blǽst
A blowing, BLAST or gust of wind, a breeze ⬩ flatus
Entry preview:
[bláwan to blow; flare] A blowing, BLAST or gust of wind, a breeze; flatus Sǽgrundas súþwind fornam, bæþweges blǽst the south wind, the sea breeze, dried up the depths of the sea, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290
Linked entry: blǽd
gebregd-stafas
Entry preview:
Substitute: Cunning skill Ic íglanda eallra hæbbe bóca onbyrged, þurh gebregdstafas lárcræftas onlocen Libia and Gréca I of the islands all have the books browsed on, and by cunning skill the learning unlocked of Lybians and Greeks, Sal. 2
wægn-treów
A perquisite of a log of wood from each load to the labourer loading and leading the waggon
Entry preview:
A perquisite of a log of wood from each load to the labourer loading and leading the waggon (? cf. wægn-scilling) On sumere þeóde gebyreþ ... æt wuduláde wǽntreów, æt cornláde hreáccopp, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 27
hreów
fierce ⬩ sævus ⬩ mæstus
Entry preview:
In the compounds blód-, wæl-hreów the second syllable seems to be hreóh [or is it reów, or may hreów be a confusion of the two forms?], as the form hreóh does not occur independently in the sense of fierce.
nám
Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another
Entry preview:
Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another Be naame.
Cridian tún
- Flor.
CREDITON ⬩ Devonshire ⬩ oppidi nomen in agro Devoniensi
Entry preview:
CREDITON, Devonshire, formerly the seat of the bishops of Devonshire, so called because it is situated on the banks of the river Creedy; oppidi nomen in agro Devoniensi Hér æt Kyrtlingtúne forþférde Sideman bisceop, on hrædlícan deáþe: se wæs Defnascíre
birging
Tasting ⬩ taste
Entry preview:
Tasting, taste Byrgincg (gustus) swéte út ánýdde of neorxena wonge, Scint. 57, 2. Hnesce on æthrine and weredre on byrigincge (biriginge, byrincge, v. ll.), Lch. i. 108, 2. On byrgynge, 250, 22
Babilón
Entry preview:
This celebrated city of antiquity, in Mesopotamia, was built on both banks of the Euphrates. Its foundation by Nimrod is mentioned immediately after the Deluge, Gen. 10, 9, 10: 11, 9 Nimrod [MS.
Linked entries: Babilónia Babilónie Babilónige Babilónis Babylón
glengan
Entry preview:
Gl. 594. to arrange gracefully. of dressing the hair Geglencendlíce glencan delicate componere, An. Ox. 1203. of arranging words Glengede composita, Kent. Gl. 595. (v. II.)
hana
Entry preview:
Seó leó þone lytlan hanan hyre ondrǽt, gif heó him on besyhð, and ealra swíðost gif se hana hwít bið, Hml. A. 63, 282. ¶ The word is given by runes contained in the text of Rä. 43, which has a cock for part of its subject. Add: —
ge-weorpan
Entry preview:
Ox. 4781. where a change of position is caused by force, to cast in or out Gewarpp ðá bibyccenda ejicit vendenles, Mt. p. 18, 17. Of ðǽr gewarp (eiecerat) seofa diówles, Mk. L. R. 16, 9. Hine gewurpon ł fordrifon búta ðǽm wíngeard, Mt. L. 21, 39.
an-sín
Entry preview:
</b> the surface of an object On ansýne scræfes in superficie antri, An.
Linked entry: an-sýn
fealh
Entry preview:
Ox. 15, 1: 17, 2. [Most, if not all, of these are glosses on: Graculus segetum glumas et laeti cespitis occasdepopulare studet, Ald. 142, 20.] Substitute:
Linked entry: fealgian
scegð-mann
A member of the crew of a scegð, a Dane, a pirate
Entry preview:
A member of the crew of a scegð, a Dane, a pirate Wícing vel scegðman pirata vel piraticus vel cilix, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 59. Wícing oððe scegðman (scægð-, scǽð-, sceigð-) pirata, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 24, 9.
dæg-mél-sceáwere
Who or what shews the time of day ⬩ horoscopes
Entry preview:
Who or what shews the time of day; horoscopes, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 103: 4; Som. 56, 2
cumbel-gehnád
A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ⬩ signorum conflictus, prœlium
Entry preview:
A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ; signorum conflictus, prœlium Chr. 937 ; Erl. 114, 15; Æðelst. 49, note
Linked entry: cumbol-gehnád
land-brǽce
Entry preview:
Breaking up or ploughing of [fallow] land Landbrǽce proscissio, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 20; Wrt. Voc. 15, 20
Linked entry: -brǽce
mót-stów
A place of assembly ⬩ forum
Entry preview:
A place of assembly, forum Mótstów on burge forus (forum?) vel prorostra Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 43: 47, 22
Linked entry: gemót-stów
ge-sceátaþ
fall to, shall fall to or be allotted to
Entry preview:
fall to, shall fall to or be allotted to, Ex. 29, 28, = ge-sceótaþ; pres. pl. of ge-sceótan
feohtend
warrior ⬩ fighter
Entry preview:
A man of war, warrior, fighter Feohtend bellicosus, gladiator, An. Ox. 3805. Ealle feohtendras cuncti bellatores, Jos. 6, 3