bryne
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Hí hæfdon ǽlce scíre stíðe gemarcod mid bryne and mid hergunge, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 18. Seó cæster wearð on bryne, Gr. D. 47, 24. On hiere ( Corinth ) bryne. Ors. 5, 2; S. 216, 1. Þæt þá elpendas fóran wédende for þæs flexes bryne, 4, 1; S. 158, 7.
fóda
victuals ⬩ provisions ⬩ sustenance ⬩ support
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Mínre wylne ic sylle fódan (alimenta), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 101, 2. figurative Mid wordes fódan (pabulo) geþanc gereordian, Scint. 53, I. Ðám hé forgifð ðone gástlican fódan, Hml.
ge-mǽnelíce
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Add: in common, in joint possession God eallum mancinne forgeaf him gemǽnlíce fisccinn and fugelcinn and þá feóuerfetan deór, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 41. Þ feoh hí mid heom tó þám scræfe gemǽnelíce hæfdon, Hml. S. 23, 213.
Linked entries: -mǽne-líce ge-ménelíce
úre
our ⬩ ours
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our Úre noster, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 93, 17. Úre Drihten, Blickl. Homl. 11, 22. Fæder úre (úrer, Lind.) Pater noster, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 9. Úre se trumesta staþol, Blickl. Homl. 13, 10. Tó úres Drihtnes méder, 5, 2. On naman Godes úres, Ps. Spl. 19, 5.
hǽr
Hair, a hair
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Hǽr pili, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 54; Wrt. Voc. 42, 62. Loccas vel unscoren hǽr comæ, 70, 56; Wrt. Voc. 42, 64. Gif hǽr tó þicce síe if the hair be too thick, L. M. i. 87, 3; Lchdm. ii. 156, 8.
Linked entry: hér
ge-ágnian
to have as one's own, possess, occupy ⬩ to get ⬩ secure possession of, acquire ⬩ to adopt ⬩ to prove one's title to ⬩ secure by shewing title ⬩ to usurp
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Geágnode, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 15, 6. to get or secure possession of, acquire for a person (dat.) Se arcebiscop geáhnode (acquisivit aeternam hereditatem) Gode and S Andrea þá land, Cht. Th. 273, 23.
hosp
Reproach, opprobrium, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
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Ðonne wurdon hí tó hospe gedóne then were they made a reproach, Ælfc. T. 12; Grn. 6, 22. Unrihtwíse habbaþ on hospe ða ðe him sindon rihtes wísran the unrighteous hold in contempt those that are better skilled in right than themselves, Bt. Met.
Linked entry: hyspan
of-sittan
to sit upon, press down by sitting ⬩ to sit upon, oppress ⬩ to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) ⬩ to sit about, besiege ⬩ to repress, check, present motion
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Th. i. 188, 26. to sit upon, oppress Gif hé; (a king) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 20; Som. 51, 47: Homl. Th. i. 242, 4. Swongornes hí ofsit, and hí mid slǽwþe ofer-cymþ, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 180, 33.
Linked entry: of-setenness
hleápan
To LEAP, ⬩ jump, ⬩ dance, ⬩ run
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To LEAP, jump, dance, run Ic hleápe salio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 45. Ðonne hleápþ se healta swá swá heort the lame shall leap as a hart, Homl. Th. ii. 16, 18. Se ðe hleápeþ he who dances, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 11; Vy. 83.
Linked entries: hleápere hleápettan hlípe
DÓN
To DO, make, cause ⬩ agĕre, facĕre
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Ic dó ago, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Sam. 32, 12: făcio, 28, 6; Som. 32, 36. Ic dó oððe wyrce făcio, 33; Som. 37, 47. Ic dó gyt faxo, 33; Som. 37, 43. Ic dó ðæt gyt beóþ manna fisceras făciam vos fiĕri piscatōres homĭnum, Mt. Bos. 4, 19. Ðú dést faxis, Ælfc.
an-lícnes
likeness ⬩ image ⬩ similitude ⬩ resemblance ⬩ imago ⬩ similitudo ⬩ a parable ⬩ parabola ⬩ an image ⬩ statue ⬩ idol ⬩ stature ⬩ height ⬩ statua ⬩ simulacrum ⬩ statura
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Anlícnes agalma, vel iconisma, vel idea, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72, 123. Hwylc mæg ícan áne elne to his anlícnesse? quis potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum? Lk. Bos. 12, 25
Linked entries: and-lícnis on-lícness
cyrnel
KERNEL, grain ⬩ nucleus, granum ⬩ a hard
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Cyrnel granum, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 8; Wrt. Voc. 33, 7. Nim ðone cyrnel ðe byþ innan ðan persogge take the kernel which is within the peach, Lchdm. iii. 102, 6.
DRECCAN
To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment ⬩ vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre
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Ic drece vexo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 44. Ðeáh hine se ymbhoga ðyssa woruldsǽlþa wráðe drecce though the anxious care of these worldly goods severely afflicts him, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 108; Met. 7, 54: Homl. Th. i. 156, 21.
FEALO
FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? ⬩ flāvus, gilvus, fuscus
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], Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 81; Wrt. Voc. 46, 38. Se fealwa holen the fallow or withered holly leaf, Exon. 114a; Th. 437, 19; Rä. 56, 10.
FÚL
FOUL ⬩ dirty ⬩ impure ⬩ corrupt ⬩ rotten ⬩ stinking ⬩ guilty ⬩ convicted of a crime ⬩ fœdus ⬩ immundus ⬩ sordĭdus ⬩ obscœnus ⬩ spurcus ⬩ pūtĭdus ⬩ fœtĭdus ⬩ culpæ conscius ⬩ crīmĭne convictus
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Fúl wín spurcum vīnum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 127; Wrt. Voc. 27, 54. Ic eom wyrslicre ðonne ðes wudu fúla I am viler than this rotten wood, Exon. 111 a; Th. 424, 33; Rä. 41, 48.
irfe-numa
an heir
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One who takes an inheritance, an heir Ðes and ðeós yrfenuma hic et hæc heres, Ælfc. Gr. 6 ; Som. 5, 33. Mín inbyrdling biþ mín yrfenuma ...
Linked entry: -numa
LEÁF
LEAVE ⬩ permission ⬩ license
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LEAVE, permission, license Leáf licentia, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 17. Lóciaþ ðæt ðiós eówru leáf ne weorðe óðrum monnum tó biswice videte, ne forte hæc licentia vestra offendiculum fiat infirmis, Past. 59, 6; Swt. 451, 32.
lencten
Spring ⬩ Lent
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Spring, Lent Lencten ver: foreweard lencten vel middewærd lencten ver novum: æfterwærd lencten ver adultum, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 76, 7, 12-14; Wrt. Voc. 53, 21, 26, 27.
Linked entry: lengten
leng
Length ⬩ height ⬩ stature
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Length [of time or space], height, stature Mannes leng statura, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 4. Nǽfre ne sý se hálga eásterdæg gemǽrsod ǽr ðan ðe ðæs dæges lenge [lencge MS. P; lenge, MS.
racu
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Ús ne segþ ná seó racu ( the narrative ), tó hwam hé hine sette, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 3 : Jud. Thw. 156, 10. Ðætte on Arones breóstum sceolde beón áwriten sió racu ðæs dómes ut in Aaron pectore rationale judicii imprimatur, Past. 13, 1 ; Swt. 77, 9.
Linked entry: eá-racu