on-gildan
to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause) ⬩ to pay ⬩ to give an offering, to offer
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Hú swíðe hí his anguldon from heora ágnum cásere ut Caesare punirentur, 6, 2; Swt. 256, 6. Weorces onguldon deópra firena þurh deáþes cwealm, Exon. Th. 153, 22; Gú. 829: 226, 23; Ph. 410.
smeágung
search, inquiry, investigation, where something is lost ⬩ inquiry carried on by the mind, inquiry, consideration, meditation, discussion, deliberation
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Hí hæfdon on ðam gemóte micle smeáunge and geþeaht hwæt him tó dónne wǽre illi tractatum magnum in concilio quid esset agendum habere coeperunt Bd. 3. 5; S. 527, 26.
án-geweald
Power ⬩ empire ⬩ dominion ⬩ potestas ⬩ imperium ⬩ dominatio
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Power, empire, dominion; potestas, imperium, dominatio Hyne ðære helle sealde on ángeweald gave him into the power of hell, Nicod. 29; Thw. 17, 1
leás-sagol
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Saying what is false, mendacious Se ðe wǽre leássagol weorðe se sóðsagol he that told lies, let him tell the truth, Wulfst. 72, 16
lim-nacod
naked
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With uncovered limbs, naked Se eádega wer [Noah ] him selfa sceáf reáf of líce; læg ðú limnacod, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 23; Gen. 1566
gnorn-word
A word of sadness ⬩ mournful discourse
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A word of sadness, mournful discourse Him oft betuh gnornword gengdon oft mournful words passed between them, Cd. 37; Th. 47, 27; Gen. 767
ge-bróðorscipe
Brothership ⬩ brotherhood ⬩ fraternity ⬩ fraternĭtas
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Brothership, brotherhood, fraternity; fraternĭtas Ðyllícne gebróðorscipe hý heóldon [MS. healdan] him betweonum such brotherhood they had among them, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 76, 6
wuhhung
Fury
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Fury Him (Nero) ðære wuhhunge ge-steóran vertere insani rabiem Neronis, Bt. 16, 4 ; Fox 58, 14. Wuhunga furias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 74
fel-tún
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Hé gecierde inn tó ðǽm scræfe and wolde him ðǽr gán tó feltúne ad purgandum ventrem speluncam ingressus est, Past. 197, 15, 24. Add
gereord-gleáwness
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Skill with the voice Singað him on gehreordgleáwnesse psallite ei in uociferatione; play skilfully with a loud noise (A. V. ), Ps. L. 32, 3
mǽþung
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Measuring, determination of amount, assessment Seó mǽðung ( modus correptionis) is on þám bisceope and on þám ealdre þe under him bið, Chrd. 35, 18
nunn-fǽmne
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Hé nýde genam áne nunfǽmnan and tó him gegaderode mid unálýfedum synscipe, 230, 13
Linked entry: fǽmne
þridda
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add: one in every three: — Ælfstán aƀƀ begeat . . . ꝥ him gewearð se þridda penig of þǽre tolne on Sandwíc, C. D. iv. 56, 30
þweorlíce
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</b> add: insolently Hé smeáde míd tóþundenum móde hú hé þwyrlícost (proterva mente) sceolde him wiþ sprecan, Gr. D. 37. 22
wracian
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to drive, press, carry on an action Þá folc him betweónum ful x. winter þá gewin wraciende wǽron, Ors. I. ii; S. 50, 21
bed
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a prayer Hé fylgede þám hálgan were mid gemáglicum bedum (bénum, v. l. ) ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne, Gr. D. 156, 2
samod-fæst
Fast joined together
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Fast joined together Sceal onettan, se ðe ágan wile líf æt Meotude, ðenden him leóht and gǽstsomodfæst seón, Exon. Th. 96, 28; Cri. 1581
riht-laga
Right or just law, equity
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Right or just law, equity Rihtlaga is, ðæt man óðran gebeóde, ðæt hé wylle ðæt man him gebeóde, Wulfst. 274, 11. v. next word
Linked entry: laga
ofer-wacian
to keep watch, over, act as a guard
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to keep watch, over, act as a guard Julianus wýcode wið ða eá Eufraten, and him olerwacedon syfanfealde weardes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 271
wíc-tún
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A court Hine weorðiaþ on wíctúnum mid lofsangum intrate atria ejus in hymnis, Ps. Th. 99, 3. Ingangaþ on his wíctúnas (atria ), 95, 8