mann-swica
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Mánsworan (manswican, v. l. and þá heora hláford beswícaþ and hine forlǽtaþ his feónda(n) tó handa), 114, 13. Þyder scylan manslagan and þyder scylan manswican, 203, 21. Seó éhtnes þe crístene þoledon oft and gelóme þurh wælhreówe manswican, 83, 18
ofer-hlifian
to tower above, rise high above ⬩ to exceed, surpass, excel ⬩ to tower over in a threatening manner
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Iohannes ealle heáhfæderas and Godes wítgan oferhlifaþ, Shrn. 95, 10. to tower over in a threatening manner Oferhlifode ege heora ofer hig incubuit timor eorum super eos, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 36. Ofer[h]lifiende minaci, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 47
ofer-þeccan
to cover
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to cover Blódig wolcen oforþecþ ealne ðysne heofon, Blickl. Homl. 91, 33: 93, 2. Eall eorþe biþ mid þeóstrum oforþeaht, 93, 6. Mid forste oferþeaht covered with ice, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 143. Þicce vel oferþeaht condensa, i. spissa, secreta, Wrt.
tó-weard
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Hí wǽron heom tó Lundene weard, 1052; Erl. 185, 4. Hé hét ðæt hé biheólde tó his Drihtne werd. Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 78
a-gyldan
To pay ⬩ render ⬩ repay ⬩ requite
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Ðú agyldest ánra gehwylcum wyð weorc heora tu reddes unicuique juxta opera sua, Ps. Spl. 61, 11. Drihtne ðú agyltst ðíne áþas reddes Domino juramenta tua, Mt. Bos. 5, 33. Ná agylt non solvet, Ps. Spl. 36, 32.
drygan
To dry, make dry, rub dry, wipe ⬩ siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre
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Cómon twegen seolas of sǽlícum grunde, and hí mid heora flýse his fét drygdon two seals came from the sea-ground, and they dried his feet with their fur, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 12. Hie beóþ oft drygde they are often dried, Past. 11, 4; Hat. MS. 15 a, 19
freó-drihten
A noble lord or master ⬩ ingĕnuus vel nōbĭlis dŏmĭnus
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Freódrihten hine forþlǽdde to ðam hálgan hám, heofna Ealdor the noble Lord, the Prince of heaven, led him forth to the holy home, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 17; Sat. 566: 225; Th. 299, 10; Sat. 547.
irfe-land
heritable land
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Sealde heora eorþan on yrfeland dedit terram eorum hæreditatem, 135. 22
liccian
To lick
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Ða réðan deór heora liþa liccodon mid líðran tungan, Homl. Skt. 4, 407: Lk. Skt. 16, 21. Liccedon linxerunt; liccigan lincxere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 54, 55. His fétlástas licciende. Glostr. Frag. 110, 3
Grendel
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GRENDEL, a monster destroyed by Beowulf Grendel mǽre mearcstapa, se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten Grendel the great traverser of the march, that ruled [held] the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 205-208; B. 102-104.
ge-dwyld
Error ⬩ heresy ⬩ error ⬩ hærĕsis
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Ic wille him dón edleán heora gedwyldes I will give them a reward for their error, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 37. Forwearþ ðes gedwola mid his gedwylde this heretic perished with his heresy, Homl. Th. i. 290, 29 : ii. 506, 27 : Boutr. Scrd. 18, 30.
sin-niht
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Grendel sinnihte heóld mistige móras, Beo. Th. 325 ; B. 161 : ( of the darkness of chaos ), Cd. Th. 7, 20 ; Gen. 109. Synnihte, 8, 2 ; Gen. 118
wítnere
A punisher ⬩ tormentor
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Ðá swór se déma, ðæt hí þurh drýcræfte ða stánas áwendon tó heora wítnerum, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 110
be-tyrnan
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Betyrnan hý will ealra geférena cneówa swá biddende þæt heoin fore gebeden sý provolutis genibus (betyrndum cneówum, R. Ben. 1. 66, 13) ah omnibus postulent pro se orari, R. Ben. 59, 20
camp
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Mid heora geatwum gegyrede efne swá hié tó campe féran woldon, 221, 29. Ic wæs on ðǽm heardan campe hér on worlde, 225, 31, 32. Niwe campas and gewin nova certamina, Gr. D. 122, 22. Add
dwola
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Þone dwolan þára manna [þe wénaþ þæt] sáwle næbben nán edleán æfter þisse worulde heora gearnunge eorum errorem, qui animarum merita nulla esse apud te putant, Shrn. 167, 27. [v. N. E. D. dwele; sb. ]
ge-fremming
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furtherance, a making effectual Godes miht him wæs mid tó gefremminge heora bodunga God's power was with them to make their preaching effectual, Hml. Th. i. 310, 16. operation, effect Syle drincan .ix. dagas, þú wundrasð ðǽre gefrem-mincge.
mæsse-reáf
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'Vestments', and add Eall swá be mæssereáfe þe sume menn maciað of heora ealdum cláðum, Hml. A. 35, 279. Se hálga Swídun on scínendum mæssereáfe stód swylce hé wolde mæssian, Hml. S. 21, 354. Mæssepreóst sceal habban clǽne mæssereáf, Ll.
murcnung
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Mid swá biterum (áfrum) heófum, murcnungum tam rancidis ł amaris questibus, i. querimoniis, 2829. Add
rodor-líc
of the firmament ⬩ celestial ⬩ heavenly
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Firmamentum is ðeós roderlíce heofen mid manegum steorrum ámétt, Lchdm. iii. 254, 8. Hí ( Enoch and Elias) sind genumene tó lyftenre heofenan, ná tó rodlícere, Homl. Th. i. 308, 3.