wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Is ðín nama mǽre, wlitig and wuldorfæst, Cd. Th. 234, 3; Dan. 286. Wlitigan wilsíþes, Exon. Th. 2, 18; Cri. 21. Gǽst weorcum wlitigne, 180, II; Gú. 1278. Ðæt gé eówer ðæt wlitige líf magon generian. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 189.
án-dæge
For one day ⬩ lasting a day ⬩ diurnus ⬩ unius diei
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For one day, lasting a day: diurnus, unius diei Næs ðæt ándæge níþ that was no one-day evil, Exon. 92a; Th. 345, 25; Gn. Ex. 195.
ENED
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Dipl. 204; A. D. 814; Kmbl. i. 258, 5. Ened ănĕta, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 52: Wrt. Voc. 77, 22: 280, 8. II. ened, es; m. A drake; ănas, anĕtārius, mascŭlus istīus ăvis Ened a drake? ănas, gen. ănătis; m. Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 122; Wrt. Voc. 29, 18.
FLAXE
A FLASK ⬩ bottle ⬩ flasca ⬩ fiasco ⬩ lăgēna
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Dial. 1, 9: 2, 13. Ic bicge hýda and fell, and wyrce of him flaxan ĕgo ĕmo cŭtes et pelles, et făcio ex iis flascōnes, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 37
niht-gerím
Reckoning by days ⬩ number of days
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Ealra hæfde Similar entries v. and syxtig ðá hé forþ gewát and nigon hund eác nihtgerímes in all the number of his days when he died was nine hundred and sixty-five years, Cd. Th. 72, 28; Gen. 1193
ge-hyhtan
To hope ⬩ trust
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Ðæt on ðínum upstige geblissian and gehyhton ealle ðíne gecorenan that in thy ascension all thine elect may rejoice and trust, 87, 25
Linked entry: hyhtan
ge-líhtan
To alight ⬩ approach ⬩ come
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Dial. 1, 2. Ðá gelíhte se cuma then the stranger alighted, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 34. He gelíhte to ðæm hearge propiabat ad fanum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 11.
un-gemódness
Contentiousness ⬩ indisposition to agree
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Contentiousness, indisposition to agree Ða ungesibsuman sint tó manianne ðæt hié witen ðæt hié nó on tó ðæs monegum gódum cræftum ne ðióð ðæt hié ǽfre mægen gástlíce bión gif hié ðurh ungemódnesse ágiémeleásiaþ ðæt hié ánmóde bión nyllaþ on ryhte and
dæg-wist
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Cúðberhtus cwæð: 'Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf nú gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 134, 30. Him syððan sig dægwistes (wegnestes, v. l. ) getíðod, gif hig þæs gewilnion, and swá hám gecyrran, R. Ben. 102, 22. Cf. dæg-mete
grep
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A ditch, drain [On] gengan grép in latrinae cuniculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 66. Grép (the MS. has the accent) cuniculum, 18, 24. Grép cuniculi (cloacarum ), 82, 20.
hunig
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Mon ðás ðing selle . . . mittan fulne huniges oðða twégen uuínes, sué hwaeder suae ðonne begeotan mæge, C. D. i. 293, 14 : 299, 23. Sester fulne huniges, 312, 10
récan
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Gif sinwe síen gescruncene . . . wyl on wætre, beþe mid, and réce þá sinwe geornlíce, 328, 8. to cause to emit smoke, burn incense Ꝥ hú (= heó) récte ut adholeret (thymiama diis), An. Ox. 8, 238. Rícenne turificare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 63: 26, 76
ríman
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Gif hí oferhycgen ðæt hí him ondrǽden hiora lytlan synna ðonne ðonne hí hí gesióð, ondrǽden hí him húru, ðonne hí hí hrímað (cum numerant), Past. 437, 12. add Sumne dǽl écra gyfa swilcra swilce nú wísdom is, and rihtwísnes, and óðre manega þe ús lang ðincð
hæring
A herring
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Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 172, 3
of-gifan
to give up, leave, abandon ⬩ destituere
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Hé ðás woruld ofgeaf he died, Cd. Th. 72, 30; Gen. 1194. Hé ðone beám ofgeaf he (Christ) left the cross (when he was taken to be buried), Exon. Th. 45, 35; Cri. 729. Hí flet ofgeáfon they gave up their halls (when they died 290, 7; Wand. 61.
þeáh
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Dydon swá hwæþer swá hý dydon, ne dohte him náwþer; ðeáh hí sceoldon ðæt feorh álǽtan let them do which they would, neither did them any good; they had nevertheless to lose their lives, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 2.
mǽre
Great ⬩ excellent ⬩ distinguished ⬩ illustrious ⬩ sublime ⬩ splendid ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ widely known ⬩ notorious ⬩ distinguished by evil deeds ⬩ insignis
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Ðín mægen is swá mǽre, swá ðæt ǽnig ne wát eorþbúende ða deópnesse Drihtnes mihta, Hy. 3, 31; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 31.
Boéties
The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs
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For ðý hí habbaþ swá sceortne ymbhwyrft, for ðí hí sint swá neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe, ðe eall ðes ródor on hwerfþ, swá nú Boéties déþ who wonders not that some constellations have a shorter course than others have?
hlinc
ridge
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On þone hlinc bufan Friþelinga díc to the lynk above Frythelyng dyche; ad marginem superius Frythelyng dyche (late versions), C. D. B. ii. 260, 34. land separated by banks (?): Tó burchlinken, C. D. iii. 409, 29.