hand-gewrit
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Ðá wæs þæt gewrit áwriten mid gyldenum stafum, Wlfst. 212, 3
líne
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K. 150, 31. a line, stroke made on a surface ' Þú leornedest be ánre línan wæs áwriten anlang middes þæs þóþeres'. . . ' Ic wót hwæt seó líne tácnað, ' Solil. H. 20, 16-20. pá línan þe on þám þóþere átéfred wæs, 21, 6.
nówend
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His nówent (nauta), þám wæs nama Uaracc . . . se nówent rihte ꝥ lytle scip þe wiþhindan þám máran scipe gefæstnod wæs. Þá wearð se ráp tóbrocen, and hé onweg gewát. . .
Linked entry: nomementa
Wiltún-scír
Wiltshire
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Hereman biscop forðférde; se wæs biscop on Beorrucscíre and on Wiltúnscíre and on Dorsǽtan, 1078; Erl. 215, 32
ge-þeódnes
a joining ⬩ juncture ⬩ joint ⬩ junctio ⬩ junctura ⬩ compages
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He wæs býgendlíc on ðám geþeódnessum his liþa he was flexible in the joints of his limbs, 4, 30; S. 608, 38.
Linked entry: ge-fégincg
tó-eácan
In addition, ⬩ besides ⬩ In addition to, ⬩ besides
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Tóécanðæm ðe hé hiénende wæs his folc, hé wæs sinþyrstende monnes blódes, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30
bismer
infamy ⬩ shame ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy ⬩ humiliation ⬩ scorn ⬩ contumely ⬩ insult ⬩ blasphemy
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Hié þá hé tó ðǽm bismre getawade þe on dǽm dagum mǽst wæs, þæt hé hié bereáfade heora cláþa and heora wǽpna ... hié him beforan drifen þá consulas swá swá niédlingas, ꝥ heora bismer þý máre wǽre (oneratos ignominia consules remiserunt).
Linked entry: bismer-sprecan
ge-teón
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Först. 116, 10. (3 a) where the course, &c. is not given :-- Sé þe wæs ǽr eallum worldum geteód and geendebyrd, Bl. H. 31, 22. Cf. ge-tíung
on-sendan
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add: the object a person Hé wæs onsended tó lǽranne, Past. 441, 30.
ge-lǽdan
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Hér wæs Sc̃e Óswaldes líc gelǽded (-lǽdd, v. l. ) of Beardanígge on Myrce, Chr. 909; P. 94, 31. Geleád, 1076; P. 213, 2. Wæs máðma fela of feorwegum gelǽded, B. 37.
GLÆD
shining ⬩ bright ⬩ glad ⬩ cheerful ⬩ joyous ⬩ bright ⬩ pleasant ⬩ kind ⬩ mild ⬩ courteous
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Gimma gladost brightest of jewels, Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 3; Ph. 289. glad, cheerful, joyous, bright Ðá wærþ he swíðe glæd then he was very glad, Chr. 656; Erl. 30, 20. Glæd wæs gavisus est, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 56. Wosaþ glæd exultate, Lk. Skt.
un-forwealwod
Unwithered ⬩ undecayed
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Unwithered, undecayed Bringan Drihtne unforwealwod wæstm gódra weorca, Blickl. Homl. 73, 25
Linked entries: for-wealwian un-forwirded wealwian
weorc-sum
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Grievous, noxious Deáðes beámes weorcsumne wæstm, Cd. Th. 37, 23; Gen. 594
wist
subsistence ⬩ sustenance ⬩ food ⬩ provisions ⬩ dainty food ⬩ a feast ⬩ eating ⬩ feasting
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Hé næfþ ða neódþearfe áne, ðæt is wist and wǽda, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 17. Of ungemete wiste and wǽda, Met. 25, 39: Cd. Th. 222, 11; Dan. 103. Welan and wiste, 59, 29; Gen. 971.
þurh-dúfan
to dive through
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to dive through Hé wæter up þurhdeáf, Beo. Th. 3243; B. 1619
un-werod
Not sweet
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Not sweet Wæter ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 19
ge-mearr
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The other reading in the passage is: Gif énig yfelra manna wǽre
hypebán-ece
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Cf. hype-wærc. þeóh-ece
soþ-sprǽce
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Veracious Sé þe wǽre twispǽcc, weorðe sé sóðspǽce, Wlfst. 72, 16 note