selen
a gift ⬩ a giving ⬩ donation ⬩ grant ⬩ the habit of giving ⬩ liberality ⬩ munificence
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Mid selenum hé gewelgie donis maneret, Hymn. Surt. 4, 32. Ðú onfénge selena accepisti dona, Ps. Spl. 67, 19. Góde sylena syllan. Mt. Kmbl. 7, 11. Sylene, Lk. Skt. 11, 13. a giving, donation, grant His handseten and sælen. Cod. Dip.
Linked entry: sylen
GLÉD
Burning coal ⬩ live coal ⬩ gleed ⬩ ember ⬩ fire ⬩ flame ⬩ pruna ⬩ carbo ⬩ flamma
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Swá rícels byþ ðonne hit gléda bærnaþ sicut incensum, 140, 2: 119, 4. Ða þegnas stódon æt ðám glédon stabunt ministri ad prunas, Jn. Skt. 18, 18: 21, 9. Gloedo scintillæ, Rtl. 86, 34.
á-bútan
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Ðú tǽcst folce gemǽro ábútan ðone munt constitues terminos populo per circuitum, Ex. 19, 12. motion outside His scipu wendon út ábúton Legeceastre, Chr. 1000; P. 133, 14.
tó-weorpan
To throw in different directions ⬩ throw away ⬩ throw down ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ destroy ⬩ overthrow ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ to break in pieces ⬩ scatter the parts of a connected whole ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to overturn ⬩ to throw down ⬩ destroy a building ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to destroy the power of a person, ⬩ to destroy ⬩ to overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc., ⬩ to put down ⬩ put an end to ⬩ destroy ⬩ make void ⬩ break ⬩ dissolve ⬩ to throw out
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Ðone tóworpenan stal ðæs ríces destructum regni statum, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 8. Ðý læs tóworpen sién fyrngewritu, Elen. Kmbl. 860; El. 430. to throw out. v. tó-worpness, II.
Linked entries: te-weorpan tó-torfian tó-wurpan tó-wyrpan
cyric-sceat
Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate
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If any one do not perform that, let him forfeit sixty shillings, and give the church-scot twelvefold, L. In. 4; Th. i. 104, 8-11.
Linked entry: ciric-sceat
súþerne
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Dó ðone súþernan wermód, ðæt is prutene, Lchdm. ii. 236, 19. Súðerne wudu aprotanum, Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 6. Súþerne wuda. Ðeós wyrt ðe man abrotanum and óðrum naman súðerne wuda nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 250, 16-18: iii. 12, 15: 40, 5.
Linked entry: abrotanum
git
You two ⬩ vos duo ⬩ σφŵï, σφώ ⬩ of you two ⬩ vestrŭm duorum ⬩ σφŵïν σφŵν ⬩ to you two ⬩ vobis duobus ⬩ σφŵïν σφŵν ⬩ you two ⬩ vos duos ⬩ σφŵï, σφώ ⬩ thou
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Hwæt wylle gyt ðæt ic inc dó quid vultis [vos duo] ut faciam vobis [duobus]? 20, 32. Gelýfe gyt ðæt ic inc mæg gehǽlan [vos duo] creditis, quia hoc possum facere vobis [duobus]? 9, 28.
hreósan
To fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere
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Ðá hrýsþ se stól nyðer then the throne falls down, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 2. On hærfest hrést and fealuwaþ in autumn it falls and fades, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 116; Met. 11, 58.
án-lípig
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Oð ðone ánlípigan þorn . . . On ðone ánlípian stán, C. D. iii. 467, 7, 8. Mín swustur lét mé ǽnlípie (solam) þénian, Lk. 10, 40. Ne sculon mæssepreóstas ǽnlípie bútan óðrum mannum mæssan syngan, Ll. Th. ii. 406, 21.
fleswian
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To profess to do something (?). In the passage líiccetende wrehte and leáse fleswede seem equally to render simolatam (legationem) volveret, and for the latter leáslíce ongann occurs in one MS. Another various reading is fleose-wade.
þreágung
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III. add: — Gif tó ðám yflum cymþ réþu wyrd, þonne cymþ hé tó edleáne his yfla, oððe tó þréunge and tó láre ꝥ hé eft swá ne dó aspera fortuna puniendi corrigendive improbos causa deferíur, Bt. 40, l; F. 236, 8
hláford
A LORD; ⬩ dominus. ⬩ herus
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Hie cuǽdon ðæt him nǽnig mǽg leófra nǽre ðonne hiera hláford they said that no kinsman was dearer to them than their lord, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 20. Cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford, 1014; Erl. 150, 6.
Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige
sceamian
to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame
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Oft ðone geþyldegestan scamaþ ðæs siges ðe hí ofer ðone dióful hæfde, Past. 33, 7; Swt. 227, 19. Menn scamaþ for gódan dǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Ðæs ús ne scamaþ ná, ac ðæs ús scamaþ swýðe, ðæt wé bóte áginnan, 165, 39.
on-cnáwan
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Ðæt forlor hira frécennesse ðonne hié hit encnáwen perditionis suae discrimina vel cognita, Past. 403, 14. Ðone ðeódscip ꝥte oncnéwa (agnosceret), Mk. p. 2, 3. with acc. and infin. Þás mǽrsunga wé oncnáwaþ (cognoscimus) wesan gefyllede, An.
dǽlere
DEALER, divider, distributor, agent ⬩ divīsor, sequester
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God gesette ðone wélegan dǽlere on his gódum God appointed the wealthy a distributor of his goods, ii. 102, 28
FLOCC
A FLOCK ⬩ band ⬩ company ⬩ division ⬩ grex ⬩ căterva ⬩ turma
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A FLOCK, band, company, division; grex, căterva, turma Gif Esau cymþ to ánum flocce and ðone ofslihþ, se óðer flocc byþ gehealden si vēnĕrit Esau ad ūnam turmam et percussĕrit eam, ălia turma servābĭtur, Gen. 32, 8.
liccian
To lick
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Seó lyft liccaþ and átýhþ ðone wǽtan of ealre eorþan and of ðære sǽ, and gegaderaþ tó scúrum, Lchdm. iii. 276, 12. Fýnd his eorþan licciaþ [liccigeaþ, Th.] inimici ejus terram lingent, Ps. Spl. 71, 9.
mealm-stán
Maum-stone
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-Mon heardlíce gníde ðone hnescestan mealmstán, Ors. 4, 13; Swt. 212, 28
Linked entry: cealc-stán
mearc
a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ a mark ⬩ ensign
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Mearce caracteres, Wrt Voc. ii. 23, 81. a mark, ensign Hé nam ðone stán and árǽrde hine tó mearce ( in titulum; for a pillar, A. V.), Gen. 28, 18. Moyses getimbrode twelf mearca ( titulos; pillars, A. V.), Ex. 24, 4.
stigel
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The word occurs also in compounds Ðanon on ðone bóchagan wið ðere bócstigele, v. 70, 27
Linked entry: bóc-stigel