stearc-heard
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Violent, unrestrained Stearcheard wóp durus fletus, Dóm. L. 200
mægden-heáp
A virgin band ⬩ troop of maidens
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A virgin band, troop of maidens, Dóm. L. 18, 288
ungemet-wilnung
Excessive desire
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Excessive desire Ungemetwilnung ǽtes and slǽpes, Dóm. L. 30, 44
heonan-síþ
Departure ⬩ death
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Departure, death, Exon. 11 a; Th. 450, 12; Dóm. 86
Linked entry: heonan
á-biddan
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III</b> 2. add: Dóm. L. 30, 28
wyn-wyrt
A pleasant plant
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A pleasant plant Ðǽr wynwyrta weóxon and bleówon, Dóm. L. 5
gebed-stów
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Ic synful breóst míne beáte on gebedstówe, Dóm. L. 30. Add
brytta
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Swegles brytta rex supernus, Dóm. L. 117. Sigores brytta ( Christ ), 277. Add
mægen-cyning
A chief ⬩ mighty or powerful king
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A chief, mighty or powerful king Mægencyning (God), Elen. Kmbl. 2493; El. 1248: Exon. 116b; Th. 448, 21; Dóm. 57: (Christ), 21a; Th. 57, 11; Cri. 917. Mægencyninga meotod the lord of mighty kings, 21b; Th. 58, 29; Cri. 943: 116a; Th. 445, 12; Dóm. 6
rǽd-wita
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A counsellor, one wise in counsel Ríce rǽdwitan, Dom. L. 18, 298
heofon-setl
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The heavenly dwelling In heofonsetle heán in sede polorum, Dóm. L. 276
frowe
A lady
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A lady Seó frowe þe ús freán ácende ( the Virgin Mary ), Dóm. L. 291
Linked entry: freó
éþel-ríce
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Wið ðæs úplican éþelríces towards heaven which is our home, Dóm. L. 32, 73. Add
bénsian
To fall down in prayer ⬩ to pray ⬩ entreat in prayer ⬩ supplicare ⬩ deprecari ⬩ orare
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To fall down in prayer, to pray, entreat in prayer; supplicare, deprecari, orare Ðrihten bénsian Dominum deprecari Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 4. He wæs bénsiende ða uplícan árfæstnesse mínra gesynta supplicans erat supernæ pietati pro sospitate mea 5, 6; S.
Linked entry: ge-bénsian
hagal-scúr
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Ne bið þǽr hagulscúras hearde mid snáwe non veniet . . . nix, grando, procella, Dóm. L. 264. Add
líg-spiwol
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Vomiting flame Ðǽr beóþ ða welras gefylde lígspiwelum bryne, Dóm. L. 14, 209: Wulfst. 139, 9
wíte-lic
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Prophetic Se wlitelica (wítelica ?; wítiendlica, v.l.) cwyde prophetica senientia, Gr. D. 139, 18. Cf. wíte-dóm
ge-hlǽg
Scorn ⬩ ridicule
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Scorn, ridicule Hí gehlǽges tilgaþ they strive after scorn, Exon. 116 a; Th.446, 1; Dóm. 15
Linked entry: -hlæg
un-scende
Without disgrace ⬩ honourable ⬩ noble
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Without disgrace, honourable, noble Ælfheres láf ( a coat of mail ) golde geweorðod, ealles unscende, æðelinges reáf, Wald. 96; Vald. 2, 20. Gife unscynde a noble gift (the nails from the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 2400; El. 1201: 2492; El. 1247. Eów Dryhten
be-hón
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Seó cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum, Hml. S. 21, 431. Mǽdenheáp blóstmum behangen, Dóm. L. 289. Add