cleacian
hurry ⬩ festinare, trepidare
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To go nimbly, hurry; festinare, trepidare He cleacode swíðe earhlíce to porte he hurried very timidly to town; in via totus trepidabat, M. H. 115a
ciól
A ship ⬩ navis
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A ship; navis He lét him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig he left behind him ninety-nine ships, Bt. Met. Fox 26,46 ; Met. 26, 23
ecg-þræc
Sword-strength, war or savage courage ⬩ glădiōrum impĕtus
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Sword-strength, war or savage courage; glădiōrum impĕtus He ne þearf atoleecg-þræce he needs not the cruel sword-strength, Beo. Th. 1196; B. 596
fen-freoðo
Fen-asylum ⬩ ăsylum in pălūde
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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851
flǽm
Flight ⬩ fŭga
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Flight; fŭga He deófla afyrseþ and on flǽme gebringeþ he sends away devils and puts them to flight, L. C. E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15
fyrn-gewyrht
A former work ⬩ ōlim factum
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A former work; ōlim factum Ðæt he fyrngewyrht fyllan sceolde that he should finish his former work, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 15; Gú. 944
herigend-
Praiseworthily
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Praiseworthily Hé sylf herigendlíce leofode he himself lived praiseworthily, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 14. Hergiendlíce laudabiliter, Rtl. 105, 3. Hergeondlíce, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 193
æt-déman
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in respect to what he claims (acc.) Ðá ætdémdon him Myrcna witan land búton hé his wer águlde, Cht. Th. 207, 32. Cf. æt-reccan
cynelíce
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Hé wel cynelíce gefeaht he fought right royally, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 25. Se cyng him cynelíce gifode, Chr. 994; P. 129, 19. Add
cræfte-líce
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With art, skilfully Hé his láre suá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) tósceád, Past. 291, 20. Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) his stemne, 453, 12
efen-byrde
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Of equal birth Hé genam him gemeccan efenbyrde his cynne he took a wife of as good family as his own, Hml. S. 33, 3
fore-setnes
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Hé nǽfre þá foresetenesse his munuchádes ánforlét (cf. hé heóld his mune[c]lice ingehýd, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 13), Bl. H. 219, 32. Add
fore-cýþan
foretell ⬩ predict
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To make known beforehand, foretell, predict Hé gewunað ꝥ hé forecýþeþ on þám swefnum manige sóðe wísan solet multa vera praedicere, Gr. D. 339, 21
rex-geníþla
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Ne meahte hé oncyrran rexgeniðlan ( = cyning- (?), cyne- (?) geníþlan Elene; either word alliterates with cwéne), hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. (?)
geþing-sceat
Ransom
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Ransom He ne sealde Gode nǽnne geþingsceat wið his miltse he gave God no ransom for his mercy, Past. 45; Swt. 339, 10; Hat. MS
full-weaxen
Full-grown
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Full-grown Hé (John) on wéstene wunode oð þæt hé fullweaxen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 38, 5. Ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 30
gif
A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ donum ⬩ gratia
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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Hú he his gif cýðde geond woruld how he shewed his grace throughout the world, Andr. Kmbl. 1150; An. 575
leán
- Wulfst. 168, 17 .]
To blame ⬩ reproach ⬩ disapprove ⬩ scorn
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Hé him lóh ðæt hé hæfde his bróðor wíf him tó cifese he reproached him with having his brother's wife as his concubine, Shrn. 123, 1. Nales wordum lóg méces ecge he brought no word of blame against the blade's edge, Beo. Th. 3627; B. 1811.
sár
Sore, painful, grievous, distressing
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Wé wieton ðæt sió diégle wund biþ sárre ðonne sió opene, Past. 38; Swt. 273, 22. of mental pain Ðá hé ðæs mannes deáþ swá earmlícne gehýrde ðá wæs him ðæt swíðe sár when he heard the man's death was so miserable, it was very grievous to him, Blickl.
on-drysnlíc
Terrible
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Hé wæs of líchoman álǽded, and hé geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne hé mihte ásecgan, 51, 31