wyrt-drenc
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Lǽcedómas wiþ ðære healfdeádan ádle, and onlegena and wyrtdrencas, Lchdm, ii. 172, 8
cyne-lic
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Wið cynelice ádle, Lch. i. 370, 5. Þá cynelican puplica (strata), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 68. Tó cynelicon geseton ad palatinas (i. regales) zetas, An. Ox. 2996. Add
mónaþ
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Wíf his gedégelde hiá móneðam (monoðas, R.) fífo (mensibus quinque), Lk. L. l, 24 : 4, 25. Ymb ánes geáres fyrst and eahta mónað, Nar. 31, 26. Ðeós tíd cymð ymbe twelf mónað (post annum), Ll. Th. ii. 224, 32. v.
sǽtung
A lying in wait, plot, snare
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Scottas ne sǽtincge ne gestrodu wið Angelþeóde syrwaþ Scotti nil contra gentem Anglorum insidiarum moliuníur oue fraudium, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 646, 37
scearpe
A scarification
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Wið onfealle: genim hæslenne sticcan oððe ellenne, wrít ðínne naman on, ásleah þrý scearpan on, gefylle mid ðý blóde ðone naman, weorp ofer eaxle oððe betweoh þeóh on yrnende wæter . . .
ǽ-bryce
Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy
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Scyldað eów wið ǽwbrycas (-brecas, v. 1) Wlfst. 40, 12. Ǽwbricas, 130, 4
Linked entry: ǽ-breca
hearmian
To harm, hurt, injure ⬩ calumniari ⬩ to afflict, grieve ⬩ to be annoyed
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To harm, hurt, injure Gif preóst óðerne un-warnode lǽte ðæs ðe hé wite ðæt him hearmian wille if a priest leave another unwarned of that which he knows will harm him, L. N. P. L. 33; Th. ii. 294, 26: Lchdm. iii. 202, 33.
á-seóþan
to clear from impurity ⬩ to clear impurity from something ⬩ to try ⬩ examine
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Ásoden wín carenum, An. Ox. 4, 5. to clear impurity from something Leahtras áséð ádl uitia exquoquit languor, Scint. 165, 6.
Linked entry: á-seódan
swingan
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Th. 29, 12; Gen. 449. to beat the wings (?) Se fugel licgeþ lonnum fæst swíðe swingeþ beats its wings violently Salm. Kmbl. 533; Sal. 266.
weardian
to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind
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Homl. 157, 9.] with gen. (cf. O.
Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere
cæren
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a sort of wine, boiled wine; defrutum, carenum, Cot. 66: L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19
CYFES
A concubine, handmaid ⬩ concubina, pellex, ancilla
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Se ðe hæbbe riht wíf, and eác cifese [MS.
swice
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</b> outcome, event, issue :-- Hé þenceþ ðæt his wíse þince unforcúþ biþ ðæs óþer swice ðonne hé ðæs fácnes fintan sceáwaþ he thinks that his ways appear respectable; their event will be different when he observes the result of the fraud.
Linked entry: swicc
FLEÓGAN
To FLY as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre ⬩ To flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre
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To FLY as with wings; vŏlāre Ðæt he mid feðerhoman fleógan meahte that he might fly with wings, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 14; Gen. 417: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 3; Met. 24, 2.
stearc
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Þurh ðone stearcan wind norþan and eástan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 5. Stearce stormas, 23; Fox 78, 27. Gescyrped mid rinde wið ða stearcan stormas, 150, 8. rough, attended with hardship, hard, of living, discipline, etc.
Linked entries: stearc-heard streac
tó-drífan
To drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away ⬩ to drive asunder ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ destroy ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ send elsewhere ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ put an end to
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Dryhten áwearp hine ðá of ðam wuldre and wíde tódráf. Salm. Kmbl. 928; Sal. 463.
Linked entry: tó-drǽfan
ge-lǽstan
to do ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ fulfil ⬩ discharge ⬩ execute ⬩ pay ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ persolvēre ⬩ to accompany ⬩ follow ⬩ attend ⬩ serve ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ persĕqui ⬩ To continue ⬩ remain ⬩ last ⬩ endure ⬩ mănēre ⬩ dūrāre
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Beót eal wið ðé he sóþe gelǽste he truly fulfilled all his promise to thee, Beo. Th. 1053; B. 524 : Byrht. Th. 132, 13; By. 15. Ðe ǽr Godes hyldo gelǽston who ere executed God's pleasure.
Linked entry: lǽstan
earm
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</b> poor in something, destitute of (with gen.) :-- Hú earme wé bióð ðára écena ðinga ab aeternis nos miseros cernimus, Past. 389, 8
CENNAN
to beget, conceive, create, bring forth ⬩ gignere, creare, facere, parere ⬩ to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, prove ⬩ advocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare
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Mynstres aldor hine cænne in preóstes canne let the chief of a monastery clear himself with a priest's clearance, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13: 22 ; Th. i. 42, 3: L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12
Linked entries: a-cennan cænnan cænnan cynnan cennend-líc
BRǼW
An eye-lid; ⬩ palpebra
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An eye-lid; palpebra Wið þiccum brǽwum for thick eye-lids, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 9. Ðæt biþ swíðe god sealf ðam men ðe hæfþ þicce brǽwas that will be a very good salve for a man who has thick eye-lids, 1, 2 ; Lchdm. ii. 38, 22, 12.