þegen-scipe
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122, 32. in that part of the Genesis which is thought to show Old Saxon influence, the word occurs with the meaning of service to a lord, like the Old Saxon thegan-skepi Nis mé on worulde mód ǽniges þegnscipes,Cd.
fród
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Add: wise. of persons Nǽnig þæs fród leofað þæt his mæge ǽspringe þurh his ǽgne spéd witan, Sch. 76. Guma gehðum fród, El. 531. (1 a) skilled in a subject :-- Fyrngidda fród, El. 543. of discourse, counsel, &c. Fróde geþeahte, Men. 182.
gold-fáh
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Variegated or adorned with gold Hió becwiþ him hyre goldfágan treówenan cuppan she bequeaths to him her wooden cup ornamented with gold, Th. Chart. 536, 17: Beo. Th. 621; B. 308: 5615; B. 2811.
spíca
Spikenard
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Lǽcedóm . . . spícan wiþ útsihtan, and dracontjan wiþ fúle horas, . . . and balzaman smiring wiþ eallum untrumnessum, Lchdm. ii. 174, 4
fóte
Provided with feet ⬩ footed ⬩ pĕdātus
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Provided with feet, footed; pĕdātus
ge-býgendlíc
Bending ⬩ flexible ⬩ declined with cases
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Bending, flexible, declined with cases
Linked entry: ge-bégendlíc
burg-síta
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Dele, and see burg-wita
friþ-béna
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for reconciliation with the law
-hýdan
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to bind with a rope
-werian
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to make a treaty with
deáþ
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Deáð, wiga wælgífre, Ph. 485
stacung
Staking ⬩ piercing with a stake
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Staking, piercing with a stake
Linked entry: staca
ge-wyrþian
To distinguish ⬩ honour ⬩ dignify ⬩ insignīre ⬩ hŏnōrāre
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Ða ðe beóþ mid cræftum gewyrþode who are dignified with virtues, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 25
ge-séman
To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy ⬩ compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre
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To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy; compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre Ðæt he hý geséman wolde that he would make peace with them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 33.
Linked entry: séman
hæslen
Of hazel
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a hazel or an elder stick, cut thy name thereon, cut three scores on the place, fill the name with the blood, throw it over thy shoulder into running water and stand over the man.
ge-leómod
Rayed ⬩ furnished with rays ⬩ rădiātus
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Rayed, furnished with rays; rădiātus Comētæ synd geleómade [MSS. R. P. L. geleómode] comets are furnished with rays, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 20; Lchdm. iii. 272, 4
Linked entry: -leómod
stán-lesung
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A gathering of stones, building with stones and without cement Stánlesung lithologia (λιθoλoγέω to gather stones; to build with stones and without cement ), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 5. Cf. stán-gaderung
Linked entry: lesung
ge-sellan
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) a price Hé gesealde wiþ feó heofenes Hláford, Bl.
ge-wenian
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</b> with complementary adjective, to make tame :-- Wudufuglas wel átemede þeáh heora láreówas him biódan þá ilcan mettas ðe hí ǽr tame mid gewenedon (with which they made them tame.
tó-sceacan
to shake to pieces, ⬩ shake violently, ⬩ to disturb ⬩ to shake off, ⬩ drive away, ⬩ disperse
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A wilde bor . . . man and houndes. . . wiþ his taskes he al toshok, Beves 742. With shaking shal be toshaken pees, Wick. Is. 24, 20. Wynde may the plantes bigge toshake, Pall. 52, 240.