mearc-bróc
A brook which serves as a boundary
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Ǽrest ðǽr mercbróc scýt on Seolesburnan; of mearcbróce ... swá andlang burnan eft on mérbróce, 284, 12-30
sandiht
Sandy, dusty
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Sandy, dusty Hiora gemitting wæs on sondihtre dúne, ðæt hié for duste ne mehton geseón, hú hí hí behealdan sceolden, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, 15. Of ðam stáne on ðone sandihtan hærepoþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 453, 22
bóc-fel
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Ox. 4570. Add
burna
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On sumere stówe wæs getácnod swilce fordrúwod burna ... þá sceát heó inn on þone burnan, Hml. S. 23 b, 197: 740.
ge-wis
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Ox. 46, 7. having knowledge of (gen.), cognizant of, acquainted with :-- Ic eom gewis þínra mægena, Lch. i. 326, 4.
druncennes
DRUNKENNESS ⬩ ebriĕtas
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Mid druncennysse by drunkenness, Ors. 1, 6; Bos. 29, 17. For ðære druncenysse because of the drunkenness, Gen. 19, 33, 35.
ge-met
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Hé ealle gesceafta gelógode on ðám ðrím ðingum, þæt is, on gemete, and on getele, and on hefe, Hml. Th. i. 286, 10-15 : ii. 586, 32. Gehíwad tó þám gemete (ad mensuram) hyre heáfdes, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 20.
cweartern
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Þǽre gehæftan wylne cild þe sæt on cwerterne, Ex. 12, 29. On cweartern settan, Hml. A. 79, 165. Hé ( St. Paul ) wæs on manegum cwearternum, Hml. Th. i. 392, 9. Add
ge-cígnes
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Substitute: A call, summons Oð ðæne dæg his gecígnesse of middangearde usque ad diem suae uocationis, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 634, 7.
lustfullung
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I a. pleasure in something (gen. ) :-- Þæt þú on míne heortan getryme þínra beboda lustfullunga, Angl. xi. 101, 28. in an unfavourable sense On þreó wísan bið deófles costnung ; þæt is on tihtinge, on lustfullunge, on geðafunge.
cwid-bóc
The Book of Proverbs ⬩ proverbiorum liber
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The Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Be ðæm is awriten on Salomonnes cwidbócum about which it is written in the Proverbs of Solomon, Past. 36, 8; Cot. MS
grafet
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On ðæt lange grauet of ðam lange grafette, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 33: 195, 5, 7. Leo takes the word as a diminutive of 'gráf.'
sweord-leóma
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The glitter of swords:?-Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35
bed-streáw
Straw used for bedding
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Straw used for bedding Of his bedstréwe man band on ánne wódne; þá gewát se deófol him of, Hml. S. 31, 572. (Cf. streáw tó his beddinga,) 849
lád
a course ⬩ way ⬩ a lode ⬩ watercourse ⬩ carrying ⬩ carriage ⬩ bringing ⬩ Sustenance ⬩ provision
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The threefold division of the means of carriage seems to be that found in the Icelandic law where, dealing with the observance of Sunday, it is said of the amount that might be carried journeying on that day 'er rétt at bera á sjálfum ser (=on byrdene
á-lǽdan
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Add: to lead off, carry off Ic of álǽde abduco, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 275, 10. of captivity Cirus cyning hí ásende eft ongeán tó ludéa lande, þanon þe hí álǽdde wǽron, Ælfc. T.
greát
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S. 35, 189. (1 a) of finely grown trees :-- Of ðǽm greátan helebeáme ... on ðá greátan apeldre; of ðǽre greátan apeldre, C. D. iii. 135, 18-22. Onefen ðone greátan æsc, ii. 172, 23. On greátan þorn, v. 150, 8.
fruma
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Add: a beginning. the first part or point of a continuous period, action, work, &c. Se dæg wæs fruma þyses lǽnan leóhtes, Bl. H. 133, 10. Ðás circean þus gecýþde æt fruman ( at the time of its foundation ) seó ilce bóc, 197, 26.
frum-bearn
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Æðele frumbearn primogenita, 134, 8. ¶ figurative :-- Banan mancynnes fácnes frumbearn (the devil ), An. 1296. one of the first two or three children, an elder child Adames and Euan aforan wǽron freólicu twá frumbearn cenned, Cain and Abel, Gen. 968.
lytling
A little one ⬩ a young person ⬩ child
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A little one, a young person, child Se ðe underféhþ ǽnne lytling on mínum naman he that receives one little one in my name, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 30. Lyttlingas, i. 512, 21.