Behémas
The Bohemians ⬩ Bohēmi
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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Hí Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him Þyringas, and Behémas, and Bægware healfe they, the Moravians, have, on their west, the Thuringians, Bohemians, and part of the Bavarians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 42
Linked entry: Béme
weardian
to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind
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Se ðe his mondryhten lífe bilidene lást weardian wiste he who knew that his dead lord remained behind, 182, 19; Gú. 1312. Hé his folme forlét lást weardian, Beo. Th. 1947; B. 971.
Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere
BEÓDAN
BID ⬩ to command ⬩ order ⬩ jubere ⬩ mandare ⬩ to announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ inspire ⬩ bode ⬩ threaten ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ annuntiare ⬩ nuntium vel mandatum deferre ⬩ prædicare ⬩ significare ⬩ inspirare ⬩ minari alicui aliquid ⬩ to offer ⬩ give ⬩ grant ⬩ offerre ⬩ præbere
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Him wæs hild boden to him was war proclaimed Elen. Kmbl. 36; El. 18. Hwæt seó rún bude what that mystery boded Cd. 202; Th. 250, 6; Dan. 542.
ge-dwelian
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To lead astray. in a physical sense Hí hine geseón ne mihton, and hý swá mid blindnysse wurdon gedwelede (-dwealde, v.l.) ꝥ hí eft of þám mynstre ídelhende hwurfon ( sic sua caecitate frusirati a monasterio sunt vacui regressi), Gr.
ge-wemmedness
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Add: physical, impurity Ðá ðe Críste folgiað on hwítum gyrlum; and hí standað ætforan his ðrymme bútan ǽlcere gewemmednysse, Hml. Th. i. 90, 2. <b>I a.</b> corruption, decay, death :-- Gewemmednysse corruptionis, i. mortis, An.
Linked entries: ge-wæmnednes -wemmedness
folgere
aFOLLOWER ⬩ attendant ⬩ disciple ⬩ assecla ⬩ pĕdĭsĕquus ⬩ assectātor
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Hwæt wille we sprecan be ðam cyninge, and be his folgerum what shall we say about the king, and about his followers? Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10.
swincan
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Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre. His nama is omnipotens, ðæt ys, ælmihtig, for ðan ðe hé mæg eall ðæt hé wile, and his miht náhwár ne swincþ his power nowhere works with effort, Lchdm. iii. 278, 17.
ge-beorg
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His folce tó gebeorge for the protection of his people, Hml. S. 25, 679. Tó gebeorge and to friðe eallum leódscipe, Ll. Th. i. 276, 21. Feóre to gebeorge to save his life, 330, 12.
hwilc
which ⬩ who ⬩ any one ⬩ any ⬩ some
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Bæd ðæt hé him geswutelode hwylc basilius wǽre on wurðscype mid him prayed that he would reveal to him what manner of man Basil was in honour as compared with himself, Homl. Swt. 3, 498.
be-stǽlan
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Sé þe frióne forstele, and lé hine bebycgge, and hit hym on bestǽled, ꝥ hé hine bereccean ne mæg, Ll. Th. i. 48, 6
Linked entry: stǽlan
geolo
YELLOW ⬩ flavus
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Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl. 510. Mid geolewere fáhnisse crocea qualitate, 419
sépan
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Hyssas heredon Drihten for ðam hǽðenan folce, sépton (MS. stepton) hié sóðcwidum, and him sǽdon fela sóðra tácna, Cd. Th. 244, 10; Dan. 446
Linked entry: sewte
teld-sticca
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A tent-peg Gelǽhte seó wífman án ðæra teld-sticcena geslóh ðá ... ðæt se sticca him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod ...
Linked entry: telde
crycc
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Se biscop slóh mid his cricce on ðá eorðan, Shrn. 70, 14. Hé mid twám criccum creáp him tó Wynceastre, Hml. S. 21, 101. Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum, 431. Add:
eahtung
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Ðurh ðá eahtunge ðe hié mon eahtige suae aestimationis dulcedine, Past. 147, 8. Add
eá-land
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On Híí þám eálande, 565; P. 18, 11. Hié genámon Wihte eálond, 530; P. 16, 6. Add
ge-treówan
to trust ⬩ believe ⬩ have confidence ⬩ hope ⬩ confidere ⬩ credere ⬩ sperare ⬩ to make true or credible ⬩ to persuade ⬩ suggest ⬩ to make one's self out to be true ⬩ to clear one's self
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Rush. 14, 26. to make one's self out to be true, to clear one's self Getriówe hine fácnes se ðe hine féde let him who brings him up clear himself of treachery, L. Alf. 17; Th. i. 72, 5.
Linked entries: ge-treówian ge-triéwan ge-trýwan
myntan
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add: of the action of an inanimate object ꝥ áborstene clif hreás ofdúmeweard, and wæs farende oþ ꝥ hit cóm þǽr hit mynte feallan ofer ꝥ mynster, Gr. D. 12, II. <b>I d.
hægtesse
A witch, hag, fury
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Gif hér inne sý ísenes dǽl hægtessan geweorc hit sceal gemyltan ... gif hit wǽre ylfa gescot oððe hit wǽre hægtessan gescot nú ic wille ðín helpan if herein there be a bit of iron, a witch's work, it shall melt ... if it were an elf's shot or it were
Linked entry: hǽting
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Hí beód gewǽpnode on ða wísan ðe man hors gewǽpnaþ, ðonne man tó wíge þencð, Wulfst. 200, 11. Hié heora land oferhergodan, and him ðæs nǽnige bóte dydon, búton ofermódlíce wíg and þreátunge, Blickl. Homl. 201, 24.