on-sægung
An offering in sacrifice ⬩ immolatio
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An offering in sacrifice; immolatio Onsægung, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 48. Onsægcgiung, ii. 49, 45
Linked entry: -sægung
sóþ-word
a true word
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a true word Ic Gode sealmas singe, sóðword sprece, Ps. Th. 56, 9: 118, 93
spell-cwide
Historical narrative
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Historical narrative Ic wolde gesecgan and mid spellcwidum gemearcian, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 100, 12
hopp-scýte
A coverlet [?]
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Ic geann ánes beddreáfes mid wahhryfte and mid hoppscýtan, Chart. Th. 529, 12
birnan
To burn ⬩ ardent ⬩ vehement
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Ic byrne ardeo, ðú byrnst ardes, ic onginne byrnan ardesco, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 212, 6. of fire, light, &c. Bir[n]ð ardescit (ignis ), Kent. Gl. 573. Hé þá leóhtfatu onǽlde and hý burnon, Gr. D. 43, 19.
frófor
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I. 62, 14: 65, 11
Sicilie
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The Sicilians, the people of Sicily, or (as in the older stage of the language the name of a people was used where now that of their country is put) Sicily. [In this sense the Latin form also occurs *-*Sicilia, églond micel, Met. 1, 15.
hálwendlíce
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<b>I a.
steáp
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E. 12; Th. i. 32, 8-10. Steápas fialas, Wrt. Voc, ii. 149, 4
un-sýfre
Impure ⬩ unclean ⬩ foul
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C. 5, tit.; Th. ii. 128, 14. Þurh unsýfre sprǽce per turpiloquium, 5; Th. ii. 138, 4
Linked entry: sýfre
wulf
a wolf ⬩ used in reference to outlaws
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Thw. 25, 36; Jud. 296. ¶ an early admiration for the wolf seems shewn by the frequency of wulf in proper names; see e. g. Txts. 554 sqq. ; and its presence in early England is marked by the numerous place-names; see e. g. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi.
Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów
án-lípig
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Hwílum ánlépig, hwílum tógædere gedón, Lch. ii. 62, 6. Ic ǽnlípigu oþstód, Hml. S. 23b, 409. Sume ðæs seáwes ánlípiges nyttiað, Lch. ii. 30, 16.
synder-líc
Separate, special, private ⬩ that is apart, separate, remote ⬩ private, that is done apart, not public ⬩ private, without distinction, ordinary ⬩ special, peculiar, proper ⬩ separated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good
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Voc. ii. 9, 10. Ða synderlícan privatam, 75, 56. that is apart, separate, remote On senderlícum hulce in remoto (separato) tugurio, Hpt.
Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig
heófung-tíd
A time of mourning
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A time of mourning Fram ðisum dæge óþ eastron is úre heófungtíd from this day until Easter is our time of mourning, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 25
for-meltan
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Voc. ii. 53, 22. ꝥ ís formealt on eallum þám mere and þ wæter waerð áwend tó wynsumum baðe, Hml. S. II, 198. Add
peru
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Take here pere(-u) in Dict., and add Ðonne þé æpples lyste . . . Gyf þú peran wille, Tech. ii. 124, 19. Manigfeald æppelcyn, peran. Lch. ii. 180, 14
wilde
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powerful Ac ꝥ is bedeóhlod ús hweþer þá wyldre wǽre in Stephane and þone sigor áhte sed quid in eo vicerit nos latet, Gr. D. 320, 24
spíder
a spider
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Hér com in gangan in spíder wiht, hæfde him his haman on handa, Lchdm. iii. 42, 11. The passage is the beginning of a charm
fætelsian
To put into a vessel ⬩ in vas infundĕre
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To put into a vessel; in vas infundĕre Fætelsa and heald hyt put it into a vessel and preserve it, Med. ex Qadr. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 328, 17
-isse
-issa
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-issa, which in later English became the common suffix to mark the feminine gender, is found before the Norman Conquest in the word abbud-isse abbess