frettan
To feed upon ⬩ eat up ⬩ consume ⬩ depasci
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Hie ðæt corn forbærndon, and mid hira horsum fretton on ǽlcere efenéhþe they burned the corn, and with their horses ate it up on every plain, Chr. 894; Erl. 93, 12. Fretton comederunt, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 4
fultumend
A helper ⬩ assistant ⬩ co-operator ⬩ adjūtor ⬩ co-ŏpĕrātor
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Ðonne biþ eádig ðe him ǽror wæs Iacobes God geára fultumiend beātus, cūjus Deus Iacob adjūtor ejus, Ps. Th. 145, 4: 70, 3: Ps. Lamb. 70, 7: Bd. pref; S. 471, 22
mid-wyrhta
One who works with others ⬩ a co-operator
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One who works with others, a co-operator On ðæt gerád ðæt hé wǽre his midwyrhta ǽgðer ge on sǽ ge on lande on the condition that he would co-operate with him by sea and by land, Chr. 945; Erl. 116, 31: Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 25.
sige-hréðig
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Hig ne wéndon ðæt hé sigehréðig sécean cóme þeóden they did not expect that Beowulf would come triumphant (from his fight with Grendel's mother) and visit Hrothgar, Beo.
þyrre
dry ⬩ lacking water ⬩ lacking sap or moisture ⬩ dry
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Th. 117, 12. as a medical term, dry Hine dreceþ þyrre hwósta, Lchdm. ii. 264, 13. Eallum þyrrum líchomum hǽmedþing ne dugon ac swíþost þyrrum and cealdum; ne dereþ hit hátum and wǽtum, 222, 28-30
weorþfulness
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Nobleness, magnificence Gesceáwode se án engel ðe ðǽr ǽnlícost wæs, hú fæger hé silf wæs, and hú scínende on wuldre, and him wel gelícode his wurðfulniss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 34.
drý-man
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Antecríst hæfð mid him drýmen, Wlfst. 194, 17; Hml. Th. ii. 472, 14
híwcúþlíce
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Hé híwcúðlíce mid him wæs ei familiarissimus fuit, 14, 10. Þá þe Gode híwcúþlícor (hiówcúðlucor, v. l.) and freóndlícor þeówiað qui Deo familiarius serviunt, 164, 31. Add
dæg
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. ¶ Add Þú sealdest him langsumnyssa dagena, Ps. L. 20, 5. ¶ Árísed óðer cynning ... feá tíde hé bið on his dagum exsurget alius rex ... paucum tempus sub cuius diebus, Verc. Först. 104, 4
wine-mǽg
A loving kinsman
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A loving kinsman Him his winemágas georne hýrdon, Beo. Th. 131; B. 65: Byrht. Th. 140, 50; By. 306: Elen. Kmbl. 2029; El. 1016. Hé winemága lyt, freónda hæfde, Cd. Th. 158, 31; Gen. 2625. Winemǽga hryre, Exon. Th. 287, 1; Wand. 7: 184, 2; Gú. 1338.
æfter-fyligend
One who follows or succeeds ⬩ a follower ⬩ successor
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One who follows or succeeds, a follower ; successor Ac Oswald his æfterfyligend hí ge-endade swá we ǽr beforan sǽdon sed successor ejus Oswaldus perfecit ut supra docuimus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 36: Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 2
weorold-irmþ
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Hí héton eft lóhannes gebringan æt his mynstre, fram ðám woruldyrmþum ðe hé hwíle on wæs, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 36
þurh-leóran
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Þurhleórde pertransivit, 123, 5. to penetrate Hí ne þurh-leóriað (-leornað, v.l. (very indistinct)) his deógolnysse secreta ejus non penetrant, Gr. D. 138, 29
on-scunung
abomination, execration ⬩ irritation, exasperation
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Hí setton mé on onscununge ( abominationem ) him, 87, 8. Ðonne gé geseóþ ða onsceonunge ( abominationem ) ðære tóworpennysse, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 15. irritation, exasperation In onscununge in exacervatione, Ps. Surt. 94, 9
feormian
to maintain ⬩ foster ⬩ to feast
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Gif hé hit bútan þæs ealdormonnes gewitnisse dó, geselle sé þe hine tó men feormie .cxx. sciłł. tó wíte, Ll. Th. i. 86, 5.
wilwan
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Hé ungyrede hine his hrægle and hine sylfne nacodne áwearp and wylewede (wylede, v.l. ) on þám ordum þára þorna . . . and þár þá wæs lange welwed (volutatus), Gr. D. 101, 14-18. Add
on-wendan
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Add Hié hié noldon onwendan from hiera woom wegum, Past. 267, 5. Onwendum heora móde fram þǽre þýfþe, Gr. D. 202, 2. <b>IV b.
stǽlan
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Add: :-- Men him eallinga ne ondrǽdaþ, hú ꝥ dióful him on stǽleð ealle þá unrihtan weorc þe hér worhte bióð, Verc. Först. 89, 11.
scild-wyrhta
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Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld; and gif hé hit dó, gilde .xxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, 9-11.
fúl
A foul, common or unconsecrated place ⬩ a highway where criminals were buried ⬩ lŏcus profānus
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Hine man on fúlan lecge let one lay him in a common place, L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17. v. Th. L. Gl