steorfan
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Se ðe gelíð raðe hé styrfþ oððe génunge hé áríseþ he that takes to his bed (on the tenth day of the moon), soon will he die or he will be up again directly, Gif hrýðera steorfan, 54, 30.
wérig-mód
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Mín freónd siteþ under stánhliðe, . . . wine wérigmód . . . dreógeþ se mín wine micle módceare, Exon. Th. 444, 18; Kl. 49. Gewíteþ wérigmód, wintrum gebysgad, 227, 24; Ph. 428. Gewítaþ áwyrgde, wérigmóde, 117, 19; Gú. 226
bríw
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Bríw wiþ þon ilcan and sealf; Lch. ii. 4, 8. Bríwes tácan is þæt þú wecge þíne fýst swilce þú bríw hrére, Tech. ii. 123, 13. Gebríw wel swíþne bríw mid hwǽtemelwe, Lch. ii. 354, 11. Biíwas and drenceas and sealfa wiþ þǽre ádle, 8, 16. Add
fúl-lic
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Hit is fúllic þingc and Gode láð, þæt hí . . . befýlað hí selfe . . . þæt hí farað fram wífe tó wífe, eall swá stunte nýtenu dóð, Wlfst. 305, 7.
ge-lácian
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Add: to accompany with gifts Crístes móder, Godes beboda gemyndig, eóde tó Godes húse mid láce, and gebróhte þæt cild þe heó ácende gelácod ( she brought the child and gifts along with it; cf. hí sceoldon bringan ánes geáres lamb mid heora cylde Gode
ge-rúmlíce
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With large limit of space pi wæs eáðfynde þe him elles hwǽr gerúmlícor ræste [sðhte] . . . heóld hyne syððan fyr þǽm feónde ætwand then was easily found who elsewhere for himself with larger limit of space looted for a bed, i. e. who would not sleep
spearnlian
To spurn ⬩ strike out with the feet ⬩ kick
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To spurn, strike out with the feet, kick Ðæt ðú ne spear[n]last ut non calcitres, Hpt. Gl. 463, 77.
wesan
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Rush. 9, 5. where motion takes place Ðá wǽron wit twégen on ánum olfende þurh ðæt rúme wésten, and wit unc simble ondrédon hwonne wit sceoldon feallan of ðam olfende, Shrn. 38, 14.
Linked entries: cniht-wesende æt-eom a-weosung eom weosan fóre-wesan
bealo-blonden
Mixed with bale ⬩ pernicious ⬩ pernicie mixtus ⬩ perniciosus
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Mixed with bale, pernicious; pernicie mixtus, perniciosus Bealoblonden níþ pernicious hate, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 30; Gn. Ex. 198
cear-siþ
A sorrowful fate, sad fortune ⬩ curæ sors, fortuna tristis
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A sorrowful fate, sad fortune; curæ sors, fortuna tristis Cealdum cearsíþum with cold sad fortunes, Beo. Th. 4783; B. 2396
erfeðe
Difficult, troublesome ⬩ diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus
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Difficult, troublesome; diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus For hwon erfeðo sindon gé ðæm wífe quid mŏlesti estis mŭlieri? Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 10
for-gémeleásian
To neglect ⬩ neglĭgĕre
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Ath. iv. 1; Wilk. 62, 38
fýtung
A fighting ⬩ quarrelling ⬩ rixa
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Eth. vi. 28; Wilk. 122, 23
ge-wascan
To wash
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To wash Ic hine mid mínen handen gewóchs I washed him with my hands, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 261, 1
ge-twífealdad
Doubled ⬩ duplĭcātus
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Doubled; duplĭcātus Biþ ðæt ǽfengyfel getwífealdad the evening refection will be doubled, L. E. I. 38; Th. ii. 436, 30
be-sníwod
BESNOWED ⬩ snowy ⬩ nive tectus, ninguidus
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BESNOWED, covered with snow, snowy; nive tectus, ninguidus Besníwod ninguidus, Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 94; Wrt. Voc. 52. 44
Linked entry: sníwan
ge-clǽman
To smear ⬩ linere
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To smear; linere Geclǽm ealle ða seámas mid tyrwan, smear all the seams with tar, Homl. Th. i. 20, 33
ge-elnian
To strive with zeal after another ⬩ zēlāre
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To strive with zeal after another; zēlāre Ic geelnode ofer ða unrihtwísan zēlāvi sŭper inīquos, Ps. Spl. T. 72, 3
ge-fiðerhamod
Provided with a covering of feathers
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Provided with a covering of feathers He wæs egeslíce gefiðerhamod he was frightfully feather-clad, Homl. Th. i. 466, 27
ge-lend
Provided with land
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Provided with land Gyf he wel gelend biþ si bonam terram habeat, L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 436, 5