Mirce
The Mercians ⬩ Mercia
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E.) friþ wið ðone here, 872; Erl. 76, 16. Of Engle cóman EástEngle and Middel-Engle and Myrce ( Merci ) and eall Norþhembra cynn, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 25. Miercna cyning, land, ríce, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 7: 877; Erl. 78, 26: 794; Erl. 58, 7.
Linked entry: Myrce
nebb
a neb ⬩ nib ⬩ a beak ⬩ a beak-shaped thing ⬩ a nose ⬩ the gristle of the nose ⬩ the face ⬩ countenance
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Spǽte ðæt wíf on his nebb ( faciem ), Deut. 25, 9: Num. 12, 14. Ðá forceáw hé his ágene tungan and wearp hine on ðæt neb foran ( in os tyranni abjecit ), Bt. 16, 2; Bt. 52, 25.
rǽsan
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Se stranga wind ðǽr on rǽsde, Shrn. 81, 32. Hit on ús and on úre wícstówe rǽsde, Nar. 15, 20 : Beo. Th. 5373; B. 2690. Hiá rǽsdon ( inruerent ) on hine, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 10. Hundas rǽsdon on ðone apostol, Blickl. Homl. 181, 21.
Linked entry: on-rǽsan
el-þeódig
foreign ⬩ stranger ⬩ foreign
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Hé þæt folc on ellþeódge him wið feó gesealde reliquos sub corona vendidit, 3, 9; S. 124, 6. of a country, foreign Sum ríce man wolde faran on ælðeódigne eard, Hml. Th. ii. 548, 26
for-seón
to despise ⬩ hold in contempt ⬩ to reject ⬩ to reject ⬩ to refuse
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D. 95, 25. to refuse to do. with acc. Hí sceoldon þone lofsang singan, and sé þe hit forsáwe, sceolde hit gebétan, Hml. S. 21, 161. with clause Ðeáh hé forsió ðæt hé him on lócige, Past. 111, 20. with dat. infin.
hege
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Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned wið hegas, Lch. i. 226, 2. Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . hegas gódian, Angl. ix. 262, 20. Dele second example, for which see hecg, and add
þing
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Þing sceal gehégan fród wiþ fródne, biþ hyra ferð gelíc, Exon. Th. 334, 19; Gn. Ex. 18. Ic wið Grendel sceal ána gehegan ðing, Beo. Th. 856; B. 426
LÓCIAN
To LOOK ⬩ see ⬩ gaze ⬩ observe ⬩ regard ⬩ take heed ⬩ look (to) ⬩ belong ⬩ pertain
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Lóciaþ bráde and nán þing gecnáwaþ look far and wide, and understand nothing, 47, 13. Gáþ and lóciaþ ite et videte, Mk. Skt. 6, 38.
ge-weald
power ⬩ strength ⬩ might ⬩ efficacy ⬩ potestas ⬩ power over any thing ⬩ empire ⬩ rule ⬩ dominion ⬩ mastery ⬩ sway ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ government ⬩ protection ⬩ keeping ⬩ a bridle-bit ⬩ potestas ⬩ facuitas ⬩ imperium ⬩ ditio ⬩ arbitrium ⬩ jus ⬩ camas
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Ic ðǽ lǽte habban ðis land to gewealde I will let you rule this land, H. R. 101, 33. Ic hine sealde to ðínum gewealde I have given him into thy power, Num. 21, 34.
Linked entries: þeóh-geweald ge-wald ge-wild
ge-seón
To see ⬩ videre, conspicere
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Geseah lífes weard drige stówe wíde æteówde life's guardian saw the dry place widely displayed; 8; Th. 10, 28; Gen. 163. with acc. and infin Ða ðe he gesyhþ to Gode higian those that he sees hurry to God, Blickl. Homl. 29, 22.
Linked entry: ge-sión
þeóf-feng
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Gif frigman stelþ ... cyning áge ðæt wíte and ealle ða ǽhtan, L. Ethb. 9; Th. i. 6, 2. Ealle wítu (in cases of theft) sint gelíce, .cxx. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 7: L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 198, 23.
ge-freógan
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Gefreóge (-frígeð, L.) hine gif hé wile liberet eum si vult eum. Mt. R. 27, 43. Hwæþer cume Elias and gefreóge (cyme gefriéga) hine an veniat Helias liberans eum, 49.
ǽr
early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first
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S. 15, 139. sooner Manegum men is leófre ðæt hé ǽr swelte, ǽr hé geseó his wíf and his bearn sweltende, Bt. 10; F. 28, 39.
ge-þóht
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Þám þe hafað wísne geþóht, Cri. 922. Sumum hé syleð milde heortan, þeáwfæstne geþóht, Crä. 109: Sal. 239: Fä. 44. mind (with reference to purpose, intention) Ic ne métte wíf þrístran geþóhtes, Jul. 550.
Linked entry: þóht
síþ
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Nó wǽgflotan wind síþes getwǽfde, sǽgenga fór forþ ofer ýþe, Beo. Th. 3820 ; B. 1908. Flówan mót ýþ ofer eal lond, ne wile heó áwa ðæs síþes geswícan, Salm. Kmbl. 647 ; Sal. 323. Hú myccle scipbrocu hé gebád on ðæm síþe ðe hé ( St.
tó-licgan
to lie or run in different directions ⬩ To lie between, ⬩ to lie and part, ⬩ to divide, ⬩ separate
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Now we will tell of Africa how the different boundaries of the countries run, Swt. 24, 21-23. Ðǽr ða wegas tólicgaþ where the roads run in different directions, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 411, 21. trans.
gildan
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(bb) where the means of reward are given, to reward with (mid ) :-- Hé þé mid wíte gieldeð, swilce þám óðrum mid eádwelan, Fä. 19.
DEÓFOL
DEVIL ⬩ diabŏlus
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engel geworht now many a man will think and inquire whence the devil came?
Linked entry: deóful
eardian
To dwell, live, feed ⬩ habĭtāre ⬩ To inhabit ⬩ inhabĭtāre
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Sceolde wíc eardian elles hwergen he should inhabit a dwelling elsewhere, Beo. Th. 5172; B. 2589: Ps. Th. 104, 19
irfe-weard
an heir
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Ús is swíðe uncúþ hwæt úre yrfeweardas and lástweardas dón willon æfter úrum lífe we are very ignorant of what our heirs and successors will do after our life, Blickl. Homl. 51, 35.