býrigan
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To taste; gustare Deáþ he ðǽr býrigde he there tested death, Rood Kmbl. 199; Kr. 101. Ðæt he hire sealde ðæt wæter to býrigenne ut gustandam illi daret eam aquam. Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 21
métan
To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find
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Ðá eode hé furþor óþ hé gemétte (MS. Cott. métte) ða Parcas then he went on until he came upon the Fates, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24. Ðá métte hé ðane man forþféredne he found the man departed, Blickl. Homl. 217, 17. Hé ne métte mundgripe máran, Beo.
stán-bæþ
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.
wan-hálness
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Bróþor se untruma gif hé gefrét hys weaxan wanhálnysse (inbecillitatem), Anglia xiii. 442, 1102. Cf. wan-hæ̂lþ
ge-mǽnscipe
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Add: communion of persons Hé bið gemǽnscipe ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht, Hml.
Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe
ge-brǽdan
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Add: to spread out Genim þá leáf, gebrǽd on gærse, Lch. ii. 124, 20. to extend, enlarge Hé gebrǽdde his ríce oþ India gemǽro ad Indium extendit imperium, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 25. Hié ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer þá eorþan. Bt. 21; F. 74, 28.
helma
a helm
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Add: a helm Helma clavis, Wrt.
emn-sceólere
A fellow-scholar ⬩ condiscĭpŭlus
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He ofslóh his emnsceólere he slew his fellow-scholar, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 12
Linked entry: scolere
fetel-hilt
A belted hilt ⬩ căpŭlus baltĕo instructus
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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563
fyrd-man
A military man ⬩ a soldier ⬩ mīles
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A military man, a soldier; mīles He sceal hæbban fyrdmen he must have soldiers, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 33
ealc
each
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each He ofslóh ða hǽðenan on ealcum gefeohte he slew the heathen in every fight, Ælfc. T. 13, 18
ge-bréman
To celebrate ⬩ make famous ⬩ honour ⬩ celebrāre ⬩ honōrāre
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To celebrate, make famous, honour; celebrāre, honōrāre He wolde gebréman ða ludéiscan he would honour the Jews, Som. Lye
ge-fnésan
to sneeze ⬩ sternūtāre
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to sneeze; sternūtāre Ðæt he gelóme gefnése that he often sneezes, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 282, 27
wiþer-hygdig
Hostilely disposed ⬩ adverse
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Hostilely disposed, adverse Hé áhóf wóðe wiðerhýdig he raised his voice with mind adverse, Andr. Kmbl. 1349; An. 675
scealu
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Add Hé hæfð wǽga on handa; and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 7
yfel
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Hé wæs swíþe yfel monn ealra þeáwa, búton ꝥ hé wæs céne, Ors. 6, 14; S. 268, 27. Add
ge-stiéran
To correct; ⬩ corrĭgĕre
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To correct; corrĭgĕre He him nolde gestiéran he would not correct him, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 5
of-sittan
to sit upon, press down by sitting ⬩ to sit upon, oppress ⬩ to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) ⬩ to sit about, besiege ⬩ to repress, check, present motion
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Nû sceal se ðe wile sittan æt Godes gereorde ðæt gærs ofsittan, ðæt is, ðæt hé sceal ða flǽsclícan lustas gewyldan, Homl. Th. i. 188, 26. to sit upon, oppress Gif hé; (a king) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc.
Linked entry: of-setenness
líð-ness
Softness ⬩ gentleness ⬩ mildness ⬩ lenity ⬩ kindness
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Hé forbær manna yfelnysse þurh his líðnysse he endured the evil of men by reason of his gentleness, 320, 16. Swá is tó mengenne ða líðnesse wið ða rédnesse miscenda ergo est lenitas cum severitate, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 124, 13
god
A god
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He wolde geséean helle godu he would visit the gods of hell, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3.