tótian
To peep out ⬩ look
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His bon toteden out, 425. See also note on totehylle, Prompt. Parv. 497, and tootere speculator, Wick. Is. 21, 6
heofon-tungol
A heavenly body
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A heavenly body Hádor heofontungol the sun, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 47; Met. 22, 24. Hǽdre heofontungol bright heavenly bodies. Exon. 18 a; Th. 43, 23; Cri. 693; 56 a; Th. 199, 28; Ph. 32: Cd. 199; Th. 247, 23; Dan. 501
líf-bysig
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Busy about saving life, struggling for life, anxious about life Ðæt hé for mundgripe mínum scolde licgean lífbysig bútan his líce swice that for my handgrip he should lie struggling for life, unless his body should escape, Beo. Th. 1936; B. 966
mund-heáls
Safety which comes from the protection (mund) afforded by another
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Ðá se ælmihtiga ácenned wearþ siððan hé Marian mundheáls geceás when Christ was born, after he had chosen a safe retreat in Mary's protecting womb, Exon. 14a; Th. 28, 14; Cri. 446
bótettan
To repair
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Bytlian, bótettan (printed bote atan), týnan to build, repair, fence, Angl. ix. 261, 10
fǽmnenlic
Virgin ⬩ virginal
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Þone fǽmnlican bósm, Bl. H. 165, 27. Substitute:
ge-temprian
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Add: to temper, prepare material On þá onlícnesse geworht þe senop bið getemprod tó inwísan, Lch. ii. 184, 22. fig. to prepare, adapt Ge tó gódum ge tó yfelum getempera heortan þíne et ad bona et ad mala tempera cor tuum, 172, 15
hand-wyrm
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(The same passage is glossed in both cases.) Add: —
hrǽw
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Add: A living body Sceal þín hrá dǽlan . . . Hié þín feorh ne magon deáðe gedǽlan, An. 954: 1033. a dead body, corpse Eálá þú earma líchama, nú þú scealt gewurðan tó fúlan hrǽwe and wyrmum tó mete, Wlfst. 141, 1. Rǽwe (reáwe, Hpt.
CRÆFT
power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque
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Beald biþ se ðe onbýrigeþ bóca cræftes he is bold who tasieth of book-knowledge Salm. Kmbl. 484; Sal. 242. On bóclícum cræfte in book-knowledge Boutr. Scrd. 17, 7. Ða cnihtas cræft leornedon the youths learned science Cd. 176; Th. 221, 5; Dan. 83.
a-borgian
To be surety ⬩ to undertake for ⬩ to assign ⬩ appoint ⬩ fidejubere
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To be surety, to undertake for, to assign, appoint; fidejubere Gif he nite hwá hine aborgie; hæfton hine if he know not who will be his borh, let them imprison [lit. have, detain] him L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i 210, 8
eótenisc
Belonging to or made by a giant, giant ⬩ giganteus, a gigante factus
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Ætbær eald sweord eótonisc bore away the old giant sword, 5225 ; B. 2616
gást-gedál
Separation of soul and body ⬩ death ⬩ anĭmæ et corpŏris divortium ⬩ mors
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Separation of soul and body, death; anĭmæ et corpŏris divortium, mors Ðá he ðas woruld þurh gástgedál ofgyfan sceolde when he must give up this world through death, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 33; Gen. 1127 : Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 32; Gú. 834
Linked entry: gǽst-gedál
leoþu-bend
A fetter ⬩ bond
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A fetter, bond Ic ðé álýse of ðyssum leoþubendum I will release thee from these bonds, Andr. Kmbl. 200; An. l00: 2746; An. 1375: 327; An. 164. Of leoþobendum, 2066; An. 1035: 3127; An. 1566. Lioþobendum, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 23; Gen. 382
blíce
An exposure ⬩ denudatio
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[blícan II. to shine by exposure, as the bones] An exposure; denudatio Gif bánes blíce weorþeþ, þrím scillingum gebéte if there be an exposure of the bone [by wounding], let amends be made with three shillings, L. Ethb. 34; Th. i. 12, 4
síd-folc
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Juliana's body ), Exon. Th. 284, 4 ; Jul. 692. a great people, great nation God hí of sídfolcum gesamnade Dominus de regionibus congregavit eos, Ps. Th. 106, 2
firl
Distance
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Se ylca þorn efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá hé of þám man áfleáh, and on þá fyrle gewát, Guth. 68, 23
ofer-genga
One who goes over or beyond
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One who goes over or beyond Gif hé biþ on .xi. nihta ealdne mónan se biþ landes ofergenga if he is born on the eleventh of the month, he will be a traveller about the land Lchdm. iii. 158, 1 : 160, 30
for-weorþenes
A coming to nothing ⬩ perishing ⬩ ruin
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A coming to nothing, perishing, ruin; intĕrĭtus Ðis wæs swíðe gedeorfsum geár hér on lande and þurh orfcwealm and wæstma forweorþenesse this was a very grievous year in the land, both through murrain of cattle and perishing of fruits.
mód-full
Proud ⬩ arrogant
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Proud, arrogant Cild ácenned [biþ] weallende módful a child born (on the eleventh day of the moon) will be turbulent and arrogant, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26.