ehta-tyne
Eighteen ⬩ octō-dĕcim
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Eighteen; octō-dĕcim Wéne gé ðæt ða ehtatyne wǽron scyldige pŭtātis quia illi dĕcent et octo dēbĭtōres fuĕrint? Lk. Bos. 13, 4, 16
norþ-rihte
Due north
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Due north Dá fór hé norþryhte be ðæm lande he sailed due north along the coast, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 9, 12
scildung
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Shielding, protection: — Ða deófellícan flán wurdon ealle ádwæscte þurh ðæs gewǽpnodan engles scyldunge. Homl. Th. ii. 336, 10. Scilding tutum, Rtl. 100, 3
syl-weg
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On sylweg; andlang weges on ða hǽðihtan leáge, and swá on ðæt fúle slóh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 262, 22
ge-limpan
To happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ come to pass ⬩ take place ⬩ accĭdĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ contingĕre
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Hit eft gelimpeþ ðæt se líchoma lǽne gedreóseþ it afterwards befalls that the body miserably sinks, Beo. Th. 3511; B. 1753. Gyf hyt gelimpþ ðæt he hyt fint si contĭgĕret ut invĕniat eam, Mt. Bos. 18, 13.
ge-gán
to go ⬩ go or pass over ⬩ come to pass ⬩ happen ⬩ ire ⬩ præterire ⬩ evenire ⬩ to occupy ⬩ overcome ⬩ overrun ⬩ subdue ⬩ occupare ⬩ vincere ⬩ subigere ⬩ to observe ⬩ practise ⬩ exercise ⬩ effect ⬩ accomplish ⬩ observare ⬩ exercere ⬩ perficere ⬩ efficere
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Swá geostran-dæg gegán wǽre sicut dies hesterna quæ præteriit, Ps. Th. 89, 4. Hú ðæt geeóde, ðæt . . . how that came to pass, that . . . Exon. 14 a; Th. 28, 7; Cri. 443.
Linked entry: ge-yde
hwæt
Quick ⬩ active ⬩ vigorous ⬩ stout ⬩ bold ⬩ brave
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Ðone cræftgestan dǽl and ða hwatestan men ealles ðises middangeardes fortissimas mundi partes, 1, 10; Swt. 48, 6. Of ðǽm hwatestan monnum Germanie from the bravest men of Germany, Swt. 48, 14
ge-ferian
To carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ ferre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ dūcĕre
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Se arc wæs geferud ofer ða wæteru arca fĕrēbātur sŭper aquas, Gen. 7, 18
þanc-full
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Þancfullust hýrsumnysse wæstm gratissimus obedientie fructus, 371, 84. thankful, grateful Ðæt folc wearð swá fægen his cystignessa and swá þancful, ðæt hig worhton him áne anlícnesse of áre, Ap. Th. 10, 10.
MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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[Ðæt heó þurh ða mugen tó lífes wege becumen .. ðæt ða ðe ðǽr ingáþ mugen ðone leóme geseón, Shrn. 12, 10-13. Ne meahte hé æt his hige findan, Cd. 14; Th. 18, 1; Gen. 266: Beo. Th. 3322; B. 1659. Mehte, 2168; B. 1082.
Linked entry: mæg
DRÍFAN
DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre
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Ða wéregan neát, ðe man daga gehwam drífeþ and þirsceþ, ongitaþ hira góddénd the brute animals, which man drives and beats every day, understand their benefactors, Elen, Kmbl. 716; El. 358.
a-rédian
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Hié nabbað ðá gesceádwísnesse ðæt hié cunnen ðæs ðinges tíman áredian, Past. 287, 7. Rihtne weig áredian tó þám écan háme. Shrn. 163, 27.
rúm
roomy, spacious, ample, extensive ⬩ roomy, open, unencumbered. ⬩ long, extended ⬩ ample, great, liberal ⬩ unrestricted, clear, free from conditions ⬩ lax ⬩ ample, far-reaching ⬩ liberal. ⬩ great, noble, august
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Ðære sunnan ryne is swíðe rúm, and ðæs mónan ryne is swíðe nearo, Lchdm. iii. 248, 7. Rúme ríce a realm far-reaching, Cd. Th. 254, 13; Dan. 611. Rúmes spatiosae, ampli, Hpt. G1. 434, 45 : 493, 29.
niht-eald
A day old
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A day old Gif hit biþ nihteald þiéfþ if it is a theft a day old, i. e. if a day passes between the commission of the crime and the capture of the thief, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 10
Linked entry: eald
cwylmian
To suffer, suffer torment or pain ⬩ cruciāri
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Gehwylce mánfulle geféran on ðám écum tintregum cwylmiaþ all wicked associates shall suffer in everlasting torments, i. 526, 27
ge-reónian
To conspire, ordain, frame, devise ⬩ conspirare, concinnare
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Æfter manegum dagum gereónodon ða Iudeiscan hú hí done Godes cempan acwellan sceoldon after many days the Jews conspired how they were to kill that champion of God, Homl. Th. i. 388, 5
Linked entry: reónian
stán-clúd
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Ðá áhéng se munuc áne lytle bellan on ðam stánclúde, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 5. God him ( the Israelites ) forgeaf wæter of heardum stánclúde, 264, 22: Homl. Skt. i. 6, 279. Stánclúd rupem, Ps. Lamb. 113, 8.
un-wærlíc
Unwary ⬩ incautious ⬩ heedless
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Oft ðæt mægen ðære láre wierð forloren, ðonne mon mid ungedafenlícre and unwærlícre ofersprǽce ða heortan gedweleþ ðara ðe ðǽrtó hlystaþ saepe dictorum virtus perditur, cum apud corda audientium loquacitatis incauta importunitate laevigatur.
ge-stæððignes
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Gehwylc tó ðám Godes weorce efste — þæt þonne sý mid mycelre gestæþðignesse, 47, 14: 67, 15. Mid gestæþignesse and nó mid higeleáste, 68, 2
BRǼÞ
An odour, a scent, smell good ⬩ bad, a savour, BREATH ⬩ odor, odoramen
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Ongan se cealc mid ungemete stincan, ðá wearþ Iuuinianus mid ðam brǽþe ofsmorod the plaster [lit. chalk] began to smell excessively, and Jovian was smothered with the smell, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 12. Bréþ odor, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Wrt. Voc. 42, 58