clýsing
A CLOSING ⬩ inclosure ⬩ conclusion of a sentence ⬩ period ⬩ claustrum ⬩ periodus ⬩ περίοδος
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A CLOSING, inclosure, conclusion of a sentence, period; claustrum, periodus = περίοδος Seó fæstnung ðære hellícan clýsinge ne geþafaþ ðæt ða wiðercoran ǽfre útabrecon the fastening of the hellish inclosure never allows the wicked to break out Homl.
Linked entry: clýsung
or-feorm
Unprovided, destitute, worthless
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Ða ( the heathen gods ) sind geásne góda gehwylces, idle, orfeorme, unbiþyrfe, 255, 20; Jul. 217.
geó
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Ðǽr ðá cnihtas iú ǽr eardodon, Hml. Th. i. 62, 25: 318, 14: Bt. 16, 1; F. 48, 35. Wé iú hæfdon ǽrror wlite, Sat. 151.
á-ceorfan
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Se engel him ðá cennendan leomu of ácearf, Gr. D. 26, 27. Ðæt hé ealle ðá geþóhtas of his móde ne áceorfe, Past. 139, 26. Ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe, Bl. H. 189, 33. Gif mon áceorfe án treów, Ll. Th. i. 130, 2.
CÁF
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Hét ðá hǽleða hleó healdan ða bricge wígan wígheardne cáfne then the defence [the chief] of the soldiers commanded a warrior, hardy in battle and nimble, to defend the bridge, Byrht. Th. 133, 66; By. 76.
wáwa
Woe ⬩ misery
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Sume hí wyrcaþ heora wógerum sumne wáwan, ðæt hí hí tó wífe habbon, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 158. Ðæt gé swá earme eów sylfe fordóþ on wíton and on wáwon, 23, 186. Hí gesáwon ða mænigfealdon wáwan ðe Cristes ða gecorenan þoledon, 23, 124
Linked entry: weá
salfige
Sage
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Genim ðás wyrte ðe man saluian nemneþ. . . . Genim ðás ylcan wyrte salfian, i. 218, 6-11. Saluian sǽd, iii. 72, 7: ii. 358, 18. Nim saltian, iii. 48, 3. Wyl sealuian, 44, 17
syndrian
To sunder, separate
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To sunder, separate Eorþena langnyss ná syndraþ (separat), ða ðe sóð lufu geþeód, Scint. 5, 13. Se ðe syndraþ fram leahtre, R. Ben. Interl. 117, 3. Ðæt God gegeadrade, monn ne suindria (separet), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 6
on-bærnan
to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindle ⬩ to burn, consume by burning ⬩ to heat, inflame ⬩ to kindle desire for anything, to incite
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Ðæt fýr ðæt ðú sylfa on ðé onbærndest, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 38, 18. Is onbærned ðín yrre. Ps.
hrygile-búc
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Of ðam æscene ðe is óðre namon hrygilebúc gecleopad. Chart. Th. 439, 26
Persida
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Persia Tó ðam earde ðe is geháten Persida, Homl. Th. ii. 482, 2
úht-wæcce
A nightly vigil
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A nightly vigil Be ðám úhtwæccum de nocturnis vigiliis, R. Ben. 40, 10
eówu
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Dele 'dat. eówenum ; ewe, an', and add:
offrung-hús
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A house of sacrifice Ic geceás ðás stówe mé tó offrunghúse, Nap. 50
Saracenisc
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Seó burh wearð mid ðám Sarasceniscum gesett, Hml. Th. i. 404, 18. Add
yfel-dónde
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Good edleán ðám weldóndum and yfel þám yfeldóndum, Solil. H. 10, 19. Add
sǽ-wǽg
a wave of the sea
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Th. 240, 9; Dan. 384
of-calen
very cold
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very cold Petrus stód ofcalen on ðam cauertúne, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 27
Linked entry: calan
smirwung-ele
Oil for anointing
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Oil for anointing Of ðam smiring-ele de oleo unctionis Ex. 29, 21
hors
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Héht se cásere gesponnan fíower wildo hors tó scride and hine in ðæt scrid ásetton ðæt ðá wildan hors scealden iornan . . . and him ðá limo all tóbrecan, Shrn. 71, 34. ¶ as horses, in varying numbers, form part of the heriot, they are frequently mentioned