Sæfern-múþa
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The mouth of the Severn On súþhealfe Sæfernmúþan, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 4: 997; Erl. 134, 8
wæl-feld
The field of the slain ⬩ the battle-field
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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17
gát-ánstíg
a goat-path
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On horsweg; of horswege innan gátánstíge, C. D. B. i. 417, 12
Linked entry: stig
hinder-þeóstru
Darkness in a remote or low place
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Darkness in a remote or low place Of helwarena hinderþeóstrum ex inferno inferiori, Ps. Th. 85, 12
trog-hrycg
a ridge where there is a trough of water (?)
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a ridge where there is a trough of water (?) On trohhrycg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 17
sealt-mere
A salt mere or marsh ⬩ Saltmere
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A salt mere or marsh; hence Saltmere. Tó sealtmere; of sealtmere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 82, 3
Linked entry: mere
cniht-hád
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Add: boyhood Úre cnihthád is swylce underntíd, on þám ástíhð úre geogoð, Hml. Th. ii. 76, 15. Cnihthádes pubertatis, i. adolescentie, An. Ox. 2382. Seó forme wæcce is on cildháde, and seó óðer wæcce is on weaxendum cnihtháde, Hml. A. 52, 68.
deáþ-stede
A death-place ⬩ mortis campus
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A death-place; mortis campus Lágon on deáþstede drihtfolca mǽst the greatest of people lay on their death-place, Cd. 171; Th. 216, 1; Exod. 589
metod-wang
The plain where the decrees of fate are executed ⬩ a battlefield
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The plain where the decrees of fate are executed, a battlefield Ðonne rond and hand on herefelda helm ealgodon, on meotudwange, Andr. Kmbl. 21; An. 11
tigel-ærne
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A building made of brick (?), a building for making bricks (?), brick-kiln (?) Forð on ða mearce in on ða tigelærnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 29
Linked entry: ærne
bytming
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Ground-floor of the Ark On ðǽre nyðemystan bytminge wunodon þá réðan deór . . . on ðǽre bytminge wæs se arc rúm, Hml. Th. i. 536, 10-14
gor-gráf
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Æt gorgráfes slædę ... eft in on gorgráfes slæd, C. D. vi. 120, 8-26. Of gorgrǽfan, v. 579, 18. On gorgráues, 380, 4
Linked entry: gráf
pirige
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On þǽre pyrigean styb; þonne of pyrigean stybbe on þone þorn, C. D. B. iii. 396, 37. Æt ðǽre pyrgean, C. D. iii. 453. 39. Add
scyldigung
A criminal charge
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We ordained, he that should ask for the charge in the case of a slain thief, that he should go with two others . . . and they shall make oath that they knew of no theft on the part of their kinsman . . . and afterwards twelve on the other side shall go
treów
a tree ⬩ a material ⬩ wood ⬩ trees ⬩ a wood ⬩ roof-tree ⬩ saddle-tree ⬩ a piece of wood ⬩ a beam ⬩ log ⬩ stake ⬩ staff ⬩ cudgel ⬩ gallows-tree ⬩ tree used of the cross
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worhton him anlícnyssa, sume of golde, sume of seolfre, sume of stánum, sume of treówe, Homl.
hǽlan
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Srt. 58, 3. from destruction of the soul Hǽl ús on eorþan, wé þe synt on líchomum lifgende, and eac þá þe on helle synt biddaþ þínre onlésnesse and þínre hǽlo, Bl. H. 81, 21. Cwóm sunu monnes tó soecanne and tó hǽlenne Ꝥte losade, Lk. L. R. 19, 10.
geap
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On geápan gáran westeweardne, v. 173, 6. of a surface, vaulted (of the roof of a house) Ræced hlifade geáp and goldfáh the hall towered up with roof vaulted and gay with gold B. 1800: Ruin. 11.
a-rýpan
To tear off ⬩ to rip ⬩ evellere ⬩ abscindere
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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; Rä. 76, 7
leód-weard
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The guard or government of a people or country, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 1; Gen. 1180: 60; Th. 72, 3; Gen. 1196: 145; Th. 181, 6; Exod. 57
un-reordian
to speak ill of ⬩ to abuse
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to speak ill of, to abuse Swá firenfulle fácnum wordum heora aldorðægn unreordadon (on reordadon? Similar entries v. on, B. III. 5), Cd. Th. 269, 1; Sat. 66
Linked entry: reordian