land-begang
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Cultivation of land, or habitation in a land Londbigonges mínes incolatus mei, Ps. Surt. 118, 54
Linked entry: be-gang
langung-hwíl
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A time of longing or weariness Feala [ic] ealra gebád langunghwíla, Andr. Kmbl. 249; An. 125
lim-gelecg
form ⬩ shape
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The disposition or arrangement of the limbs, form, shape Limgelecg liniamento, Wrt. Voc, ii, 52, 31
Linked entry: ge-lecg
norþ-duru
a door on the north side of a building
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a door on the north side of a building Beforan ðære norþdura, Blickl. Homl. 203, 34
bió
I am ⬩ shall be
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I am or shall be, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 24; Similar entries pres. of bión
Linked entry: bie
ge-scýt
shoots forward, falls or is allotted to
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shoots forward, falls or is allotted to, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 9; pres. of ge-sceótan
biren
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Of a bear Byrenre ursinae, An. Ox. 1476. Byrenne ( = -re; byorenne, Hpt. Gl. 508, 43), 4380
blǽc-pytt
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On blǽcpit; of blǽcpytte (the æ is accented), C. D. v. 332, 14
hearp-slege
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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpslege plectro, An. Ox. 52, 1. Add:
beám-wer
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31
æscstede-ród
A cross marking a battlefield
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Of dære greátan apeldre on æscstederóde, C. D. iii. 135, 22
hæfte-clomm
Fetter, bond
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Fetter, bond On hǽðenra hæfteclommum in the fetters of heathen men, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 16
sealm-getæl
A tale or number of psalms
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A tale or number of psalms Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles tó lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19
seonu-ben
A wound or injury of a sinew
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A wound or injury of a sinew Seonobennum seóc crippled. Exon. Th. 328, 17; Vy. 19
Linked entries: seonu-ben seonu-bend
fýren
composed of fire ⬩ on fire, flaming, burning. ⬩ bearing fire ⬩ burning, red-hot
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Add:: composed of fire Án fýren hring globus ignis Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 3. Blódig regn and fýren, Bl. H. 93, 3. 'Send mé þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne' . . . Fýren wolc[n] ástáh of heofonum, 245, 30.
sealtere
A salt-worker
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Nán eówer blisse brýcþ on gereorduncge oððe mete, búton cræft mín gistlíþe him beó, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 5-11. On ðone saltherpaþ; and swá ondlong ðæs herpaþes ðæt on salteredene . . . on salterewellan; of salterewellan eástriht on saltbróc, Cod.
Linked entry: sealt-herepaþ
and-git
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Se geleáfa ne bið on geárum, ac bið on glǽwum andgitum, Hml. S. 7, 112. sense, faculty of perception Hé læg cwydeleás búton andgite, Hml. Th. i. 86, 26. Heora módes andgytu hí fordytton, Hml.
Linked entry: on-gitenness
cyne-stól
A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital ⬩ thronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis
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A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital;thronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis On his cynestóle on his kingly throne, Exon. 25b; Th. 75, 6; Cri. 1217: Elen. Kmbl. 659; El. 330. Of cynestólum from royal seats, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 22; Pa. 49.
be-beorgan
to ward off something ⬩ to guard one's self against ⬩ to save one's self ⬩ to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something
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Substitute: to ward off something (acc. or inst.) from one's self (dat.), to guard one's self against. with dat. of person only, to save one's self Hí heom sylfum beburgon mid Godes fultume, Gr. D. 335, 24.
mæsse-þegnung
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the service of mass On óþran dagan on þǽre fíftan tíde and sixtan and seofoþan nis ná niæsseþénung álýfed, ac man mót swíðe wel mæssan singan on ǽrnemorgen, Angl. xi. 8, 15