ge-wiht
Weight ⬩ pondus
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Nú hæbbe we hit bioht ongén be ðam ylcan gewihte quam nunc eodem pondĕre reportāvĭmus, Gen. 43, 21: 23, 16: Lev. 26, 26. False gewihta false weights, L. Eth. v. 24; Th. i. 310, 13: vi. 28; Th. i 322, 14.
GEÓ
Formerly, of old, before ⬩ quandam, olim, pridem
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Geþenc se snottra fengel hwæt wit geó sprǽcon do thou, sagacious prince, bear in mind what we have before spoken, Beo. Th. 2957; B. 1476. Geó ǽr long before, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 17. Geó dagum in days of old, formerly, 4, 27; S. 605, note 2.
un-wærlíce
Unwarily ⬩ incautiously ⬩ without caution ⬩ heedlessly
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Þænne gyltas unwerlíce [wé] forgyfaþ dum culpas incaute remittimus, Scint. 149, 8
Linked entry: wærlíce
wræc-líc
strange ⬩ wonderful ⬩ wretched ⬩ miserable
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Th. 177, 31;Exod. 3. wretched, miserable Wé on ðás wræclícan woruld ácende wurdon. Wulfst. I. 12. Hý wurdon of ðære myrhðe áworpene, ðe hý ǽr on wǽron, and on ðis wræclíce líf bescofene and on earfoðan and on geswince wunedon, 9, 13.
be-rípan
To strip ⬩ despoil ⬩ plunder
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Wé habbað Godes hús clǽne berýpte, 157, 18. with spoil, in gen. Man F. ádgife berýpte sélcere are, Cht. Th. 203, 11.
Linked entry: be-rýpan
ge-grétan
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Hyt geríst ꝥ wé þá regulares feriarum mid leóðe gegrétun, Angl. viii. 302, 6. Gegroeta salutare, Mk. L. 12, 38. Gegroetæ, 15, 18. Gegroeted wæs salutatur, Lk. p. 3, 15. Gegréttre róde salutata cruce, Angl. xiii. 21, 779
hálian
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Wyrc him sealfe ðæt hit hálige, iii. 40, 16. to be saved. v. hál; 2 Geþencean wé eác, gif óþer nýten wǽre tó háligienne and geteód tó þon écan lífe, þonne onfénge hé ( Christ ) heora híwe, Bl. H. 29, 5
sweotolung
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Add Nú wylle wé embe ðises godspelles trahtnunge sume swutelunge eów gereccan. Hml. Th. i. 478, 4. Add Se gerǽfa áxude Eugeniam hú heó ána mihte ealle þá gewytan áwǽgan mid áðe, oððe þurh ǽnige swutelunge hí sylfe áclǽnsian, Hml. S. 2, 226
witan
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Hú mycelne ege wé sceolon witan (hú micel ege sí tó hæbbenne, v.l.) tó þám hálgum werum quantis sit viris sanctis timor exhibendus, Gr. D. 63, 6
sceáwere
an observer, ⬩ a spy ⬩ a watch-tower ⬩ a mirror ⬩ a buffoon, an actor
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an observer, one who examines into a matter Wé willaþ ðæt se sceáwre wite mid fullum geráde, ðe ðis gewrit áspyraþ, Anglia viii. 331, l.
Linked entry: sceáwend-sprǽc
GRUND
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We men on grunde we men on the earth, Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 39; Hy. 9, 39. Neól ic fére and be grunde græfe prone I go and along the ground dig, Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 3; Rä. 22, 2: 128 a; Th. 491, 23; Rä. 81, 3.
lust
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Wé þás sǽlác lustum bróhton tíres tó tácne, B. 1653. Hé (Christ) lustum dreág ehtendra níð, Gú. 495. God weorðiað mid lofsangum lustum myclum, Ps. Th. 99, 3.
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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Biþ him se wela onwended, and wyrþ him wíte gegearwod, Cd. Th. 28, 5; Gen. 431: Blickl. Homl. 195, 28.
Linked entries: and-wendan aweg-onwendan on-wendness
a-gangan
To go or pass by or over ⬩ to happen ⬩ befal ⬩ præterire ⬩ evenire
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To go or pass by or over, to happen, befal; præterire, evenire Ðá wæs agangen, geára hwyrftum, tú hund and þreó there were passed, in the circuits of years, two hundred and three, Elen. Kmbl. 1; El. 1: Chr. 974; Th. 224, 33; Edg. 10.
Linked entry: a-gongen
Cwén-sǽ
The White Sea ⬩ hyperboreus oceanus
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The White Sea ; hyperboreus oceanus Fram ðære eá Danais, west óþ Rín ða eá . . . and eft súþ óþ Donua ða eá. . . and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwénsǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, Germania from the river Don, westward to
FLOCC
A FLOCK ⬩ band ⬩ company ⬩ division ⬩ grex ⬩ căterva ⬩ turma
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Him mon mid óðrum floccum sóhte they were sought by other bands, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 14. Ic híg eft ongeán oferfare mid twám floccum [MS. floccon] cum duābus turmis regrĕdior, Gen. 32, 10
for-cuman
To surpass ⬩ overcome ⬩ destroy ⬩ harass ⬩ wear out ⬩ supĕrāre ⬩ vexāre
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To surpass, overcome, destroy, harass, wear out; supĕrāre, vexāre Hæfde ðá se snotra sunu Dauides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl then had the wise son of David overcome and surpassed in knowledge the earl of the Chaldeans, Salm.
Linked entry: for-cinnan
maga
Powerful ⬩ strong ⬩ a powerful person
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Ne derige se maga ðam unmagan let not the strong injure the weak, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 1. Se maga and se unmaga ne mágon ná gelíce byrdene áhebban, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 262, 2: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 160.
blíðe-mód
Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful ⬩ lætus animo, lætus, hilaris
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Hyssas wǽron blíðenmóde the youths were cheerful [blithe of mind], 186; Th. 231, 26; Dan. 253
ge-gremian
To irritate ⬩ provoke ⬩ excite ⬩ incense ⬩ inflame ⬩ exaspĕrāre ⬩ provŏcāre ⬩ exăcerbāre
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Hí wǽron gúþe gegremede they were made fierce by battle, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 2; Jud. 306 : Cd. 4; Th. 4, 29; Gen. 61
Linked entry: gremian