Ælfréd
Alfred ⬩ Alfrédus ⬩ Alfred the Great
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D. 897, Ðá hét Ælfréd cyning timbrian lange scipu ongeán ðas æscas [MS. æsceas] ða wǽron fulneáh twá swá lange swá ða óðre; . . . ða wǽron ǽgðer ge swiftran ge untealran, ge eác heárran [MS. heárra] ðonne ða óðru; nǽron hí náwðær ne on Frysisc gesceapen
rǽdan
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Ðæt folc eall hrýmde, swá swá Josue him rǽdde, Jos. 6, 5 (20, Grn.). Rǽdende consulentes, consilium dantes, Hpt. Gl. 491, 20. to ask advice, consult a person Ic fríne vel ic rǽde consulo, i. inquiro (cf. ic fríne ðé consulo te, i. 49, 38), Wrt.
swilc
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Eal swylce seó mettrumnes biþ ðæs seócan mannes . . . swylc is ðæt líf ðysses middan*-*geardes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 31. Wǽre se man on swelcum lande swelce hé wǽre, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 27.
wíte
punishment ⬩ pain that is inflicted as punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ a means ⬩ implement ⬩ a fine. ⬩ torment ⬩ plague ⬩ disease ⬩ evil ⬩ pain
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Ic sende eall mín wíto (plagas) ofer ðé, Ex. 9, 14. Wé geáxiaþ unge-cyndelíco wítu, Blickl. Homl. 107, 26. Nis nó ðæt án ðæt hé him úrewítu ( the pains that we inflict ) ne ondrǽde, 85, 15: Cd. Th. 289, 3; Sat. 392
fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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Ꝥ þing ðe mon eall gód fore déþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 36. Þý lǽs fore þǽre mǽrðe him mód ástíge, Crä. 101.
Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan
ge-wunian
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Ne mæg him mete under gewunian, Lch. ii. 198, 23: 158, 26. of continued existence Eáða mæhte ðætte hiá gewunadon wið ðiósne ondueard dæge, Mt. L. 11, 23. Urǽððo geunia getrymeð, Jn. p. 4, 3.
hwilc
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Gif hwelc swíþe ríce mon wyrþ ádrifen of his earde, 27, 3; F. 98, 20 : 41, 2 ; F. 244, 24. Ðæt mon wilnode hwelcre gítsunge, Past. 73, 3. Ðonne hwá lufige hwelcre wuhte spor, 353, l. Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ. . . Bl.
CRÆFT
power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque
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Ic gearcie híg mid cræfte mínum [MS. minon] præparo eas arte mea 27, 31; Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 24. Seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðe ðæs fiscnóþes the people knew not the art of fishing Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43. Betweoh ðás cræftas inter istas artes Coll.
BEÓR
BEER ⬩ nourishing or strong drink ⬩ cerevisia ⬩ sicera ⬩ a beverage made of honey and water ⬩ mead ⬩ metheglin ⬩ hydromeli ⬩ ĭtis ⬩ ydromellum ⬩ mulsum
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In their drinking parties, they pledged each other in large cups, round at the bottom, which must be emptied before they could be laid down, hence perhaps the name of a tumbler.
Linked entry: biór
DRECCAN
To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment ⬩ vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre
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Me Agar drehte dógora gehwam Hagar hath vexed me each day, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 27; Gen. 2249. Yrfweardnysse ðíne hí drehton hæreditātem tuam vexavērunt, Ps. Spl. 93, 5: Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 7. Ic drece vexo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 44.
FEALO
FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? ⬩ flāvus, gilvus, fuscus
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Meahte ǽghwylc wegan fealwe linde each could bear the yellow shields, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 14; Gen. 2044. Wineleás guma gesihþ him bifóran fealwe wegas the friendless mortal sees before him seared ways, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 11; Wand. 46: Beo.
hyrst
An ornament ⬩ a decoration ⬩ jewel ⬩ trapping ⬩ equipment ⬩ armour ⬩ implement
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Bég and siglu eall swylce hyrsta swylce on horde ǽr men genumen hæfdon ring[s] and jewels, just such ornaments as before men had taken in the hoard, Beo. Th. 6309; B. 3165.
leóma
Light ⬩ radiance ⬩ sheen ⬩ splendour ⬩ lightning ⬩ ray
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God eástan sende leóhtne leóman God from the east sent bright radiance, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 16; Jud. 191: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 11; Sat. 469. Ðæt nánes mannes gesihþ ðæs leóhtes leóman sceáwian ne mihte, Homl. Th. i. 76, 11.
Linked entries: sunnan-leóma ge-leómod
ge-trymman
to confirm ⬩ strengthen ⬩ encourage ⬩ establish ⬩ found ⬩ set in order ⬩ arrange ⬩ draw up ⬩ firmāre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ mūnīre ⬩ confortāre ⬩ hortāri ⬩ fundāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ To grow strong ⬩ gain strength ⬩ recover ⬩ convălescĕre
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Eall ðín geþeaht he getrymie omne consĭlium tuum confirmet, 19, 4. Byþ his heorte getrymed confirmātum est cor ejus, 111, 7: 116, 2. Hit wæs ofer ðæne stán getrymed fundāta ĕrat sŭper petram, Lk. Bos. 6, 48.
Linked entries: trymman ge-tremman
scræf
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a cave, cavern, hollow place in the earth Scræf spelunca, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 21. Ðǽr ( hell ) biþ fýr and wyrm, open éce scræf, Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Cirice on scræfes onlícnesse, Blickl. Homl. 197, 18.
geond
Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyond ⬩ per, trans, inter, post, ultra ⬩ κατά
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Geond eorþan throughout the earth, Beo.Th. 538; B. 266: Cd. 227; Th. 305, 10; Sat. 644. Geond gehwilce weras viritim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 5.
Linked entries: gind giond gond eond giend geond-innan be-geondan geondan gynd
wer-þeód
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Se ðe waldeþ giond werþióda ealra óþra eorþan cyninga, Met. 24, 35. Wutun hí tówyrpan geond werþeóda disperdamus eos ex gente, Ps. Th. 82, 4: 105, 19: 59, 1: Cd. Th. 61, 2; Gen. 991. Geond wærðeóda, Menol. Fox 252; Men. 127.
wrítere
a draughtsman ⬩ painter ⬩ a writer ⬩ scribe ⬩ copyist ⬩ a writer ⬩ author ⬩ a scribe
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Similar entries eald-, ge-, not-, stæf-, stǽr-, tíd-, un-, wyrd-wríte
Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan
and-efn
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Ǽlc hæfð beþám andefnum þe hé ǽr æfter eornað each will have according to the extent of his previous efforts, Shrn. 201, 2
be-lífan
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Ger. bi-liban mortuus] Sc̃a Maria wæs iii and sixtig geára eald ðá heó belyfen wæs, Sal. K. 184, 2. Mid þǽm miclan wólbryne monncwealmes þe him raðe ðæs æfter com, swá ðæt hié healfe belifene wurdon, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 26