Sæfern-múþa
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The mouth of the Severn On súþhealfe Sæfernmúþan, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 4: 997; Erl. 134, 8
wǽg-streám
The sea
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The sea Ðæt feórþe cyn wód on wǽgstreám (the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 197, 22; Exod. 311
wæl-feld
The field of the slain ⬩ the battle-field
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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17
wel-swégende
Melodious ⬩ sonorous
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Melodious, sonorous Heriaþ hine on cimbalum welswégendum laudate eum in cymbalis bene sonantibus Ps. Spl. 150, 5
ǽ-blǽte
Livid, pale
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Livid, pale On ǽblǽtan (-blǽcan? v. ǽ-blǽce) and w[litan] albo vultu, An. Ox. 46, 19
brémel-þyrne
a bramble ⬩ a thorn ⬩ A bramble-thorn, bramble-bush; ⬩ rubus
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A bramble-thorn, bramble-bush; rubus On middan ánre brémelþyrnan de media rubi, Ex. 3, 2, 4
gát-ánstíg
a goat-path
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a goat-path (gát-ánsty ?) On horsweg; of horswege innan gátánstíge, C. D. B. i. 417, 12
Linked entry: stig
hassuc
Coarse grass, a place where such grass grows
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Coarse grass, a place where such grass grows On ðone hassuc, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 223, 25
Linked entry: hæssec
ge-þrang
A throng ⬩ crowd ⬩ tumult ⬩ turba ⬩ tumultus
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A throng, crowd, tumult; turba, tumultus On geþrang in the throng, Byrht. Th. 140, 36; By. 299
Linked entry: þrang
tó-hopung
Hope ⬩ expectation
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Hope, expectation Wæs eall heora myne fæst on tóhopunge ðæs écean Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 155
Linked entry: -hopung
á-segendness
An offering
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An offering Nymþe hé mid ásegendnisseum (muneribus) in eóde, Nar. 24, 17. Similar entries Cf. on-sægdness
Linked entry: -segendness
wæl
the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction
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in a collective sense, the slain, the dead, a number of slain, generally of death in battle Wæl feól on eorðan, Byrht. Th. 135, 31; By. 126: 140, 45; By. 303. Ðæs wæles wæs geteald six hund manna mid ðám fýrenum flánum ofsceotene of those who died they
beand
A band ⬩ bond ⬩ vinculum
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A band, bond; vinculum On beandon in bonds or captivity; in vinculis, Chr. 1069; Erl. 207, 15
be-hreósan
To rush down ⬩ fall ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere ⬩ incidere
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To rush down, fall; ruere, corruere, incidere Behreósaþ on helle incidunt in gehennam Lupi Serm. 5, 8
erk
The ark ⬩ arca
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The ark; arca Noe on erke eóde. Noe in arcam intrāvit, Lk. Skt. C. C. 17, 27
fugel-noþ
Bird-catching ⬩ fowling ⬩ aucŭpium
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Bird-catching, fowling; aucŭpium On fugelnoþum in fowlings, Cod. Dipl. 715; A.D. 1006; Kmbl. iii. 350, 9
Linked entry: fugoloþ
heóþu
A room ⬩ hall
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A room, hall Hé on heóþe gestód he in the hall halted, Beo. Th. 813; B. 404
Linked entry: hell-heóþo
in-gehygdness
Intention ⬩ purpose
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Intention, purpose Ic ontýne on sealmlofe ingehygdnessa ł foresetnysse aperiam in psalterio propositionem, Ps. Lamb. 48, 5
Linked entry: ge-hygdness
lida
A sailor ⬩ traveller
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A sailor, traveller Lida biþ longe on síþe, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 34; Gn. Ex. 104
mearc-díc
A ditch which serves as a boundary
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A ditch which serves as a boundary On ða ealdan mercdíc, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 7