wódness
madness ⬩ fury ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ blasphemy
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Surt. 132, 18. blasphemy, Similar entries v. wód (1 a) Ðá sæt hé tǽlende ðone Hǽlend . . . His wódnys wearð gewrecen ðurh God, Homl. Ass. 60, 212
á-lǽnan
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Ðone ylcan ( St. Martin ) þe hí ǽr álǽndon tó ðám biscopdóme of heora burhscíre, Hml. Th. ii. 518, 21. Hé næfde þæt feoh him tó álǽnenne, 178, 3. of a lord's grant to a vassal Ǽlcon híredmen his onrid þe hé álǽned hæfde, Cht.
á-fyllan
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</b> with prep. mid :-- Ðone sǽ mid scipun and mid his fultume áfyllan, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 14. Áfyllan fatu mid wætere, Hml. Th. i. 58, 12. Seó dene wæs áfylled mid manna sáwlum, ii. 350, 9. to fill, supply abundantly, with gen.
cáfer-tún
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On þám cafertúne (outside the door of the temple), Hml. S. 23b, 410. Ic sæt binnan mínan cafertúne, 30, 372: 5, 324. Cauertúne, Hml. Th. ii. 248, 27. In cæfertún (atrium) ðæs aldorsácerdas, Mt. L. R. 26, 3. Ceafertún (cæfer-, R.), 58: Lk. L.
cniht-hád
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Sum cild hál geboren . . . ðiónde on cræftum þá hwíle þe hit on cnihtháde bið, and swá forþ eallne ðone giogoðhád, Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 23. Fram cnihtháde a pueritia, Kent. Gl. 1066. Of his cnihtháde ab annis puerilibus, Gr. D. 11, 6.
ge-fyrþran
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Ðone freóls hí gefriðodon and gefyrðredon, þeáh hé on gewrite ne stóde, Cht. Th. 115, 35. Hé ðisne freóls ǽfre gefyrþrian wolde, 116, 19. Hí sind mid gifum and gestreónum gefyrþrode, Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 27. intrans. [v. N. E.
ge-wéman
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Voc. ii. 9, 40. to allure to what is right, desirable Oft mon sceal ðone welegan ofermódan tó him loccian mid líðelicre ólicunga, for ðǽm ðæt hé hine tó ryhte geweeme (-wéme, v. l.) nonnunquam superbus dives exhortationis blandimento placandus est, Past
hwíl-tídum
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S. 36, 420. at times, at intervals, as opposed to always or continuously Cwyst þú hwæþer hittó gelýfenne sý ꝥ þysum Godes þeówan mihte symble æt beón se wíte-dómes gást, hwæþer be hwíltídum ( per intervalla temporum ) his mód gefylde þæs wítedómes gást
mist
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Gif þú ðone wísdóm selfne geseón wilt, þú ne scealt nénne myst betweón lǽtan þínum eágum and hym. Solil. H. 43, 17
þreágan
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Miehtig tó ðreánne ( arguere ), 91, 15. the object a thing (fault, sin, &c. ) Mon hiera scylda ne ðreáð, Past. 129, 12. la. to threaten, cf. þreágung; II :-- For ðæm ryhtan edleáne Dryhten ðreáde ðurh ðone wítgan quod videlicet ex ira justae
ságol
A staff, cudgel, club
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Hét his cwelleras ðone hálgan beátan mid heardum ságlum. Ðá bærst sum ságol intó ánes beáteres eágan, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 142. Mid swurdum and sáhlum cum gladiis et fustibus, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 47, 55.
sceam-líc
shamefast, bashful ⬩ shameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious
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Nys ús ná tó secgenne ðone sceamlícan morþ ( the disgraceful events at the siege of Jerusalem ) ðe ðǽr gedón wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 15. Ðæt hé ða sceamlícan þ;ing and ða mánfullan begǽ þ; se res turpes et sceleslas com-mittere, ¨L. Ecg.
wǽtan
To wet, moisten
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Ne is ðæt wín tó þicgenne ðætte hǽteþ and wǽteþ ðone innoþ, Lchdm. ii. 246, 5. Mec ( an animal's skin ) brýd wǽteþ in wætre. Exon. Th. 393, 34 ; Rä, 13, 10. Heó genam ðæs gehálgodan sealtes, and wǽtte, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 98, 2.
Linked entry: wǽtian
bred
A surface, plank, board, table, tablet ⬩ superficies, tabula, tabella
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A surface, plank, board, table, tablet; superficies, tabula, tabella Ðisse eorþan ymbhwyrft is, wið ðone heofon to mettanne, swilce án lytel pricu on brádan brede the circumference of this earth is, compared with the heaven, like a little point on a
Linked entry: brega
ge-anbídian
to wait ⬩ to wait for. ⬩ to wait for the coming ⬩ return ⬩ to wait for the coming to pass ⬩ to wait
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Hé geandbidode ðone frófer ðe beháten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 136, 1. Hé geanbidude Godes ríce, Lk. 23, 51. with a clause Hé geanbidað þæt wé tó beteran gecyrren he waits for our conversion R.
hamele
An oar-loop
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Ðá hí gerǽdden ðet man geald lxii scipon æt ǽlcere hamelan viii marc in his days sixteen ships were paid, eight marks to each of the crew, just as before was done in king Cnut's days ...
Linked entry: hamule
of-gifan
to give up, leave, abandon ⬩ destituere
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Hé ðone beám ofgeaf he (Christ) left the cross (when he was taken to be buried), Exon. Th. 45, 35; Cri. 729. Hí flet ofgeáfon they gave up their halls (when they died 290, 7; Wand. 61.
of-stingan
to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce
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Hé hiene (the elephant) on ðone nafelan ofstang, 4, 1; Swt. 156, II. Hé (Pilate) hiene selfne ofstong sua se transverberans manu, 6, 3; Swt. 258, 10: Shrn. 33, 5. Hé wolde ofstingan Eádwine, ac hé ofstang Lillan his þegn.
Linked entry: of-stician
on-weald
Power
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Ða kyningas ðe ðone onwald hæfdon ðæs folces ... hié heora onweald gehióldon, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 5-7. Ðú áhtest alra onwald ( power over all ), Cd. Th. 268, 24; Sat. 60. Ðæt gé mín onweald ágan mósten, Exon. Th. 131, 9; Gú. 453.
smedema
Fine flour, meal
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Bere is swíðe earfoþe tó gearcigenne, and ðeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann, ðonne hé gearo biþ. Swá wæs seó ealde ǽ swíðe earfoþe tó understandenne, ac ðeáhhwæðere ðonne wé cumaþ tó ðam smedman, ðæt is tó ðære getácnunge, ðonne gereordaþ heó fire mód Homl.