dracentse
Dragon-wort, dragons ⬩ dracontea = δρακόντιoν, arum dracuncŭlus
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Cont. 15, 1; Lchdm. i. 12; 15, 1.
Linked entry: dracan blód
druncen
Drunkenness ⬩ ēbriĕtas
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Drunkenness; ēbriĕtas Ðæt he ne onbíte ǽniges þinges ðe druncen ofcume that he taste not anything from which drunkenness may come, L. Pen. 11; Th. ii. 280, 23.
hyrdan
to embolden ⬩ encourage ⬩ brace
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To make hard, strong or bold, to embolden, encourage, brace Sóna æfter ðon suíðe líðelíce hierde [hirde, Cott. MS.] ða ðe hé unfæsðráde wisse caute monendo postmodum, quæ infirma sunt, roborat, Past. 32, 2; Swt. 213, 8.
næs
was not
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Ic næs, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 1 : 34, 9. Ðú nǽre mildsiend ofer heora cild, Blickl. Homl. 249, 6. Man næs, ðe ða eorþan worhte, Gen. 2, 5. Nǽron ðá welige hámas, ne diórwyrþra hrægla hí ne girndan, forðam hí ðá git nǽran, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 4-6.
scrúd
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Bigleofan and scrúd ( vestitum ) and feoh, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 5. Hé sylþ him andlyfene and scrúd dat ei victum et vestitum, Deut. 10, 18 : L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 26. an article of dress, a garment Scrúd vestis, clamis. Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 50.
seolfren
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Sylfrenu (selfrenu, Cott. MS.) fatu, Bt. 36, 1 ; Fox 172, 19. Ða seolfrenan stánas, 34, 8; Fox 144, 31. Sweopum seolfrynum, Salm. Kmbl. 287; Sal. 143. Sylfrenum. Homl. Th. ii. 212, 30. Ne wyrce gé sylfrene godas, Ex. 20, 23: 3, 22
ge-lendan
To approach ⬩ come ⬩ arrive ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ applĭcāáre ⬩ accēdĕre ⬩ procēdĕre
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To approach, come, arrive, go, proceed; applĭcāáre, accēdĕre, procēdĕre Ic gelende mid scipe applĭco, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 53. Ðæt scip gelent mid ðý streáme the ship goes with the current, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 13; Hat. MS.
Linked entries: -lendan ge-lænde lendan ge-landian
steór-róðor
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Steórróðre (stiór-, Cott. MS.), 35, 5; Fox 164, 28. Swelce se stióra slépe and forlure ðæt stiórróður ( clavum ) . . . Se déþ swá se stióra ðe ðæt stiórróðor forliésþ, Past. 56, 3; Swt. 431, 30-33
wiþ-innan
Within
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Fácn wiþinnan (intus) týddriende swá swá bergyls wiþinnan (intus ) full stence, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 33, 35. Ðú clǽmst wiðinnan and wiðútan (intrinsecus et extrinsecus ) mid tyrwan, Gen. 6, 14.
Linked entry: wiþ-útan
æt-feallan
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S. 12, 85 : Wlfst. 142, 6. to befall, come upon Hé bið ácólod and for þon ælfilð him wæterbolla, Lch. ii. 206, ll. Cf. oþ-fellan
hel-lic
of hell ⬩ infernal ⬩ diabolic
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Ætwindan þáam hellicum wítum, Hml A. 34, 2. si. worthy of hell, infernal, diabolic, exceedingly wicked Ǽlcne crístenne man warnian wið þás egeslican and þás deófollican coðe, ꝥ ys wyð þás hellican unþeáwas, Angl. viii. 337, 7
smearcian
To smirk, smile
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Smercode (smearcode, Cote. MS.) 34, 12; Fox 154, 8: 35, 4; Fox 160, 31: 40, 2; Fox 236, 22. Smercode Blickl. Homl. 189, 4: Homl. Skt. i. 14, 126: Ap. Th. 19, 23. Ða ongan hé smearcian Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 14. Smercigende subridendo Scint. 172, 17.
