ge-wyrht
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Deág þín gewyrhtu ; God þé bið symle góda gehwylces freá and fultum feónd þám óðrum wyrsan gewyrhta do ever what may profit.
FǼHÞ
Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum
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Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge if a man in holy orders be charged with deadly feud, L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 21: L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 25.
beorgan
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Beorge man georne ꝥ man þá sáwla ne forfare, 304, 16. with prep.
BRÚCAN
To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, discharge ⬩ uti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere
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Sáwla móton lífes brúcan souls may enjoy [have enjoyment of] life, Andr. Kmbl. 458; An. 229. Brúceþ fódres enjoys [has an enjoyment of] food, Runic pm. 28; Kmbl. 345, 5; Hick. Thes. i. 135. Brúc ðisses beáges make use of this collar, Beo.
mód-earfoþ
Travail of soul ⬩ distress of mind
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Travail of soul, distress of mind Icwonn(MS. þnc) módearfoþa má, Exon. 1193; Th. 457, 19; Hy. 4, 86
rihtæþel-cwén
A legitimate wife
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A legitimate wife Ðæt syndon Godes wiðersacan . . . unrihthǽmeras ... and ða ðe habbaþ má ðonne heora rihtæþelcwéne, Wulfst. 298, 18
þrowung
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Add: . passion, strong feeling Þ ic þe má emwyrhtena on þǽre þrowunge mínes wynlustes hæfde, Hml. S. 23 h, 359
ammi
Ammi, an African umbelliferous plant ⬩ millet ⬩ bishopwort ⬩ ammi Copticum
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Ammi, an African umbelliferous plant, millet, bishopwort; ammi Copticum [ἄμμι g. ἄμμεως] Ðeós wyrt ðe man ami, and óðrum naman milium, nemneþ this wort which is named ammi, and by another name millet, Herb. 164, 1; Lchdm, i. 292, 20.
Linked entry: ameos
cyric-neód
Church-need ⬩ ecclesiæ necessitas
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Church-need; ecclesiæ necessitas Riht is ðæt man betǽce ǽnne dǽl preóstum, óðerne dǽl tocyricneóde þriddan dǽl ðám þearfum it is right that one part [of the alms] be delivered to the priests, a second part for the need of the church, a third part for
dómere
A judge ⬩ jūdex
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H.] gereccen as the judges may prescribe to him, L. Ælf. 18; Th. i. 48, 18. Heretogan and dómeras hæfdon mǽstne weorþscipe consuls and judges had most honour, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13. Settaþ ða to dómerum, appoint them judges, Past. 18, 2; Hat.
deór-friþ
Deer-protection, game-protection ⬩ cervōrum tūtēla
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Deer-protection, game-protection; cervōrum tūtēla Se cyng Willelm sætte mycel deórfriþ, and he lægde lags ðǽrwið, ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde, ðæt hine man sceolde blendian king William constituted much protection to game, and he laid down
ele-bacen
Oil-baked, baked in or with oil ⬩ ŏleo coctus, ŏleătus
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Oil-baked, baked in or with oil; ŏleo coctus, ŏleătus Manna híg gadredon and grundon on cwyrne oððe britton and sudon on croccan and worhton hláfas ðǽrof: ða wǽron híg swilce híg wǽron elebacene pŏpŭlus collĭgens Man frangēbat mŏla sive tĕrēbat in mortārio
Linked entry: bracan
ellen-wyrt
Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder ⬩ sambūcus ĕbŭlus
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Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder; sambūcus ĕbŭlus, Lin Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man ĕbŭlum, and óðrum naman ellenwyrte nemneþ, and eác sume men wealwyrt hátaþ take this herb, which is named ĕbŭlum, and by another name elderwort, and some men also
felt-wyrt
The plant mullein ⬩ verbascum thapsus
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The plant mullein; verbascum thapsus, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man verbascum, and óðrum naman feltwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum stówum and on myxenum this plant, which is named verbascum, and by another name mullein, is produced in sandy places and on
Linked entry: feld-wyrt
freót
Freedom ⬩ liberty ⬩ an enfranchisement ⬩ a setting a man free ⬩ lībertas ⬩ mănūmissio
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Freedom, liberty, an enfranchisement, a setting a man free; lībertas, mănūmissio Þolie his freótes let him forfeit his freedom, L. E. G. 7; Th. i. 170, 17. We scylon todǽlan freót and þeówet we ought to distinguish between freedom and slavery, L.
Linked entry: freód
lǽ
hair
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Perhaps we may compare here lee of threde, Prompt. Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster, contained 200 threads.'
morþ-weorc
An act which causes death
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An act which causes death (by witchcraft or poison), Hǽðenscipe biþ ðæt man ... wiccecræft lufige oððe morþweorc gefremme ( causes death by witchcraft or poison, Similar entries v. morþ. III), L.C.S. 5; Th. i. 378, 21.
ragu
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Cristes-mǽl-ragu lichen off a crucifix, 346, 23. Ragu and meós ( rubigo ) fornymþ ealle eówre landes wæstmas, Deut. 28, 42. v. berc-, sláhþorn-ragu
Linked entry: rægu
be-witian
To observe, take care of, administer, perform ⬩ observare, curæ habere, exsequi, peragere
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To observe, take care of, administer, perform; observare, curæ habere, exsequi, peragere Ne mágon hí tunglu bewitian they may not observe the heavenly bodies, Exon. 89 b; Th. 335, 31; Gn. Ex. 40.
Linked entries: witian be-weotian
ge-dwol-godas
False gods ⬩ idols ⬩ falsi dei ⬩ īdōla
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Ne dear man gewanian on hǽðenum ǽnig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum [MS. -an] broht biþ ne ausus est quispiam e păgānis eōrum quidquam commĭnuĕre quæ deōrum simulacris allāta fuĕrant, i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. l00, 6, 11