of-lecgan
to lay down ⬩ to lay down, put away
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to lay down Eom ic on láme oflegd infixus sum in limo Ps. Th. 68, l
hin-fús
Ready to go away or depart,
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Ready to go away or depart, Beo. Th. 1514; B. 755: Andr. Kmbl. 1223; An. 612
þearfian
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To be in need Hé þearfigendra sáwla gehǽleþ animas pauperum salvos faciet, Ps. Th. 71, 13
Linked entries: be-þearfod ge-þearfian
wigian
To fight
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To fight Gif hé wigie and man gewundie, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 8
Linked entry: wignoþ
stíþ-hygd
Resolute, constant
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Resolute, constant Gé tó ðam lifgendan stáne stíðhygde staþol fæstniaþ, Exon. Th. 281, 30; Jul. 654
á-scyndan
to drive away
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Add: to drive away Drihten hí ealle mid gebeáte út áscynde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 8
leód
A man ⬩ poet ⬩ a prince ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ country
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Hié wíf tó Denum feredon lǽddon tó leódum they bore her to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2322; B. 1159. Wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne the nobles were eager to go back to their people, 3613; B. 1804.
irfe-numa
an heir
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Eth. iii. 14; Th. i. 298, 10. Gif hwá tó deádan týme, búton hé yruenoman hæbbe ðe hit clǽnsie, ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 9.
Linked entry: -numa
á-streccan
to stretch out ⬩ hold oat ⬩ to extend:-- ⬩ to prostrate,
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Add: to stretch out, hold oat Hí ástræhton heora swuran tó slæge, Hml. S. 28, 71. Leóht ofer þ geteld ástreht (columna lucis ad caelum usque porrecta,) stód up tó heofonum Bd. 3, 11,Hml. S. 26, 183.
ge-ceósan
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Þá þe Gode gecorene wǽron sóna swá hý geborene wǽron, Wlfst. 196, 10. ¶ geceósan tó to choose king, bishop, &c., elect Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum tó þon ꝥ þé mon tó dómere geceás, Bt. 8; F. 24, 30: Chr. 1041; P. 163, 10.
snúd
Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly
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Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly Biþ ǽghwylcum synwyrcendra on ða snúdan tíd (the day of judgment, which was to come suddenly cf. Matt. 24, 39; or to come soon?) Exon. Th. 52, 32; Cri. 842
treddan
to tread under foot ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to investigate ⬩ examine
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to tread under foot, trample upon Treddun proterunt, Txts. 84, 749. to investigate, examine, v. á-treddan Weorð mé heorte forht ðǽr ic ðín hálig word tredde ii verbis tuis formidavit cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 161
Linked entry: a-treddan
ge-edstaþelung
Restoration, repair, renewal
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Þá wæs mancynn gesceapen tó geedstaðelunge ( to supply the loss ) ðæs forlorenan heápes, Hml. Th. i. 342, 25
Linked entry: ed-staþelung
offrian
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Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum to offrianne, Past. 369, 3. to offer a sacrifice Ic offrige þá offrunga immolabo hostiam, Ps. Th. 26, 7. Ofriað, 49, 15. Hé wolde offrian Gode þá gewonelican lác, Hml. A. 58, 182. Ofrian litare, An.
on-tendan
to kindle, set fire to, to fire ⬩ to kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame
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Antendne succensam, ardentem, 464, 36. to kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame Sume se deófol ontent tó gýtsunge, Homl. Th. i. 240, 25. Ðíne gebedu geancsumiaþ mé and ontendaþ, 458, 4
lecgan
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Th. i. 296, 7. lecgan in to put into the possession of, assign to Ðá land ðe hig ðider in lecgeað, Cht, Th. 370, 25 (in Dict.). to place, set, apply. to place close to, place on Wið tóþwærce, gebærn hwít sealt, . . . gegníd eal tósomne, lege on, Lch
a-singan
To sing ⬩ canere
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To sing; canere Ðæt man asinge that a man sing, Ps. Th. 91, 1 : Beo. Th. 2323; B. 1159 : Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 12
bi-fæstan
To fasten, make fast, fix, commit, intrust ⬩ infigere, committere, tradere,
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To fasten, make fast, fix, commit, intrust; infigere, committere, tradere,Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 2; Wal. 30 : 50 a; Th. 173, 26; Gú. 1166
Linked entry: be-fæstan
út-hleáp
The fine for allowing a culprit to escape
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The fine for allowing a culprit to escape (cf. L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 14) Úðleáp, Chart. Th. 411, 30: 359, 3 (printed -leaw)
Linked entry: hleáp
swegel-befealden
Heaven-surrounded, with heaven around
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Heaven-surrounded, with heaven around Háfaþ wuldres bearn his seolfes seld sweglbefalden (-healden, Th.), laðaþ ús ðider tó leóhte, Cd. Th. 301, 28; Sat. 588