efesung
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Substitute: Hair-cutting, clipping, polling Oefsung circinatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 7. Efesung circinnatio, 14, 29. Efesunge tonsura, An. Ox. 4174. Man geswíce higeleásra gewǽda and bismorlicra efesunga, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 10
wearg
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Þá cómon on sumne sǽl ungesǽlige þeófas. . . se hálga wer hí wundorlíce geband . . . ꝥ heora nán ne mihte þanon ástyrian . . . Men þá þæs wundrodon hú þá weargas hangodon, Hml. 8. 32, 211. Add
pening-weorþ
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A penny-worth Hafa án penigweorþ swefles, Lchdm. iii. 38, 28. Æt ǽlcon gegyldan ǽnne peningc oððe án peningcwurþ weaxes, Chart. Th. 605, 26. Twá hund peningweorþ hláfes, Homl. Th. i. 182, 9
æcern
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Ðis æceren (æcern, v. l.) haec glans, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 61, 8: 312, 6: glandix, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 29: ii. 41, 27. Heó eteð hnyte oþþe æceran, Lch. iii. 144, 20. Add
drisn
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the hair-like filaments that hang from the root of a plant? Cf. rúh, <b>I,</b> and dreósan), Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 39. Add
eár-loccas
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.), a lock of hair over or above the ear Eárloccas antiae, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 49
swefecere
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A sleeper Þá gedwyldmen man hǽt on Grécisc Nictates ( = Nyctages), and wé on úre geþeóde slúmeras hí magon oððe swefeceras nemnan, and eác hí man mæg sláperas hátan, Chrd. 26, 2. See next word
wíg-sigor
Victory in battle
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Hálig God geweóld wígsigor (cf. Óðinm átti heimilan sigr í hverri orrostu, Ynglinga Saga, c. 2), Beo. Th. 311 2; B. 1554
lóc
look ⬩ see ⬩ however
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Lóc hwæt eald sí hic et hæc et hoc vetus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 9. Lóc hwæt hæbbe týn fét decempes, 49; Som. 50, 49. Bide mé lóce hwæs ðú wille ask me for whatever you will, Homl. Th. ii. 576, 10.
Linked entry: LÓCIAN
ge-gán
to go ⬩ go or pass over ⬩ come to pass ⬩ happen ⬩ ire ⬩ præterire ⬩ evenire ⬩ to occupy ⬩ overcome ⬩ overrun ⬩ subdue ⬩ occupare ⬩ vincere ⬩ subigere ⬩ to observe ⬩ practise ⬩ exercise ⬩ effect ⬩ accomplish ⬩ observare ⬩ exercere ⬩ perficere ⬩ efficere
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Ðæt se hálga þeów elne geeóde which the holy minister zealously practised, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 19; Gú. 129 : Ps. Th. 118, 40. Hie elne geeódon they effected by strength, Beo.
Linked entry: ge-yde
ge-nóg
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Gelde swá hé genóh áge (the MS. has háge with gono written above it) let him pay as he may have enough i. e. as much as his means allow, Ll.
hruse
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, Met. 10, 43 as a solid stratum Treów hrúsan fæst, Rún. 13. (2 a) as a place of burial or concealment :-- Hald þú, hrúse, eorla ǽhte, B. 2247. Heard gripe hrúsan, Ruin. 8. Se þeódsceaða heóld on hrúsan hordærna sum, B. 2279.
nú
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add: at the present time Þú ána nú géna (gýta, v. l. ) eart bysceop geméted, Bd. 1. 27; Sch. 73, 3. in the time immediately following on the present moment, immediately Hát mé nú sillan þá hearpan, þonne wást þú nú ꝥ þú gít nást, Ap. Th. 16, 25.
ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712. Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon they had made a fort, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 2.
Linked entry: ge-worht
hæft
A haft, handle ⬩ manubrium ⬩ manubrium ⬩ a haft or kilt ⬩ capulum, manubrium ⬩ handle
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A haft, handle; manubrium Hæft and helfe manubrium, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 31; Wrt. Voc. 35, 20. Nim ðæt seax ðe ðæt hæfte síe fealo hryðeres horn take a knife, the handle of which is yellow ox-horn, L.
clif-wyrt
Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove ⬩ agrimonia
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Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove; agrimonia Clifwyrt, sume men hataþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt cliff-wort, some men call fox-glove, some water-wort, L. M. l, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3
Linked entries: clife clyf-wyrt foxes glófa
land-spédig
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Ðes and ðeós landspédiga hic et hæc locuples, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 22
sinc-hroden
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Salu sinchroden halls richly adorned, Andr. Kmbl. 3342 ; An. 1675
Drihten-líce
According to the Lord, by the Lord ⬩ secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno
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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9
Linked entry: Dryhten-líce
feónd-seóc
Fiend-sick ⬩ demoniac ⬩ dæmŏniăcus
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Fiend-sick, demoniac; dæmŏniăcus Ðætte seó ylce eorþe mihte to hǽle feóndseócra manna and óðra untrumnyssa ut ipsa terra ad ăbĭgendos ex obsessis corpŏrĭbus dæmŏnes grātiæ salutāris hăbēret effectum, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 35