fremming
progress ⬩ advance ⬩ a doing ⬩ accomplishing ⬩ the doing ⬩ operation ⬩ the doing
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Ágyfan Gode þínre carfulnysse weorc and fremmincge ... Æfter ðínre carfulnysse gódre fremmincge, 334, 23-27. Wé áweriað ús mid þǽre segene, áweriað eów mid þǽre láre fremminge, 402, 27. For ðǽre synne fremminge, Hex. 22, 29.
húsel-fæt
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Add: — Nelle wé ꝥ in cyrcean mon ǽnig þing inne healde, bútan þá þe tó þǽre cyrcean frætwum belympað, ꝥ is hálige béc, and húselfata, and mæssereáf . . . Ll. Th. ii. 406, 33
un-wemme
spotless ⬩ without blemish ⬩ without defect ⬩ uninjured ⬩ uninjured ⬩ inviolate ⬩ undefiled ⬩ pure ⬩ immaculate ⬩ perfect ⬩ pure ⬩ immaculate
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On unwemmum (ðæm unwemman, Surt.) wege in via immaculata, Ps. Th. 100, 1. Unwemne weg, Ps. Surt. 17, 33. Flǽsc unwemme, Exon. Th. 26, 18; Cri. 418. Hié scoteden ðone unwemman, Ps. Surt. 63, 5. Unwemme synt ðíne wegas impolluta via ejus, Ps.
þearfa
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:-- Wé lǽraþ, ðæt preóstas, þonne hí ða ælmessan ðǽlan, ða þearfan georne biddan, ðæt hig for ðæt folc þingian, L.
Linked entry: EARM
habban
To HAVE, possess, hold, keep
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Ðis leóht wé habbaþ wið nýtenu gemǽne this light we have in common with beasts, Blickl. Homl. 21, 13. We habbaþ nédþearfe ðæt wé ongyton we have need to perceive, 23, 1. Ða his mǽre word habbaþ and healdaþ qui facitis verbum ejus, Ps. Th. 102, 19.
Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa
eást-ern
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Se wer ( Job ) wæs swíðe mǽre betwux eallum Eásternum, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 15. marking direction of the wind, east, from the east Feówer heáfodwindas synd: se fyrmesta is eásterne wind, Lch. iii. 274, 13: Gen. 315
cild-ildu
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Childhood, infancy Lengtentíma ys wǽt and wearm, ꝥ lyft ys wǽt and wearm. Cildyld byð wǽt and wearm, and hyra blód byð wǽt and wearm, Angl. viii. 299, 28
Linked entry: ildu
gál-scipe
Luxury ⬩ lustfulness ⬩ lasciviousness ⬩ wantonness ⬩ lewdness ⬩ luxŭria ⬩ lĭbīdo ⬩ lascīvia ⬩ petulantia ⬩ saty̆riăsis ⬩ σατυρίασιs
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We lǽraþ, ðæt man wið fúlne gálscipe warnige symle we instruct, that one always guard himself against foul lasciviousness, L. C. E. 24; Th. i. 374, 9. For gálscipe for wantonness, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 15; Gen. 341.
ge-streónan
To gain ⬩ get ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ lucrāri ⬩ acquīrĕre
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Ðǽr is cúþre líf ðonne we on eorþan mǽgen ǽfre gestreónan there is a life more glorious than we may ever obtain on earth, Cd. 226; Th. 302, 11; Sat. 597.
Linked entry: streónan
bletsian
To BLESS, wish happiness, consecrate ⬩ benedicere, consecrare ⬩ merciful, kind ⬩ to have mercy
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We ðec bletsiaþ, Fæder ælmihtig we bless thee, Father almighty, Cd. 192; Th. 241, 6; Dan. 400: Exon. 64 b; Th. 239, 12; Ph. 620: Ps. Lamb. 128, 8. Ðú bletsodest [bletsadest, Th.] Drihten eorþan ðíne benedixisti Domine terram tuam, Ps. Spl. 84, 1.
á-rǽran
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Th. i. 86, 16. to raise, increase price Gif wé gyld árǽrdon . . . swá man ꝥ weorð up árǽran mihte . . . Gif we ꝥ ceápgild árǽrað, Ll. Th. i. 234, 5, 10, 16.
Linked entry: rǽran
EÓWU
EWE, female sheep ⬩ ŏvis fēmĭna
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EWE, female sheep; ŏvis fēmĭna Ewes were milked by the Anglo-Saxons.
for-faran
to go or pass away ⬩ perish ⬩ perīre ⬩ to cause to pass away ⬩ cause to perish ⬩ to destroy ⬩ perdĕre
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Wearþ micel his heres forfaren many of his army were destroyed, 1067; Erl. 204, 9. Fordoes ł forfæras perdiderit, Mt. Kmb. Lind. 10, 39
Linked entry: for-ferian
GEORN
Desirous, eager, anxious, ardent, zealous, studious, intent, careful, diligent ⬩ cupĭdus, appĕtens, sollĭcĭtus, studiōsus, intentus, dīlĭgens ⬩ eagerly ⬩ brisk, quick ⬩ earnestly ⬩ earnestly, eagerly ⬩ willingly, earnestly ⬩ desirous ⬩ willingly ⬩ willingly ⬩ willingly ⬩ desirous ⬩ intentus, cupĭdus, stŭdiōsus, prōnus ⬩ yearning for ⬩ gladly ⬩ fain, willingly ⬩ eager, willing
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Micle hý wǽron geornran ðæt hí him fram flugen they were much more eager that they should go from them, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 9. Geornast most eager, Ps. Th. 89, 10
ge-swígian
to be silent ⬩ to pass over in silence; with the genitive ⬩ to silence
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Sóþes geswúgedon were silent about the truth, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 111, 202.
Linked entries: ge-súgian ge-súwian ge-sweógian ge-swúgian
hreód-wæter
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Fenny land where reeds are growing Ðá wæs ðæt land eall swá wé geférdon ádrigad and fien and hreádwæteru palus erat sicca et ceno habundans, Nar. 20, 23
mann-faru
A going of men ⬩ a moving band of men
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A going of men or a moving band of men, Wé ðás wic mágun fótum áfyllan, meara þreátum and monfarum, Exon. 36 b; Th. 119, 20; Gú. 257
nón-tíma
The ninth hour
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The ninth hour On nóntíman wé sculon God herian, forðam on ðone tíman Crist gebæd for ðám ðe him deredon, and siððan his gást ásende, Btwk. 216, 31
weorold-freónd
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Wé witan ðæt ús forlǽtaþ and níde sculon ealle úre world-frýnd, Wulfst. 127, 31. Ealle úre weoruldfreónd, 122, 7
ge-ceasterwaran
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Wé geácsodon his geceasterwaran beón Godes englas, Wlfst. 2, 2