for-nýdan
To force greatly ⬩ compel ⬩ cōgĕre
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To force greatly, compel; cōgĕre Wydewan syndon wíde fornýdde on unriht to ceorle vĭduæ crebro injuste ad nuptias trăhuntur, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 25
Linked entry: for-nídan
forþ-healdan
To hold to ⬩ follow out ⬩ maintain ⬩ exsĕqui
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To hold to, follow out, maintain; exsĕqui Mid ðý he ðæt langre tíde forþheóld and dyde quod dum multo tempŏre sēdŭlus exsĕquĕrētur, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 24
earfoþ-háwe
Difficult to be seen ⬩ diffĭcĭlis vīsu
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Difficult to be seen; diffĭcĭlis vīsu Earfoþháwe is it is difficult to be seen, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 303; Met. 20, 152: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 30
Linked entry: -háwe
teágan
To dress, prepare
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To dress, prepare Íserngelóman ðæt land mid tó teágenne. Ðá ðæt land ðá geteád wæs, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 33. Wel geteád alwe, Lchdm. ii. 226, 14
un-reordian
to speak ill of ⬩ to abuse
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(?) to speak ill of, to abuse Swá firenfulle fácnum wordum heora aldorðægn unreordadon (on reordadon? Similar entries v. on, B. III. 5), Cd. Th. 269, 1; Sat. 66
Linked entry: reordian
wíte-leás
Not having to pay a fine
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Not having to pay a fine Gelǽste ǽlc wuduwe ða heregeata binnan twelf mónðum, búton hire ǽr tó onhagige, wíteleás, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 18
darian
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To lurk, lie hid Fare man swíðe hraðe tó þám scræfe þǽr þá wiðersacan inne dariað behýdde, Hml. S. 23, 322. [v. N. E. D. dare.] Cf. dirnan
éstan
To feast
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To feast, give luxurious food to. Wá þám hirdum þe éstað heom silfum swá heom betst lícað vae pastoribus qui pascebant semetipsos (Ezech. 34, 2), Wlfst. 190, 17
fore-gegán
to precede ⬩ to pass away
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to precede Stearra foregeeáde heú stella antecedebat eos, Mt. L. 2, 9. to pass away Tíd is foregeeád ł tíd eáde hora praeteriuit, Mk. L. R. 6, 35
Linked entry: ge-gán
ge-fylstan
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Him gefylste God tó máran áre, Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 8. Hí him gefylstan ꝥ hié eft tó hiora ágnum becóman, 4, 3; S. 162, 20. Add
ge-tirwan
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to bring to the consistency of tar Scearfa eall ꝥ smera on pannan, swá micel swá þú sealfe haban wille and þú getyrwan mæge, Lch. iii. 14, 17
glíw-georn
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Eager for amusement, fond of jesting or minstrelsy Bisceopum gebyreð ꝥ hí ne beón tó glíggeorne, ne hunda ne hafeca hédan tó swýðe, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 29
wǽpen-hete
Armed hate ⬩ hate that resorts to arms
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Armed hate, hate that resorts to arms Æðele sceoldon ðurh wǽpenhete weorc þrowian the noble ones were to be slain by their foes, Apstls. Kmbl. 159; Ap. 80
ge-timbernes
A building ⬩ edification ⬩ ædĭfĭcātio
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A building, edification; ædĭfĭcātio To gemynde and to getimbernesse ðara æfterfyligendra ad mĕmŏriam ædĭfĭcātiōnemque sĕquentium, Bd. 4, 7; S. 574, 25. Gitimbernise ædificatio, Rtl. 82, 36: 83, 13
Linked entry: timberness
hóced
Shaped like a hook, ⬩ curved
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Shaped like a hook, curved Óþ ðat hit cymþ tó ðan hókedan gáran until it comes to the curved strip of land, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 434, 10
swíg-dæg
A day on which silence was to be observed
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A day on which silence was to be observed Circlíce þeáwas forbeódaþ tó secgenne ǽnig spel on ðám þrým swígdagum, Homl. Th. i. 218, 31: ii. 362, 16
forþ-framian
to grow up ⬩ to make progress ⬩ thrive
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Substitute: to grow up Weaxende, forðframiende pubescens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 20. to make progress, thrive Hí forðfremedon (-fromedun, v. l.) and þungon profecerunt, Gr. D. 205, 5
þoft-rǽden
Fellowship
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Fellowship Ðú hopast ðæt ðú hæbbe ðoftrǽdene tó ðam áwyrigedan deófle, ðonne ðú bǽde ðæt hé ðé ásende his englas tó mínre dare, Homl. Th. ii. 416, 14
be-gangol
a cultivator ⬩ a cult ⬩ worship
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Grammar be-gangol, a cultivator Tó ðǽm bigeonle ad cultorem, Lk. R. 13, 7. a cult, worship Tó bigeongle ðínes nome ad cultum tui nominis, Rtl. 38, 9
Linked entry: bi-geongol
ge-gangan
to go ⬩ happen ⬩ take place ⬩ befal ⬩ to fall to one's share ⬩ to come in ⬩ ire ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ to exercise ⬩ effect ⬩ accomplish ⬩ exercere ⬩ perficere ⬩ efficere ⬩ to go against with hostile intention ⬩ to pass over ⬩ overcome ⬩ subdue ⬩ conquer ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ aggredi ⬩ transgredi ⬩ superare ⬩ subigere ⬩ oblinere ⬩ adipisci ⬩ possidere
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to go, happen, take place, befal, to fall to one's share, to come in; ire, evenire, accidere Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre máre gegangan non transgredientur terminum, Ps. Th. 103, 9. Ful oft ðæt gegongeþ full oft it happens, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 9; Vy. 1 :
Linked entry: ge-gongan