cerg
Sad, dire, wicked ⬩ tristis, sollicitus, dirus, malus
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Sad, dire, wicked; tristis, sollicitus, dirus, malus Cerge reótaþ fóre onsýne éces déman the wicked shall wail before the face of the eternal judge, Exon. 20a; Th. 52, 20; Cri. 836
dreám-cræft
The art of music, music ⬩ musĭca
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The art of music, music; musĭca Gedéþ se dreámcræft ðæt se mon biþ dreámere the art of music causes the man to be a musician, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31
eorl-mægen
A host of men ⬩ vĭrō;rum turma
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A host of men; vĭrō;rum turma Sió cwén bebeád ofer eorlmægen áras fýsan the queen commanded messengers to hasten throughout the mass of the people, Elen. Kmbl. 1958; El. 981
fóstor-leán
Remuneration for fostering ⬩ nutrīcii merces
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Remuneration for fostering; nutrīcii merces Hæfde Nergend fóstorleán fǽmnan forgolden, éce to ealdre the Saviour had repaid the virgin the reward for fostering, in eternal life. Menol. Fox 301; Men. 152
godspell-bóc
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A copy of the gospels Saltere and pistolbóc and godspellbóc a psalter, a copy of the epistles, and a copy of the gospels, L. Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13
eáwis-firina
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The word has been given under ǽwisc-firen (q. v.), but perhaps it belongs here, and the first part, eáwisc, = public-anus, see the two preceding words, and cf. bær-synnig
a-hýdan
To hide ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occuhare
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Rómáne gesomnodon al ða goldhord and sume on eorþan ahýddon the Romans collected all the treasures and hid some in the earth, Chr. 418 ; Th. 18, 6, col. 1
Englan
The Angles ⬩ Angli
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The Angles; Angli Ða Wealas flugon ða Englan [=Engle, Th. 22, 27, col. 2, 3 ] the Welsh fled from the Angles, Chr. 473; Th. 23, 26, col. 2; 23, 27, col. 1. Betweox Wealan and Englan between the Welsh and Angles, L. O.
be-lífan
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[Cf. ge-lífan, which is the earlier form.]
ge-síþwíf
A woman of the class to which the 'gesith ⬩ ' 'comes' belongs
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A woman of the class to which the 'gesith, ' 'comes' belongs Sca anastasiam ðære hálegan gesíþwífes seó wæs swíþe æðele for worulde St. Anastasia's the holy lady; she was very noble with respect to this world, Shrn. 30, 20.
Linked entry: ge-síþman
ǽr-margen
The early morning ⬩ the day-break
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The early morning, the day-break, Ps. Surt. 56, 9: 107, 3: 118, 148
ár-wéla
The wealth of oars ⬩ the sea ⬩ divitiæ remorum ⬩ mare
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The wealth of oars, the sea; divitiæ remorum, mare, Andr. Kmbl. 1705; An. 855
-end
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Wegferend, es; m. a way-faring man. the ending of nouns, denoting the agent
ge-ylca
The same
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The same Eall ðæ geylcan gerihta all the same rights, Th. Chart. 433, 36
up-waras
The dwellers above ⬩ the celestials
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The dwellers above, the celestials Tó upwarum ad superos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 67
ordál-ísen
The iron used in the ordeal,
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The iron used in the ordeal, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 14
ge-bǽru
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Voc. ii. 91, 59: 40, 28 the forms seem to belong to the declension of feminine nouns which remain unchanged in the singular, and to this declension all the other instances (especially Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 57) might belong. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 21: Gr.
Gallias
The Gauls ⬩ the Franks ⬩ Galli ⬩ Galliæ
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Gallia ríces geferde and gesóhte Adrian the abbot went and visited the parts of the kingdom of the Gauls; partes Galliārum [regni] adiisset, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 16. Gallia rice the kingdom of the Gauls, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 31
Linked entries: Galleas Gallia ríce Gallie Galwalas
be-felgan
To stick or cling to ⬩ betake oneself ⬩ inhærere ⬩ insistere ⬩ To deliver ⬩ transmit ⬩ consign ⬩ tradere ⬩ committere
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To deliver, transmit, consign; tradere, committere He hine róde befealg he delivered him to the cross, Andr. Kmbl. 2654; An. 1328
baðian
To wash ⬩ foment ⬩ cherish ⬩ lavare ⬩ fovere ⬩ To BATHE ⬩ lavari ⬩ balneare ⬩ aquis se immergere
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To wash, foment, cherish; lavare, fovere Hí baðedon ðone líchoman they washed the body, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 38. Wit unc in ðære burnan baðodan we two washed ourselves in that brook, Exon. 121b; Th. 467, 2; Hö. 132. v. intrans.