ger. an-, aus-schirren to harness, un-harness.] (?) (
Linked entry: scennan
sweltend-líc
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Ready to die, about to die Se wæs sweltendlíc erat moriturus (ready to die, A. V.), Lk. Skt. 7, 2. Wambe sweltendlíces flǽsces uentrem moriture carnis, Scint. 53, 2
Dene-mearc
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Sume férdon tó Dænmarce (tó Dænmercan (Denmarcon, v. l. ), 30), Chr. 1070; P. 207, 16. On Denemearcon, 1036; P. 159, 18. Tó Denemarcon, 1076; P. 211, 22, 36. Tó Dænemearcon (Denmearcan, v. l. ), 1005; P. 136, 5. Tó Denamarcon, 1049; P. 167, 19.
ge-gán
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Th. 57, 2. to contribute to a result Ic ágǽlde þæt tó mínre sáwle frætwum belumpe, and mé tó éces lífes earnunge gegán sceolde, Angl. xi. 98, 30. special uses with preps. or adverbs, út gegán to go to the closet, have an evacuation Gif mon ne mæge út
DEORFAN
To labour ⬩ laborāre
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To labour; laborāre Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 26. Þearle ic deorfe I labour very much, Coll, Monast. 19, 13
Linked entry: mán-deorf
beód-lǽs
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Table-allowance, provisions contributed to a mo-nastery Ðæt ( a list of provisions to be granted has just been given ) sié simle tó hígum beódlése (hígum tó beódlése?) ymb twelf mónað ágefen, Cht. Th. 474, 6.
Linked entry: lǽs
heáfod-beorg
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. ; swá tó heáfodbeorge westeweardon, C. D. v. 179, 26-30. Ðis synt ðá landes meǽre tó Bryningtúne. Ǽrest on heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan . . . swá tó herpaðe; andlang herpaðes tó Imman beorge ; of Imman beorge eft on heáfodbeorge, 300, 7-22
on-wille
Desired
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Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó ðam onwillan eorþan dǽle to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon. Th. 145, 25; Gú. 700
a-scealian
To pull off the scales or bark ⬩ to scale ⬩ bark ⬩ decorticare
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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79
hwítan
to polish
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to make white, to polish, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 48; Reim. 62