gearo-folm
Ready-handed ⬩ promptus mănu
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Ready-handed; promptus mănu He grápode gearofolm he ready-handed grasped [me], Beo. Th. 4176; B. 2085
heóþu
A room ⬩ hall
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A room, hall Hé on heóþe gestód he in the hall halted, Beo. Th. 813; B. 404
Linked entry: hell-heóþo
ge-gaf
Base ⬩ wanton ⬩ lewd
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Base, wanton, lewd He wæs gegaf spræce he was wanton in talk, Homl. Th. i. 534, 2
hriþian
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Dele first citation, and add Hwíle hé riþaþ swylce hé on dueorge sý, Lch. iii. 118, 1
mylen-weard
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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfd, ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan: mylewerde, sútere . . . Angl. ix. 263, 18. Add
spíwan
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Ǽr þám þe hé hyne áspíwe, and þonne hé hine spíwan onginneþ . . . Lch. i. 316, 18. Add
tó-teran
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Hé þearle wédde and began tó tóterenne þá þe hé tó mihte, Hml. S. 31, 535. Add
wudu-fugel
A bird of the woods
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A bird of the woods Wudufuglas, ðeáh hí beón wel átemede, gif hí on ðam wuda weorþaþ, hí forseód heora láreówas, and wuniaþ on heora gecynde, Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 15 : Met. 13. 35
micel-ǽte
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Ne beó hé druncengeorn, ne beó hé tó slápol, ne beó hé tó micelǽte, Ll. Th. ii. 416, 15. Add
á-drýgan
to dry up ⬩ to extract the moisture from material ⬩ to dry up a fluid ⬩ to dry up moisture on material, wipe off ⬩ to dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry
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Hé ðǽre hýde giocðan of ádrýgde, Past. 71, 11. Ádrýg horu absterge sordes, Hy. S. 23, 3. Ǽlc mon ádrýge of óðerra monna móde ðone wénan be him ǽlces yfeles, Past. 451, 22. Ðæt hé mæge ádrýggean (-drýgean, Hatt.
Linked entry: á-drígan
tó-teran
To tear to pieces ⬩ to tear to pieces a material ⬩ to tear to pieces ⬩ to harass ⬩ distract ⬩ destroy
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Hé tótær his tunecan, 450, 21. Hí tótǽron heora reáf, 454, 11. Fýrene næddran ðæt folc tótǽron, Num. 21, 6.
á-gǽlan
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Þá gyt ágǽlde hé hyt and hyt him ne sǽde, Shrn. 98, 13. Sé his ferweme oððe hit ágéle. Cht. Th. 476, 2. to hinder from doing something (gen. ) Ágǽleþ inpedit , Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 8.
Linked entry: a-gálan
læt
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Hí wǽron genýdde ꝥ hí for þǽre lættran tíde ( tardiori hora ) wunedon læng þonne hí sceoldon, 126, 26. Oð ðá lætran tíde, 24
á-bycgan
To abye ⬩ to buy off, redeem a person ⬩ to pay for, atone for wrong-doing ⬩ to perform what was necessary for the discharge of a legal obligation
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by and by their oaths redeemed him from the obligation under which, so long as his oath was unsupported, he lay (cf.
á-wecgan
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Hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan þǽt mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 107. Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes wearð upp áweged fram ðám mannum þe hit ymb wunnon, (evulsa) Gr.
Linked entry: wecgan
a-bát
bit ⬩ ate
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bit, ate He abát he ate, MS. Cott. Jul. E. vii. 237; Salm. Kmbl. 121, 15;
bælcan
to cry out ⬩ vociferari
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to cry out; vociferari He bælceþ he cries out, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 8; Mód. 28
be-slǽpan
To sleep ⬩ dormire
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To sleep; dormire He oft beslép he often slept, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284. 3
Linked entry: be-slép
witer
Knowing ⬩ wise
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Knowing, wise Hé wíslíce hine beþóhte, swá hé full witter wæs, Chr. 1067 ; Erl 204, 35
sceáwian
to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to shew (favour, respect, etc.) ⬩ to grant
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Sceáwiaþ ða lilian hú hí wexaþ considerate lilia quomodo crescunt, Lk. Skt. 12, 27. Ic eów bidde ðæt ánra manna gehwylc sceáwige hine sylfne on his heortan, Blickl. Homl. 57, 33: 107, 13.