sceanc-bend
A band for the leg, a garter
Entry preview:
A band for the leg, a garter Scangbendas periscelides Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 55
breóost-gebeorh
a defence ⬩ A defence for the breast, hence a defence generally, bulwark, tower; ⬩ propugnaculum,
Entry preview:
A defence for the breast, hence a defence generally, bulwark, tower; propugnaculum, Cot. 152
wíg-bǽre
Warlike ⬩ martial ⬩ eager for fighting
Entry preview:
Warlike, martial, eager for fighting Wígbǽre bellicosus, pugnandi cupidus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 36
hagal-scúr
A shower of hail
Entry preview:
Fox 71; Men. 35
Linked entry: hægl-scúr
ofer-becuman
to supervene
Entry preview:
to supervene For ðí ðe oferbecymþ gedéfnes quoniam supervenit mansuetudo, Ps. Lamb. 89, 10
Linked entry: be-cuman
tóþ-mægen
Strength of teeth or tusks
Entry preview:
Fox 499; Gn. C. 20
Barda
The Apennines
Entry preview:
The Apennines Fór Hannibal ofer Bardan þone beorg, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 33
eorþ-líc
EARTHLY, terrestrial ⬩ terrēnus, terrestris
Entry preview:
Fox 20, 331; Met. 20, 166.
sceadu
Shadow, shade ⬩ shadow (cast by an object) ⬩ darkness ⬩ shadow, protection ⬩ a shady place, shade, arbour ⬩ an obscure image
Entry preview:
Voc. i. 77, 8 . a shadow (cast by an object) Seó sceadu byþ tó underne seofon and twentigoþan healfes fótes the shadow (of the dial-gnomon) will be twenty-six and a half foot long at nine o'clock (on Christmas day) Lchdm. iii. 218, 4 (and often on this
Linked entry: sceadu-genga
Apollinus
Apollo ⬩ Apollo
Entry preview:
Fox 26, 67; Met, 26, 34. Apollines dóhtor Apollo's daughter, 26, 64; Met. 26, 32: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 12, 19
frécendlíc
Dangerous ⬩ perīculōsus
Entry preview:
Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 6. Ða habbaþ sum yfel frécendlícre ðonne ǽnig wíte síe on ðisse worulde they have an evil more dangerous than any punishment in this world is, 38, 3; Fox 200, 27
un-áþrotenlíce
Unweariedly ⬩ unceasingly
Entry preview:
Ealne ðisne andweardan welan hí swíþe unaþrotenlíce sécáþ, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 21: 39, 13; Fox 234, 7
Linked entry: á-þrotenlíce
weorþung-dæg
Entry preview:
a day for the bestowing of honours or offices Árdagas vel weorðungdagas (weordung-, Wrt.) comitiorum dies, honorum dies Wrt.
óþer-hwílen
Entry preview:
The passage seems imperfect, and perhaps aliquando has been read for aliquanto and óðer-hwíle should be read for óðer-hwílen. (?)
bróc
to break, purl, ripple ⬩ A BROOK ⬩ latex, torrens
Entry preview:
A BROOK; latex, torrens Se bróc the brook, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 27. Burna oððe bróc latex, Wrt. Voc. 80, 69. Bróc torrens, Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 78; Wrt. Voc. 54, 22. Bróc biþ onwended the brook is turned aside, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 38; Met. 5, 19
of-sendan
to reach by sending, send for, summon
Entry preview:
to reach by sending, send for, summon Ofsænd se cyng Godwine eorl the king sent for earl Godwin Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 7.
be-brecan
To break to pieces
Entry preview:
Dele second passage, for which see be-brúcan, and for the rest substitute: To break to pieces (acc. of object and dat. of part broken) Beám heó bebriceþ telgum she breaks the tree to pieces in its branches (cf. Sia (acc.)
giddian
To sing ⬩ recite ⬩ speak
Entry preview:
To sing, recite, speak Ongan he giddian he began to sing, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, 24. Giddigan, 16, 4; Fox 56, 36: 21; Fox 72, 27.
Linked entries: geddian ge-gyddian gyddian
hatung
Entry preview:
Bið rihtwísnys on dóme forhwyrfed for ege and for gýtsunge and for hatunga and for lufe, Hml. A. 148, 108: 113. Ǽlce yrsunge and andan and hatunge áworpan fram úrum heortum, 142, 112. hatred that finds expression in acts.
þryccan
To press ⬩ crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ repress ⬩ trample ⬩ To press ⬩ force a way
Entry preview:
To press, force a way Wé ðás wíc magun fótum áfyllan; folc in ðriceþ meara þreátum and monfarum, Exon. Th. 119, 18; Gú. 256