un-gewlitig
Not bright ⬩ not brilliant
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Not bright, not brilliant Ealle ða ðing ðe beorhte beóð ðonne seó sunne hym on scínaþ, hí lýhtaþ ongeán; ac ða ðe ungewligige (-wlitige?) beóð, ða ne lýhtaþ náwiht ongeán ða sunnan, þeáh heó hym on scíne, Shrn. 180, 15
bóc-stæf
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Ne cúþe hé nǽnige bócstafas (nequaquam litteras noverat), ac swáþeáh hé gebohte him sylfum þá béc þæs hálgan gewrites, and bæd ꝥ man rǽdde þá béc beforan him. Gr. D. 281, 22. Add:
Scede-land
all
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The latter, occurring Beo. 3376; B. 1686, is the same as the Icel. Skán-ey, in Wulfstans narrative, Scón-ég (q.v.): the former (in pl.) seems to denote all l Blæd wíde sprang Scyldes eaferan Scedelandum in, Beo. 38 ; B. 19
wæl-niþ
Deadly hate ⬩ mortal enmity
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Deadly hate, mortal enmity Ðæt ys sió fǽhðo, and se feóndscipe, wælníð wera, Beo. Th. 5992; B. 3000. Æfter wælníðe, 170; B. 85. Áwehte ðone wælníð Nabochodonossor, Cd. Th. 218, 28; Dan. 46. Weallaþ wælníðas, Beo. Th. 4136; B. 2065
hnígan
To bend, ⬩ bow down, ⬩ incline, ⬩ descend, ⬩ decline, ⬩ sink
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To bend, bow down, incline, descend, decline, sink Ðonne hníge eft under lyfte helm londe neár then I bend again under the airy cover nearer the land, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 18; Rä. 4, 63.
Linked entry: ge-hnígan
traht
a text ⬩ passage ⬩ textus ⬩ tractus ⬩ a treating of a subject ⬩ an exposition ⬩ a commentary
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Rǽde man ðære godcundan láre béc, and eác swá ða háligan trahtas (expositions) ðe fram namcúþum fæderum geworhte synt, R. Ben. 33, 20. Trahta commenta, documenta. Hpt. Gl. 512, 32
Linked entry: tract
fore-spreca
One who speaks for another ⬩ an advocate ⬩ prolŏcūtor ⬩ advŏcātus
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One who speaks for another, an advocate; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Ðæt he beó mín freónd and forespreca, and ðære [MS. ðara] hálgan stówe freónd and forespræca that he be my friend and advocate, and the friend and advocate of the holy place. Th. Diplm.
Linked entries: for-spræca for-speca
cyrf
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Ben. 52, 19. 'Ælc treów ðe ne wyrcð gódne wæstm bið forcirfen.' . . . Be ðisum cyrfe spræc se Hǽlend, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 33. v. of-, ymb-cyrf. what is cut off Tódál ł cyrf comma, An.
ge-fylledness
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Ben. 4, 24. fulfilment. v. ge-fyllan, (5 b) Seó níwe gecýþnis wæs gefillednys ealra þǽra þinga þe seó ealde gecýþnis getácnode tówearde be Críste, Ælfc. Gen.
Linked entry: fylled-ness
on-fangenness
Receiving, reception, acceptance
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Ben. 13, 4. Seó onfangenes ðaes rices is of Godes gódnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 23. Nán ásolcen man nis orsorh be onfangennysse Godes feós, 556, 24, 33. Mid onfangennesse ( perceptione ) ðæs Drihtenlícan líchoman, Bd. 4, 3 ; S. 568, 39.
Linked entry: and-fengnes
átor-tán
A poisonous rod ⬩ ramus venenosus
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Beo. Th. 2923; B. 5459
carl-cat
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Ben. Lye
carl-fugel
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Ben. Lye
cearung
Pensiveness, anguish of mind, a complaint ⬩ sollicitudo, Som. Ben. Lye.
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Ben. Lye
driórig
bloody ⬩ cruentātus, gloriōsus
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Beo. Th. 5572; B. 2789
éc-sóþ
but truly, but also ⬩ sed autem, vēre
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Ben. Lye
Linked entry: éc-sóþlíce
efen-gemæcca
A companion, husband ⬩ consors, consortii jūre æquālis
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Ben. Lye
Linked entry: ge-mæcca
fácen-líc
Deceitful ⬩ dŏlōsus
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Ben. in proœm: Ors. 3, 1? Lye
fære-sceat
Fare-scot, passage-money ⬩ naulum, prĕtium transĭtus
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Ben. Lye