swelan
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Th. 5419; B. 2713
Linked entry: swyld
un-lígne
Not to be denied or rejected ⬩ incontrovertible
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Not to be denied or rejected, incontrovertible Biscopes word and cyninges sié unlǽgne búton áðe a bishop's word and a king's is to be accepted without an oath, L. Wih. 16; Th. i. 40, 12. Þissa ealra áð sié unlégnæ, 21; Th. i. 42, 1
Linked entry: un-lǽgne
torfian
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add: to throw, scatter Hyt nyþer torfaþ iacit cumulos, Germ. 390, 80. to toss (intrans.) Þá geseah hé án scip út on þǽre sǽ, swá swíðe torfigende fram þan wealcendum sǽs ýðum ꝥ ealle þá men wéndon ꝥ heora scip tóbrocen wǽre, Nap. 62
fédan
to suckle ⬩ nurse ⬩ to feed up ⬩ fatten ⬩ to support ⬩ maintain ⬩ nurture ⬩ educate ⬩ foster ⬩ to nourish ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ To graze
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Ðá wæs ic (Bede) seald tó fédanne and tó lǽranne abbude Benedict e datus sum educandus abbati Benedicto, 5, 23; Sch. 694, 23: Ap. Th. 24, 25. to rearfowls: His módor gewunode tó fedenne henna, Gr.
fréfran
To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consōlāri
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Hwílum ic fréfre ða ic ǽr winne on sometimes I comfort those whom ere I war against, Exon. 102 b; Th. 389, 13; Rä. 7, 7: 27 b; Th. 82, 19; Cri. 1341. Hí earme fréfraþ they comfort the poor, 33 b; Th. 106, 29; Gú. 48.
Linked entry: ge-fréfran
stǽnan
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to stone, cast stones at Ðú stǽnæst (stǽnas, Lind.) ða ðe tó ðé sende wéran, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 37. Ne stǽnas ué ðec non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 32.
æt-wíndan
To wind off ⬩ turn away ⬩ escape ⬩ flee away ⬩ aufugere
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To wind off, turn away, escape, flee away; aufugere Ic ána ætwánd effugi ego solus, Job Thw. 165, 27; Grn. Iob 1, 16: Beo. Th. 289; B. 143. Ic 'ǽte híg ætwíndan to wuda dimitto eos avolare ad silvam, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 3
weorold-wita
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A secular or lay councillor Gif feohbót áríseþ, swá swá wise woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 5. Wíse eác wǽron woroldwitan ðe ǽrest gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21.
a-fíndan
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Th. i. 204, 23. Ǽr hine þá men áfundan before the men became aware of him , Chr. 755 P. 49, 1. Hé wæs deófol áfunden he turned out to be a devil , Hml.
be-clyppan
To clip ⬩ embrace ⬩ amplecti
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To clip, embrace; amplecti, Ps. Th. 118, 61 : Mk. Bos. 9, 36
Linked entry: bi-clyppan
for-hýdan
To hide ⬩ abscondĕre
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To hide; abscondĕre Forhýddan meinwitgyrene abscondērunt mĭhi lăqueōs, Ps. Th. 139, 5
eádgian
To bless, enrich ⬩ beatĭfĭcāre
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To bless, enrich; beatĭfĭcāre, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 16; Cri. 20
Linked entry: eádigan
bi-týnan
to close, shut up
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to close, shut up, Exon. 61 b; Th. 227, 7; Ph. 419
þurh-dúfan
to dive through
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to dive through Hé wæter up þurhdeáf, Beo. Th. 3243; B. 1619
fácnes-full
Deceitful
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Deceitful Ealle þá fácnesfullan weoloras universa labia dolosa, Ps. Th. 11, 3
ge-liccian
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to lick Ðá hundas his wunda geliccedon, Hml. Th. i. 330, 22
Linked entry: liccian
gúþ-floga
One that flies to battle ⬩ a dragon
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One that flies to battle, a dragon, Beo. Th. 5049; B. 2528
gifan
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D. 199, 18. to assign the future ownership of property, bequeath Sé þe land gewerod hæbbe . . . hæbbe hé unbesacen on dæge and æfter dæge tó syllenne and tó gifenne þám þe him leófast sý, Ll.
land-ceáp
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A fine or tax paid when land was purchased Landcóp, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 292, 16. Landceáp, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 5.
mǽst
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Th. 121, 7. Add Hé þár mycel gód gegaderode. . . þá hyt eall mǽst gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1065; P. 190, 28. Mǽst ealle Africe gecirdon tó Geoweorþan universum pene Africam regno suo junxit. Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 228, 26