tó-stician
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Hét mé man ꝥ ic ðone swile tósticode jusserunt me incidere tumorem illum, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 447, 3. Add
hund-líc
Doglike ⬩ canine
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Nú sende hé hundas tó mé forðan ðe hé næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3
symbel
a feast, banquet, entertainment ⬩ a feast,
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Se becom tó Prisce, ðǽr hé deófolgeldum geald. Ðá gelaþode hé hine tó his symble. Ðá sǽde Marcellus him ðæt hé wǽre cristen, and him nǽre álýfed ðæt hé birgde ðara hǽþenra symbles, Shrn. 125, 28-31. Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119.
wealdend
one who exercises power over persons or things, ⬩ a controller ⬩ master ⬩ one who exercises dominion ⬩ a ruler ⬩ governor ⬩ sovereign ⬩ applied to the Deity ⬩ a possessor ⬩ master ⬩ lord
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one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller, master Ǽlc mon biþ wealdend ðæs ðe hé welt, næfþ hé nánne anweald ðæs ðe hé ne welt quod quisque potest, in eo validus: quod non potest, in hoc imbecillis esse censendus est, Bt. 36, 3; Fox
neáh-gebýren
A neighbour
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A neighbour Heó clypaþ hyre frýnd and néhhebýryna (-byrna, MS. A.) convocans amicas et vicinas, Lk. Skt. 15, 9
Linked entry: ge-býren
scín-lǽce
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A woman who practises magic, a sorceress Ðá cwǽdon Rómware ðæt heó wǽre drýegge and scínlǽce, Shrn. 56, 13
sunne-beám
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A sun-beam Hér æteówede cometa se steorra, and scán iii móuðas swilce sunnebeám, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 5
Linked entry: sunn-beám
weorold-prýt
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Worldly pride Næs heó, swá nú æðelborene men synt, mid oferméttum áfylled, ne mid woruldprýdum, Lchdm. iii. 428, 32
efen-apostol
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Hér cumað míne efnapostolas . . . Mid mínum efuapostolum, Nap. 19. Efneapostolas, 16
leóþ-gidding
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Hér mæg findan foreþances gleáw, sé ðe hine lysteð leóðgiddunga, hwá þás fitte fégde, Hpt. 33, 72, 2. Add
mynster-bóc
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a book belonging to a monastery Hér syndon xxx bóca ealre on Leófstánes abbodes hafona bútan mynsterbéc, Nap. 46
sǽ-ǽl
A sea-eel
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A sea-eel Sǽǽl murenula (cf. hec murenula a lamprun, i. 222, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 74
Linked entry: ǽl
ofer-brycgian
to overbridge, make a bridge over
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to overbridge, make a bridge over Ðá hét Maxentius oferbrycgian ða eá mid scipum, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 22
lactuca
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Lactuca hátte seó wyrt ðe hí etan sceoldon mid ðám þeorfum hláfum heó is biter on þigene lettuce was the name of the herb that they were to eat with the unleavened loaves; it is bitter in the eating, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 26.
glíw
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Ðe lǽs ðe ðú wegférendum wurðe eft tó glíge (cf. ne omnes qui vident incipiant inludere ei, Lk. 14, 29), Hex. 38, 11. any activity intended to amuse, a game, diversion, pastime, sport, play Hé ( Herod) ðæs wítegan deáð þǽre lyðran hoppystran hire glíges
Linked entry: gleó
yfele
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Hé ðá yfele and earmlíce geendode, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 546. On ðære fare heom yfele gelamp, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 22. Sceolde unc Adame yfele gewurðan ymb ðæt heofonríce, Cd.
wærness
Prudence, circumspection, caution
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Hæfde hé miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe hé on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde, hweðre hé tó ðon wærnesse hæfde on eallum ðingum (he was so circumspect in all things), ðæt hé munuclífe
ge-sprec
The power of speech
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The power of speech He him sealde monnes gesprec he should give him human speech, Shrn. 76, 23. Sealde he dumbum gesprec he gave speech to the dumb, Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577
Linked entry: -sprec
wlítan
To look ⬩ gaze
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Wlát wítga geond þeódland, óþ ðæt hé gestarode, ðǽr gestaþelad wæs æþelíc ingong, 19, 25; Cri. 306. Hió wlát ofer ealle, Elen. Kmbl. 770; El. 385. Hé tó heofenum wlát, Byrht. Th. 136, 56; By. 172. Hé æfter recede wlát, Beo. Th. 3149; B. 1572.
stefn
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Seó stefen heom andswarode, Nicod. 24; Thw. 13, 5. Swá him seó stefen beád, Gl. Prud. 1 a. Sió býman stefen, Exon. Th. 65, 29; Cri. 1062. Heó clypode micelre stefne, Lk. Skt. 1, 42. Hé cúþre stæfne wæs tó mé sprecende, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 43.