for-wiernan
Entry preview:
H. 141, 31. (1 c) construction not given :-- Forweornde denegabam (gloriam ), An.
leóht
Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy
Entry preview:
Light, not heavy, inconsiderable; not slow, quick, ready, nimble, fickle, easy Mín byrðyn ys leóht (Lind. léht; Rush. líht) onus meum leve est, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 30. Leóht and leoþuwác nimble and supple, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 12; Crä. 84.
ge-líc
Like ⬩ alike ⬩ similar ⬩ equal ⬩ sĭmĭlis ⬩ æquālis
Entry preview:
Like, alike, similar, equal; sĭmĭlis, æquālis Næs se wæstm gelíc the fruit was not alike, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 13; Gen. 466 : Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 17 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 21; Gn. Ex. 19.
Linked entry: an-gelíc
stearc
Entry preview:
stiff, rigid, not soft, not bending Is seó eággebyrd stearc and hiwe stáne gelícast, Exon. Th. 219, 4; Ph. 302. Hláf and stán, streac and hnesce, Elen. Kmbl. 1226; El. 615. Stánas and ðæt starce ísen, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 29.
Linked entries: stearc-heard streac
an-forht
Fearful ⬩ timid ⬩ timidus
Entry preview:
Fearful, timid; timidus Ne þearf ðonne ǽnig anforht [MS. unforht] wesan no one then need be fearful, Rood Kmbl. 232; Kr. 117
Linked entry: on-forht
for-brecan
to crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ to break ⬩ destroy ⬩ to break
Entry preview:
Th. i. 16, 8: 18, 15. fig. to crush a person, oppress: Ne forbrec ðú non conteras (egenum), Kent.
for-swelgan
Entry preview:
Ox. 516. non-material Þæt hé þurh mycele gnornunge ne sý on lyre forswolgen ne habundantiori tristitia absorbeatur, R.
hýr-ness
Obedience ⬩ subjection
Entry preview:
Ne spane nán mæssepreóst nánne mon of óðre cyrcean hýrnysse tó his cyrcan ne of oðre preóstscyre lǽre ðæt mon his cyrcan geséce let no priest entice any man from the parish of another church to his church, nor persuade any one to come from another district
frætwe
Ornaments ⬩ adornments ⬩ decorations ⬩ treasures ⬩ ornāmenta ⬩ ornātus ⬩ res pretiōsæ
Entry preview:
Secgas bǽron beorhte frætwe the warriors bare bright arms, 434, note; B. 214. He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.
Linked entry: frætewe
helm
a helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ diadem ⬩ the top ⬩ crown ⬩ cover ⬩ concealment ⬩ a covering
Entry preview:
Ox. 95: 924. cover, concealment Nó heó on helm losað, ne on foldan fæðm, ne on fyrgenholt, ne on gyfenes grund, gá þǽr heó wille she will not escape into concealment, neither into earth's bosom, nor into the mountain wood, nor into ocean's depths, go
FARAN
A word expressing every kind of going from one place to another, hence ⬩ to go, proceed, travel, march, sail ⬩ īre, vādĕre, incēdĕre, transīre, migrāre, nāvīgāre ⬩ FARE, happen, to be in any state ⬩ versāri in ălĭqua re, se hăbēre ălĭquo mŏdo
Entry preview:
Nú wylle ic faran now I will go, Lk. Bos. 14, 19, 31. We fóron transīvĭmus, Ps. Spl. 65, 11. Ic fór fram ðé I went from thee, Gen. 31, 31.
óþ-wítan
Entry preview:
Ne meaht ðú ðínre wyrde náuht óþwítan ne ðin líf nó getǽlan, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 3: Beo. Th. 5983; B. 2995. Cf. æt-wítan
þreá
rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threat ⬩ chastisement ⬩ correction ⬩ punishment ⬩ an infliction that has been deserved ⬩ justifiable severity ⬩ an infliction (where no idea of correction is implied) ⬩ evil ⬩ ill ⬩ pang ⬩ plague ⬩ calamity ⬩ affliction
Entry preview:
Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð nó gestiéred bútan micelre tǽlinge and miclum ðreán impudentes ab impudentiae vitio non nisi increpatio dura compescit, Past. 31; Swt. 205, 23.
Linked entry: bróh-þreá
ídel
Entry preview:
Gif hwelc of ðǽm ídlum ( curiosis ) wellæ wutta, Mt. p. 3, 2. of things, useless, having no useful effect, serving no useful purpose, super-fluous Þæs restedæges ǽmethwíle ídle ( superuacuum ) wé tellaþ, An. Ox. 40, 18.
ildan
To delay ⬩ tarry ⬩ defer ⬩ put off ⬩ postpone ⬩ procrastinate ⬩ connive at ⬩ dissimulate
Entry preview:
Ne ðæt se aglǽca yldan þohte nor did the wretch mean to delay that, Beo. Th. 1483; B. 739 : 4471; 2239. Yldan dissimulare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 37. Yldende tó andettenne differentes confiteri, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 5.
inn
In ⬩ within
Entry preview:
In, within Ic wæs cuma and gé mé ne in ne gelaðodun I was a stranger, and ye did not invite me in, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 43. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt gé in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41.
trúwa
Entry preview:
Hig nefdon nánne trúwan tó nánum folce they could not trust any people, Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 24. Gif heó it swá gehylt, swá ic hiræ trúwan tó hæbbe as I have confidence in her (that she will do). Chart.
Linked entry: trúa
EORL
an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis
Entry preview:
Se eorl nolde ná géþwsǽrian the earl would not consent, Chr. 1051; Ing. 227, 13, 23: 228, 4, 28, 35, 36: 229, 10, 21, 25, 26. II. a man, brave man, hero, general, leader, chief; vir, pŭgil, vir fortis, dux Eorlas on cýþþe men in the country. Andr.
Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm
lagu
sea ⬩ water
Entry preview:
lyfte fleág it troubled not water, nor flew it in air, 106 a; Th. 404. 31; Rä. 23, 16.
méd-sceatt
payment in reward of service done ⬩ a reward ⬩ wages ⬩ fee ⬩ payment for service or favour expected ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ a bribe
Entry preview:
payment in reward of service done, a reward, wages, fee Ne onféng hé ðæt tó médsceatte he did not accept it as a fee, Shrn. 135, 4. Hé ne sealde Gode nánne métsceat for his sáule ...