hwæg
Whey
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Ðeówan wífmen hwæig on sumera to a servant maid shall be given when in summer L. R.S S. 9; Th. i. 436, 32 Sceáphyrdes riht is ðæt hé hæbbe ... blede fulle hweges oððe syringe ealne sumor 14; Th. i. 438, 25
Linked entry: hweg
palm
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Voc. i. 32, 61. Se palm is sigebeácen, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 10 : i. 218, 10. Swé swé palma ut palma, Ps. Surt. 91, 13. Swælce pælme quasi palma, Rtl. 65, 33. Pælmana palmarum, 95, 8. Palmana, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 13
Linked entry: pælme
scír-gesceatt
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Kmbl. iii. 327, 4
Linked entry: ge-sceatt
gerela
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Apparel Gif ðú wénst ðætte wundorlíc[e] gerela hwelc weorðmynd síe if you suppose that wonderful apparel is any honour, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 18.
Linked entry: gyrla
un-gemetgung
Want of moderation ⬩ excess ⬩ intemperance
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Efne hér is foresǽd manna líchamana ungemetegung and geswencednys, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 30.
Linked entries: ge-metgung un-gemetegung
fræt
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Frǽtum fugitivus (-is? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 40. Cf. earg cowardly; evil
hafenian
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Ger. hebinóa tractare, inthepinót pin sustentor, but in later English heven means to raise, a sense which would suit the passages. v. N. E. D. heven (where is quoted Noe hiuened up an auter, Allit. Pms. 53, 506)
hrícian
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Hrýcigende resulcans (cf. manus resulcans, iterum aperiens, the passage is the same in both cases, An. Ox. 46, 49), Germ. 398, 144
Linked entry: hrycigan
sceaþan
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The form corresponding to the Gothic is sceþþan with a strong past tense, but in English a new infinitive sceaþan seems to be developed to suit the strong conjunction, and a new weak past tense to suit the infinitive sceþþan.
wlencu
pride ⬩ high spirit ⬩ pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ haughtiness ⬩ insolence ⬩ distinction ⬩ splendour ⬩ pomp ⬩ dignity ⬩ magnificence ⬩ wealth ⬩ greatness
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Ex. 61. in an unfavourable sense, pride, arrogance, haughtiness, insolence. Similar entries v. wlanc, II Him wlenco gesceód, oferhýd egle, Cd. Th. 258, 20; Dan. 678.
ufor
Higher ⬩ highest ⬩ at or i-s/>to a greater height ⬩ farther from a coast ⬩ from a spot ⬩ higher ⬩ at or to a more honourable place ⬩ higher ⬩ later
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Ðá hét ic hí hwæthwega ufor gán I bade them retire somewhat from the spot, Homl. Th. ii. 32, 22: i. 70, 35. of position, higher, at or to a more honourable place Lá freónd site ufur amice ascende superius, Lk.
ge-wis
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what is certain. certain information Ðá úþwitan þe sǽdon þæt nǽfre nánwiht gewisses nǽre búton twæónunga, Solil. H. 20, 22. Ne mæg ic nán gewis bringan tó mínum geférum, Hml. S. 23, 577.
gifol
Generous ⬩ bountiful ⬩ liberal ⬩ largus
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Generous, bountiful, liberal; largus He swá gifol is and swá rúmedlíce gifþ he is so liberal and gives so abundantly, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 14
blæc-fexed
Having black hair, black-haired ⬩ nigris capillis
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[blæc black, feax, fex hair] Having black hair, black-haired; nigris capillis He is blæcfexed [MS. blæcfexede] he is black-haired, Homl. Th. i. 456, 16
býdla
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A cultivator, worshipper Sé ðe Gode býdla is (býdle, ꝥ is ðé ðe God worðias, L.) qui Dei cultor est, Jn. R. 9, 31. Cf. buan
fréfrend
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Take here fréfriend, and add Paraclitus, þæt is Fréfrigend, Hml. Th. i. 550, 31. Hér is se fréfrigend úres geswinces and weorces, 560, 34: 562, 18
bréme
Famously, notably, gloriously; ⬩ famose, solemniter, gloriose
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Famously, notably, gloriously; famose, solemniter, gloriose Is his miht ofer middangeard bréme gébledsod his might is gloriously blessed throughout the earth, Andr. Kmbl. 3434; An. 1721
Linked entry: brýmuste
atollíce
Horribly
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Th. i. 122, 17. Atelícor, 23. Hwæt is atelícor geðúht on menniscum gecynde þonne is ðæs hreóflian líc?, 336, 31
hreóh-ness
storm ⬩ tempest
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Th. ii. 384, 26
Linked entry: hréð-ness
clǽne
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D. iv. 199, 7.] <b>II b.</b> free from what is shameful, of ground used for burial, hallowed, III