hnescian
To make, ⬩ or to become, soft, ⬩ to soften
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Hí hnescodon sprǽca his molliti sunt sermones ejus, Ps. Spl. 54, 24. Ongunnon ða godes cempan hnexian God's warriors began to yield, Homl. Skt. 5, 48, 51: 8, 29
Linked entries: a-hnescian a-nescian ge-hnesctun
hǽlend
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Hǽlend genam his twelf þegnas sunder, Bl. H. 15, 6, 15, 23. Hit is Hǽlend se Nazarenisca it is Jesus of Nazareth, 18. Hire sweostor gesæt big Hǽlendes fótum, 67, 27: Sat. 382: An. 574: Kr. 25. Lazarus sæt mid Hǽlende, Bl. H. 67, 36.
ge-edlǽcan
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Þá ylcan láre þe hé him ǽr tǽhte hé eft geedlǽhte, Hml. Th. i. 28, 7. Hé eft geedlǽhte his word, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 3. Ná geedlǽc þú ( iteres ) word mánfull, Scint. 79, 10. Ne geedlǽce hé hig eft ná ne repetat illa postea, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 15 : Hml.
norþ
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Fela hund manna hí námon, and lǽddon norð mid heom, 1064; P. 192, 9. Hit is án hund and syfan and fíftig mila lang súð and norð, Ors. 1, 1; S. 28, 8.
huntnaþ
Hunting
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Ic wylle ðæt ǽlc man sý his huntnoþes wyrðe on wuda and on felda on his ágenan. And forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoþ hwǽr ic hit gefriþod wille habban Of hunting.
Linked entry: huntaþ
be-scúfan
To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare
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To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate; intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare Hét hine ðá niman, and ðǽr on bescúfan then ordered to take him, and to shove him in there, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 38.
Linked entries: be-sceófan be-scofen
morgen-gifu
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Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.
medum-líce
moderately ⬩ in a small degree ⬩ imperfectly ⬩ worthily ⬩ fitly ⬩ kindly
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Suíðe medomlíce Iacobus his stírde hinc pie Iacobus prohibet, 3, 1; Swt. 33, 9. Medomlíce benigniter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 3. Meodomlíce digne, Rtl. 2, 41
út-lendisc
Outlandish ⬩ foreign ⬩ a stranger
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Hig noldon ðæt útlendiscum þeódum wǽre ðes eard þurh ðæt ðe swíðor gerýmed ðe hí heom sylfe ǽlc óðerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 31. Hé útlændisce hider in tihte, 959; Erl. 121, 3
gafol
Tax ⬩ tribute ⬩ rent ⬩ interest ⬩ vectīgal ⬩ trĭbūtum ⬩ census ⬩ ūsūra
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Ðæt him leófre wǽre wið hine to feohtanne, ðonne gafol to gyldenne that they would rather fight against him, than pay him tribute, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 24, 28 : L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 16 : L. O.
Linked entries: gæfel gafel gaful gauel gauel-sester gæfel gafol-gilda gafol-rand
spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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Drihten dóm forgeaf ðám ðe his spel beraþ the Lord gave glory to those that bear his messages, Cd.
Linked entry: spel
ge-rihtlǽcan
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Wé ne synd þurh his swingla gerihtlǽhte, 580, 4. error Hé sylf gerihtlǽce his dǽda and þǽawas tó his Drihtnes willan, Hml. S. 21, 49. Gif hwylc bróðor . . . nelle his þeáwas gerihtlǽcan ( non emendaverit), R. Ben. 52, 6.
Linked entry: rihtlǽcan
lácnian
To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ tend ⬩ take care of ⬩ treat ⬩ dress(a wound)
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Ðan scealt ðú hine ðus lácnigean, Lchdm. iii. 126, 12. Freónd ðe his gýmenne dyde and his wunda lácnian wolde amicos qui sui curam agerent, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 2. Ðis is þearf ðæt se se ðe wunde lácnian (Hatt.
Linked entry: lǽcnan
DREPAN
To strike ⬩ percŭtĕre
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Wæs him feorh dropen his life was stricken, Beo. Th. 5955, note; B. 2981
fultumend
A helper ⬩ assistant ⬩ co-operator ⬩ adjūtor ⬩ co-ŏpĕrātor
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Ðonne biþ eádig ðe him ǽror wæs Iacobes God geára fultumiend beātus, cūjus Deus Iacob adjūtor ejus, Ps. Th. 145, 4: 70, 3: Ps. Lamb. 70, 7: Bd. pref; S. 471, 22
mid-wyrhta
One who works with others ⬩ a co-operator
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One who works with others, a co-operator On ðæt gerád ðæt hé wǽre his midwyrhta ǽgðer ge on sǽ ge on lande on the condition that he would co-operate with him by sea and by land, Chr. 945; Erl. 116, 31: Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 25.
ge-mǽðian
To honour, bestow something with honour upon one ⬩ hŏnōrāre, bĕnigne conferre
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For ðære micclan mǽrþe ðe he hine gemǽðegode for the great glory which he honourably bestowed upon him, Ælfc. T. 4, 11
Linked entry: ge-méðrian
sige-hréðig
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Hig ne wéndon ðæt hé sigehréðig sécean cóme þeóden they did not expect that Beowulf would come triumphant (from his fight with Grendel's mother) and visit Hrothgar, Beo.
þyrre
dry ⬩ lacking water ⬩ lacking sap or moisture ⬩ dry
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Th. 117, 12. as a medical term, dry Hine dreceþ þyrre hwósta, Lchdm. ii. 264, 13. Eallum þyrrum líchomum hǽmedþing ne dugon ac swíþost þyrrum and cealdum; ne dereþ hit hátum and wǽtum, 222, 28-30
un-brosnigendlíc
Incorruptible ⬩ imperishable
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Incorruptible, imperishable His líchama wæs grápigendlíc, and ðéahhwæðere unbrosnigendlíc; hé æteówde hine grápigendlícne and unbrosnigendlícne, Homl. Th. i. 230, 26: 300, 10: Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 146.