balca
A BALK ⬩ beam ⬩ bank ⬩ a ridge ⬩ trabs ⬩ porca ⬩ terra inter duos sulcos congesta
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A BALK, beam, bank, a ridge; trabs, porca, terra inter duos sulcos congesta On balcan lecgan to lay in ridges, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 2
cyspan
To bind, fetter ⬩ compedibus constringĕre
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Fox 26, 154; Met. 26, 77
Linked entry: ge-cyspyd
eád-módnes
Humbleness, humility, humanity ⬩ humĭlĭtas
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Bt. 12; Fox 36, 23: Ps. Spl. 9, 13
Linked entry: eáþ-módnis
emn-neáh
Equally near ⬩ æque prŏpe
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Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 23
Linked entry: efen-neáh
ge-wunsum
Pleasant
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Pleasant Swíðe gewunsum hit biþ ðæt mon wíf hæbbe and bearn it is very pleasant to have wife and children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 8
bises
A leap year ⬩ bisextile, bisextus
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Fox 64; Men. 32
ge-fagen
Glad ⬩ joyful ⬩ lætus
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Glad, joyful; lætus Gefagen biþ, gif hit ǽfre to cuman mæg it will be joyful if it ever may come thereto, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 29
ge-hwider
Whithersoever ⬩ anywhere ⬩ everywhere ⬩ alicubi
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Fox 25, 26; Met. 25, 13
trúw
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Faith Ðú hæfst ongyten ða wonclan trúwa ðæs blindan lustes, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 3. [O. H. Ger. trúa, trúwa fides: Icel. trú.] Cf. treów
neáh-land
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neighbouring country Þá henna áweg bær án fox cumende of þám neáhlande (náht feorran, v.l.) vulpis gallinas ex vicino rure veniens auferebat, Gr. D. 69, 28
on-fægnian
to shew gladness
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to shew gladness Ðære helle hund ongan onfægnian mid his steorte Cerberus shewed his gladness by wagging his tail Bt. 35, 6 ; Fox 168, 17 note
ge-swystra
sisters
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sisters Geswystrena bearn sisters' children, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 10. To mínre méder and geswystrum to my mother and sisters, Nar. 1, 12
Italie
The Italians ⬩ Italy
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The Italians or Italy Pencentes Italia folc, Ors. 4, 2 ; Swt. 160, 27. Pirrus fór of Italium (ab Italia ), 4, 1; Swt.158, 30 : 154, 32
Linked entry: eotol-ware
lǽs-hosum
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Perhaps for fótleáste lǽshosum should be read fótleáse lǽ-acute;sthosan footless hose, hose that did not cover the sole of the foot. v. lǽst; f
sceamian
to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame
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For hwí hí ne mágan heora má sceamigan ðonne fægnian? Bt. 30,1; Fox 108, 7. Nó hé ðære feohgyfte scamigan þorfte, Beo. Th. 2057; B. 1026. Ðú ne þearft sceamian, Soul Kmbl. 286; Seel. 147. For hwon sécest ðú sceade sceomiende? Cd.
cunnian
to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture ⬩ probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari ⬩ with gen. To have, experience of, ⬩ to make trial of ⬩ periclitari, experiri
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Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 10, 34 . Uncúþne eard cunnian to seek for an unknown home, Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 1; Cri. 1418: Beo. Th. 2893; B. 1444 . Se cunnaþ Dryhtnes meahta he tempteth the Lord's might, Salm. Kmbl. 454; Sal. 227.
Linked entries: a-cunnian be-cunnian ge-cunnian conned
loppe
A flea ⬩ a spider ⬩ a silk-worm
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Lamb. 38, 12 sicut araneam is glossed 'swá swá ǽtterloppan'; if this is not a mistake for 'áttercoppan,' by which the word is rendered in Ps.
cýp
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For second passage substitute Byden, cýpe dolium (in Hpt. Gl. 492, 32 the same form occurs, but in another gloss of the same passage the form is cýue, An. Ox. 2, 236), An. Ox. 3657, where see note
Æl-mihtig
Almighty
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Fox 9, 97; Met. 9, 49: Menol. Fox 187; Men. 95 : Salm. Kmbl. 68; Sal. 34: Ps. Th. 69, 6: Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 19: Gen. 17, 1: 35, 11: 48, 3; Ex. 6, 3: Job Thw. 167, 27. Ælmihti, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 144; Met. 13, 72 : Th. Dipl. 125, 20.
Linked entry: eall-mihtig
ge-scínan
To shine, shine upon, illuminate ⬩ fulgere, collustrare, illuminare
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Fox 30, 17; Met. 30, 9: 30, 22; Met. 30, 11. Wuldres gim grund gescíneþ the gem of glory illuminates the ground, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 26; Ph. 118. Swá sió sunne hine gescínþ as the sun shines upon him, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 8. Gescíneþ lucet, Jn. Skt.