ge-fégan
To join ⬩ unite ⬩ compact ⬩ compose ⬩ jungĕre ⬩ conjungĕre ⬩ compingĕre ⬩ compōnĕre
Entry preview:
Fox 11, 177; Met. 11, 89. Gefég ðás bricas join these fragments, Homl. Th. i. 62, 7. Ne weorþaþ hí nǽfre tosomne geféged they are never united together, Bt. 16, 63; Fox 56, 7 : Bt. Met. Fox 20, 231; Met. 20, 116 : 20, 241; Met. 20, 121.
tóþ
A tooth ⬩ tusk
Entry preview:
.; and ðonne siþþan gehwilc scilling for knocking out the four front teeth, for each a fine of six shillings: the tooth that stands next must be paid for with four shillings; that which stands next to this with three shillings; and then each tooth afterwards
Linked entry: fóre-téþ
gód
Good ⬩ good thing ⬩ good deed ⬩ benefit ⬩ goodness ⬩ welfare
Entry preview:
Fox 7, 84; Met. 7, 42
deóp-líce
DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly ⬩ profunde, subtīlĭter
Entry preview:
Fox 22, 5; Met. 22, 3. Dióplíce spirigan æfter ryhte to search deeply after truth, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 19. Wit sculon deóplícor ymbe ðæt beón we two must inquire more deeply about it, 5, 3; Fox 12, 12.
Linked entry: dióplíce
EOLH
ELK ⬩ alces
Entry preview:
The Rune RUNE = x seems to stand for the genitive of this word in the Runic poem, — hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter x, but for eolhx = eolcx = eolcs = eolces of an elk, as, — RUNE [eolhx = eolces] secg eard [seccard MS.] hæfþ oftust on
hwearfung
A turning ⬩ revolution ⬩ change ⬩ exchange ⬩ barter
Entry preview:
On midre ðisse hwearfunga, Fox 22, 19. Ðæt tácnaþ ceápunge and hwearfunge that betokens chaffer and barter, Lchdm. iii. 156, 6.
Linked entry: hwerfung
mere-streám
A sea-stream ⬩ the sea ⬩ water of the sea
Entry preview:
Fox 74, 26), Bt. Met. Fox 11, 130; Met. 11, 65: 20, 228; Met. 20, 114. Óþ merestreámas unto the waters of the sea, Cd. 199; Th. 247, 27; Dan. 503: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 65; Met. 28, 33. Manegum merestreámum de aquis multis, Ps. Th. 143, 12
ge-heaðorian
To restrain ⬩ control ⬩ compress ⬩ cohĭbēre ⬩ coartāre ⬩ coangustāre
Entry preview:
Fox 13, 11; Met. 13, 6 : Bt. 21; Fox 74, 9 : 25; Fox 88, 5. Ðæt se secg wǽre hergum geheaðerod that the man should be restrained with harryings, Beo. Th. 6136; B. 3072.
Linked entries: ge-haðerian heaðorian
ram-hund
Entry preview:
Liebermann suggests that the correct form would be hrán-hund, a reindeer-hound, but as in the same passage the payment for a slain greyhound is lxxx d. it seems hardly likely that any kind of deerhound could be compensated for by so small a sum as xii
HELP
HELP ⬩ aid ⬩ succour
Entry preview:
Nero A. i. fol. 73. Helpes biddende asking for help: sumes helpes biddende asking for some help, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 2. Hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe on ðás world ástág who came down to this world as their salvation and help, Blickl. Homl. 105, 32.
Linked entry: hylp
CÉN
a torch ⬩ piuus ⬩ bold
Entry preview:
the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter c, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is céna torch; piuus, tæda; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter c, but for cén a torch, as,— RUNE byþ cwicera gehwám cúþ on fýre torch on fire is well known
Linked entry: C
hád-swǽpa
Entry preview:
For these two substitute: <b>hád-swǽpe, hád-swápe,</b> an; f.
on-médla
pride, glory, magnificence ⬩ pride, arrogance, presumption ⬩ courage, boldness
Entry preview:
Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces, 310, 27; Seef. 81. pride, arrogance, presumption For onmédlan, Beo. Th. 5844; B. 2926. Him for onmǽdlan eorre geworden, Cd.
drohtaþ
Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society ⬩ condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio
Entry preview:
Fox 26, 183; Met. 26, 92. Drohtaþ sécan to seek a sojourn, Cd. 86; Th. 109, 6; Gen. 1818: Exon. 61 b; Th. 227, 1; Ph. 416
Linked entry: droht
strícan
Entry preview:
Strýc þú of ufwerdum heáfde mid þínum twám scytefingran nyþerweard forð for þíne earmas andlang þínra hleóra, 119, 16. Sete þú þínne scytefinger uppon þínne fót and stríc on twá healfa þínes fét þám gemete þe hí gesceapene beóð, 126, 9.
EAL
sometimes used indecl ⬩ without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive ⬩ are sometimes used, almost adverbially
Entry preview:
Fox 13, 14; Met. 13, 7: 20, 105; Met. 20, 53: Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 24. Ealle mægne with all power, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 128 ; Met. 26, 64. Ealle gemete omni mŏdo, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 39.
be-
Entry preview:
either give an intensive signification to a transitive verb, or change an intransitive into a transitive verb, as,-Sprengan to sprinkle, be-sprengan to be-sprinkle; lecgan ponere, be-lecgan im-ponere; settan to set, put, be-settan to be-set, surround; fón
Linked entries: seolfrian seón sirwan áscian byrdan cépan cídan clæman clypping -cnáwe stelan streáwian strúdan súpan swǽlan swice -swicenness swingan be-cwyddod tǽcan tǽlan týning tyrnan þearfan þeccan þerscan -neah neótan neoþan notian rǽsan norþan récan reócan sǽgan sǽtian dífan dípan eástan efesian -sidian sígan -silfran smeágan trymman wépan warenian warian lócian hyldan leósan ufan witan wlátian wlítan wrixlan bítan bláwan fæstnian feón regnian reótan útan weddian
ermþu
Misery, calamity ⬩ mĭsĕria
Entry preview:
Fox 16, 15; Met. 16, 8. Æfter ermþum after calamities, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 30: Elen. Kmbl. 1533; El. 768
Linked entry: irmþ
hefeld
Entry preview:
Hebild seems a mistake for hebild-gerd in the gloss hebild liciatorium, Txts. 74, 602. Cf. hebelgerd, 75, 1219
ofer-búgan
to avoid, shun
Entry preview:
[Ofer is probably a mistake for fer. v. note on this passage, and for-búgan.]
Linked entry: búgan