DUGAN
To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal ⬩ valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre
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Ðú us wel dohtest thou wast truly kind to us, Beo. Th. 3647; B. 1821: 2693; B. 1344. Hú me cyne-góde cystum dohten how the good by race were munificently liberal to me, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 1; Wíd. 56: 86 a; Th. 324, 4; Wíd. 89.
Linked entry: dugunde
dysg
Foolish, weak, ignorant ⬩ stultus, ignorans
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Foolish, weak, ignorant; stultus, ignorans Dysgum monnum by ignorant men, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 28
Norþ-Wealh-cynn
The Welsh
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The Welsh, Chr. 922; Erl. 108, 28. Sum dǽl ðæs Norþ-Wealcynnes, 894; Erl. 92, 21
Linked entry: Wealh-cyn
owisc
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Ðanon tó gráfes owisce, andlang owisce tó wege, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 388, 25
Linked entry: ofesc
bóc-léden
book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin
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book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin, Chr. Erl. 3, 3
ge-cýpe
For sale
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For sale Ðǽr wǽron gecýpe hryðeru there were oxen for sale, Homl. Th. i. 402, 17
ge-egesian
To frighten ⬩ terrēre
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To frighten; terrēre Hí wurdon ge-egesode they were frightened, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 104, 5
weódian
To weed ⬩ clear the ground of weeds
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To weed, clear the ground of weeds Me mæig on sumera . . . weódian Anglia ix. 261, 12
gild
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Ne forlǽte hé þá ǽscan . . . oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, 234, 27.
ge-ascian
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Manig yfel wé geáxiað wæstmian, Bl. H. 109, i.
ge-teorian
To fail ⬩ faint ⬩ be weary ⬩ languish ⬩ cease ⬩ perish ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatigari ⬩ languere ⬩ exterminari
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Sume sceufon sume tugon and swíðe swǽtton óþ ðæt hig geteorode wǽron some shoved, some pulled and sweated exceedingly until they were exhausted, Shrn. 154, 27
Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian
Gallias
The Gauls ⬩ the Franks ⬩ Galli ⬩ Galliæ
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Hú sceolan we dón mid Gallia and Brytta bisceopum quālĭter dēbēmus cum Galliārum Brittaniārumque episcŏpis ăgĕre? Bd. 1. 27; S. 492, 10. Biscop Gallia ríces bishop of the kingdom of the Gauls [Galliārum], Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 39.
Linked entries: Galleas Gallia ríce Gallie Galwalas
ge-þeówan
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Lch. i. 354, 9. to produce by pressure the shape of something, make impress of, stamp Swilce mannes fótlásta fæstlíce on ðám stáne geðýde (cf. swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl.
rihtwísness
righteousness ⬩ justice ⬩ rightness ⬩ reasonableness ⬩ reason
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Th. 88, 28. rightness, reasonableness, reason Ða sceare onfón sculon ðe wé gehýraþ fulle beón ealre rihtwísnesse hanc accipere tonsuram quam plenam esse rationis audimus, Bd. 5, 21 ; S. 643, 23.
cyne-stól
A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital ⬩ thronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis
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We becórnon to ðam cynestóle, ðǽr getimbred wæs tempel Dryhtnes we came to the royal city, where the temple of the Lord was built, Andr. Kmbl. 1332; An. 666.
Denisc
DANISH ⬩ Dānĭcus
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DANISH; Dānĭcus Gif man ofslagen weorþe, ealle we lǽtaþ efen dýrne, Engliscne and Deniscne if a man he slain, we estimate all equally dear, English and Danish, L. A. G. 2: Th. i. 154, i.
Linked entry: Deniscan
HÝF
A HIVE
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Wið ðæt beón æt ne fleón genim ðás ylcan wyrte ðe wé veneriam nemdon and gehóh tó ðære hýfe ðonne beóþ hý wungynde that bees may not fly away, take this same plant that we called veneria and hang it to the hive, then will they be stationary, Herb. 7,
ísen-ordál
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Wé cwǽdon . . . ðæt man . . . myclade ðæt ordálýsen ðæt hit gewege þrý pund . . . and hæbbe se teónd cyre swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál swá hwæðer him leófre sý we have ordained that the ordeal-iron be increased so that it weigh three pounds . . . and
Linked entry: or-dál
þreá-níd
Force or compulsion that punishes or causes misery ⬩ affliction that comes from punishment
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Wé ðec for þearfum and for þreánýdum árena biddaþ we pray thee for mercy on account of our needs and afflictions, 186, 4; Az. 14: Beo. Th. 1668; B. 832.
á-lǽnan
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Hé wæs úre munuc, wé willað hine habban for þan þe wé hine álǽndon ǽr, Hml. S. 31, 1447. Ðone ylcan ( St. Martin ) þe hí ǽr álǽndon tó ðám biscopdóme of heora burhscíre, Hml. Th. ii. 518, 21.