ge-éðan
To make easy or light ⬩ alleviate ⬩ lĕvāre
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To make easy or light, alleviate; lĕvāre Ðæt ðú hygesorge heortan mínre geéðe that thou alleviate the sorrow of my heart, Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 17; Gú. 1179
ge-fýlan
To foul ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ inquinare ⬩ foedare ⬩ contaminare
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To foul, defile, pollute; inquinare, foedare, contaminare Ðæt hí willaþ mid gegaf-sprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan so that they will with idle speeches defile God's house, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 22. Ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne gefýle
Linked entry: a-fýlan
ge-hyrdan
To harden ⬩ to strengthen ⬩ durare ⬩ indurare
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To harden, to strengthen; durare, indurare, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 26; Vy. 74
geómor-gid
A mournful song, dirge, lamentation ⬩ lūgubris cantus, nēnia, lāmentātio
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A mournful song, dirge, lamentation; lūgubris cantus, nēnia, lāmentātio Wæs geómorgidd wrecen a mournful song was sung, Andr. Kmbl. 3094; An. 1550. Geómorgyd, Beo. Th. 6291; B. 3150
ge-orwénan
To despair, to be out of hope ⬩ despērāre
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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3
Linked entry: or-wénan
ge-mǽdan
To madden, make foolish
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To madden, make foolish Swá gemǽdde m-ode bestolene dǽde gedwolene so foolish bereft of mind erring in deed, Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 6; Rä. 12, 6. Gemǽded vecors, Lye
Linked entries: ge-mád wíf-gemǽdla
swólig
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Burning, heat Swólig caumatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 8. Hát lyft and swólga ( sultriness? ) bringaþ ádle on ðam milte, ðonne se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lchdm. ii. 244, 7
Linked entry: swól
þyle
An orator ⬩ spokesman
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An orator, spokesman Gelǽred þyle fela spǽca mid feáwum wordum geopenaþ doctus orator plures sermones paucis verbis aperit, Scint. 119, 3. Þylas oratores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 1. Þyle is found in Exon. Th. 320, 5; Víd. 24 : -- Þyle weóld Rondingum. ¶ In
þífe-þorn
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Buckthorn Ðeófeðorn, thébanthorn ramnus, Txts. 93, 1710. Þífeþorn, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 43. Þéfeþorn, 68, 34. Þýfeþorn ramnus vel sentix ursina, 39, 23. Þéfanðorn, coltetræppe ramnus, 285, 47. Þéfanþorn, Lchdm. ii. 312, 15: 352, 12: 354, 24. Nim ðéfeþorn
Linked entry: þýfe
under-wed
A pledge ⬩ security
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A pledge, security 'Gif ðú mé sylst underwedd ( arrhabonem) óð ðæt ðú mé sende ðæt ðú mé behǽtst' ... 'Hwæt wilt ðú tó underwedde (pro arrhabone ) nyman?' ... Iudas sende án tyccen wið his hirde, ðæt hé fette ðæt underwedd, Gen. 38, 17-20. Gylde hé ðæt
un-nyt
a vain thing ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ an evil thing ⬩ iniquity
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Edg. C. 28; Th. ii. 250, 13: 26; Th. ii. 250, 5: 65; Th. ii. 258, 12. Ðonne mæg hé ongitan ðæt yfel and ðæt unnet, ðæt hé ǽr on his móde hæfde, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 26. Hwý gé ymb ðæt unnet swincen? Met. 10, 21.
un-wæstm
an evil growth ⬩ a bad plant ⬩ a tare ⬩ weed ⬩ bad growth ⬩ failure of crops
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Ðara wunwæstma zizaniorum, 13, 36. bad growth, failure of crops Eów unwæstm þurh unweder gelóme gelimpeþ, Wulfst. 133, 6. Gyf hit geweorðe ðæt on þeódscype becume heálíc ungelimp, unwæstm oððon unweder, orfcwealm oþðon mancwealm, 170, 1.
un-gewidre
Bad weather ⬩ storm ⬩ tempest
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Mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren ǽgðer ge þurh mistlíce coða ge þurh ungewyderu, 1041; Erl. 169, 9: Lchdm. iii. 210, 26
wóddor
The gate of speech ⬩ the mouth
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The gate of speech (?), the mouth (?) T hine teswaþ, and hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ, Salm. Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95
Linked entry: wóþ-dor
wíþig-bed
A bed of willows ⬩ an osier-bed
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A bed of willows, an osier-bed On ðæt wíðigbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 21
wyrm-cyn
the genus reptile ⬩ reptiles ⬩ serpents ⬩ a species of reptile ⬩ serpent
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On ðam fíftan dæge hé gesceóp eall wyrmcynn, and eall fisccynn, Lchdm. iii. 234, 11. a species of reptile or serpent Scorpio, ðæt is án wyrmcynn, Lk. Skt. 11, 12. Wyrmcyn, Nar. 13, 10.
wrǽt
Crosswort
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Crosswort Wrǽttes cíð, Lchdm. iii. 12, 28 : 24, 4. Mid wrǽte, ii. 306, 18. Genim nioþowearde wrætte, 304, 26
wundor-clam
A wondrous clasp
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A wondrous clasp Wæs gebunden deóran since duru ormǽte, wundurclommum bewriþen, Exon. Th. 19, 33; Cri. 310
be-swilian
To beswill
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To beswill, cover with liquid Hit wæs mid wǽtan bestémed, beswyled mid swátes gange, Kr. 33
Linked entry: be-swylian
bismer-gleó
Unseemly
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Unseemly, disgraceful sport Ic geháte ꝥ ic nǽfre ofer þis mínne líchoman ne besmíte þurh ꝥ grimme bysmergleów þæs mánfullan geligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 451. Bysmergle(ó) ludicra (prima juventutis calcans severe, Ald. 158, 8: cf.lascivam aetatis petulantiam