ge-hnesctun
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Gehnescige mon mid þý ꝥ forsetene yfel . . . hé þone forheardodan swile gehnesce . . . wirð se swile swá heard swá stán, and ne mæg hine mon gehnescian, ii. 212, 15-22. Hú mon mæg gehnescan þá heardnesse, 168, 8.
for-habban
To abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ abstinent ⬩ continent ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ to restrain ⬩ keep away ⬩ to keep back ⬩ not to mention ⬩ to restrain ⬩ check ⬩ stop
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Gif mon innan forhæfd sié if a man be costive, Lch. ii. 276, 4
ge-openian
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Þæt se man geþeó on þǽre fandunge, and his ingehýd beó geopenod, Scrd. 23, 2. <b>VII b.
teohhian
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Hé tiohchode him má tó fultemanne ... hé teohchode hine tó lǽdanne on lífes weg, Past. 41; Swt. 305, 4, 5.
Linked entries: tihian tyhhian fore-geteohhian
on-swífan
to swing, turn ⬩ to turn aside, divert
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Th. 5112; B. 2559. to turn aside, divert Ne mæg mon ǽfre ðý éð ǽnne his cræftes beniman, ðe mon oncerran mæg sunnan onswífan and ðisne swiftne rodor of his rihtryne, Met. 10, 40
brecan
to shatter ⬩ demolish ⬩ to subdue ⬩ tame ⬩ reflex ⬩ to struggle ⬩ strive
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Gyf man hús brece, ii. 140, 34. Hié þæt fæsteti brecan woldon, Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 13. Hwænne se ðeóf cóme his hús tó brecenne, Hml. A. 50, 11. reflex, to exert one's self violently (cf.
Linked entry: bracan
fisc-noþ
fishing ⬩ a fishing-ground ⬩ a catch
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Petrus gecyrde eft tó his fixnoðe . . . óðer is þæt man him ðurh fíxnoðe bigleofan tilige, and óðer þæt man ðurh toll feoh gegadrige, Hml. Th. ii. 288, 17-30. Hé hét hý áweorpan heora net on fixnode. Nap. 22, 32. Far ðé on fiscnoð mid mé, Ap.
swingan
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Wiþ ðon ðe mon sié mónaþseóc; nim mereswínes fel, wyrc tó swipan, swing mid ðone man, sóna biþ sél. Amen, Lchdm. ii. 334, 2. Gyf hit cild sý oððe cniht, swinge hine man (vapulet), L. Ecg. P. iv. 52 ; Th. ii. 218, 31.
eald
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Man hine gehádede efter þan ealdan gewunan, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 8.
ge-réfa
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Gif gestðcund man fare, þonne mót hé habban his geréfan mid him and his smið, Ll. Th. i. 144, 3 : 280, 14.
irfe
Inheritance ⬩ property
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the chattel uncontestable to him; or prove that the dead man never owned that property, L.
BÆST
The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made ⬩ tilia
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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye
forþ-acígan
To call forth ⬩ provŏcāre
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To call forth; provŏcāre He monige forþacígde he called forth many, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 6
fyrm
A feast ⬩ ĕpŭlæ
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A feast; ĕpŭlæ Ða Philistei micele fyrme geworhton the Philistines made a great feast, Jud. 16, 25
gearo-folm
Ready-handed ⬩ promptus mănu
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Ready-handed; promptus mănu He grápode gearofolm he ready-handed grasped [me], Beo. Th. 4176; B. 2085
melu-gescot
A contribution or payment made in meal
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A contribution or payment made in meal Hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, hwílum melagescot, Wulfst. 171, 2 note
mis-crocettan
to make a horrible noise
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to make a horrible noise Hí ( evil spirits ) miscrocetton on hásrúnigendum stefnum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 1
Linked entry: -crocettan
ge-yrman
To afflict ⬩ make miserable
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To afflict, make miserable Ðú míne cúþe geyrmdest thou didst afflict mine acquaintance, Ps. Th. 87, 18
Linked entry: ge-irman
ge-ǽwirdlian
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to injure Se líg and seó hǽte monine mann swíðe geǽwerdledan, Bd. 3, 16; Sch. 266, 26
Linked entries: -wirdlian -ǽwirdlian
ge-sibling
A relation ⬩ prŏpinquus
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A relation; prŏpinquus Mǽg vel gesibling prŏpinquus, Ælfc. Gl. 92; Som. 75, 39; Wrt. Voc. 51, 81
Linked entry: sibling