Róm-gescot
Peter's pence
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Peter's pence Man syððan ðæt Rómgesceot be him sende, swá man manegan geáran ǽror ne dyde, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 33
Linked entry: Róme-scot
rop-wærc
Colic
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Colic Ropwærc colica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 68. Hropwyrc, i. 19, 56
roð-hund
A large dog ⬩ molossus ⬩ blood-hound and band-dog
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A large dog; molossus. [In later English vocabularies molossus is translated by blood-hound and band-dog. v. Wrt. Voc. i. 177, 15 :187, col. 2. ] Roðhund molosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 24 : 56, 41 : i. 288, 27. Rothundas molosos, ii.91, 9. Hroð-hund inutilis
sǽ-róf
Active on the sea, strong in rowing
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Active on the sea, strong in rowing Ðonne sǽrófe snelle mægne árum bregdaþ, Exon. Th. 296, 25 ; Crä. 56
sam-rád
Harmonious, united
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Harmonious, united Se cræftga geférscipas fæste gesamnaþ ðæt hí hiora freóndscipe forþ on symbel untweófealde treówa gehealdaþ sibbe samráde the mighty one unites societies firmly, so that for ever they continue to maintain their friendship, faith sincere
wǽl-ráp
A rope that binds the deep ⬩ a rope with which frost binds the water
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A rope that binds the deep, a rope with which frost binds the water Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, onwindeþ wǽl-rápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610
wearg-ród
A gallows, gibbet
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A gallows, gibbet Waergrood furcimen, Txts. 65, 930. Uuergród, uaergród furca, 62, 409. Wearhród, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 68: 70, 24: 152, 1: eculeus vel calasta, i. 55, 52. We[rg]ród catasta, ii. 22, 23. Of ðam þorne on ða wærhróda; of dám ródun, Cod. Dip
Linked entries: werod wearg-treów
æscstede-ród
A cross marking a battlefield
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A cross marking a battlefield ? Of dære greátan apeldre on æscstederóde, C. D. iii. 135, 22
brand-rád
a rod ⬩ A branding-rod; ⬩ andena,
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A branding-rod; andena, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 4
Linked entry: rád
brim-rád
The sea-road ⬩ the sea ⬩ maris cursus ⬩ mare
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The sea-road, the sea; maris cursus, mare Geofon swaðrode, brimrád gebád the ocean subsided, the sea-road stopped, Andr. Kmbl. 3172; An. 1589: 2525; An. 1264
gafol-rand
A pair of compasses
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A pair of compasses Gafelrond (printed -rod) circinnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 25. Gabulrond, gabelrend, gabarind circino, ferrum duplex, unde pictores faciunt circulos, Txts. 51, 469. Gabulrond radio, 93, 1711. Gafolrand circinnum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 50.
wíg-rád
A war-road ⬩ road along which an army passes
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A war-road, road along which an army passes Gewát him Abraham on ða wígróde (-ráde ? -trode ? v. wíg-trod) wiðer-trod seen láðra monna Abraham betook himself to the way where the foe had gone and saw the track of their retreat Cd. Th. 125, 24; Gen. 2084
gúp-róf
Famous in war
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Famous in war, Beo. Th. 1220; B. 608; Elen. Kmbl. 545; El. 273
hálgung-ram
A consecrated ram
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A consecrated ram For ðam hit ys hálgungram for it is a ram of consecration, Ex. 29, 22
heaðu-rinc
A warrior
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A warrior, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 9; Jud. 179: Thw. 24, 29; Jud. 212: Beo. Th. 745; B. 370: 4923; B. 2466: Cd. 154; Th. 193, 4; Exod. 241: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 89; Met. 9, 45
ofer-ranc
Over-luxuriant, extravagant, sumptuous
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Over-luxuriant, extravagant, sumptuous: — God lǽteþ reáfian eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodge-wǽda. Wulfst. 46, 1
ofer-renc
Over-luxuriance, extravagance
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Over-luxuriance, extravagance: — Manege ðe mid oferrence glengdan hý sylfe Wulfst. 46, 2
Linked entry: renc
cneów-rím
progeny
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progeny Cd. 52; Th. 65, 13; Gen. 1065
on-rád
Riding on horseback
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Riding on horseback Sécen hié him broc on onráde and on wǽne let them seek for themselves fatigue in riding on horseback and in a carriage, Lchdm. ii. 184, 13