be-sweðian
To bind up, swathe ⬩ ligare
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To bind up, swathe; ligare Mid ácumban besweðe bind up with tow, L. M. I, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 21
Linked entries: bi-sweðian sweðian
betigean
to be or make better ⬩ meliorare
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to be or make better; meliorare Sóna hý betigeaþ [MS. batigeaþ] they will be better soon, Lchdm. iii. 54, 33
bi-hreósan
To rush down, cover ⬩ ruere, obruere, incidere
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To rush down, cover; ruere, obruere, incidere Hríme bihrorene covered with rime, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77
Linked entry: bi-hroren
bi-helmian
To cover over, to cover, shroud ⬩ cooperire
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To cover over, to cover, shroud; cooperire Heolstre bihelmad shrouded with darkness, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 2; Jul. 241
Linked entry: be-helman
ge-sceód
Provided with shoes, shod
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Provided with shoes, shod Gesceóde [gescóed, Lind.] mid calcum calciatos sandalis, Mk. Bos. 6, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 264, 9
Linked entry: ge-scód
un-cúþlíc
Unknown ⬩ strange ⬩ uncanny
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Unknown, strange, uncanny Ða stánas sint ealle swíðe góde of tó drincanne wiþ ealle uncúþlícu þing, Lchdm. ii. 290, 14
un-þeód
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Ne lyste ðé fægeres wífes and wel geléredes and seó ðínum willum and wel unþeód (underþeód? subject ), Shrn. 183, 10
un-gewitfæstness
Madness
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Madness Him cymð brægenes ádl and ungewitfæstnes him bið he will be out of his senses, Lchdm. ii. 222, 3
Linked entry: ge-witfæstness
fæstrǽdlíce
firmly
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with constancy, firmly Mycel þearf is crístenum mannum þæt hý rihtne geleáfan cunnan and ðæne fæstrǽdlíce healdan, Wlfst. 123, 1
feónd-seóc
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Wiþ feóndseócum men, þonne deófol þone monnan féde oððe hine innan gewealde mid ádle, Lch. ii. 136, 24, 28. Add
ge-hilt
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(used like pl. of hilt with singular meaning] ge-hiltu
ge-winfullic
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Swíðe gewinnfullic ( laboriosum ) ꝥ is ꝥ man on symbel hine behealde wiþ þæs feóndes searwe, Gr. D. 222, 7. Add
gim-bǽre
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Substitute: Containing gems, set with gems Gimbǽre belt bullifer (gimmifer) baltheus An. Ox. 487. Gimbǽrum ringum gemmiferis anulis 1191: 4827
hand-cláþ
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Add: [Hire handcloðes and hire bordcloðes ben makede wite, O. E. Hml. ii. 163, 34. A A] Cf. hand-hrægl
hring-mǽl
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A sword with ring-shaped markings Hire on hafelan hringmǽl ágól, B. 1521. Hé . . . hringmǽl gebrægd, 1564. See next word
Linked entry: wunden-mǽl
lifrig
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For ' Connected with the liver' substitute: Clotted, coagulated (cf. N. E. D. livered, clotted, coagulated; livery (of soil) heavy, tenacious)
nigon-gilde
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With ninefold compensation Gif frig man cyninge stele, .IX. gylde forgylde, Ll. Th. i. 4, 3. Cf. án-, twi-gilde
smirwung
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Add: smearing, greasing, rubbing with grease Sceóna smyruncg and reáfa wæsc calciamentorum unctio uestimento*-* rumgue ablutio, Angl. xiii. 441, 1084
sweostor-sunu
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a nephew Ann ic his mínra swæstorsuna swælcum se hit geðián wile and him gifeðe bið, C.D. i. 311, 14
wídian
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To widen, grow wide Þá seáðas weaxað daga gehwilce and wídiað ollae laxatis quotidie sinibus excrescunt, Gr. D. 315, 4