á-mǽran
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Þá lond bígengan út ámǽran (-ian, v. l.) indigenas exterminare, 4, 16; Sch. 425, 4. Hí hæfdon út ámǽrde þá bígengan, 1, 16; Sch. 44, 10. Cf. ge-mǽre terminus
wearg-treów
The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross
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[Nu raise þai up þe rode; setis up þe warhtreo, O. E. Homl. i. 283, 9. Doð up and waritreo, þer on heo scullen winden (hongy, 2nd MS.), 5714. Me ledde him uorte hongen o waritreo, A. R. 122, 8. Let heom don adun of þe waritreo, Misc. 51, 491
biddan
to ask ⬩ to ask ⬩ to pray to
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Bide for ús, þæt God þás nǽddran fram ús áfyrsige, Hml. Th. ii. 238, 14. construction uncertain Bæd inprecabatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 58. Hió wæs beden interpellata, 44, 70
wló
Readily ⬩ easily
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Readily, easily Hé áwrécen wælpílum wló ne meahte oroð up geteón (cf. sóna ne meahte oroð up geteón, 163, 20 ; Gú. 997), ellensprǽce hleóþor áhebban, Exon. Th. 171, 16; Gú. 1127. Similar entries v. next word
Linked entry: ge-wló
fiorm
use ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ enjoyment
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use, benefit, profit, enjoyment, Past. pref; Hat. MS
ge-brýcgan
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to use; Gibrycgende utenda, Rtl. 97, 33. Substitute: —
a-spryngan
to spring up ⬩ arise
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to spring up, arise, Ps. Spl. 71, 7
a-wráþ
bound up
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bound up,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36;
for-sweolgan
to swallow up ⬩ devour
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to swallow up, devour, Ps. Th. 123, 2
ge-wyrtrumian
to root up ⬩ eradicate ⬩ eradicare
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to root up, eradicate; eradicare, Rtl. 65, 25
weard
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Add: v. niþer-, ofdún(e)-, tógædere-, úp-weard
bísen
an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type
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Ué bisen ginime imitemur, Rtl. 57, 15. Biseno, 62, 23. Hé wolde ús bisene ástellan, Past. 33, 18. Góde bisene, 191, 5. Hálgawara ðínra biseno (exempla), Rtl. 49, 11.
be-cuman
to come ⬩ get, ⬩ to come to power ⬩ get into trouble ⬩ to come to ⬩ by ⬩ to cometo a person ⬩ to befall ⬩ to become ⬩ behove
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Þára þinga þe ús on becwómon, Nar. 14, 23. Gif ús on niht uncúðes hwæt on becwóme si quis noctu oriretur pavor tumultusque aliquis novus, 13, 2.
andettan
To confess ⬩ acknowledge ⬩ give thanks or praise ⬩ fateri ⬩ confiteri
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Seó andetnes ðe we Gode ánum andettaþ, déþ hió us ðæt to góde the confession that we confess to God alone, it doth this for our good, L. E. I. 30; Th. ii. 426, 33. Drihtne andette confitebatur Domino, Lk. Bos. 2, 38.
deófol-seócnes
Devil sickness, possession with the devil ⬩ dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν
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Devil sickness, possession with the devil; dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν Deófolseócnessa us synd on ðínum naman underþeódde dæmŏnia subjiciuntur nobis in nomĭne tuo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17.
Linked entries: deófel-seócnys deóful-seócnys feónd
méd
Meed ⬩ reward
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Hwæt byþ ús tó méde, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 27: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 59; Jud. 335. Elles næbbe gé méde mid eówrum fæder ðe on heofenum ys, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 1. Méde onfón, 6, 5. Hé mé méde gehét, Beo. Th. 4275; B. 2134. Ðé sind gehealdene ðíne méda gewisse, Homl.
neádian
To force ⬩ compel ⬩ constrain
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Útlagan ús wépan neádiaþ exules nos flere cogunt, 56, 3. Se ðe óðerne neádaþ ofer his mihte tó drincenne, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 31. God hine ne neádode on náðre healfe, ac lét hine habban his ágene cyre, Hexam. 15; Norm. 22, 30.
Linked entry: neódian
ge-ortrúwian
To distrust, despair ⬩ diffīdĕre, dēspērāre
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Ðæt úre nán be his néxtan ne geortrúwige that none of us despair of his neighbour, ii. 82, 27. Nis ðæt to geortrýwianne nec diffīdendum est, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 32.
Linked entry: ge-ortréwan
ge-nihtsumnes
Abundance, plenty, copiousness, sufficiency ⬩ abundantia, ūbertas, cōpia
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Ðære eorþan wæstmbǽrnysse and genihtsumnysse we nellaþ habban us to lífes brícum, ac to oferflówednyssum the fruitfulness and abundance of the earth we will not have for the uses of life, but as superfluities, Homl. Th. ii. 540, 10: 64, 35
Linked entry: ge-nyhtsum-nes