geár-langes
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For a year Lǽt hit standan geárlanges dimitte illam hoc anno (Lk. 13, 8), Hml. Th. ii. 408, 6. Cf. dæg-langes
in-cleof
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an inner chamber, a lair Swá swá leó on incleofe, Ps. Rdr. 9, 30. Unryhtwísnesse hé smeáde on incleofe his, 35, 5
Linked entry: cleof
loddere
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Add: The word occurs in local names Lodderþorn, Loddere-lacu, Loddæræs-sæccing, Lodres-wei, Loddera-beorh, -strǽt. v. C. D. vi. (Index)
teón
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Wrec ðé gemetlíce, and eác swá gebǽr, ðý lǽs ðé men leásunga teó, ðæt ðú ðíne cysta cýðe, Prov. K. 46. Add
un-áræfnedlíce
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Intolerably Óðer den wæs légum full swýðe egesfullíce, óðer wæs náhte þon lǽs unáræfnedlíce cyle full, Bd. 5, 12 ; Sch. 616, 7
wlátung
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Sight, spectacle Þe lǽs þe se hlyst and seó gesihí wurðe gefýled mid besmitenysse fracodlicra wurda and wlátuncga (spectaculorum), Chrd. 79, 4
brygdan
To turn ⬩ vertere
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To turn; vertere He hálge láre brygdeþ on bysmer he turneth holy lore to mockery, Exon. 117a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71
Finnas
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Finwood, between Gothland and Smöland, in the south of Sweden Ða Beówulf sǽ óþbær, flód æfter faroþe, on Finna land then the sea bore Beowulf away, the flood along the shore, on the Fins' land, Beo. Th. 1165; B. 580.
Dene-mearc
DENMARK ⬩ Dānia
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DENMARK; Dānia, Cimbrĭca Chersonēsus = Χερσόνησσs, f. a land island, peninsula; from χέρσos, χέρρos land, and νήσos, oτ; f. an island [Dene the Danes,-denu a plain, vale, valley; and mearc a boundary.
Linked entry: Dena mearc
eard-stapa
A land-stepper, wanderer ⬩ terras peragrans, peregrīnātor
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A land-stepper, wanderer; terras peragrans, peregrīnātor Swá cwæþ eard-stapa so said a wanderer, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 25; Wand. 6
ge-nyttian
To use, enjoy
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To use, enjoy He hæfde eorþ-scrafa ende genyttod he had enjoyed the last of his earth-dens, Beo. Th. 6085; B. 3046
Linked entry: nyttian
cradel
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Hé læg on cradole (-ule, v. l. ) bewunden ealswá óðre cild dóð, Wlfst. 17, 1. Cradelas cunabula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 27. Add
irþ-mearc
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f A boundary of arable land Be ðǽre yrðmearce, C. D. iii. 419, 2. Andlang westcumbes betweah ðá twá yrhmearca (yrþ-?), 420, 4
sefa
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Lang. Rev. xi. 215. Add
út-waru
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Hí him ꝥ land sealdon æt Norðtúne . . . ꝥ syndon iii hída tó inware and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 29. Add
mearca
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)
wíf-leást
Lack of women
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Lack of women Menn hæfdon on frymðe heora mágan tó wífe, and swá wel mósten for ðære wífleáste, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 216
hláf-gebroc
A fragment of bread
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A fragment of bread Ðara hláfgebroca wæs tó láfe twelf binna fulle of the fragments there remained twelve baskets full, Shrn. 48, 31
síþ
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Hé síþor fór on leófes lást, Cd.
ell-þeód
A strange people, foreign nation ⬩ pĕregrīna gens
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A strange people, foreign nation; pĕregrīna gens Hý fóron on ellþiéde they went into a foreign land, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 6