castel-men
Castle-men ⬩ castellani
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Castle-men; castellani Ða castelmen ðe wǽron on Engla lande him togeánes cómon [MS. comen] the castle-men who were in England came against him, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 18
æcyrf
That which is cut off ⬩ a fragment ⬩ piece ⬩ recisura ⬩ fragmentum
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That which is cut off, a fragment, piece; recisura, fragmentum Ðara treówa æcyrf and láfe forbærnde wǽron the offcuttings and leavings of the wood were burnt, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 13
gál-ferhþ
Mind-lustful ⬩ licentious ⬩ libīdĭnōsus ⬩ lascīvus
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Mind-lustful, licentious; libīdĭnōsus, lascīvus Gewát ðá se deófulcunda gálferhþ his beddes neosan then the devilish [man] went lustful in mind to seek his bed, Judth, 10; Thw. 22, 14; Jud. 62
ealo-wósa
Ale-wetter or drinker ⬩ cervĭsiæ inebriātor vel pōtor
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Ale-wetter or drinker; cervĭsiæ inebriātor vel pōtor Sumum yrrum ealowósan, were wínsadum from one irritated as an ale-drinker, a wine-sated man. Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 10; Vy. 49
ge-cwémedlíc
Well pleased ⬩ beneplăcĭtus
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Well pleased; beneplăcĭtus Gecwémedlíc is Drihtne beneplăcĭtum est Dŏmĭno, Ps. Lamb. 146, 11. Ne ne on glywcum weres gecwémedlíce oððe welgecwéme biþ him nec in tībiis vĭri beneplăcĭtum ĕrit ei, 146, 10
FISC
A FISH ⬩ piscis
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We ðé willaþ ferigan freólíce ofer fisces bæþ we will freely convey thee over the fish's bath, Andr. Kmbl. 586; An. 293: Exon. 116b; Th. 447, 14; Dóm. 39. Nim ðone ǽrestan fisc take the first fish, Mt. Bos. 17, 27: Jn. Bos. 21, 13.
Linked entry: fen-fixas
þeówian
to serve ⬩ be a servant or slave ⬩ to be devoted to ⬩ attend to ⬩ bestow pains on ⬩ work at ⬩ to perform a service ⬩ to enslave ⬩ reduce to a state of slavery ⬩ deprive of freedom
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wé nú ðiówiaþ and wyrceaþ quod in actione servemus, Past. 34; Swt. 233, 10. in the less favourable sense, absolute Eálá gé ðeówan ... ne ðeówige gé tó ansýne, Homl. Th. ii, 326, 24.
dóm
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Wese hit be eówrum dómum, 157, 7. authority Dóme auctoritate, An. Ox. 5149. Swá hé démð ús on dómes dæg, swá wé hér demað þám mannum þe wé hér on eorþan dóm ofer ágon, Wlfst. 300, 11. Dómas magistratus, i. principatus, An. Ox. 260. <b>IV a.
LEÓHT
LIGHT ⬩ a light
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Ðæt leóht ðe wé dægréd hátaþ the light that we call dawn, Lchdm. iii. 234, 28.
Linked entry: líht
líf
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Hwæfer bútan þé ( the baker ) wé magon líf ádreógan?, Coll.
FÁCEN
Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime ⬩ dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio
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Gif heó ðæs fácnes gewíta nǽre if she were not privy to the crime, L. Ath. v. 1, § 1, 2; Th. i. 228, 17, 21. Ic feóde fácnes wyrcend făcientes prævārĭcātiōnes odīvi, Ps. Th. 100, 3: 139, l0.
sceacan
to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave
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Wæs sceacen vibratur, Germ. 401, 47. to weave (cf. bregdan) Scecen wé plumemus (cf. windan plumemus, 83, 78; plumarium opus dicitur quod ad modum plumarum texitur, Du Cange), Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 80
ge
and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and
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Ge ꝥ hié him selfum heora synna bebeorgaþ, ge eác óþre syngiende rihtaþ, 63, 24. and Hí hit eall álugon, ge wed, and eác áþas, Chr. 947 ; P. 112, 25.
díc
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On ðone díc ðǽr esne ðone weg fordealf, ii. 28, 33. Be gemǽre swá ðá ealdan díca beligcað, iii. 213, 6. Ðeós wyrt bið cenned on dícon and on hreódbeddon, Lch. i. 98, 13. Hé hét delfan þá eorðan swá ꝥ hors urnon embe ꝥ hús þurh þá dígelan díca, Hml.
a-pinsian
To ponder ⬩ weigh ⬩ estimate ⬩ ponderare ⬩ pensare
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To ponder, weigh, estimate; ponderare, pensare Ðá ðá he ðæra Judea misdǽda ealle apinsode when he estimated all the misdeeds of the Jews; cum Judeæ singula delicta pensarentur, Past. 53, 3
a-sánian
To languish ⬩ grow weak ⬩ diminish ⬩ languescere ⬩ laxari
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To languish, grow weak, diminish; languescere, laxari Nǽfre ic lufan sibbe forlǽte asánian never will I permit the love of my kin to languish, Exon. 50a; Th. 172, 23; Gú. 1148
cynde
Natural, innate, inborn ⬩ naturalis, innatus, ingenitus
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Natural, innate, inborn; naturalis, innatus, ingenitus Cniht weóx and þág swá him cynde wǽron the boy waxed and thrived as to him was natural, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 26; Gen. 2771
fámig-heals
Foamy-necked ⬩ spūmōsus in collo
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Foamy-necked ; spūmōsus in collo Sǽ-genga fór, fleát fámigheals the sea-goer went, the foamy-necked floated, Beo. Th. 3822; B. 1909: 441; B. 218: Andr. Kmbl. 993; An. 497
Linked entry: heals
gleáwlic
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gástgerýnum sægdon sigerófum, swá fram Siluestre lírde wǽron thus skilled in spiritual mysteries they told the victor (Constantine) as they were taught by Sylvester, El. 189. Add
Colne-ceaster
COLCHESTER, Essex, so called from the river Colne ⬩ Colcestria, in agro Essexiæ, ad ripam Colnii fluvii
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COLCHESTER, Essex, so called from the river Colne; Colcestria, in agro Essexiæ, ad ripam Colnii fluvii Hí fóron to Colneceastre they went to Colchester Chr. 92i; Erl. 107, 9; 108, 5