Elene
Helena ⬩ Helĕna = Ἑλένη
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Helena; Helĕna = Ἑλένη: The wife of the Roman emperor Constantius, and mother of Constantine the Great Constantius gesealde his suna ðæt ríce, Constantinuse, ðone he hæfde be Elenan, his wife Constantius gave the empire to his son Constantine whom he
fénix
the fabulous bird phœnix ⬩ φoινιξ ⬩ a genus of palms ⬩ the date tree ⬩ date palm ⬩ phœnix dactylĭfĕra
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Fénix byrneþ phœnix burns, 59 a; Th. 213, 2; Ph. 218: 60 b; Th. 221, 26; Ph. 340. a genus of palms, the date tree or date palm; phœnix dactylĭfĕra Ðǽr he heánne beám wunaþ ðone hátaþ men fénix, of ðæs fugles noman there it inhabits a lofty tree, which
Frig-dæg
FRIDAY ⬩ Friga's day ⬩ dies Vĕnĕris
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FRIDAY, Friga's day, the day on which the heathens worshipped the goddess Friga, or Venus, the consort of Woden and protectress of matrimony; dies Vĕnĕris Man singe ǽlc Frigdæge æt ǽlcum mynstre, ealle ða Godes þeówan, án fíftig sealmas for ðone cyng
fyrmest
FOREMOST ⬩ first ⬩ prīmus
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Agynn fram ðám ýtemestan óþ ðone fyrmestan begin from the last to the first, 20, 8. Manega fyrmeste beóþ ýtemeste, and ýtemeste fyrmeste multi ĕrunt prīmi novissĭmi, et novissĭmi prīmi, 19, 30: Mk. Bos. 10, 31: Lk. Bos. 13, 30.
Linked entry: formesta
hefigian
to make heavy ⬩ oppress ⬩ grieve ⬩ afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ to become heavy ⬩ to be aggravated or increased ⬩ to be burdened or oppressed
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Ðone mete ðe hine hefegaþ on his breóstum cibum, qui pectus deprimebat, 54, 1; Swt. 419, 29. Ða ðe mé hefigiaþ those who vex me, Ps. Th. 37, 12. Wæs heó eft hefigod mid ðám ǽrran sárum erat prioribus aggravata doloribus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 5.
Linked entry: a-hefigian
inc
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Neótaþ inc ðæs óðres ealles wariaþ inc wið ðone wæstm ne wyrþ inc wilna gǽd, 13; Th. 15, 18-21; Gen. 235-6. Incit, 130; Th. 165, 16; Gen. 2732 : 139; Th. 174, 19; Gen. 2880. Incer twega of you two, Exon. 123 b ; Th. 475, 14; Bo. 47.
ísen-ordál
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See too, Dóm be hátan ísene, 7 ; Th. i. 226, 7, sqq ; and Schmid A. S. Gesetz. p. 419
Linked entry: or-dál
mearh
Marrow ⬩ pith ⬩ a sausage
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Wuduþistles ðone grénan mearh ðe biþ on ðam heáfde, L. M. 3, 70; Lchdm. ii. 358, 1. Gedó ðæt mearh on ða eágan, 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 9. Heortes smeoruw oððe ðæt mearh, Herb. 96, 3; Lchdm. i. 208, 22.
Middel-Engle
The Middle Angles ⬩ the Angles of Leicestershire
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Ðone Ceaddan se ercebiscop ǽsænde Myrceon tó biscope and Middel-Englum and Lindesfarum, Shrn. 59, 14
Linked entry: Engle
namian
to name ⬩ mention the name of ⬩ mention ⬩ to name ⬩ appoint by name to a particular duty ⬩ nominate ⬩ to name ⬩ give a name to
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Th. ii. 432, 23. to name, appoint by name to a particular duty, nominate Gif hé ne mehte, ðonne namede him man six men, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 21. Beforan his witum ðe se cyng silf namode, L.
neoþe-
Low ⬩ situated beneath ⬩ bottom of
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Lege on ðone pyt neoþeweardne lay it at the bottom of the pit, i. 398, 22. Neoþouard crepidinem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 5. Tósliten of ufewerdum óþ neoþewerd (nioðuord, Lind.: nioþawordum, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 15, 38.
GREÁT
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God him send ufan greáte hagolstánas God cast down upon them great hailstones, Jos. 10, 11: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 27; Gen. 384. Ða wǽron unmetlíce greáte heáhnasse ingenti grossitudine atque altitudine, Nar. 4, 22.
god-fæder
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Ic eom Crist ... ic ðé fullwie on mínne godfæder and on mec his efenécne sunu and on ðone hálgan gáste I am Christ ... I baptize thee in the name of my heavenly Father and of me his co-eternal Son and of the Holy Ghost, Shrn. 106, 13: 118, 6.
ge-mang
a mingling together, mixture, crowd, throng, company, multitude, an assemblage, a congregation ⬩ commixtio, turba, cœtus, sŏcietas ⬩ an assembly for legal or other business
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a mingling together, mixture, crowd, throng, company, multitude, an assemblage, a congregation; commixtio, turba, cœtus, sŏcietas Ic bebeóde wundor geweorþan on wera gemange I command a miracle to be done in the midst of men, Andr.
swíþ-mód
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Th. 222, 5; Dan. 100: 225, 29; Dan. 161: 244, 18; Dan. 450. stern-minded Á ðone feónd swíðmód swipeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185; Sal. 92.
þæc
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a roof Ðá geségon hí ðone hræfn ða glofe teran uppe on ánes húses þæce ... Wilfrið mid gyrde of ðæs húses hrófe ða glofe gerǽhte, Guthl. 11; Gdwin. 54, 16-22 : Ps. Th. 128, 4. Gé þearfum forwyrndon, ðæt hí under eówrum þæce mósten in gebúgan, Exon.
þreá-níd
Force or compulsion that punishes or causes misery ⬩ affliction that comes from punishment
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Ðone feónd hé gefetrode fýrnum teágum, biþeahte þreánýdum ( with penal restraints ), 359, 11; Pa. 61. Þreánédum beþeaht, Elen. Kmbl. 1764; El. 884
wódness
madness ⬩ fury ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ blasphemy
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Surt. 132, 18. blasphemy, Similar entries v. wód (1 a) Ðá sæt hé tǽlende ðone Hǽlend . . . His wódnys wearð gewrecen ðurh God, Homl. Ass. 60, 212
á-lǽnan
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Ðone ylcan ( St. Martin ) þe hí ǽr álǽndon tó ðám biscopdóme of heora burhscíre, Hml. Th. ii. 518, 21. Hé næfde þæt feoh him tó álǽnenne, 178, 3. of a lord's grant to a vassal Ǽlcon híredmen his onrid þe hé álǽned hæfde, Cht.
á-fyllan
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</b> with prep. mid :-- Ðone sǽ mid scipun and mid his fultume áfyllan, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 14. Áfyllan fatu mid wætere, Hml. Th. i. 58, 12. Seó dene wæs áfylled mid manna sáwlum, ii. 350, 9. to fill, supply abundantly, with gen.