CWÉN
a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta
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Gif man mid esnes cwýnan geligeþ, be cwicum ceorle, ii gebéte if a man lie with an 'esne's' wife, her husband, still living, let him make twofold amends, L.
DÉMA
a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire ⬩ censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter ⬩ the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal
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will not give him a promise, let him make compensation with thirty shillings, and within seven days do him justice, L.
HÝD
HIDE ⬩ skin
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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá binnan gehálre hýde geselle x scill. tó bóte gif sió hýd síe tóbrocen ... if a man fracture another's rib without breaking the skin let him pay ten shillings in compensation; if the skin be broken ..., L.
Linked entry: hýd-gild
scrift
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Ne mæg þurh ðæt flǽsc se scrift geseón on ðǽre sáwle, Exon. Th. 80, 13; Cri. 1307. Béte hé be his scriftes geþeahte, L. C. E. 23 ; Th. i. 374, 8 : L. P. M. 1; Th. ii. 286, 15.
on
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Se ælmihtiga wyrhta geworhte ealne middangeard on his mycclum cræfte, Hex. 4, 3, Ǽlc man haefð on his ágenre byrðene genóh, Wlfst. 239, 25. Se man wæs geworht on libbendre sáwle factus est homo in animam viventem, Gen. 2, 7.
ge-weorþan
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Hú mihte ǽfre englum mára gefeá and geofu and blis geweorþan, oþþe mannum mára weorðmynd þonne him on þyssum dæge gewearþ?, Bl. H. 123, 13-15.
efen-metan
To make equal, to compare ⬩ compărāre
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To make equal, to compare; compărāre, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: metan
emnyttan
to make equal
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to make equal, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 56
here-pád
A coat of mail
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A coat of mail, Beo. Th. 4508; B. 2258
Linked entry: pád
deáþ-godas
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Manes deáðas and deáðgodas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 57
-méde
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Dele 'subst, and', and (-mádu) at end, and add:
brehtnian
To make a noise or crackling ⬩ crepare,
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To make a noise or crackling; crepare, Cot. 202
níwe
new ⬩ not yet used ⬩ new ⬩ recent ⬩ not of long standing ⬩ not long made ⬩ new (to anything) ⬩ inexperienced ⬩ new ⬩ novel ⬩ different from what has gone before
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Homl. 147, 30. new, recent, not of long standing, not long made Nán man ne sent níwe wín on ealde bytta; elles ðæt níwe wín brycþ ða bytta . . . Ac níwe wín is tó sendenne on níwe bytta ...
Linked entry: níwung
ge-irnan
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R. 24, 12. (2 a) where violent entry is made :-- Gif man in mannes tún ǽrest geirneð, .vi. scillingum gebéte; sé þe æfter irneð, .iii. scillingas, Ll. Th. i. 6, 16.
fór-werd
A fore-ward ⬩ precaution ⬩ contract ⬩ agreement ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum
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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod.
uferian
to elevate ⬩ make higher ⬩ to make later ⬩ to delay
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to elevate, make higher Ufered (uffred, MS.) sublimatus, Hpt. Gl. 473, 42. to make later, to delay. Similar entries v. ufera, II Mín hláfurd uferaþ hys cyme moram facit dominos meus venire, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 48: Lk. Skt. 12, 45
un-tilod
Without provision made
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Without provision made Se ðe his ǽr tíde ne tiolaþ ðonne biþ his on tíd untilad who makes no provision for himself beforehand, for him will there be no provision made when the time comes, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 3
Linked entry: tilian
barian
To make bare ⬩ discover ⬩ disclose ⬩ denudare ⬩ prodere ⬩ in medium proferre
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To make bare, discover, disclose; denudare, prodere, in medium proferre
leóf-spell
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A pleasant message Leófspell manig, Elen. Kmbl. 2032; El. 1017
ge-hiérsumian
to make obedient
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to make obedient, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 1