clif-stán
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Neólnes tóweaxen mid mycelnessum þára clifstána praecipitium saxorum molibus asperum, Gr. D. 159, 26. Hé sceolde beón tósliten for þám clifstánum ( scopulis ) þe þǽr gehwǽr út sceoredon of þám munte, 213, 4
dynian
To make a noise, DIN, resound ⬩ fragōrem edĕre, sŏnāre, perstrĕpĕre, clangĕre
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Th. 61; Fin. 30: Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 18; Jud. 23: Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 46; Reim. 28. Dynedon scildas the shields rang, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 24; Jud. 204
hyrn-stán
corner-stone
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A. corner-stone Hé is se hyrnstán ðe gefégþ ða twegen weallas tógædere he is the corner-stone that joins together the two walls, Homl. Th. i. 106, 12, 23
ge-stýran
To steer ⬩ direct ⬩ rule ⬩ correct ⬩ restrain ⬩ withhold ⬩ rĕgĕre ⬩ corrĭgĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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Forstond ðú mec and gestýr him protect thou me and correct them, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 31; Hy. 4, 58
Linked entries: ge-steóran ge-stiéran ge-stióran ge-stíran
ge-fultuman
To help ⬩ assist ⬩ help to ⬩ supply
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Of ðem ærfe ðe me God forgef and míne friónd to gefultemedan of the inheritance that God gave me and my friends helped me to, Th. An. 127, 21 : 24. Búton him seó sóþe hreów gefultmige unless true penitence succour them, Blickl.
spell
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Add Ðis spell (hanc historiam) mé sume þára sægdon, þá þe hit from þǽm sylfan were gehýrdon, Bd. 4, 21; Sch. 462, 15. <b>I a.
gódian
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Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 9. Hig bǽdan ðone bisceop ðæt hig móstan ðæt mynster gódian they asked the bishop that they might endow the monastery, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 290, 9: L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 8
Linked entry: ge-gódian
á-scirian
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Se man þe his mód áwent fram eallum þisum bócum, and bið him swá ánwille, þæt him leófre bið, þæt hé lybbe be his ágenum dihte áscired fram þisum, Ælfc. T.
geat-weard
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Tó þæs mynstres geate sý geatweard geset . . . Se geatweard (porterius ) sceal cýtan habban wið þæt geat, R. Ben. 126, 14-19. Heó becóm tó þám mynstre . . . þá eóde se geatweard tó þám abbode, and cwæð him tó : ' Fæder, hér is cumen . . . ' Hml.
stille
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Add Þú þe ealle ðá unstillan gesceafta tó þínum willan ástyrast, and ðú self stille and unáwendedlic þurhwunast, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 10
clæppan
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to throb Wið heáfodsár . . . þis syndon þá tácnu þæs sáres, ꝥ is ǽrest þá ðunewenga clæppaþ, Lch. iii. 88, 5. v. next word
Linked entry: clappan
wíg-bedd
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Þá se mæssepreóst geseah ꝥ heó swíðe geswenced wæs, hé genam þá scétan of þám weófode (wígbedde, v.l. ), Gr. D. 72, 33. Add
eáþ-lǽre
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easily taught Ǽrest ma[n] sceal þá yldestan lǽran, ꝥ þurh hig þá gingran siððan beón þe eáðlǽran ( facilius doceantur ), Chrd. 96, 13
hé
He, she, it
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Heora begra ǽhte the property of both of them, 90; Th. 113, 27; Gen. 1893. Him bám on breóstum in the breasts of them both, 10; Th. 12, 25; Gen. 190. Him eallum to them all, 156; Th. 194, 16; Exod. 261.
á-weceness
Incitement
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Incitement Hwylc man ne áwundrað swylce wundru þára deádra þá beóð gedóne fore áwæcenesse (-wec-,v. l.) and láre þára lifigendra (quae fiunt pro exercitatione (the translator has read excitatione ?) viventium), Gr. D. 199, 7
Linked entry: -weceness
EALD
old, ancient ⬩ vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus
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Ða ealdan wúnde the old wounds, 24a; Th. 68, 23; Cri. 1108. Mid ðý ealdan líge with the ancient fame, 30b; Th. 94, 28; Cri. 1547. Ða ealdan race the old story, 28a; Th. 85, 26; Cri. 1397.
Linked entries: ald eald-spræc
wiþ-foran
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Þá þe wiðforan ús wǽron, Wlfst. 96, 10. Add
á-lǽtan
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Th. i. 388, 9. Hwí wolde þín hláford þé álǽtan tó mé ( let thee come to me ), Hml. S. 36, 65. of deprivation, loss Gé hit álǽtað ( you will lose it ), þonne gé lǽst wénað, Wlfst. 46, 10. Hé þá handa álýse oþþe hig álǽte, Ll.
wig-hete
Hate that leads to war
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Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121
hoppestre
A female dancer
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A female dancer Ðæs mǽran wítegan deáþ ðære lyðran hoppystran tó méde forgeaf rewarded that vile dancer with the death of the illustrious prophet, Homl. Th. i. 484, 3