flǽsc-lic
human ⬩ mortal ⬩ animal ⬩ natural ⬩ carnal ⬩ worldly ⬩ carnal ⬩ sensual ⬩ sexual
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Th. i. 532, 31-35. carnal in contrast with spiritual, worldly His þegnas wǽron þágyt flǽsclices módes, and nǽron mid gástes mægene getremede, Bl.
lóc
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Lóca hwǽr beó se móna níwe, viii. 322, 31 : 333, 21. Lóca hwǽr se ealdor him tǽce, R. Ben. 82, 15
ád
A fire for burning the living or the dead
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Se líg ne móste heora fex forswǽlan on þám áde (the fiery furnace), Hml. S. 16, 76. Hí hine tó ðǽm áde beran wyllað, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 27. Æt áde . . . bánfatu bærnan, Beo. 1114. Ád pyram, An. Ox. 2455. Ád hladan, Gen. 2901.
á-þreótan
To make weary. ⬩ alone
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Hú micel scyld ðæt sié ðæt monn áðreóte ðǽre nǽtinge yfelra monna, 353, II. His mé sceal áþreótan, Ors. 5, 2;S. 218, 21. with a (negative) clause Ðæt hiene ná ne áðriét ðæt hé hí tó him ne laðige non cessat vocare, Past. 405, 22.
widuwe
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Geong wuduwe mót eft ceorlian æfter hire weres forðsíðe, L. Ælfc. P. 43 ; Th. ii. 382, 32. Mund ðære betstan widuwan eorlcundre, L. Ethb. 75; Th. i. 20, 10. Ðínes wuduwan hádes viduitatis tuae, Past. 31; Swt. 207, 12.
ge-wǽcan
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Ben. 27, 9. non-physical Ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gewǽcan, Met. 5, 31, Mód mid horuwe gewǽht mens sorde saucia, Hy. S. 37, 12. Wæs gewǽht afficitur (acri angore ), An. Ox. 4011.
hwider
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Voc. ii. 83; 35. combined with swá, whithersoever. swá hwider swá Ǽrendian swá hwyder swá him mon tó tǽcð in nuncium ire quocunque dicetur ei Ll. Th. i. 432, 18 : Lk. 9, 57.
wǽr
A covenant ⬩ compact ⬩ agreement ⬩ pledge
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Ðæt ǽnig mon wordum ne worcum wǽre ne brǽce, Beo. Th. 2205; B. 1100. Heó his (Joseph's) mǽgwinum morðor fremedon, wǽre frǽton, Cd. Th. 187, 7; Exod. 147. Hé lyt wǽre gewonade, Exon. Th. 148, 19; Gú. 747.
spanan
To allure ⬩ entice ⬩ lure ⬩ decoy ⬩ attract ⬩ urge ⬩ suggerere, suadere, persuadere ⬩ to allure
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Cwæð, ðæt hine his hige speóne, ðæt hé trymede getimbro, 18, 17; Gen. 274. in a bad sense, with a prepositio Hine spænþ his mód tó unnyttum weorce, Past. 4; Swt. 37, 18. Deófol hine on wóh spaneþ, Salm. Kmbl. 1002; Sal. 502: 990; Sal. 496.
wíf-mann
a woman ⬩ female
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Gif mon ungewintrædne wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, L. Alf. pol. 26 ; Th. i. 78, 16. Nú cweðe gé ðæt gé ne magon beón bútan wímmannes þénungum, L. Ælfc. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 344, 19. God geworhte ðæt ribb tó ánum wífmen ( in mulierem), Gen. 2, 22.
Linked entry: wím-man
ge-earnian
to deserve, merit. ⬩ to deserve of (tó) a person, ⬩ to earn, gain by labour, acquire
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Tó ðǽm ðe þone écean éðel mid móde and mid mægene tó Gode geearniað. Bl. H. 209, 25. with gen. : — Gif ic tó þisum þe mé swencað þæs geearnod hæbbe, Ps. Th. 7, 3. absolute Him swá leánian swá hé hire tó geearnud hæfde, Cht. Th. 202, 22.
yfele
Evilly, badly, ill ⬩ badly, imperfectly, improperly ⬩ where there is hurt or suffering ⬩ of bodily suffering ⬩ marking ill-success ⬩ of injurious speaking
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Ic him yfle ne mót, Exon. Th. 491, 5; Rä. 80, 9. of bodily suffering :-- Gif men sié fǽrlíce yfele if it suddenly goes badly with a man, Lchdm. ii. 294, 15.
ENGEL
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Máran cýððe habbaþ englas to Gode ðonne men angels are more like God than men. Homl. Th. i. 10, 3. Englas bláwaþ býman angels shall blow the trumpet, Exon. 20b; Th. 55, 9; Cri. 881: 14a; Th. 28, 17; Cri. 448.
prica
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In Lchdm. iii. 222 the prica is a fifth of an hour :-- On ánre nihta éald móna, and on .xxix. scinþ .iiii. pricena lengce.
Linked entry: pric-mǽlum
hwearfian
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H. 9, 20. of processes that may be said to move in a circle Hwerfiað on þám ylcan wísan sé and eá (cf. of ðáre sǽ cymþ ꝥ water innen þá eorþan . . . wyrþ tó eá . . . wyrþ eft tó sǽ, Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 17-20), Solil.
wǽt
wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy
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Skt. ii. 30, 441. wet, moist, having moisture Sié lyft is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt ge wearm, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35; Anglia viii. 299, 28. Se wǽta wong roscida tellus, Exon. Th. 417, 7; Rä. 36, 1.
ÁN
ONE ⬩ unus ⬩ una ⬩ unum ⬩ alone ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ another ⬩ solus ⬩ alius ⬩ sole ⬩ alone of its kind ⬩ singular ⬩ unique ⬩ without an equal ⬩ unicus ⬩ eximius ⬩ a certain one ⬩ some one ⬩ quidam ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ each ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ unus-quisque ⬩ una-quæque ⬩ unum-quodque ⬩ One ⬩ other
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It does not, however, appear to be generally used as an indefinite article,but more like the Moes. ain, or the Lat. unus — When a noun was used indefinitely by the Saxons, it was without an article prefixed; as, — þeódríc wæs Cristen Theoderic was a
grétan
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Hí sécað ðæt hí mon gréte and weorðige on ceápstówum, Past. 27, 6.
ánga
one and no more ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ singular ⬩ unicus ⬩ ullus ⬩ quisquam ⬩ any ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ quisque
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one and no more, only, sole, single, singular; unicus, ullus, quisquam Se ánga hyht the sole hope, Exon. 62a; Th. 227, 14; Ph. 423: 96b; Th. 360, 1; Pa. 73.
fremian
To profit ⬩ do good ⬩ be good or expedient ⬩ avail ⬩ profĭcĕre ⬩ prōdesse ⬩ expĕdīre ⬩ vălēre
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Gyf se wǽta byþ máre ðonne ðæt fýr, ðonne fremaþ hit if the moisture is more than the fire, then it does good, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 23; Lchdm. iii. 280, 9. Eów fremaþ ðæt ic fare expĕdit vōbis ut ĕgo vādam, Jn. Bos. 16, 7: Mt.