heonu
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Eno nú hwæt wæs seó Salomones ræste elles?, Bl. H. n, 19. Eno ic þé gecýþe, Andreas, 237, 4. Onu þonne gif, Gr. D. 303, 5. Add:
leód
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A man of a particular country Itthamar wæs Cantwara leód Ithamar oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Gif man leúd ofsleá an þeófðe, Ll. Th. i. 42, 13. Beeástan him sindon Osti þá leóde, Ors. 1,; S. 16, 29 : 22, 7.
mearu
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Merwost sié, 194, 24. of persons. not grown up, not fully developed, inexperienced Hé him wæs ondrǽdende þone slide þǽre synne in þám merwum (mearwum, v. l.) leorningmannum (tenerioribus discipulis), Gr.
á-drencan
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Hé lét flód ádrencan eal, Wlfst. 10, 8. subject uncertain Ðǽr wæs ðæs folces mycel ádrenct, Chr. 1066; P. 196, 35. Ádrenced, Exod. 458. Ádreintum suffocato, An. Ox. 832
wíg-hús
A war-house ⬩ a tower ⬩ fortification
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On ǽlcurn ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, and on ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig manna, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 561. Wíghúses turris Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 28. Wíghús propugnacula i. 36, 40. Wíghúsum turribus ii. 91, 25: Ps. Th. 47, ii: Past. 33; Swt. 2 29, 5.
ge-þofta
A companion ⬩ comrade ⬩ sŏdālis ⬩ contŭbernālis
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Ðe ǽr his geþofta wæs who was formerly his companion, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 18: 3, 11; Bos. 74, 45. Geþofta contŭbernālis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 65, 80; Wrt. Voc. 34, 12.
Linked entry: þyften
hilt
Hilt, ⬩ handle
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Shakspere's, is used of a single weapon] Ðá wæs gylden hilt gamelum rince on hand gyfen then was the golden hilt given into the old man's hand, Beo. Th. 3358; B. 1677. Ðæs swurdes mid ðam sylfrenan hylte the sword with the silver hilt. Chart.
un-forwealwod
Unwithered ⬩ undecayed
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Unwithered, undecayed Bringan Drihtne unforwealwod wæstm gódra weorca, Blickl. Homl. 73, 25
Linked entries: for-wealwian un-forwirded wealwian
weorc-sum
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Grievous, noxious Deáðes beámes weorcsumne wæstm, Cd. Th. 37, 23; Gen. 594
wist
subsistence ⬩ sustenance ⬩ food ⬩ provisions ⬩ dainty food ⬩ a feast ⬩ eating ⬩ feasting
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Hé næfþ ða neódþearfe áne, ðæt is wist and wǽda, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 17. Of ungemete wiste and wǽda, Met. 25, 39: Cd. Th. 222, 11; Dan. 103. Welan and wiste, 59, 29; Gen. 971.
ge-mearr
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The other reading in the passage is: Gif énig yfelra manna wǽre
hypebán-ece
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Cf. hype-wærc. þeóh-ece
soþ-sprǽce
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Veracious Sé þe wǽre twispǽcc, weorðe sé sóðspǽce, Wlfst. 72, 16 note
ríman
to count, number ⬩ to enumerate, recount, describe in succession ⬩ to calculate, compute, count up ⬩ to account, esteem as
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Næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae viceret occisorum non commemorare numerum, Ors. 4, 1 ; Swt. 156, 22. Cyninges þegnas oft ráde on ridon ðe mon ná ne rímde Chr. 871 ; Erl. 76, 12.
ge-nemnan
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Sé þe heora cyning mid rihte genemned wǽre, 177, 12.
ge-sǽlig
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Nóe wæs gód, nergende leóf, swíðe gesǽlig, Gen. 1286. Se feónd and se freónd . . . synnig and gesǽlig, El. 956.
CYRICE
in the compound ⬩ a church, the material structure ⬩ ecclesia ⬩ a heathen temple ⬩ templum paganum
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Th. ii. 580, 12. a church, the material structure; ecclesia Ðǽr wæs cyrice geworht a church was built there, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 6: 1, 26; S. 487, 42. Wæs cirice gehálgod a church was consecrated, Andr. Kmbl. 3291; An. 1648.
wénan
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. :-- Him wǽre iéðre ðæ t hé hira ǽr gearra wénde ðonne hé hira ungearra wénde, Past. 433, 30. (ii) phrase :-- Hé ǽfre him gehende endedæges wéne uiíe sue diem nouissimum prope esse existimet, Ll.
freónd
A FRIEND ⬩ ămīcus
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Heorot innan wæs freóndum afylled Heorot within was filled with friends, Beo. Th. 2040; B. 1018: 2256; B. 1126
læt
Late ⬩ slow ⬩ sluggish ⬩ tardy
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And á swá hit forþwerdre beón sceolde swá wæs hit lætre and ever as things ought to have been more forward, did they go on more slowly, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 33.