ge-neáhsen
Near
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Near Hwílum móna sunnan sínes leóhtes bereáfaþ ðonne hit gebyrigan mæg ðæt swá geneáhsne weorðaþ sometimes the moon deprives the sun of its light when it happens that they get so near, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 23; Met, 4, 12
Linked entry: -neáhsen
eald-riht
An ancient right ⬩ vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium
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Met. Fox 1, 71; Met. 1, 36: 1, 114; Met. 1, 57. Bǽdon hine ðæt he him to heora ealdrihtum gefultumede they prayed him that he would succour them with respect to their ancient rights. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24
Linked entry: eald-geriht
sweoloþ
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Swoloð (swaloð, MS. J.: sweoli, MS. W.) cauma, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 306, 15. Ðes swolaþ (swoli, MS. W.) hoc cauma, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 1; Zup. 33, 12 note. Swoleðe caumate, Hpt. Gl. 482, 48: 495, 22.
þring
a press ⬩ crowd ⬩ what presses or confines
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[Utforen al þan dringe (þringe, 2nd MS.), Laym. 14966. Amidden þan þrunge (þringe, 2nd MS.), 29524. Cf. Among þe prenge of sipmen, 2229 (2nd MS.).] Myd wel muchel þrynge, Misc. 86, 72. Cf. No þring of folc, A. R. 162, 8.]
Linked entry: þryng
swilce
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Th. 6, 7; Cri. 80. as, like Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum ic wæs swelce hié, Past. 16; Swt. 100, 7. Ne beó gé swylce líceteras non eritis sicut hypocritae, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 5.
Linked entry: swálíce
earfoðe
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Hé cleopigan ongan, méðe and meteleás: 'Ic eów hálsie þæt gé mé of þyssum earfeðum úp forlǽten,' El. 700. Sceal mon blód lǽtan; þá þe ꝥ ne dóþ on micel[um] earfeþum becumað, Lch. ii. 210, 12.
hí-réd
A household, ⬩ house, ⬩ family, ⬩ the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, ⬩ a court, ⬩ the members of a religious house, ⬩ a company, ⬩ band of associates
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Ic wille ðat alle míne men bén fré on hírde and on túne I desire that all my men be free both in my household and vill, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 269, 12. Ðam híréde intó ealdan mynstre to the brotherhood at the old monastery, Chart. Th. 499, 14.
Linked entry: hý-réd
wæter
- Homl. 247, 25 ; see also
- Ps. Th. 17, 11
- Ps. Th. 31, 7.
water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.
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Hé ástáh of ðam wætere (wætre, Lind.: wættre, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16. Gestreón bewrigen wætere oððe eorðan, Met. 8, 59. Wið wǽge, wætre windendum, Exon. Th. 61, 9; Cri. 982. Ðú ðam wættere foldan tó flóre gesettest, Met. 20, 90.
æcyr
a field
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a field Blódes æcyr sanguinis ager, Mt. Foxe 27, 8
æppyl
an apple
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Gr. 6; Som. 5, 57; MS. C
ǽrne
Early
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Early On ǽrne mergen primo mane, Mt. Bos. 20, 1;
a-mán-somod
excommunicated
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E. 2; Th. i. 244, 18, MS. B
amet-hwíl
Leisure ⬩ otium
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Gr. 8; Som. 8, 1, MS. D
a-gíta
A spendthrift ⬩ prodigus
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MS. 29 b, 10
ár
before
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before Ǽrist oððe ár primo, Mt. Kmbl, Lind. 20, 1
a-swǽpþ
sweeps away
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MS. 48 b, 16;
ár-weorþe
Honourably ⬩ honorifice
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Honourably; honorifice, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 1, MS. B
Linked entries: ár-weorþlíce ár-wurþlíce
bæstere
a baptizer ⬩ baptista
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a baptizer; baptista Bæstere baptista, Mt. Lind. Stv. 3, 1
Linked entry: bæzere
beorn-wíga
A soldier ⬩ hero ⬩ loricatus bellator
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Fox 447; Men. 225
burga
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cities, of cities, Mt. Bos. 11. 20: Salm. Kmbl. 613