an-sién
aspect ⬩ figure
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Ansién ðyses middan-geardes the figure of this world. Past. 51, 2
módiglíce
Boldly ⬩ bravely
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Boldly, bravely Modelíce manega sprǽcon ðe eft æt þearfe (MS. þære) þolian noldon many used brave words, who would fail at need, Byrht. Th. 137, 42; By. 200
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
weorold-þeáwas
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Conduct in the affairs of this world Se wæs on woruldþeáwum se rihtwísesta in the conduct of his life he was most righteous, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13
cæfl
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Icel. kefli a piece of wood, a gag. v. N. E. D. kevel.]
wylfen
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Oþ þá griégan, wylfenan hárnesse usque cigneam canitiem (cf. grǽg as an epithet of the wolf; and the modern phrase ' grey as a badger '), An. Ox. 1876
hwæðere
Yet ⬩ however ⬩ nevertheless
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Hwæþre hé getrymede heora geleáfan mid ðon heofonlícon weorce ðeáh hie ðæt word ðæs heofonlícan gerýnes ne ongeáton, Blickl. Homl. 17, 7. Hwæðre ðeáh however, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 108; Met. 20, 54. Hwæðre swá ðeáh, Beo. Th. 4876; B. 2442.
Linked entry: ge-hwæðere
midde-weard
Mid-ward ⬩ middle of
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Mid-ward, middle of (the noun with which the word agrees) Middeweard hand vola vel tenar vel ir, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 54. Middewærd lencten vel foreweard lencten ver novum, 53, 26.
swǽfan
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From comparison of these three passages, it seems that swǽfeþ should mean burns, while the form of the word suggests comparison with O. L. Ger. suévón in berg suévót mons coagulatus, with O. H.
án-gild
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., and next word
denu
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. ¶ the word occurs often in local names :-- Ðá denbǽra . . . hlósdionu, swánadionu, C. D. ii. 195, 16. In hæsldene; of hæsldene, iii. 401, 2. On hwǽtedene norðeweardre; of hwǽtedene, Cht. E. 293, 22. See also Txts. 545. v. eorþ-, mór-, wæter-denu.
drípan
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. :-- Nime þysse wyrte wós, dó on, i. 266, 8. Ceáces sure wið wín gemenge, ii. 32, 9. Gewyrce (cf. wyrc, 32, 5) him ... finul, wyl þá wyrta, 34, 9. Lǽt reócan þone steám on ꝥ eáre and fordytte mid þǽre wyrte, 44, 3.]
Linked entry: dryppan
earming
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. ¶ The word seems to occur in local names :-- Þrý hámas . . . þus gehátene . . . Earmingaford, C. D. iii. 60, 34. Earmingtún, iv. 292, 11
ge-cíd
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Ben. 131, 1. v. next word
stíþ
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Swá swá gód láreów . . . swá ꝥ hálige word is swýðe stíð úrum stuntnyssum, Hml. A. 6, 133. Add Stíþre dirae (mortalitatis), An. Ox. 1271. Stíð wíte ðolian, Wlfst. 39, 3. Hé gemét swíðe stíðne dóm on ðám tóweardan lífe, Hml.
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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Something of the old idea is still shewn in the following glosses, in which the word renders a Fury, a Gorgon, or the goddess of war Uualcyrge Tisifone, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 34: Eurynis, 107, 43. Walcrigge Herinis, 110, 34.
Linked entries: -cyrge wæl-ceásiga
brosnian
To corrupt, decay, rot, perish ⬩ corrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire
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Brosnaþ enta geweorc, hrófas sind gehrorene the work of giants is decaying, the roofs are fallen, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 4; Ruin. 2: Beo. Th. 4512; B. 2260.
Linked entry: ge-brosnod
wudu-líc
of a wood ⬩ wild
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of a wood Wudulíc siluester, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18 ; Zup. 44, 16. Wudelícra treówa arborum silvestrium, Hpt. Gl. 419, 42. wild Wudulíce oððe wilde agrestes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 60
ymesene
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Sightless, blind Sum ymesene man mid wópe his fét gesóhte, biddende his hǽle. Laurentius mearcode ródetácen on ðæs blindan eágan, and hé ðǽrrihte beorhtlíce geseah, Homl. Th. i. 418, 22