scild-truma
Entry preview:
Férde hé him hindan tó mid ðrým scyldtruman ( he went forth behind them in three companies, 1 Macc. 5, 33), Hml. S. 25, 423
tó-dreósan
To fall to pieces, ⬩ fall away, ⬩ decay
Entry preview:
To fall to pieces, fall away, decay Ðæt goldgeweorc eall tódreás, swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre, Shrn. 156, 15. He schal todreosen so lef on bouh, Misc. 94, 48. Alle þe bones beoþ todrore, 152, 182
Linked entries: dreósan tó-feallan
ge-twin
A twin
Entry preview:
Hí wǽron getwinnas they were twins, 92, 22: 134, 23. Salm. Kmbl. 729; Sal. 364: 216; Sal. 107[?]
Linked entry: twin
býsig
Occupied, diligent, laborious, BUSY, industrious ⬩ occupatus, sedulus, laboriosus, negotiosus, industrius
Entry preview:
Bogan wǽron býsige bows were busy, Byrht. Th. 134, 66; By. 110: Ps. Th. 58, 3
Linked entry: bisig
ebbian
To ebb ⬩ recēdĕre, refluĕre
Entry preview:
To ebb; recēdĕre, refluĕre Will-flód ongan lytligan eft, lago ebbade sweart under swegle the well-flood began again to lessen, the water ebbed dark under the firmament, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 12; Gen. 1413
ende-líf
An end of life, death ⬩ vīta fīnīta, mors
Entry preview:
An end of life, death; vīta fīnīta, mors Wurdon hie deáþes on wénan, ádes and endelífes they were in expectation of death, of the funeral pilē and end of life, Elen. Kmbl. 1166; El. 585
fór-rídel
A fore-rider ⬩ outrider ⬩ harbinger ⬩ præcursor
Entry preview:
A fore-rider, outrider, harbinger; præcursor Cyning Totilla sende his afórrídel cýðan his tocyme ðam hálgan were king Totila sent his harbinger to announce his coming to the holy man, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 10
Linked entries: fore-ridel rídel
glid
Entry preview:
a slippery place Sién wegas hira ðeóstre and glidd (glid, Ps. Spl. C., glidd, Ps. Srt., slidornis, Bl. Gl. lubricum ), Ps. Vos. 34, 6. v. glidder
neáh-hergung
Entry preview:
harrying in one's neighbourhood Ne mihte ic gangan tó eástdǽlum for Rómwarena cempena neéhhergunge I could not go East because the Roman soldiers were harrying in the neighbourhood, Hml. A. 200, 174
on-íwan
to shew
Entry preview:
to shew Drihten ús lífes wegas anýweþ, R. Ben. 3, 5. Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé ðé onýwe, St. And. 10, 14. Seó hlǽdder ðe Jacobe on swefne wearþ anýwed, R. Ben. 23, 5
fregen-þearle
Very much ⬩ excessively
Entry preview:
Very much, excessively Hí swíþe georne þá penegas sceáwodon, and hí swilces feós fregnþearle (fregen-, v.l.) wundredon they looked very earnestly at the coins, and were excessively astonished at such money, Hml. S. 23, 566
Linked entry: þearle
sealt-wille
A salt spring or well ⬩ Saltwell
Entry preview:
A salt spring or well; hence Saltwell In saltwyllan; of saltwyllan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 70, 24. Ða saltwælla ł of sæltwælla a saliua (translator seems to have read salina), Mt. Kmbl. P. 1. 5
wíflíce
Like a woman
Entry preview:
Ðú wunodest æfter ðínum were wíflíce on clǽnnysse after your husband's death you continued in womanly purity, Homl. Ass. 114, 392
for-ceorfan
To cut or carve out ⬩ cut down ⬩ cut off or away ⬩ cut through ⬩ divide ⬩ excīdĕre ⬩ concīdĕre ⬩ succīdĕre ⬩ incīdĕre ⬩ intercīdĕre
Entry preview:
Ðæt we ne beón forcorfene that we may not be cut down, 408, 25
lífan
allow ⬩ permit
Entry preview:
Wé hit ne selfe ne lufedon ne eác óðrum monnum ne lífdon [léfdon, Hat. MS ] we did not love it ourselves nor allow it to other men, Past. pref; Swt. 4, 6.
be-tǽcan
to shew ⬩ ostendere ⬩ to BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trust ⬩ impertire, adsignare, tradere, commendare ⬩ to send, follow, pursue ⬩ mittere, insequi, amandare
Entry preview:
Ðæt we móton ðé betǽcan sáwle úre that we may commit our souls to thee, Hy. 7, 82; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 82: Runic pm. 20: Kmbl. 343, 18; Hick.
Linked entries: eft-betǽht be-tǽhte be-táht be-táhten
ge-lengan
Entry preview:
Add: to extend, increase the amount of Ne durre wé ðás bóc ná miccle swíðor gelengan, Hml. Th. ii. 520, 4. Wé willað þysne cwyde gelencgan, Hml. S. 24, 81.
ge-sciftan
Entry preview:
Take here <b>ge-scyftan</b> in Dict. to assign, appoint, ordain Is lencten ús eallum tó dǽdbóte gescyft, þæt wé on þám fæce . . . wið God gebétan . . . Wlfst. 102, 17.
Linked entries: ge-scyftan sciftan
ge-camp
Entry preview:
Wé magon ðá feóndlican leahtras mid gecampe oferwinnan, gif wé cénlíce feohtað, Hml.