ge-wyrht
Work ⬩ deed ⬩ merit ⬩ desert
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Wæs him forgolden æfter his ágenum gewyrhtum he was requited according to his own deeds, Blickl. Homl. 45, 2. For heora gewyrhtum for their deeds, 125, 2: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 108, 112. Mid gewyrhtum deservedly, Blickl. Homl. 89, 7.
ranc
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:-- Hé funde fíf mǽdena him tó wlitige and rance tó wunigenne mid him, Hml. S. 35, 52.
on-lecgende
on-lying
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on-lying Wyrc him onlecgende sealfe, Lchdm. ii. 200, 8
ná-wiht
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Him þá geþúhte swelc þæt mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7 ; S. 184, 15. <b>I b.
un-gearowitolness
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Want of ready wit, want of clear thought For þon wé hí geseóð swylce hit sý ǽr sunnan uppgange, for þon þe hit nú gýt is in sumre glímunge and ungearewitolnesse (-gearu-, v.l.) úres módes quia quasi in quodam mentis crepusculo haec velut ante solem videmus
scyhtan
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Óðer him ðás eorþan ealle sægde lǽne . . . Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaðena gemót nihtes sóhte, Exon. Th. 109, 30; Gú. 98
Linked entry: á-scyhtan
wyrmsan
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To produce corrupt matter Ðonne se lǽce on untíman lácnaþ wunde, hió wyrmseþ and rotaþ, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 3. Sió wund wolde hálian, æfter ðæm ðe heó wyrmsde (wyrsmde, Cott. MSS.), 36; Swt. 259, 1. Gif hit wille wyrsman, Lchdm. ii. 102, 4
Linked entry: ge-wyrsmed
un-wreón
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Þeáh wé wáce sýn and þás þing leóhtlíce unwreón, hig magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 2. Wé nú magon behýdan and behelian úra dǽda, ac hié bióð þonne opena and unwrigena, Verc. Först. 101, 7. Add
swigian
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MS.) ðonne hié ðyrfen, Past. 38; Swt. 272, 24. Ða ðe swigiaþ (swugiaþ, l. 3), ðæt hié hié ne bodiaþ, 48; Swt. 365, 7. Conticinium, ðonne ealle þing sweowiaþ (suwiaþ, MSS. R. P.) on hyra reste, Lchdm. iii. 244, 2. Ic swigode (swygode.
hyldu
Kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ affection ⬩ friendship ⬩ grace ⬩ fidelity ⬩ loyalty
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His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo his favour is better for us to gain than his hostility, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 20; Gen. 659.
Linked entry: helde
hyse-cild
A male child
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Gif hit hysecild byþ si masculus fuerit, Ex. 1, 16. Hyscild mas, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 22; Wrt. Voc. 50, 6. Beó hit hysecild beó hit mǽdencild sit masculus infans, sit femina, L. Ecg. P. ii. 21; Th. ii. 190, 21: L.
oxan-hirde
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Micel ic gedeorfe; þænne se yrþlingc unscenþ þá oxan, ic lǽde hig tó lǽse, and ealle niht ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan, and eft on ǽrnemergen ic betǽce hig þám yrþlincge wel gefylde and gewæterode, Coll. M. 20, 23-31. Be oxanhyrde.
wæscestre
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D. 191, 23 : 192. of a woman Hé wæs lufigende his wæscestran (presbyteram) swá swá his ágne swuster . . . þá þá hine geseah seó his wæscestre, Gr. D. 276, 1-14
ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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empty Tó hwan mæg ðis eorþlíce hús gif hit ýdel stent? Hit ne biþ ná hús búton hit beó mid híréde áfylled what purpose can this earthly house serve, if it stand empty? It is not a house unless it be filled with a household, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 12.
of
Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about
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Wæs sió bysen of him ( the example that had its origin with them ) ofer ealle world, Ors. 1, 5; Swt. 34. 31. Hié woldon of ǽlcerre byrig him self anwald habban ( imperare singulae cupiunt ) ...
Linked entry: ob
wundor-líc
Wonderful ⬩ exciting admiration ⬩ surprise
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Hit is wundorlíc, ðæt ic secgan wille, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 27. Ðys is fram Drihtne geworden, and hit ys wundorlíc (wundurlíc, Lind.: wunderlíc, Rush. mirabile) on úrum eágum, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 42: Ps. Th. 117, 21.
ge-ceápian
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Godríc begeat ꝥ land ... hé sealde his sweostor án marc goldes ... on geceápodne ceáp ... þes ceáp wæs geceápod on Wii, Cht.
lóc
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Lóca hwǽr se ealdor him tǽce, R. Ben. 82, 15
druncen-wille
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Hé drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add
lofung
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Add: — Wynsum sié him lofung (laudatio) mín, Ps. Rdr. 103, 34