Scride-finnas
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Icel. skriðr a sliding motion, skríða to glide, slide in snow-shoes
Ælfred
Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years
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learned in scripture; successit Ecgfrido in regnum Alfrid, vir in scripturis doctissimus, qui frater ejus et filius Osuiu regis esse dicebatur, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 6-8.
æt-swerian
To forswear ⬩ deny with an oath ⬩ abjurare
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In. 35; Th. i. 124, 11, note
cwart-ern
a prison
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a prison Ic wæs on cwarterne eram in carcere, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 25, 36, 39
cyld
A child
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Jun. 2, 13, in the title
Eaxan minster
The minster on the river Ex, Axminster, Devon ⬩ oppĭdum in agro Devōniensi
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The minster on the river Ex, Axminster, Devon; oppĭdum in agro Devōniensi, Som. Ben. Lye
eówod
A flock, herd ⬩ grex
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Th. ii. 514, 23. v. n. and f. in eówode
for-werednys
Old age ⬩ sĕnium
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Old age; sĕnium On ylde and forwerednysse in sĕnectam et sĕnium, Ps. Spl. 70, 19
ealo-benc
An ale-bench
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An ale-bench In ealo-bence on the ale-bench, Beo. Th. 2062; B. 1029
hell-rúna
One skilled in the mysteries of hell ⬩ a sorcerer ⬩ necromancer
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One skilled in the mysteries of hell, a sorcerer, necromancer, Beo. Th. 328; B. 163
Linked entry: helle-rúne
mere-wíf
A water-witch ⬩ woman living in a lake
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A water-witch, woman living in a lake (Grendel's mother), Beo. Th. 3042; B. 1519
birgels
A burial-place, sepulchre ⬩ sepulcrum
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A burial-place, sepulchre; sepulcrum Him sylfum to birgelse in possessionem sepulcri, Gen. 23, 9
ge-cerring
A turning ⬩ conversion ⬩ conversio
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A turning, conversion; conversio On gecerringce oððe on gǽnhwyrfte in convertendo, Ps. Lamb. 125, 1
ge-hæge
Land hedged in ⬩ a paddock ⬩ garden ⬩ hortus ⬩ pratum
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Land hedged in, a paddock, garden; hortus, pratum,Mone B. 618 : Hpt. Gl. 419, 439
ge-riht
RIGHT, direct ⬩ directus
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RIGHT, direct; directus Ðweoru beóþ on gerihte erunt prava in directa, Lk. Bos. 3, 5
gés
geese
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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 18, MS. H; pl. nom. acc. of gós
súþ-west
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3
swíþ-sprecol
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Proud in speech, speaking proud things Ða swýðsprecelan tungan linguam magniloguam, Ps. Lamb. 11, 4
þacian
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To thatch Me mæcg in Agusto and Septembri and Octobri ðacian, Anglia ix. 261, 17
þeór-wyrm
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A worm in a boil Wiþ þeórwyrme on fét, Lchdm. ii. 12, 2: 118, 25