galdrygea
One who uses magical formulae, a magician, enchantress
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Voc. ii. in, 60. Galdrigean incantaliones (- tores ? ), 45, 61
wiliht
Having willows
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Having willows On wylihte mǽdwan (the meadow with willows in it); of wylihte mǽdwan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 235, 16
Linked entry: welig
hiw-beorht
Bright of hue, ⬩ beautiful in form or colour
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Bright of hue, beautiful in form or colour, Elen. Kmbl. 145; El. 73: Cd. 14; Th. 17, 27; Gen. 265
stæg
A stay ⬩ a rope supporting a mast ⬩ a stay
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A stay, a rope supporting a mast Stæg safo (in a list of nautical words), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 60
béc-rǽding
Reading of books
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Reading of books Se biscop in bécrǽdinge (bóca rǽdinge,v. l. lectioni) geornfull wæs, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 354, 15
Linked entry: bóc-rǽding
heals-fang
'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' ⬩ embracing ⬩ to embrace
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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'
geár-dagas
YORE-DAYS ⬩ days of yore ⬩ days of years ⬩ time of life ⬩ dies antīqui ⬩ annōrum dies
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YORE-DAYS, days of yore, days of years, time of life; dies antīqui, annōrum dies In [on] geardagum in days of yore, Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 11; Cri. 251 : 77 a; Th. 289, 6; Wand. 44 : Cd. 21; Th. 287, 16; Sat. 368 : Beo.
hærfest
Harvest, autumn ⬩ autumpnus ⬩ autumn ⬩ autumnus ⬩ autumn
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Ðis wæs on hærfest this was in autumn, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 16
Linked entry: herfest
són
A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental
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In efnum sónum in consonantibus Mk. Skt. p, 1, 13. Sónas tó singanne on cyricean sonos cantandi in ecclesia Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 35
Linked entry: be-sóne
sóþe
truly ⬩ genuinely ⬩ really ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with the facts of a case ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast
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Sceolde wítedóm in him sylfum beón sóðe gefylled, Exon. Th. 14, 3; Cri. 213
innan
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Hungor innan slát merewérges mód, Seef. ll. inwardly, in the mind, heart, & c. in respect to the spiritual part of man Ðý lǽs hié sién innan gehæfte mid ofermétum ne intus a superbia captivi teneantur, Past. 307, 7.
æt-stent
shall ⬩ stand ⬩ consistet
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shall, stand; consistet Seó eá ætstent on hire ryne the river shall stand in its course. Jos. 3, 13;
án-swége
Of the same sound ⬩ agreeing in sound ⬩ consonant ⬩ consonus
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Of the same sound, agreeing in sound, consonant; consonus Ánswége sang symphonia, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Wrt. Voc. 28, 40
be-ǽwnian
To join in marriage ⬩ marry ⬩ wed ⬩ legitime despondere
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To join in marriage, marry, wed; legitime despondere Bewedded and beǽwnod wedded and married, Chr. 1052; Th. 314, 38
byrigen-stów
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A burying-place He sylfa byrigenstówe worhte sibi ipse in locum sepulcri fecerat, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 19
efen-nys
EVENNESS, equality ⬩ æquālĭtas
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EVENNESS, equality; æquālĭtas Efennys gecýðnys ðín on écnysse æquĭtas testĭmōnia tua in æternum, Ps. Spl. 118, 144: 10, 8
Eofor-wíc-ceaster
York
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York: — On ðære cyricean Eoforwícceastre in Eboracensi ecclēsia, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 29: Chr. 644; Th. 48, 20
eorl-gewǽde
Manly clothing, armour ⬩ vĭrīlis vestītus
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Manly clothing, armour; vĭrīlis vestītus Gyrede hine Beówulf eorlgewǽdum Beowulf clad himself in armour. Beo. Th. 2888; B. 1442
ferren
Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus
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Rl.] land in regiōnem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Hat. 19, 12
forþ-geong
A going forth ⬩ progress ⬩ process ⬩ processus
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A going forth, progress, process; processus On forþgeonge ðæs ǽrendgewrites in processu epistŏlæ, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 43