stán-scræf
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Gongaþ on ðis stánscræf, and git ðǽr métaþ weal, se is mid ifige bewrigen, 139, 26
ge-namne
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Having the same name Ic seah rǽpingas (the two buckets of a draw-well) on ræced fergan under hróf sales hearde twégen: þá wǽron genamne, nearwe bendum gefeterade fæste tógædere, Rá. 53, 3. Substitute:
ufera
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Þá þá seó lættre tíd cóm, and seó ufere þæs dæges weóx and ágán wæs cum jam hora tardior excrevisset, Gr. D. 128, 13. Seð ufere (lætre, v.l.) tíd hora tardior, 129, 2. Add
heáh-deór
A stag, deer ⬩ the hunting of deer
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A stag, deer Swá swíðe he lufode ða heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder he loved the stags as if he were their father, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 29: Hexam. 9; Norm. 16, 3
Linked entry: heá-dor
ge-sweostor
sisters; ⬩ sorores;
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Ðǽr wǽron twá cwéna ða wǽran gesweostoa there were two queens who were sisters, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 36.
Linked entries: sweostor ge-swustra ge-swystra
FÁCEN
Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime ⬩ dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio
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Gif heó ðæs fácnes gewíta nǽre if she were not privy to the crime, L. Ath. v. 1, § 1, 2; Th. i. 228, 17, 21. Ic feóde fácnes wyrcend făcientes prævārĭcātiōnes odīvi, Ps. Th. 100, 3: 139, l0.
Burgendan
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The Burgundians; Burgundiones Burgendan habbaþ ðone ylcan sǽs earm be westan him the Burgundians have the same arm of the sea to the west of them, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 19, 19
folc-dryht
A multitude of people ⬩ an assemblage ⬩ pŏpŭli multĭtūdo ⬩ cŏmĭtātus
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A multitude of people, an assemblage; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, cŏmĭtātus Folcdryht wera bifóran before the assemblage of men, Exon. 23b; Th. 66, 5; Cri. 1067. Folcdriht, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 24; Gen. 1262
mód-gehygd
Thought
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Hine fyrwyt bræc módgehygdum his thoughts were distracted by curiosity. Beo. Th. 471; B. 233
ge-cræftgian
To strengthen ⬩ make powerful ⬩ firmare ⬩ roborare
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To strengthen, make powerful; firmare, roborare Ða rícu of nánes mannes mihtum gecræftgade ne wurdon the kingdoms were not strengthened by the powers of any man. Ors. 2, 1 : Bos. 39, 2
ge-mec
Equal, suited, matched
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Equal, suited, matched Oððe wíf habbaþ him gemæc oððe him gemece nabbaþ either they are well-matched in marriage or have not wives suited to them, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5
fen
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Ic gean ꝥ fen þe þurlác mé sealde ... ic gean ... án þúsend werð fen ... ꝥ healfe þúsend fen, C.D. iv. 59, 16-23
E
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net, met, ; as, Nett, bedd, weddian, hell, well, denn, fenn, webb, ende. the short e in Anglo-Saxon generally comes before a double consonant; as, Nebb, weccan, tellan, weddian: before any two consonants; as, Twentig, sendan, bernan: before one or two
stearc
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Se ðe mec lǽreþ from ðé on stearcne weg, Exon. Th. 259, 14; Jul. 282. Hé hé mihte swá stearce forhæfednysse (rigid abstinence) healdan, Homl.
Linked entries: stearc-heard streac
riht-líc
right, just ⬩ right, fitting, adapted to due requirements ⬩ adapted, fitted, entitled ⬩ right, in accordance with reason ⬩ right as regards conduct, ⬩ righteous
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Rihtlíc ðæt wæs ðæt se blinda be ðæm wege sǽte wædliende; forðon ðe Drihten sylfa cwæþ : 'Ic eom weg sóðfæstnesse,' Blickl.
sceacan
to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave
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Wæs sceacen vibratur, Germ. 401, 47. to weave (cf. bregdan) Scecen wé plumemus (cf. windan plumemus, 83, 78; plumarium opus dicitur quod ad modum plumarum texitur, Du Cange), Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 80
ge
and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and
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Ge ꝥ hié him selfum heora synna bebeorgaþ, ge eác óþre syngiende rihtaþ, 63, 24. and Hí hit eall álugon, ge wed, and eác áþas, Chr. 947 ; P. 112, 25.
Datia
The DACIANS ⬩ Dāci
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Datia] ða ðe iu wǽron Gotan and to the east of them [the Wisle] are the Dacians who were formerly Goths, Ors. 1, 1, § 12; Bos. 19, 3
Gewis
Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic
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For the use by Bede, see Bd. 3, 7-'Gens Occidentalium Saxonum qui antiquitus Gevissæ vocabantur ... primum Gevissorum gentem ingrediens,' where the translation has 'West Seaxna þeód ... Ðá com he ǽrest upp on West Seaxum.' See also 4, 15, 16.
Ciren-ceaster
CIRENCESTER, Cicester, Gloucestershire ⬩ Cirencestria in agro Glocestriensi
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Him eóde on hand se cyning and ða burhware ðe wǽron on Cyrnceastre the king came into his hands and the townspeople who were in Cirencester, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 22
Linked entries: Cyren-ceaster Cyring-ceaster Cyrn-ceaster Cirn-ceaster