síþ
Entry preview:
The word shows a comparative form without a comparative ending, v. Sievers, § 323
sǽ-þeóf
A sea-thief, a pirate
Entry preview:
A sea-thief, a pirate Heáh sǽþeóf archipiratta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 28
hóh-hwyrfing
A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?]; ⬩ orbis,
Entry preview:
A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?]; orbis, Som
gærs-tún
A grass-enclosure ⬩ a meadow ⬩ prātum ⬩ pascuum
Entry preview:
A grass-enclosure, a meadow; prātum, pascuum : hence GERSTON, now used in Surrey and Sussex, in the same sense Be ceorles gærstúne : gif ceorlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne, oððe óðer gedálland to týnanne of a churl's meadow : if churls have a common meadow
mearc
a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ a mark ⬩ ensign
Entry preview:
a mark, sign made upon a thing Tácon ł merca titulus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 26. Cf. onmerca inscribtio, 12, 16. Merce ł stæfes heafud apicem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 17. Mearce caracteres, Wrt Voc. ii. 23, 81. a mark, ensign Hé nam ðone stán and árǽrde hine
friþ-stów
Entry preview:
Add: in a personal sense, a refuge. Hé ys geworden friðstów (refugium) þearfendrä . Ps. Th. 9, 9 : 17, I. Beó mín friðstów, and gedó mé hálne esto mihi in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias, 30, 3. in a technical sense, a place of safety for a criminal
scegð-mann
A member of the crew of a scegð, a Dane, a pirate
Entry preview:
A member of the crew of a scegð, a Dane, a pirate Wícing vel scegðman pirata vel piraticus vel cilix, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 59. Wícing oððe scegðman (scægð-, scǽð-, sceigð-) pirata, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 24, 9. Gif man secge on landes mann ðæt hé orf stǽle oððon
deóplíc
Deep ⬩ prŏfundus
Entry preview:
Deep; prŏfundus Deóplíc dǽdbót biþ it is a deep penitence, L. Pen. 10; Th. ii. 280, 17: Exon. 98 a; Th. 367, 5; Seel. 3: 49 a; Th. 169, 32; Gú. 1103
mynster-stów
A place where there is a minister ⬩ a town
Entry preview:
A place where there is a minister, a town Hé férde geond ealle ge þurh mynsterstówe ge þurh folcstówe per cuncta et urbana et rustica loca, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 27
boge-fódder
A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quiver ⬩ corytos
Entry preview:
[boga a bow, fódder fodder, from fód food] A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quiver; corytos = κωρυτόs Bogefódder corytos [MS. coriti ], Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 67; Wrt. Voc. 35, 53
scot
Entry preview:
add: a part of a building shut off from the rest, a chancel Sume þá men þe stódan beforan þám sceote quidam ex his qui extra sacrarium stabant, Gr. D. 236, 1
híréd-cniht
A man belonging to a 'híréd,' ⬩ a domestic:
Entry preview:
A man belonging to a 'híréd,' a domestic: Þurh Paules bodunge gelýfdon ðæs cáseres þegnas and hírédcnihtas through Paul's preaching the members of the emperor's household believed, Homl. Th. i. 374, 34
fǽr
A fever ⬩ febris
Entry preview:
A fever; febris Wið þriddan dæges fǽre and feórþan dæges fǽre for a third day's fever and a fourth day's fever, L. M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 27
firgin-bucca
A mountain-buck ⬩ wood-buck ⬩ montānus vel saltuensis căper
Entry preview:
A mountain-buck, wood-buck; montānus vel saltuensis căper Firginbucca ðæt ys wudubucca a mountain-buck that is a wood-buck, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 2
Linked entry: firgen-bucca
fyrd-sceorp
A war-vest ⬩ bellĭcus ornātus
Entry preview:
A war-vest; bellĭcus ornātus Hwílum hongige on wage freólíc fyrdsceorp sometimes I hang on the wall a goodly war-vest, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 25; Rä. 15, 13
gongel-wæfre
Entry preview:
A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongelwæfran bíte for the bite of a spider, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 17: 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 142, 23
Linked entry: gangel-wæfre
racu
Entry preview:
A 'rake' (rake a mountain track across a steep, Cumberland Gloss. e. g. the Lord's rake on Sca-fell), a hollow path, bed of a stream Cf. Andlang bróces ; ðanon . . . on ða ealdan eárace, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 122, 15 ; and see streám-racu. [Ryde doun þis
sǽ-genga
a sea-goer, a mariner ⬩ a vessel, ship
Entry preview:
a sea-goer, a mariner Ða gleáwe sǽgenga (gleáwan sǽgengan ?) wel hig understandaþ ðæt eorþlíce líchamlíce beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan ðonne on wanigendum the skilful mariners well understand that earthly, corporeal things are fuller with a waxing
Linked entry: sǽ-líðend
BEÁN
A BEAN ⬩ all sorts of pulse ⬩ faba ⬩ legumen
Entry preview:
A BEAN, all sorts of pulse; faba, legumen Beán pisan a vetch, Cot. 34 : 122
fóre-steóra
A fore-steerer ⬩ man at the prow of a ship ⬩ prōrēta ⬩ prōræ conductor
Entry preview:
A fore-steerer, man at the prow of a ship; prōrēta, prōræ conductor, Cot. 149