ús
To us ⬩ us ⬩ of us ⬩ our
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To us, us, of us Wel ús wæs on Egipta lande bene nobis erat in Aegypto, Num. 11, 18. Wé habbaþ ús tó fæder Abraham, Lk. Skt. 3, 8. Ús ys betere expedit nobis, Jn. Skt. 11, 50. Ús nis ná álýfed, 18, 31. Ús neód is, L. Eth. vi. 42; Th. i. 326, 7.
weax-bred
a table, tablet for writing on ⬩ a table, list
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a table, tablet for writing on Ðá wrát hé gebedenum wexbrede (wæx-, Lind.) postulans pugilarem scribsit, Lk. Skt. 1, 63.
hál-wende
Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome
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Se middangeard wæs mannum hálwende the earth was healthful for men, Blickl. Homl. 115, 8: 209, 10.
Linked entry: -wende
on-bryrdan
to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animate ⬩ to excite to a feeling of compunction
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Homl. 33, 23. to excite to a feeling of compunction Hé wæs onbryrded compunctus mid gemynde his synna and weóp, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 2. Ðǽr mon ðæt godspel sægþ maniges mannes heorte biþ onbryrded, Blickl. Homl. 47, 32
Linked entries: an-bryrdan á-bryrdan in-bryrdan
on-stellan
to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)
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C.) wæs dominandi Lacedaemoniorum cupiditas, quantas causas certaminum suscitavit, 3, 1; Swt. 100, 11. Hé wuldres gehwæs ord onstealde omnium miraculorum auctor exstitit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 21. Se ðæs orleges or onstealde, Beo. Th. 4806; B. 2407.
Linked entry: an-stellan
ge-swencan
To disturb ⬩ agitate ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ fatigue ⬩ outweary ⬩ afflict ⬩ harass ⬩ oppress ⬩ pulsāre ⬩ agĭtāre ⬩ trībŭlāre ⬩ vexāre ⬩ fătīgāre ⬩ afflīgĕre ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ opprĭmĕre
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He wæs geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte he was wearied with fierce fighting, Chr. Erl. 5, 30. He biþ geswenct óþ geár seofone he will be troubled for seven years, Lchdm. iii. 188, 12: 192, 4: 204, 14. Hí wurdan geswencte vexāti sunt, Ps.
Linked entries: ge-swæncan swencan
tó-cleófan
To cleave asunder
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Gif ðú ǽnne stán tóclífst, ne wyrþ hé nǽfre gegaderod swá hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 26. Tóclýfþ findit, i. rupit. Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 63. Ðonne God ðysne middangeard tócleófeþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35.
trumness
firmness ⬩ strength ⬩ certainty ⬩ health ⬩ confirmation ⬩ support ⬩ a firm place ⬩ the firmament
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Ðæra apostola tweónung næs uá swá swíðe heora ungeleáffulnys, ac wæs úre trumnys, Homl. Th. i. 300, 34. Hé týmde tó Basilies tǽcinge for his trumnysse, Basil prm. ; Norm. 32, 10. Ealle trumnysse hláfes hé forcnád omne firmamentum panis contrivit.
Linked entry: trymness
tunece
A tunic ⬩ coat
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.); seó tunece wæs unásiwod, Jn. Skt. 19, 23. Ðá dyde hé on his tunecan (cyrtil (-el). Lind. Rush. ), 21, 7: Lk. Skt. 6, 29. Ðam ðe wylle niman ðíne tunecan (cyrtel ł hrægl. Lind. : ðínne tonica. Rush. ), lǽt him tó ðínne wǽfels, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 40.
Linked entry: tunice
be-clýsan
to close ⬩ shut what is open ⬩ to close ⬩ put an end to ⬩ to shut up in a place
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Hé wæs on his inran búre, and hine sylfne ðǽrinne beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 396. Hig hig sylfe on Hierusalem beclýsan woldon, St. A. 34, 11. On cwearterne beclýsan, Hml. Th. i. 86, 30: Nic. 6, 36. Þone deáð þe wyt gefyrn beclýsed hæfdon, 14, 3.
ǽfre
Ever ⬩ always ⬩ unquam ⬩ semper
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Ðú ǽfre wǽre tu semper fuisti, Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 2; Cri. 111. Ǽfre forþ sempiternum, Cd. 220; Th. 282, 35; Sat. 297. Ǽfre to aldre in æternum, 38; Th. 51, 1; Gen. 820. ǽfre = á, q. v
gál
Light ⬩ pleasant ⬩ wanton ⬩ licentious ⬩ wicked ⬩ lĕvis ⬩ libīdĭnōsus ⬩ luxŭriōsus ⬩ mălus
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Gecunnian hwæðer he wǽre god oððe gál to try whether he were good or bad, Gu. 17; Gdwn. 74, 6
mǽtan
To dream
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Ðære Perpetuan mǽtte ðæt heó wǽre on weres hiwe, Shrn. 60, 28
weorold-wíse
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What is usual in the world, a fashion of the world Hé bæd ðæt Godes yrre ofer hí ne cóme, ne him wǽre hwæs (hwæt ?) gneáðes ne óþerra worldwísena. Ðá com stefn of heofonum and seó cwæð: . . .
á-fæstnian
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Ic on gewryte áfæstnode ꝥ ic wǽre þæs deófles, Hml. S. 3, 415. Ðú áfesnadest definisti , Kent. Gl. 121. Hé þá weorc on gewritum áfæstnode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 45. Áfestnige transfigat , Kent. Gl. 217.
biter
painful ⬩ acrimonious ⬩ ill-natured
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Ðonne se lǽce bietre wyrta déð tó hwelcum drence, . . . ðonne bið se deáðbǽra wǽta ofslægen mid ðǽm biteran drence, Past. 303, 12-17. Bitrum rancidis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 62. bitter to the mind, painful Þá geogoðlustas him swíþe bitere þencaþ, Bl.
Linked entry: biter-nes
for-scyldigian
to condemn
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Hé cýdde ꝥ heó forscylgod wǽre for hire crístendóme, 7, 89. Biþ ofsprincg forscyldegod þurh forðfædera mándǽda, gif hé mid yfele him geefenlǽhð, Hml. Th. i. 114, 22.
inweardlíce
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F. 236, 9 and in the following passage for is a prefix rather than an independent adverb :-- Wǽre þú forinwordlíce dysig ðá þú wilnodest þæt þú scoldest mid swylcum æágum þá heáhsunnan geseón quaenam talium oculorum impudentia est velle illum solem videre
á-drǽfan
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Wǽre ádrǽfed arceretur, pulsetur, 4886. Út ádrǽfed eliminatus i. expulsus, 822. Ádrǽfedne pulsum, i. ejectum, 276. Be him libbendum and of ádrǽfdum, Chr. 1053; P. 184, 13. Add
MÆGEN
MAIN ⬩ might ⬩ strength ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ vigour ⬩ efficacy ⬩ virtue ⬩ faculty ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ effort ⬩ a mighty work ⬩ miracle ⬩ a force ⬩ military force
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Se wæs moncynnes mægenes strengest he was mightiest among men, Beo. Th. 395; B. 196.
Linked entry: mægn