færeld
going ⬩ walking ⬩ a going ⬩ course ⬩ journey ⬩ a way ⬩ road ⬩ the run ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ a train ⬩ retinue ⬩ course ⬩ proceeding
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His wiðerwinna wæs on eallum his færelde sum drý, 370, 32.
ge-réfa
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Geréfena comitum, 22, 2. rendering Latin titles of non-English officials. v. geréf-mann Jósep wæs geréfa (decurio), Lk. 23, 50. Hé wæs ánes geréfan sunu cujusdam curialis (cf. curiales vel decuriales burhgeréfa, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 42)/auu, Gr.
for-faran
to go or pass away ⬩ perish ⬩ perīre ⬩ to cause to pass away ⬩ cause to perish ⬩ to destroy ⬩ perdĕre
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Wæs swíðe feala manna forfaren very many men were destroyed, Chr. 1025; Erl. 163, 10. Mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren much cattle was destroyed this year, 1041; Erl. 169, 8.
Linked entry: for-ferian
land-leód
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Ðæt folc eal ðæt ðǽr tó láfe wæs ðara landleóda beág tó Eádwearde cyninge the people, all that remained of the inhabitants of the district, submitted to king Edward, 921; Erl. 108, 1. Hé wæs ðæs cynges swica and ealra landleóda, 1055; Erl. 189, 4.
Linked entry: leód
swinge
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Ðá wæs Laurentius mid ðæs Apostoles swingum (flagellis) swíþe gebylded; cwom and eáwde mid hú miclum swingum (verberibus) hé ðreád wæs, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 12-24. Bedrífe hine ( wíteþeów, v. Grmm. R. A. 703) tó swingum, L.
Linked entry: swynge
æt-foran
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Ꝥ heregyld wæs ǽfre ætforan óðrum gyldum þe man geald, Chr. 1052; P. 173, 22. adv. Before, beforehand Wǽron þá wælisce men ætforan mid þám cynge, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 9
be-wyrcan
surround
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Shrn. 81, 12. of fortification: Iericho wæs mid seofon weallum beworht, Hml. Th. ii. 212, 26. Hé hét sceáwian Hiericho, hú heó beworht wæs, Jos. 2, 1. to cover over with metal Heó þá cartan beworhte mid leáde. Hml. S. 3, 532.
seofon
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Þǽra diácona wæs se forma Stephanus. . . þá oðre six wǽron . . . Ðás seofon hí gecuron, Hml. Th. i. 44. 18. Fífe lǽgun . . . swilce seofene eác, eorlas Anláfes, Chr. 937; P. 108, 11. Sume menn þisra seofona héddon, Hml.
beám
a beam ⬩ post ⬩ a beam of light
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Similar entries v. scear-, sulh-, web-beám. a beam of light Blódig wolcen on mistlice beámas wæs gehíwod, Chr. 979; P. 122, 26
weard
a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel ⬩ a guardian, protector, lord
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Salomones reste wæs mid weardum ymbseted, ðæt waes mid syxtigum werum, 11, 16. Hé sette him weardas ofer, Jos. 10, 18: Homl. Skt. i. 11, 210. :--- fig. Geác, sumeres weard, Exon. Th. 309, 8; Seef. 54. Bánhúses weard the mind, Cd.
Linked entries: æftan-weard ǽg-weard fóre-weard
pægel
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a wine-vessel, a pail Pægel (Wright gives wægel, but see Anglia viii. 450) gillo, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 26
betrung
A BETTERING, amending ⬩ emendatio
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A BETTERING, amending; emendatio Ðæt hit wǽre heora betrung that it was their amendment, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 13
þurh-þráwan
to twist through
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to twist through [Se wǽte of húse dropaþ on stán ... and ðane stán þurhþurleþ and þurhþreáwþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 11]
efen-scyldig
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Ꝥ cild þe læg on cradele þá gýtseras lǽton efenscyldig (eal swá scyldigne, v. l.) and hit gewittig wǽre. Add
smirwung
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Add: smearing, greasing, rubbing with grease Sceóna smyruncg and reáfa wæsc calciamentorum unctio uestimento*-* rumgue ablutio, Angl. xiii. 441, 1084
wíf-híred
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A household of women, a nunnery Ꝥ him wǽre eáðelic se wífhíred tó healdanne (feminis praeesse), Gr. D. 27, 8
gálsere
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Reg. 15 substitute Sé ðe wǽre gálsereon fúlan forligere, weorðe sé clǽnsere his ágenre sáwle, Wlfst. 72, 6
ánhund-wintre
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A hundred years old Hé áxode hyne hú eald hé wǽre. Þá andswarode hé: ' Ánhundwintre and þrítigwintre,' Gen. 47, 9
gneáþ
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Hí cwǽdon ꝥ him gneáðe wǽre heora wist and scrúd, Hml. S. 31, 1296. v. gníþe, and two following words
wín-lic
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Nán fefor nis mannon mára þonne se wínlica wǽta nulla febris hominum maior quam viteus humor, Chrd. 74, ii. Add