BLEOH
A colour, hue, complexion ⬩ color, species
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Seolocenra hrægla mid mistlícum bleowum hí ne gímdon they cared not for silken garments of various colours, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 11. Mónan bleoh habban hýnþe getácnaþ for the moon to have colours betokens humility, Lchdm. iii. 206, 27.
Eádweard
Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925 ⬩ Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar. Edward was king of Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, for three years, from A. D. 975-978 ⬩ Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066
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Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925 Hér, A. D. 901, gefór Ælfréd cyning, and féng Eádweard his sunu to ríce here king Alfred died, and Edward his son succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 901; Erl. 97, 8-10. Her, A.
æfter-spyrian
To inquire after ⬩ examine ⬩ examinare
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To inquire after, examine; examinare Gif ge hit willaþ æfterspyrian if ye will examine it, Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 52, 8
and-reccan
To relate ⬩ referre
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Fox 26, 3; Met. 26, 2
be-sceadan
To shadow ⬩ obumbrare
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To shadow; obumbrare For hwám besceadeþ heó múntas and móras why shadoweth it mountains and moors? Salm. Kmbl. 680; Sal. 339
cyst
Desirable ⬩ desiderabilis
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Desirable; desiderabilis Ne hí for áwyht eorþan cyste ða sélestan geseón woldan pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, Ps. Th. 105, 20
FÆRBU
Colour ⬩ cŏlor
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Fox 31, 7; Met. 31, 4
frihtere
A soothsayer ⬩ diviner ⬩ hariŏlus
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The translator has read dīvīni for divine
fýr-panne
A fire-pan ⬩ chafing-dish ⬩ pan for burning odoriferous herbs ⬩ batillum
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A fire-pan, chafing-dish, pan for burning odoriferous herbs; batillum, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 95; Wrt. Voc. 25, 35
hwerf-líc
Changeable ⬩ shifting
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Changeable, shifting, not enduring Hú hwerflíce ðás woruldsǽlþa sint quam sit mortalium rerum misera beatitudo, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 37
Linked entry: hwurf-líc
hýr-mann
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One who works for hire Hýrman mercenarius, Wrt. Voc. 86, 40. Mid ðǽm hýremonnum cum mercenariis, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 20
Linked entry: hýrig-mann
in-wund
An inward wound
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An inward wound Wið inwunde magan for an inward wound of the stomach, L. M. 2, 9; Lchdm. ii. 188, 11
mere-candel
The sea-candle ⬩ the sun which rises from, or sets in the sea
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Fox 13, 114; Met. 13, 57
Linked entry: heáðu-sigel
ge-cýð
A country ⬩ native country ⬩ patria ⬩ natale solum
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A country, native country; patria, natale solum On hiora ágenre gecýþþe in their own country, Bt. 27, 3; Fox l00, 1
þegen-sorh
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Sorrow for the loss of thanes Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna ... Mǽre þeóden þegnsorge dreáh, Beo. Th. 263; B. 131
un-gemeaht
Weak
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MS.) hí wǽron, gif hí his nán gecynde næfdon, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 4
Linked entry: ge-meaht
un-wæstmberendlíc
Barren ⬩ sterile
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Barren, sterile Seó stów is unwæstmber-endlícu for ðæra næddrena mænigeo loca illa sterilia sunt propter multitudinem serpentium, Nar, 34, 28
Linked entry: wæstm-berendlíc
wíd-folc
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A wide-spread folk Of ðam wídfolc, cneórím micel, cenned wǽron, Cd. Th. 98, 31; Gen. 1638. Cf. síd-, unrím-folc
æt-faran
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To go away, make off Án fox þone scóh geiæhte and ætfaran (-en, MS.) þóhte. Shrn. 14, 23. Cf. oþ-faran
eorþ-styren
An earthquake
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For eorðstyrenum heó (Rome) byð geswenced, Gr. D. 134, 1