for-rotian
Entry preview:
Forrotad tóð dens putridus, Kent. Gl. 966. Add
feþrian
fledged
Entry preview:
To become feathered, be fledged Feðriað plumescunt (grandia membra mihi (the ostrich) corpore denso, Ald. 255. 26), An. Ox. 26, 27
helle-hinca
The hell-limper, -hobbler ⬩ the devil lamed by his fall from heaven,
Entry preview:
Grimm [Deutsche Mythologie, 944-5] speaking of the devil observes 'Am ersten fällt sein lahmer fuss auf, daher der hinkende teufel [diable boiteux], hinkebein, vom sturz aus dem himmel in den abgrund der hölle scheint er gelähmt, wie der von Zeus herabgeschleuderte
ed-niowunga
Anew ⬩ dēnuo
Entry preview:
Anew; dēnuo Ðe eów eágena leóht bóte gefremede edniowunga who healed anew the light of your eyes, Elen. Kmbl. 599; El. 300
scild-truma
A phalanx ⬩ testudo
Entry preview:
A phalanx; testudo Under þiccum scyld-truman subter densa testudine, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29. Of sceltruman testudine, Hpt. Gl. 475, 66
wín-ærn
a place where wine is stored ⬩ a place where wine is sold and drunk ⬩ a tavern ⬩ a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting
Entry preview:
Similar entries Cf. wín-ræced Grétte Hroðgár Beówulf, and him hǽl ábeád, wínærnes geweald: 'Nǽfre ic ǽnegum men ǽr álýfde ðrýþærn Dena ... Hafa nú and geheald húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 1312; B. 654
meox
Entry preview:
Add: manure Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, for ðan þe his wuldor is wyrms and meox, Hml. S. 25, 261. Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine
níwunga
Anew
Entry preview:
Anew Níwunga (niówunga, Rush.) denuo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 40. Niúnge (niówunga, Rush.), Jn. Skt. 3, 3. Neówinga, Andr. Kmbl. 2787; An. 1396
Linked entry: níwinga
þǽr
There ⬩ where ⬩ local ⬩ there ⬩ in that place ⬩ thither ⬩ to that place ⬩ where ⬩ in which place ⬩ whither ⬩ to which place ⬩ there (where, thither, whither) ... where (there, thither, whither) ⬩ where ⬩ where ⬩ whither ⬩ there ⬩ in that case ⬩ then ⬩ then when, when, ⬩ when ⬩ in case that ⬩ if ⬩ there
Entry preview:
There, where. local, with demonstrative force, (i) there, in that place Hig cómon tó ðære stówe, and hé gebæd hine þǽr tó Gode, (ibi) Gen. 13, 4 : 18, 24. Gif ðú þǽr (ðér, Lind. : ðǽr, Rush. ibi) geþencgst ðæt ðín bróðor hæfþ ǽnig þing ágén ðé, lǽt þǽr
Linked entry: þár
griþ-bryce
Entry preview:
On Dena lage cyning áh griðbryce ( mulctas pacis violatae ), Ll. Th. i. 384, 6
glǽm
Brightness ⬩ splendour ⬩ radiance
Entry preview:
Ðé oftíhþ glǽmes gréne folde the green earth shall deny thee her beauty, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 22; Gen. 1018
samod-fæst
Fast joined together
Entry preview:
Fast joined together Sceal onettan, se ðe ágan wile líf æt Meotude, ðenden him leóht and gǽstsomodfæst seón, Exon. Th. 96, 28; Cri. 1581
geagl
Entry preview:
Geálgan mandibulas, i. dentes molares 1206: 5015
dún-scrǽf
A mountain-cave ⬩ montāna cavema
Entry preview:
A mountain-cave; montāna cavema Dúnscrafu, nom. pl. mountain-caves, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 12; Ph. 24. He séceþ dýgle stówe under dúnscrafum he seeks a secret place among the mountain-caves, 96 a; Th. 357, 32; Pa. 37. Weras woldon to dúnscræfum drohtoþ
Linked entry: scræf
sceaft
Entry preview:
add: In the phrase scæfta munda perhaps sceaft was intended to denote the extended thumb, v. N. E. D. shaftment. v. web-sceaft: lang-sceaft; adj
swíma
swimming in the head, dizziness, giddiness, vertigo ⬩ a state of unconsciousness, a swoon ⬩ a swoon ⬩ a stunning blow.
Entry preview:
Wið ðone swíman, nim . . . and cnuca . . . wyrta . . . ofgeót mid wætere . . nim ðone wǽtan and lafa ðen heáfod, Lchdm, iii. 48, 3. a state of unconsciousness, a swoon Licgan on swíman to lie unconscious, Judth Thw. 21, 22; Jud. 30 - 23, 5 ; Jud. 106
rǽcan
Entry preview:
Honda hráhton on ðene Hǽlend manus injecerunt in Jesum, Mt. L. 26, 50. to hold out a thing and give to a person, a material thing Cuidestú ðone stán ráeceð (rǽceð, R.) ł seles him ? numquid lapidem porrigit ei?, Mt. 7, 9. Rǽces, 10.
wǽpen-strǽl
An arrow to be used as a weapon
Entry preview:
An arrow to be used as a weapon Synd mé manna bearn mihtigum tóðum wǽpenstrǽlas filii hominum dentes eorum arma et sagittae, Ps. Th. 56, 5
heáh-stede
A high place ⬩ a high place
Entry preview:
A high place Ðenden ðǽr wunaþ on heáhstede húsa sélest whilst there in its lofty place the best of houses continues, Beo. Th. 575; B. 285
dohtig
Entry preview:
DOUGHTY, valiant, good; fortis, valĭdus, probus Forþférde Hacun, se dohtiga eorl, on sǽ Hakon, the doughty earl, died at sea, Chr. 1030: Erl. 162, 40. Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Cent [MS. Kænt] and on Súþ-Seaxum [MS. -Sexan] every good
Linked entry: DYHTIG