leán
- Wulfst. 168, 17 .]
To blame ⬩ reproach ⬩ disapprove ⬩ scorn
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Ða déman beóþ swíðor tó herigenne ðonne tó leánne, Blickl. 63, 21. Eal swilc is tó leánne nǽfre tó lufianne, L. Eth, vi, 29; Th. i. 322, 22. Bócláre leánde and unriht lufiende scorning booklearning and loving wrong, Wulfst. 82, 2
FÉDAN
nourish ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ bring up ⬩ educate ⬩ pascĕre ⬩ cĭbāre ⬩ nutrīre ⬩ engtrīre ⬩ sustentāre ⬩ edŭcāre ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre
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Th. 79, 5, Se deópa seáþ dreórge fédeþ the deep pit feedeth the dreary, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 25; Cri. 1545: 36 b; Th. 118, 26; Gú. 245. He ðé fédeþ ipse te enutriet, Ps. Th. 54, 22.
Linked entry: féding
deáþ-cwalu
A deadly pain or plague, agony ⬩ mortis dolor
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Ne geweóx he him to willan, ac to deáþcwalum Deniga leódum he waxed not for their benefit, but for a deadly plague to the Danes' people, Beo. Th. 3428; B. 1712
Linked entry: swylt-cwalu
ge-mǽnan
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to lament, complain. trans. To complain of, have as a grievance Gif þú gemune ꝥ þín bróðer oððe freónd áht ungeþwǽrlices wið þé gemǽne si recordatus fueris quia frater tuus habet aliquid adversum te, Gr. D. 349, 24. to lament, mourn.
scrúd-fultum
Assistance in providing clothing ⬩ the word occurs in grants made to religious houses of funds for the provision of clothing
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Assistance in providing clothing; the word occurs in grants made to religious houses of funds for the provision of clothing Ealle ða sócna ofer ðæt fennland him (the monks of Ely) tó scrúdfultume (cf. stent causas seculares emendandae fratrum loco manentium
engyl
An angel ⬩ angĕlus
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An angel; angĕlus His engyl ongan ofermód wesan his angel began to be presumptuous, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 19; Gen. 262: 15; Th. 19, 18; Gen. 293: Mt. Bos. 11, 10
word-beót
A promise
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A promise Ða com féran Freá tó Sarran swá hé self gecwæð, hæfde wordbeót leófum gelǽsted, Cd. Th. 167, 6; Gen. 2761. Wáciaþ wordbeót, Exon. Th. 469, 22; Hy. II, 6
Linked entries: word-gebeót worn-gehát
wíg-weorþung
Honour to idols
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Honour to idols Búton ðú forlǽte ða leásinga, weohweorðinga, and wuldres God ongyte gleáwlíce, Exon. Th. 253, 14; Jul. 180. Hwílum hié gehéton æt heargtrafum wígweorþunga, Beo. Th. 353; B. 176
be-hweorfan
to turn ⬩ spread about ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn or put in order ⬩ arrange ⬩ disponere ⬩ parare
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to turn, spread about; vertere, convertere Hleahtre behworfen turned to laughter Andr. Recd. 3402; An. 1705.
Linked entries: be-hófen be-hwyrfan
cwician
To come to life, QUICKEN ⬩ vīvĕre et spīrāre ⬩ To make alive, OUICKEN ⬩ vivificare
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To come to life, QUICKEN ; vīvĕre et spīrāre Wǽron ða leoma cwiciende the limbs were quickening, Greg. Dial. 4, 36. Smire mid ða sáran limu, hie cwiciaþ sóna smear the sore limbs therewith, they will soon quicken, L. M. 3, 47; Lchdm. ii. 338, 25.
ge-ríp
A reaping, harvest ⬩ messis
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Biddaþ ðæs gerípes hláford, ðæt he asende wyrhtan to his gerípe pray to the lord of the reaping, that he send workmen to his reaping, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 20. On Godes gerípe in God's reaping, 530, 19.
ge-nípan
to darken, become dark ⬩ cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri ⬩ to rise as a cloud, to creep up or come suddenly upon one ⬩ obrēpĕre, sŭpervĕnīre alĭcui
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to darken, become dark; cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri Hú seó þrag gewát, genáp under niht-heltn, swá heó nó wǽre how the time has passed, has darkened under the veil of night, as if it had not been, Exon. 77 b; Th. 292, 8; Wand. 96. to rise as a cloud, to creep
Linked entry: nípan
ge-cwémlíce
agreeably, so as to please, acceptably ⬩ so as to satisfy, satisfactorily ⬩ suitably, conveniently, fitly
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Add: agreeably, so as to please, acceptably Wel ðrowað se man and Gode gecwémlíce, sé ðe winð ongeán leahtras, Hml. Th. i. 164, 20: Hml. A. 14, 22. Þæt þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon mid micclum wísdóme and mé swýðe gecwémlíce. Ll.
a-wegan
to lift up ⬩ take or carry away ⬩ levare ⬩ auferre ⬩ to weigh out ⬩ weigh to any one ⬩ appendere
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Th. i. 308, 17. to weigh out, weigh to any one; appendere Abraham ðá awæh feówer hund scillinga seolfres Abraham appendit quadringentos siclos argenti, Gen. 23, 16.
fór-standan
To stand before or against ⬩ withstand ⬩ oppose ⬩ hinder ⬩ resistĕre ⬩ impĕdīre
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Ne mágon gé him ða wíc fórstondan to him ye may not hinder the dwellings, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 7; Gú. 674. Ic him ðæt fórstonde I hinder them from that. Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 15; Rä. 17, 8.
Linked entry: fór-stondan
in-lende
Native ⬩ indigenous
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Ðǽr on fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom óht inlende there to their host came tidings sudden and terrible, fear of the men of the land [the Israelites hearing of the pursuit by the Egyptians], Cd. 148; Th. 186, 9 ; Exod. 136.
be-hreówsian
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Add: absolute, to repent Þǽra behreów sigendra heortan, Hml. Th. i. 550, 32. <b>Ia.</b> with object, to repent of, with acc. Þæt þæt wé ágylton, þæt wé nú bereówsiað, Hml. Th. i. 68, 27. Þám þe heora synna behreówsiað, Ælfc. T.
fágettan
to quibble
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Th. i. 422, 34. Similar entries Cf. fágian
á-wyrtwalian
to pluck up or out by the root ⬩ to extirpate ⬩ eradicate ⬩ exterminate ⬩ to pluck ⬩ draw away
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Add: to pluck up or out by the root, lit. Onweg ácorfenum þám tungum swylce hí áwyrtwalode wǽron abscissis radicitus linguis, Gr. D. 241, 12. fig. to extirpate, eradicate, exterminate Ic áwyrtwalie extirpo (gaudia carnis ), An. Ox. 186, 26.
ofer-winnan
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Th. ii. 218, 12-17. Hé unáliéfede lustas átemige and oferwinne illicitas suggestiones edomare, Past. 383, 6. Ne lǽt mé nánwiht oferwinnan on þís wege, þat ic ne mage cuman tó þé nihil mihi repugnare facias tendenti ad te, Solil. H. 14, 2.