Fornétes folm
Fornet's palm ⬩ Fornēti palma
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Cleop. folm is glossed mănus, the hand or palm. As this refers to the palm only, it leaves us in difficulty what variety is intended by Fornet's palm.
Ii
Iona
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Wæs hé sended of ðam eálande and of ðam mynstre ðe Hii is nemned de insula quæ vocatur Hii, Bd. 3, 3; S. 526, 11
big-leofa
Food, victuals, nourishment ⬩ cibus, victus, alimentum ⬩ Money, wages ⬩ stips, stipendium
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Ben. 49. that by which food is procured, Money, wages; stips, stipendium Scipe vel bigleofa stipendium, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 92; Wrt. Voc. 20, 33
Linked entries: -leofa big-leofan bí-leofa bí-leofen
ge-nearwian
To narrow, straiten, constrain, confine, oppress, afflict
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Swá hit is genearwed so is it narrowed, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 24. Fæste genearwad fast confined, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484, 8; Rä. 70, 4. Mid eofer-spreótum hearde genearwod hard pressed with boar-spears, Beo. Th. 2881; B. 1438.
Linked entry: nearwian
þri-milce
The early name for the month of May
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(Bede's Latin is: Thrimilci dicebatur, quod tribus vicibus in eo per diem pecora mulgebantur; talis enim erat quondam ubertas Britanniae vel Germaniae, e qua in Britanniam natio intravit Anglorum, De temp. rat. c. 13), Shrn. 77, 37.
ciric-sceat
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Freoh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreóm þingum, án is circsceat, C. D. ii. 400, 29. On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras, and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, and þæt eft gerípe and in gebringe, 398, 20.
dyrstig-ness
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Temeritas, þæt is dyrstignys, 52, 20. Temeritas, ꝥ is dyselic dyrstignys, Angl. xi. 109, 41: Hml. Th. ii. 220, 15: Hml. A. 66, 34. Dyrstynnys presumptio, Angl. viii. 331, 5.
ealdor-scipe
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Abbod sceal á gemunan hwæt hé gecweden is, and þæs ealdorscipes noman mid dǽdum gefyllan ( nomen majoris factis implere ), R. Ben. 10, 10. Teóðingealdras sýn hýdege embe heora ealdorscypas ( decanias ) . . .
steóran
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Se Drihtnes wer ongan hire stýran quam vir Domini compescuit, 216, 22. with gen. of that which is prohibited or from which one is restrained Þá stýrde hé þæs quod prohibuit, Gr.
sǽta
a resident, inhabitant.
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There is also beside the weak -sǽtan a strong -sǽte. Similar entries v. Dorn- (Dor-), Dún-, Peác-, Sumor-, Wil-sǽte (-sǽtan).
Linked entry: séta
will-spryng
A well-spring, ⬩ fountain ⬩ source (lit. and fig.)
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Seó sóðe lufu is wylspring and ordfruma ealra gódnyssa, Homl. Th. 1. 52, 12. Ðæs wæter-scipes welsprynge is on hefonríce, Past. Swt. 467, 31. Welsprinces fontis, Hpt. Gl. 418, 43. Mid dǽwigun wylsprince roscidis fontibus, 421, 67.
on-dryslíc
Terrible, dreadful
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Terrible, dreadful Ús is tó geþencanne hú onþrislíc (-dryslíc : egeslíc, other MS.) hit on bócum gecweden is, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 196, 4. Cwæð ðæt se mon wǽre ondrysenlíc (onderslíc, MS. T. : ondrislíc, MS.
Linked entries: on-drislíc on-drysnlíc on-drystlíc
ge-þweran
To stir ⬩ beat or mix together ⬩ to churn ⬩ make thick [as butter from cream] ⬩ poetically ⬩ to forge ⬩ cudere
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Eorþe is hefigre óðrum gesceafum þicre geþruen earth is heavier than the other elements, more closely compacted, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 267; Met. 20, 134
Linked entries: ge-þrofen ge-þuren samod-þyrlíc ge-þruen
forhtnys
Fear ⬩ amazement ⬩ terror ⬩ dread ⬩ tĭmor
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Fear, amazement, terror, dread; tĭmor Ða aforhtode Isaac micelre forhtnisse expāvit Isaac stupōre vehĕmenti, Gen. 27, 33
Linked entry: fyrhtnes
láð
harm ⬩ evil ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt ⬩ trouble ⬩ grief ⬩ pain ⬩ annoyance ⬩ enmity
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What is hateful or harmful, harm, evil, injury, hurt, trouble, grief, pain, annoyance, enmity Ðætte monnum héh is laaþ [adj.?] is mið Gode quod hominibus altum est, abominatio est apud deum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 15.
deáwig
DEWY ⬩ roscĭdus
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Ðara breósta biþ deáwig wǽtung there is a dewy wetting of the breasts, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 17
eges fullíc
Full of fear, fearful, awful ⬩ terrĭbĭlis
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Full of fear, fearful, awful; terrĭbĭlis Hú eges-fullíc he is in geþeahtingum ofer monna bearn Quam terrĭbĭlis est in consĭliis sŭper fĭlios homĭnum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 36. Egesfullícran, nom. pl. more full of terror, Salm. Kmbl. 93; Sal. 46
fægnung
A rejoicing, exultation ⬩ jubĭlātio, exultātio
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A rejoicing, exultation; jubĭlātio, exultātio Is eádig folc ðæt ðe can wyndreámas oððe fægnunge est beātus pŏpŭlus qui scit jubĭlātiōnem, Ps. Lamb. 88, 16. On fægnunga hí rípaþ in exultātiōne mĕtent, Ps. Spl. 125, 6, 8.
Linked entry: ge-fægnung
fífta fæder
The fifth father ⬩ ătăvus
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The fifth father; ătăvus Felix, se pápa wæs his [Gregories] fífta fæder Felix, the pope was his [Gregory's] fifth father, that is — reckoning Gregory's father as the first generation, his fifth father would be his great-grandfather's grandfather, Homl
for-sewenlíce
Contemptibly ⬩ ignominiously ⬩ contemptĭbĭlĭter ⬩ turpĭter
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Contemptibly, ignominiously; contemptĭbĭlĭter, turpĭter Swá he forsewenlícor biþ gewítnod for Godes naman, swá his wuldor biþ máre fór Gode the more ignominiously he is tortured for the name of God, the greater shall his glory be before God, Homl.