treówian
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III. to prove one's self true, clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct Gif hwá óðerne tión wille . . . gif he hine treówian wille, in . xii. ciricum dó hé ðæt, L. Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 8.
Linked entry: trýwian
þeódan
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Dæt hé hiene nánwuht ne áhebbe ofer his gelícan ne from hiera geférrǽdenne ne ðiéde quia per elationem se minime a proximorum societate disjungit, Past. 46; Swt. 349, 5.
bícnan
signify ⬩ indicate ⬩ portend
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Ðæt hé bícne (biécne, v. l. ) mid ðǽm eágum, Past. 359, 3. to summon by a sign Hé bícnode gehwanon mid bláwunge him fultum he summoned help to himself from all sides by the blowing of trumpets, Hml. S. 25, 635.
Linked entry: bécnan
be-tellan
exculpate ⬩ excuse
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Th. ii. 250, 11 : 420, 1. to clear one's self from (æt), in the matter of (be) a charge, excuse one's self to (wið) a person Godwine betealde hine wið Eádward be eallum ðám ðingan ðe him wæs on geléd, Chr. 1053; P. 183, 28. ꝥ hé móste hine betellan æt
brýce
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Sé ðe wíf hæfð for lícumlícre frófre, and ðeáh for ðǽm bryce (v. brúcan,(I c)) and for ðǽre lufe hine ne áwent from bettrum weorcum qui sic per uxorem carnali consolatione utitur, ut tamen numquam a melioris intentionis rectitudine ejus amore flectatur
fóster
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Hé eftwunade from his fóstre (? the MS. has fost with a curl over the o. v. note, p. 249) he remained behind out of the care of his parents (?); remansit a suis, Lk. p. 4, 4. bringing forth progeny.
ge-hirtan
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(l a) reflex. to recover from grief, fear &c. :-- Heó on eorðan feóll and mid mycelre hefignysse gefylled wearð þæt heó word gecweþan ne mihte.
Linked entry: ge-hyrtan
ge-springan
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Ex. 196. of energetic speech, to burst forth in words In ðæt mearda of heofne cwóm loceteð ł gesprang (cf. gesprintan) : 'In fruma waes word' in illud prooemium e coelo veniens eructavit: 'In principio erat verbum,' Mt. p. 9, 7. to grow as a plant (lit
ge-cuman
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Hé férde from Antiochian, forþan þe hé wæs apostol and sceolde gehwǽr gecuman, Hml. S. 10, 13. Gecuma uenire, Mt. L. 22, 3. Gecuma tó him adire ad eum, Lk. L. 8, 19. Gicyme peruenire, Rtl. 56, 37. ¶ to agree upon; convenire. v. Ll.
in-tinga
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Add: a cause from which a result follows. a thing Wæs seó lǽsse synn intinga þǽre máran, Hml. Th. i. 484, 14. Wást þú þone intingan þínre ádle? scisne tuae infirmitatis causam? Guth.
reáfian
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Ðá ðe giét fliétað æfter óðera monna (gódum) and hié reáfiað qui aliena rapere contendunt, Past. 319, 16. (2 a) to take something from a person :-- Biþ leófwendra sé ðe gold selþ ðonne sé þe hit gaderaþ and on óþrum reáfaþ, Bt. 13; F. 38, 13
weax-bred
a table, tablet for writing on ⬩ a table, list
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Sýn gesealde from ðæm abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is ... græf, ... weaxbreda dentur ab abbate omnia quae sunt necessaria, id est ... gravium, ... tabule, R. Ben. 92, 4. God áwrát ða ealdan ǽ on ðám stǽnenum weaxbredum. ...
HEÁWAN
To HEW, cut, strike, smite
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Mǽst ǽlc óðerne æftan heáweþ mid scandlícum onscytum almost all men calumniate [lit. strike from behind] each other with shameful attacks, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 84.
brócian
affliction ⬩ To oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blame ⬩ opprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare
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Hí gefeóllon of ánre upflóran and sume swíde gebrócode wǽron they fell from an upper floor and some were much injured, 978; Erl. 127, 12. Gif ðé mon brócie for rihtre scylde, geþola hit wel if a man blame thee for a just cause, bear it well, Prov.
ge-swencan
To disturb ⬩ agitate ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ fatigue ⬩ outweary ⬩ afflict ⬩ harass ⬩ oppress ⬩ pulsāre ⬩ agĭtāre ⬩ trībŭlāre ⬩ vexāre ⬩ fătīgāre ⬩ afflīgĕre ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ opprĭmĕre
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Útancumene and elþeódige ne geswenc ðú nó vex thou not comers from without and strangers, L. Alf. 33; Th. i. 52, 14. Ic geswenced sý trībŭlor, Ps. Th. 101, 2, 4: Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 27. Synnum geswenced oppressed with sins, Beo.
Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan
ge-þicgan
To take ⬩ accept ⬩ receive ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere
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He ðæt ful geþeah æt Wealþeón he took the cup from Waltheow, Beo. Th. 1261; B. 628: 1241; B. 618: Cd. 42; Th. 54, 30; Gen. 885. Ðǽr ic beág geþah there I received a bracelet, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 19; Víd. 65: 84 b; Th. 318, 24; Víd. 3.
Linked entry: þicgan
Tíw
the god Tiw, a Teutonic deity to whom amongst the Latin gods Mars most nearly corresponded ⬩ in the name of one of the days
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The word is probably to be recognized in the form tyz, which is given as the name of the Gothic T in the Vienna MS. containing a Gothic alphabet, and from it a Gothic Tius may be inferred. O. H. Ger. Ziu(-o) the name of a god (preserved in M. H.
byrgen
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Ðý þriddan dæge of byrgenne, of deáðe, arás Dryhten on the third day the Lord arose from the sepulchre, from death, Elen. Kmbl. 371; El. 186: 965; El. 484: Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 34; Cri. 729: Ps. Th. 29, 8. Byrgenum sepulcris, 13, 5: Salm.
æðelo
Nobility ⬩ pre-eminence ⬩ origin ⬩ family ⬩ race ⬩ nature ⬩ talents ⬩ genius ⬩ nobilitas ⬩ principatus ⬩ origo ⬩ natales ⬩ prosapia ⬩ natura ⬩ indoles ⬩ ingenium
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Him frumbearnes riht freóbróðor óþþah, eád and æðelo his own brother had withdrawn from him his wealth and pre-eminence, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 15; Exod. 339.
Linked entry: ge-æðele
fǽle
Faithful, true, dear, good ⬩ fĭdēlis, constans, cārus, bŏnus
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Ne afyr ðú me fǽle spræce take not away from me true speech, 118, 43. Ðín fǽle hús thy dear house, 78, 1. Onfóh me fǽle Drihten accept me dear Lord, 118, 116. Sprǽcon fǽle freoðoscealcas to Lothe the faithful ministers of peace spoke to Lot.
Linked entry: fælsian