stów
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Wið wífa earfoðnyssum ðe on heora inwerdlícum stówum earfeþu þrowiaþ . . . wyrc tó sealfe, dó on wífa stówe, i. 338, 19-22.
fóre-þancolnes
Forethought ⬩ prudence ⬩ prūdentia
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Forethought, prudence; prūdentia Seó smeáung mínre heortan wile sprecan fóreþancolnesse medĭtātio cordis mei lŏquētur prūdentiam. Ps. Th. 48, 3
ge-mendful
Of good memory, mindful ⬩ mĕmor
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Of good memory, mindful; mĕmor Cild biþ gemendful a child will be of good memory, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24
fannian
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To winnow corn Ná fanna þú þé on ǽlcum winde non uentiles te in omni uento, Scint. 186, 17
ge-rár
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The roar of a wild animal Náht óþres ne gehýrde bútan leóna grymetunge and wulfa gerár, Shrn. 50, 10
læpe-wince
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A lapwing Laepaeuincae, lepeuuince, laepiuince cucuzata Txts. 52, 264. v. hleápe-wince (of which læpewince seems the earliest form)
Linked entry: hleápe-wince
ǽr-beþóht
Premeditated
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Premeditated Hwæðer ðe gewealdes ðe unge-wealdes, hwæðer ðe fǽrlíce ðe þurh ǽrbeþóhte wísan, Ll. Th. ii. 428, 12
Linked entry: be-þencan
rihtæþel-cwén
A legitimate wife
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A legitimate wife Ðæt syndon Godes wiðersacan . . . unrihthǽmeras ... and ða ðe habbaþ má ðonne heora rihtæþelcwéne, Wulfst. 298, 18
snytre
Wise
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Wise Se ðe sigor seleþ snytrum mihtum, and ðín mód trymeþ godcundum gifum Cd. Th. 170, 6; Gen. 2808
Linked entry: un-snyterness
ge-þingian
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Gif hé wið ðone óðerne geðingian wile, Past. 425, 1. to make terms for a person with another, settle claims brought against a person Ne beó þám þeófe ná þe geþingodre none the more is the case against the thief settled for him, Ll.
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Ðæt gebearh feore wið ord and wið ecge (cf. Icel. með oddi ok eggju) it protected life from thrust and cut, Beo. Th. 3102; B. 1549. putting a part for the whole, a spear, pointed weapon Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren ( spear and sword ), Byrht.
Cynríc
Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v ⬩ Cynrīcus
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D. ccccxcv, cóman twegen ealdormen on Brytene, Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu, mid v scipum on ðone stede ðe is gecweden Cerdices óra, and ðý ilcan dæge hie gefuhtan wið Wealum here, A.
hreóf
Rough ⬩ rugged ⬩ scabby ⬩ leprous
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Lǽcedóm wið hreófum líce a recipe for a scabby body, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 1. Is ðæs hiw gelíc hreófum stáne it looks like a rough stone, Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 20; Wal. 8. Monige hreófe [hreáfo, Lind.] multi leprosi, Lk. Skt.
Linked entry: hrífþo
þóþer
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Ðú secgst ðæt ðú ymbe ða línan wite ðe on ðam þóðere átéfred wæs ... Ic wolde witan hweðer ðú eác wite ymbe ðone þóðer ðe seó lýne on áwriten is, Shrn. 174, 16-175, 1.
untrymness
Weakness ⬩ sickness ⬩ illness ⬩ infirmity
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Lǽcedómas wið eallum untrymnessum heáfdes, Lchdm. ii. 2, 1
wundian
To wound
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Gif hwylc lǽwede man óðerne wundige, gebéte wið hine ða wunde, L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 24. Ða cwóman tó ðon ðæt hió woldon ús wundigan, Nar. 22, 17. Se cempa ongon Waldend wundian, Exon. Th. 260, 2; Jul. 291.
Linked entry: ge-wundian
ge-lómlic
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Folces men wið-hæfton þǽre gelómlican mynegunge, Ll. Th. i. 270, 25. Hé hié fréfrede for þǽre gelómlican sorge, Bl. H. 135, 23.
Linked entry: lóm-lic
ge-sceamian
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Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, for ðám ðætte hine gesceamige (ut confundatur), Past. 357, 6. Hine sceal on dómes dæg gesceamian, Wlfst. 238, 12. (l a) with gen. of cause :-- Hié hira selfra gescamige erubescant, Past. 333, 22. with dat.
ge-drífan
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L. 8, 12. to impel matter by physical force, to carry along (of wind or water) Þ scipp gedrifen wæs (jactabatur) from ýðum, Mt. 14, 24. Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe . . . gyf hit undrifen bið.
sígan
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Add Se beám wæs áhyld on áne healfe ꝥ man eáðe mihte witan hwider hé sígan wolde, Hml. S. 31, 409. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Seó sunne sáh tó setle, Hml. S. 23, 246.