hosp
Reproach, opprobrium, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
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Menigfealde earfoþnyssa and hospas wolde gehwá eáðelíce forberan wið ðan ðæt hé móste sumum rícan men tó bearne geteald beón anybody would put up with all kinds of hardships and affronts on condition that he might be accounted the son of some great man
Linked entry: hyspan
cyst
choice, election ⬩ optio, electio ⬩ æstimatio ⬩ excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness ⬩ præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas
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Him gewát Abraham eástan eágum wlítan on landa [MS. lande] cyst Abraham departed from the east to look with his eyes on what is chosen of lands [Canaan ], Cd. 86; Th. 107, 26; Gen. 1795.
Linked entry: wyn
snotor
Prudent, wise, sagacious ⬩ prudens
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Fród wita, snottor ár Exon. Th. 313, 18; Mód. 2. Swá cwæð snottor on móde, gesæt him sundor æt rúne 293, 4; Wand. 111. Rǽdum snottor, wís on gewitte Andr. Kmbl. 938; An. 469. Se wítga snottor searuþancum Elen. Kmbl. 2377; El. 1190. Se snotera Beo.
Linked entry: snytre
a-wildian
To become wild or fierce ⬩ silvescere ⬩ efferari
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To become wild or fierce; silvescere, efferari, Off. Episcop. 7
ciern
sapa
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Must or new wine toiled thick; sapa, Cot. 170: 184
heoru-hóciht
Furnished with sharp hooks ⬩ barbed
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Furnished with sharp hooks, barbed, Beo. Th. 2880; B. 1438
Linked entry: hóciht
inwit-feng
A wily ⬩ malicious grasp
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A wily or malicious grasp, Beo. Th. 2898; B. 1447
líþ-wǽge
A drinking-cup ⬩ wine-cup
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A drinking-cup, wine-cup, Beo. Th. 3969; B. 1982
ge-sáweled
Provided with a soul ⬩ animatus
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Provided with a soul; animatus, Mk. Skt. p. 1, 11
Linked entry: -sáweled
wudu-æppel
A wild apple ⬩ crab
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A wild apple, crab Gesodene wuduæpla, Lchdm. ii. 190, 14
wunden-heals
With twisted prow
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With twisted prow Wudu wundenheals, Beo. Th. 601; B. 298
blǽder-wærc
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Pain in the bladder Wiþ blǽdderwærce, Lch. ii. 320, 3
céne
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In warlike wise Céne belliter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 38
innan-wund
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An internal wound Wiþ innanwunde sealf, Lch. ii. 8, 30
on-sǽtnung
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Plot, wile, Rtl. 147, 13 (at on-setnung in Dict.)
Angel-wita
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an English 'wita' Be Angolwitena gerédnesse. Ll. -Lbmn. 236, 19
twisel
Forked ⬩ double
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Twisil tunge double tongue (Ecclus. 5, 14), Wick
Linked entries: þrisel þrisel-líc
for-sweorfan
to wipe out ⬩ destroy
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to wipe out, destroy. Similar entries See sweorfan in Dict
ge-bleód
Coloured ⬩ of different colours ⬩ variegated ⬩ gifted with beauty ⬩ beautiful in countenance ⬩ colōrātus ⬩ versĭcŏlor ⬩ spĕcie prædītus ⬩ aspectu formātus
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Coloured, of different colours, variegated, gifted with beauty, beautiful in countenance; colōrātus, versĭcŏlor, spĕcie prædītus, aspectu formātus Ða wyrta greówon, mid menigfealdum blóstmum mislíce gebleóde the plants grew, diversely coloured with manifold
elcor
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Ne menn geótaþ wín neówe in wínbelgas alde; elcur ł elles ( alioquin ) tóbersteþ þá belgas ealde, 9, 17. Elcur nú, Lk.