dafenian
To be seemly or becoming ⬩ decere
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To be seemly or becoming ; decere Swá swá dafnaþ munuce as becomes a monk; sicut decet monacho, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5
filstan
to help ⬩ aid ⬩ assist
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to help, aid, assist Gif he nelle filstan if he will not help, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 19
húslung
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The administration of the sacrament Æfter ðære húslunge gewát tó ðam lífigendan gode, Homl. Swt. 3, 622: Homl. Th. ii. 548, 9
in-drífan
To impel ⬩ send forth ⬩ utter
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To impel, send forth, utter Hé in wítum word indráf in torments he spoke impetuously, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 29 ; Sat. 80
lǽr-ness
Emptiness
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Emptiness Se cymþ of tó micelre lǽrnesse it [hiccup] comes of too much emptiness, L. M. 1, 18; Lchdm. ii. 60, 20
morgen-regn
Rain that falls in the morning
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Rain that falls in the morning Ðú þurh lyft lǽtest, leódum tó freme, mildne morgenrén, Exon. 54a; Th. 191, 2; Az. 82
munucian
To make a person a monk
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To make a person a monk Hé hine mót munecian se monachum potest facere, L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 13
bi-wáwan
To blow against ⬩ afflare
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To blow against; afflare Winde biwáwne [MS. biwaune] waved or shaken by the wind, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 2; Wand. 76
Linked entry: wáwan
ge-cyrred-nes
A turning ⬩ conversion
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A turning, conversion Æfter his gecyrrednysse, Gregorius þénode þearfum after his conversion Gregory ministered to the poor, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 35
ge-lafian
To wash ⬩ lave ⬩ refresh ⬩ refĭcĕre
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To wash, lave, refresh; refĭcĕre He winedryhten his wætere gelafede he laved his liege lord with water, Beo. Th. 5438; B. 2722
Linked entry: lafian
ge-reáfian
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To robe, provide with vestments Gé preóstat sculon beón gebócode and gereáfode swá swá eówrum háde gebirað, Ll. Th. ii. 382, 36
mete-þing
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An operation connected with cooking Hí man geornlíce tý ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón and tó ǽlcum meteþingum. clǽngeorne, Chrd. 19, 19
sige-tiber
A sacrifice for victory
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Icel. sigr-blót) Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu tó sigetibre, Cd. Th. 203, 12; Exod. 402
Linked entry: sigor-tiber
ymb-beran
To surround
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To surround Se wæs ǽghwonan ymbboren brondum, Exon. Th. 277, 15; Jul. 581. Ymbbeara glosses circumferre, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 55
ge-fyrþran
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To advance, promote the interests of, support, help on Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum tó þon ꝥ þé mon tó dómere geceás thanks to my instructions you were advanced to a judgeship, Bt. 8; F. 24, 29.
mengan
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, Angl. ii. 360, 4. of persons, to join to others so as to form one of a company Ic ǽnlípigu on þám cafertúne oþstód . . . ic mé þá eft ongan mængan tó óþrum, ꝥ ic wolde on sume wísan inn geþringan, Hml.
deór
brave, bold, as a wild beast ⬩ fortis, strēnuus ⬩ heavy, severe, dire, vehement ⬩ grăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens
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brave, bold, as a wild beast; fortis, strēnuus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, bold and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310: Exon. 108 b; Th. 414, 6; Rä. 32, 16.
ge-sceáwian
To spew, manifest, exhibit ⬩ exhibere, monstrāre, manifestāre ⬩ To see, behold, view, look round upon ⬩ videre, perspicere, circumspicere ⬩ To see, consider ⬩ videre, considerare
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Wile ðonne gesceáwian wlitige and unclǽne then will he manifest the fair and the foul, 227; Th. 303, 7; Sat. 609. Eorle monegum áre gesceáwaþ to many a man he shews honour, Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 15; Deor. 33.
Linked entry: sceáwian
ge-tenge
Near to ⬩ close to ⬩ pressing upon ⬩ oppressing ⬩ propinquus ⬩ incumbens ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus
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Bróhþreá Cananéa wearþ cynne getenge hunger se hearda terrible calamity came upon the race of the Canaanites the hard famine, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 31; Gen. 1814: 149; Th. 187, 9; Exod. 148: 206; Th. 255, 25; Dan. 629: 229; Th. 309, 18; Sat. 711