þurh-þráwan
to twist through
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to twist through [Se wǽte of húse dropaþ on stán ... and ðane stán þurhþurleþ and þurhþreáwþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 11]
á-hweorfan
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Se cyning and se biscop sceoldan beón folca hyrdas and hí from eallum unrihtwísum áhweorfan, Bl. H. 45, 26. Add
ge-dwollíce
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In error, erringly Hí worhton wólíce and ge-dwollíce him hǽþene godas, and þone sóþan God forsáwon, Wlfst. 105, 9
Linked entry: dwol-líce
murnung
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Of þæs magan ádle cumað monige and missenlica ádla . . . micla murnunga and unrótnessa bútan þearfe, Lch. ii. 174, 26. Add
orgel
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Add: orgello; f. Ic ondette . . . unnyttes gylpes bígong, and ídle glengas, uncyste and ídelre oferhygde orgello, Angl. xi. 98, 28
rihtwís-lic
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Ðæs gǽstes wæsðm is lufu and gefeá and ryhtwíslicu sibb fructus spiritus est caritas, gandium, pax, Past. 345, 12. Add
strúdigendlíce
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Rapaciously, greedily Gif hé ofermódlíce and andiendlíce and strúdgendlíce his líf drohtnað si superbe, si inuidę uiuat, Chrd. 108, 18
á-gælwed
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Dele '-gǽlwed(?); but', and add Þá wearþ ic ágelwed (-gaelwed, v.l. ) and swíþe áfǽred, Bt. 34, 5 ; F. 140, 9
gástende
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Ðá reahte hé [hú] hys mód fór oft gastnde (geáscende ?) and smeágende mislicu and selcúð þing, and ealles swíðust ymbe hyne sylfne, . . . and hwilc good him wére betst tó dónne, and hwylc yfel betst tó forlétende volventi mihi multa ac varia mecum diu
gold-geweorc
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Gold-work, what is made of gold Ðǽr wæs ðære sunnan anlýcnys geworht of golde and heó wæs on gyldenum scryd and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors ... ðá eode ðǽr egeslíc deóful út of ðam goldgeweorce and ðæt goldgeweorc eall todreás swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre
rǽsan
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add: of an object that moves itself Hé wearð geangsumod, and rǽsde tó ðám were þe ðǽr offrian wolde, and ofslóh hine sóna, Hml. S. 25, 225. Án ormǽte heort . . . gewende fram þám flocce, and rǽsde intó þám wudu, 30, 30. Rǽsde án nǽddre of holum treówe
cost
The herb costmary ⬩ costus ⬩ κόστος ⬩ balsamita vulgaris, Lin
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The herb costmary; costus = κόστος balsamita vulgaris, Lin Cost costus Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 71; Wrt. Voc. 30, 23; 79, 21. Costes gódne dǽl gebeát smæle and gegníd to duste beat small a good deal of costmary and rub to dust L. M. 2, 55; Lchdm. ii. 276
be-strícan
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To make a stroke round Wið óman. Genim ane gréne gyrde, and lǽt sittan þone man onmiddan húses flóre, and bestríc hine ymbútan (draw a circle round about him with the rod), and cweð. . . Lch. iii. 70, 13
forligerlíce
Adulterously
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Adulterously (lit. and fig.) Hé áwearp his rihtǽwe and forligerlíce mánfulles sinscipes breác, Hml. Th. i. 478, 28. Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10
ge-drygan
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and add Þæt wíf foet his mið hérum heáfdes hiræ gedrýgde (tergebaf), Lk. L. 7, 38. Nim þysse wyrte wyrttruman, and gedríge hine, Lch. i. 102, 8. Genim þás wyrte . . . and gedríge (-drigge, v. l. ) hý, 146, l
medumian
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add: to assign as one's proper place Gif munuc eáðhylde bid and geþæf, þeáh hine man wácne and unweorðne talige andan úteweardum forlǽte and tó úteweardum medemige si omni vilitate vel extremitate contentus sit, R. Ben. 24, 9
wæl-slítende
Corpse-rending, that rends the dead
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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr (in the grave) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12
hwít
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whiteness Hwít ásolað nitor squalescit Angl. i. 285, § 2 : ii. 374, 3. something white, the white of an egg. Cf. hwít; ¶ Mid ǽges þý hwíte. Lch. ii. 82, 9. Dó ǽges hwít tó, 342, 18. Nim ǽgra hwít, iii. 134, 10. certain kinds of food, cheese, eggs, butter
fyrþran
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Fyrþru proveho, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 31. Þú mínne naman and anwald friþast and fyrþrast, Lch. iii. 436, 27. Hé tó geleáfan gebígde ungerím folces, and fyrðrode cyrcan, and preóstas gehádode tó ðæs Hǽlendes biggengum, Hml. S. 36, 112: Lch. iii. 438, 3. Mé
be-ǽwnian
To join in marriage ⬩ marry ⬩ wed ⬩ legitime despondere
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To join in marriage, marry, wed; legitime despondere Bewedded and beǽwnod wedded and married, Chr. 1052; Th. 314, 38