hwerfan
to turn ⬩ revolve ⬩ move about ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ to turn ⬩ change ⬩ to exchange ⬩ barter
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Nán man nehwyrfe nánes yrfes bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse let no man exchange any property without the witness of the reeve, L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 17. Nán man ne bycge ne hwyrfe [hwirfe, MS.
rand
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Rand the edge of the upper leather, a seam of a shoe, Bailey. Icel. rönd a stripe : Ger. rand border, edge, margin.] the word however is used generally of a shield, denoting the whole or part of it.
Linked entry: rand-beáh
frum-cenned
first-begotten ⬩ firstborn ⬩ primogĕnĭtus ⬩ primitive ⬩ primĭtīvus
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Ðe on ðæm lande frumcennede wǽron who were firstborn in the land, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 5. He ætbræd me míne frumcennedan primogĕnĭta mea tŭlit, Gen. 27, 36.
mearc-land
a border-land ⬩ waste land lying outside the cultivated ⬩ a district ⬩ country ⬩ territory
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Mearclonde ( the sea coast ) neáh, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 6; Rä. 4, 23. Him ðe feára sum mearclond gesæt (of Guthlac when he retired to his hermitage.
ge-scerian
to bestow, appoint, provide, ordain, destine ⬩ tribuere, providere, ordinare, destinare ⬩ to number, reckon ⬩ numerare ⬩ to ordain, arrange
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Ic biddan wille ðæt ðú me ne gescyrige mid scyldhetum I will pray that thou appoint me not among the guilty ones, Andr.
Linked entries: ge-scyrian ge-scyrigan
ge-hwider
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Þǽre burge ceasterware þe ǽr gehwider tódrifene wǽron cives urbis illius qui quolibet dispersi essent Gr. D. 198, 15. limited by an implied condition Hé hæfde ǽnne látteów þe hine lǽdde gehwider ( wherever he went ), Hml. S. 21, 203.
hræd-ness
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Add: where there is rapid movement Rædnis pernicitas (pedum ), Txts. 182, 75. Wit geségon sittan twégen men on twám olfendum and þá efstan mid þǽre mǽstan hrædnesse, Hml. A. 206, 361. Þone ðóðor mid swiftre rædnesse geslegene, Ap. Th. 13, 4.
ǽg-hwǽr
in every place, ⬩ to every place, in every direction ⬩ in every case ⬩ in every respect
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[In Met. 10. 58 substitute :-- the likes of them are everywhere.] to every place, in every direction Se wind mæg féran ǽghwǽr, Rä. 41, 69.
on-weg
Away, off.
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Away, off. with verbs of motion Óðer þing wiston ða wífmenn ðá hý onweg cyrdon when they went away (from the sepulchre ), Exon. Th. 460, 13; Hö. 16. Gif ðú onweg cymest if you come away (alive from the fight ), Beo. Th. 2769; B. 1382.
stæl
a place ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ stead ⬩ situation ⬩ condition
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Th. 68, 7; Gen. 1113. stead (as in the phrase to stand a person in good stead.
Linked entry: æt-steal
a-hrysian
To shake violently ⬩ excutere
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To shake violently; excutere Drihten ahrysode da wéstan eorþan the lord shook violently the desert earth, Ps. Th. 28, 6. Ahrysod ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl. 108, 22. Ahryse ða moldan of shake the mould off, Herb. 1, 1; Lchdm, i. 70, 8
circul-ádl
Circle-disease, the shingles ⬩ zona, circĭnus
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Circle-disease, the shingles; zona, circĭnus Lǽce-dðmas wið ðære ádle ðe mon hǽt circuládl leechdoms for the disease, which man calls the circle-disease or shingles, L. M. Cont. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 8, 18: L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 5
eást-healf
The east-side ⬩ orientāle lătus, plăga orientālis
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The east-side; orientāle lătus, plăga orientālis Ðe on eást-healfe ðære eá wǽron who were on the east side of the river, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 9, col. 2. On eást-healfe Iericho contra orientālem plăgam urbis Iericho. Jos. 4, 19: Lev. 1, 16
Linked entry: healf
eorþ-hús
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Rómáne him worhton eorþhús for ðære lyfte wylme the Romans built for themselves earth-houses because of the boiling heat of the air, L. M. 1, 72 ; Lchdm. ii. 146, 16
fealu
Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop ⬩ nŏvāle
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Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop; nŏvāle Andlang weges óþ ðone bróc, ðe scýt to fealuwes leá along the way to the brook, which shoots to the field of fallow ground, Cod. Dipl. 399; A. D. 944; Kmbl. ii. 251, 1
freca
A bold man ⬩ warrior ⬩ hero ⬩ bellātor ⬩ hēros ⬩ ἥρως
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A bold man, warrior, hero; bellātor, hēros = ἥρως Geféng fetelhilt freca Scyldinga the Scyldings' warrior seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3131; B. 1563: Andr. Kmbl. 2328; An. 1165.
Linked entries: gúþ-freca hild-freca
fyrn-gesceap
A decree of old ⬩ ōlim constĭtūtum
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A decree of old; ōlim constĭtūtum Ne wát ǽnig hú ða wísan sind wundorlíce, fæger fyrngesceap, ymb ðæs fugles gebyrd not any knows how the conditions are wondrous, the fair decree of old, concerning the bird's birth, Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 15; Ph. 360
lǽce-cynn
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The race of physicians or surgeons Nǽfre [ic] lǽcecynn on folcstede findan meahte ðara ðe mid wyrtum, wunde gehǽlde never could I find on the battlefield the leeches, those who with herbs my wounds would heal, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 20; Rä. 6, 10
Scilfingas
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A Swedish royal family, the SwedesBeo. Th. 4752; B. 2381: 5200; B. 2603. Helm Scylfinga (ðone sélestan sǽcyninga ðara ðe in Swióríce sine brytnade, The compounds Gúþ-, Heaðo-Scilfingas also occur, and the singular Scylfing, Beo. Th. 4968; B. 2487.
síþ-weg
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v. síd-weg) he (Guthlac, who lived in the wilderness) healed the sad in heart that from the travelled ways sought him, Exon. Th. 155, 13 ; Gú. 859