Linked entry: smercian
ge-stýran
To steer ⬩ direct ⬩ rule ⬩ correct ⬩ restrain ⬩ withhold ⬩ rĕgĕre ⬩ corrĭgĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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Hám cymeþ nefne him holm gestýreþ he will come home unless the ocean restrains him, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 5; Gn. Ex. 106. Gif him Scipio ne gestýrde if Scipio had not withheld them, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 91, 18: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 13; Jud. 60.
Linked entries: ge-steóran ge-stiéran ge-stióran ge-stíran
be-faran
to come upon ⬩ surprise ⬩ catch
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to come upon, surprise, catch Ætsǽton ðá Centiscan beæftan . . . þá befór se here hié ðǽr, Chr. 905; P. 94, 7. Þá landesmenn hine befóron innan þǽre burh and hine ofslógon, 1068; P. 203, 21.
an-sýn
a face ⬩ countenance ⬩ facies ⬩ vultus ⬩ a view ⬩ aspect ⬩ sight ⬩ form ⬩ figure ⬩ aspectus ⬩ conspectus ⬩ visus ⬩ visio ⬩ species ⬩ forma ⬩ figura ⬩ a thing to be looked upon ⬩ a sight ⬩ spectaculum ⬩ a view or sight producing desire or longing ⬩ a desire of anything ⬩ want or lack of anything ⬩ desiderium ⬩ defectus
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Bos. 3, 22: Cot. 74. Ansién ðyses middan-geardes figura hujus mundi, Past. 51, 2. a thing to be looked upon, a sight; spectaculum Ðisse ansýne Alwealdan þanc gelimpe for this sight may thanks to the Almighty take place, Beo. Th. 1860; B. 928.
FÚL
FOUL ⬩ dirty ⬩ impure ⬩ corrupt ⬩ rotten ⬩ stinking ⬩ guilty ⬩ convicted of a crime ⬩ fœdus ⬩ immundus ⬩ sordĭdus ⬩ obscœnus ⬩ spurcus ⬩ pūtĭdus ⬩ fœtĭdus ⬩ culpæ conscius ⬩ crīmĭne convictus
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In fúle wyllan to the foul spring, Cod. Dipl. 724; A.D. 1016; Kmbl. iii. 367, 13: 366, 31. Þurh fúle synne through foul sin, Exon. 29 b; Th. 90, 33; Cri. 1483. Ne náht fúles ne þicge nec immundum quidquam comĕdas, Jud. 13, 4.
hergian
To harry ⬩ pillage ⬩ plunder ⬩ ravage ⬩ waste ⬩ devastate ⬩ make an incursion or a raid ⬩ make war
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Mycel sciphere hider com and hergedon. swíðe be Sefærn a great fleet came to this country and committed great depredations along the Severn, 910; Erl. 101, 7. Gif ǽnig sciphere on Engla lande hergie if any fleet commit ravages in England, L.
lencten
Spring ⬩ Lent
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Ðá com Æðelréd cyning innan ðam lenctene hám tó his ágenre þeóde, 1014; Erl. 150, 17. Sunnan glǽm on lenctenne lífes tácen weceþ the sun's gleam in spring wakes signs of life, Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 16; Ph. 254.
Linked entry: lengten
ge-trymman
to confirm ⬩ strengthen ⬩ encourage ⬩ establish ⬩ found ⬩ set in order ⬩ arrange ⬩ draw up ⬩ firmāre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ mūnīre ⬩ confortāre ⬩ hortāri ⬩ fundāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ To grow strong ⬩ gain strength ⬩ recover ⬩ convălescĕre
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Byþ his heorte getrymed confirmātum est cor ejus, 111, 7: 116, 2. Hit wæs ofer ðæne stán getrymed fundāta ĕrat sŭper petram, Lk. Bos. 6, 48. He hæfde ðæt folc getrymmed he had drawn up the troops, Byrht. Th. 132, 27; By. 22.
Linked entries: trymman ge-tremman
scyld
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guilt, sin, crime, fault Hé sume mándǽde gefremede ðá seó scyld ðá tó his heortan hwearf ðá onscunode hé hí hefelíce sceleris aliquid commiserat, quod commissum, ubi ad cor suum rediit, gravissime exhorruit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 34.
Linked entry: GYLT