þistel
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Þistel-beorh, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 396, 33: þistel-mere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 82, 15: þistel-leáh, iv. 49, 2
Linked entry: brád-þistel
un-sýferness
Impurity ⬩ uncleanness
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Ða unséfernessa ðe ðǽr beóþ sió lifer áwyrpþ út and ðæt clǽne blód gesomnaþ, Lchdm. ii. 198, 5
Linked entry: sýferness
hin-síþ
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Heard wæs hinsíð . . . þe hý æt þám beorge blídne f[u]ndon hard had been (Christ's) death (on the cross) . . . . . which at the grave (cf. for the meaning of beorg: Wéndon þæt hé on þám beorge bídan sceolde ána in þǽre eásterniht, 14) they found to be
ge-tǽse
An advantage; ⬩ commodum
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Hió an Æþelflede ealra ðera getǽsa ðet ðǽr binnan beóþ she gives to Æthelfled all the desirable things that are there within, Th. Chart. 538, 37. Getǽse commodum, Cot. 59, Lye
tó-ferian
To carry in different directions ⬩ diffene ⬩ to remove ⬩ get rid of ⬩ to put off ⬩ to digest ⬩ digerere
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To carry in different directions; diffene. to remove, get rid of Hit ðæt sár tófereþ, Lchdm. i. 114, 3: 108, 8: 130, 19: 190, 8. to put off Swá oft gebiddende ná raþe beóþ gehýrede úre ús dǽda on eágum wé tóforan settan ðæt ðæt sylfe ðæt wé synd tóferede
swecc
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On swæcce swéttran ðonne beóna hunig, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 30: 144, 4. <b>Ia.</b> the sense, of taste :-- Mid úrum fif andgitum . . . swæc and stenc, Homl. Th. i. 138, 27. Swæcc, ii. 550, 11: Wrt.
á-ídlan
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Ðá ðe beóð áídlode on ofer*-*sprǽce multiloquio vacantes, Past. 271, 10. Sume synd on dyrnlican gálscipe inne áídlode, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 14. <b>II a.
árian
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Gif wé beóð on hwylcum earfoþum . . . gif hé ús árian and miltsian wile, 51, 30. to refrain from unkindness, to spare Ne árað non parcet, Kent. Gl. 173. Sé ðe áreð qui parcit, 468.
for-swælan
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Hylle on fýrum wé beóð for-swǽlede teartlícor Averni ignibus crememur acrius, Hy. S. 5, 15. of the effect of the sun Sunne ne forswǽle þé sol non uret te, Ps.
ge-coren
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Þára monna mód þe beóð on heora gecynde gecorene praestantes natura mentes, Bt. 18, 1; F. 60, 22. Þá feówer and twéntig gecorenra þe God heriað (cf. vigintiquattuor seniores cantabant ... dicentes: 'Dignus es, Domine,' Rev. 5, 8-9), Ll.
ge-tynge
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Dumbra manna tungan beóð swíðe getinge aperta erit lingua mutorum (Isaiah 35, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 16, 19. Ne weorþeð on worulde ǽnig wordsnotera ne on wordum getingra þonne Antecríst wyrðeþ. Wlfst. 54, 21.
heáh-fæder
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Lbmn. 413, 10. (1 a) in a special sense, one of the twelve sons of Jacob : — Twelf tída beóð on ðám dæge, and twelf mónðas on geáre; twelf heáhfæderas sind, twelf wítegan, twelf apostoli, Hml.
wæter
- Homl. 247, 25 ; see also
- Ps. Th. 17, 11
- Ps. Th. 31, 7.
water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.
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Under wætere, Beo. Th. 3316; B. 1656
FÆÐM
the embracing arms ⬩ brachia amplexa, circumdăta ⬩ A lap, bosom, breast ⬩ quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectus ⬩ FATHOM = six feet ⬩ spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentum ⬩ An embrace, protection ⬩ amplexus, complexus, protectio ⬩ Grasp, power ⬩ pŏtestas, dĭtio ⬩ An expanse, abyss, deep ⬩ expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum
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Heó losaþ ne on foldan fæðm she shall not escape into earth's bosom, Beo. Th. 2790; B. 1393. To Fæder fæðmum in his Father's bosom, Beo. Th. 378; B. 188.
willa
will, the faculty of willing ⬩ will, purpose, design, command ⬩ will, determination, resolution ⬩ intention, purpose, desire to act ⬩ will, desire, wish ⬩ pleasure, delight ⬩ will, disposition ⬩ will, accord, consent, pleasure ⬩ Ger. meinetwillen ⬩ will, one's own way
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Se willa sceal beón ǽfre frig, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 200; 2.
ildra
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Add: of relationship. a parent Sume habbað bearn genóge, ac ðá beóþ hwílum unhále oþþe yfele . . . ꝥ; ðá eldran for þám gnorniaþ, Bt. ii. i ; F. 32, 9. Mið ðý in lǽddun ældru his ( parentes eius ) ðone cnæht, Lk. R. 2, 27. Ældro, 43.
deór
brave, bold, as a wild beast ⬩ fortis, strēnuus ⬩ heavy, severe, dire, vehement ⬩ grăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens
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Diór dǽdfruma the dire perpetrator, Grendel, Beo. Th. 4186; B. 2090. Ðone deóran síþ the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 723; Sal. 361. Swenga ne wyrnaþ deórra dynta they are not sparing of strokes, severe blows, Salm. Kmbl. 245; Sal. 122
fracoþ
Vile ⬩ filthy ⬩ unseemly ⬩ hateful ⬩ abominable ⬩ worthless ⬩ useless ⬩ turpis ⬩ detestābilis ⬩ indĕcōrus
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Næs seó ecg fracod hilde rince the edge was not useless to the warrior, Beo. Th. 3155; B. 1575. On ðam fracodan gilte in făcĭnŏre, Jos. 7, 15. On his fracedum dǽdum in his abominable deeds, Ælfc. T. 34, 25
HEOFON
HEAVEN ⬩ cælum
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Of hefene from heaven, Beo. Th. 3146; B. 1571. Mid his worde synt getrymede heofonas verbo Domini cæli firmati sunt, Ps. Th. 32, 5. Ðá wǽron fullfremode heofenas and eorþe the heavens and the earth were finished, Gen. 2, 1.
Linked entries: heofen heofon-fleógende heofon-fýr heofon-hróf heofon-hús heofon-lic heben hiofon
hyse
A young man ⬩ warrior
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Hyse [Beowulf ], Beo. Th. 2438; B. 1217: Andr. Kmbl. 1190; An. 595: 1622; An. 812: Elen. Kmbl. 1043; El. 523. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals he pierced the man's neck with his javelin, Byrht. Th. 135, 60; By. 141.