berstan
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Th. i. 280, 10. to break away, cf. æt-berstan Gelæhton þá weardmen his wealdleðer, þæt hé mid fleáme ne burste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 15. Hú hé Hingware berstan sceolde, Hml.
borh-hand
A surety ⬩ bail ⬩ sponsor
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Borhhande i vades (cum his, qu vades se offerunt pro debitis), Kent. Gl. 848. Substitute: m., f
bytme
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Cf. Icel. botn On byttman díc, C. D. iv. 39, 7. On bitnan burnan, v. 84, 8. On ðǽre dæne bytnan, 78, 12: 137, 35
eácnung
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Eácnungum incrementis, 3629. conceiving, conception Écnung conceptio, Lk. p. 3, 13. bringing forth, birth On ðám brýdláce ( the bridal with Christ ) is eácnung búton sáre (cf. in dolore paries filios. Gen. 3, 16), Hml. S. 7, 62.
ge-lástfull
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Cf. ge-lǽstan; Ðæt ǽlc man wǽre óðrum gelástfull ( alii coadjutor, Lat. vers.) ge æt spore ge æt midráde, Ll. Th. i. 232, 11. Gegaderade Cassander fird.
ge-streónfull
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Cf. ge-streón ; <b>IV a</b> Mid gestreónfullum bíleofena fódan sumptuosa pabulorum alimonia, An. Ox. 1570. On gestreónfulre spédinesse sumptuosa opulentia, 3603.
ídlian
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D. 25a, 19. to make vain, render nugatory, v. ídel; Ídlod cassaretur (cum quicquid molire deliberaret cassaretur, Ald. 67, 7), An.
lǽce-cræft
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A. 6, 129. a recipe, remedy, medicine Lǽcecræftas (cf. lǽcedómas, 44, 7) wiþ healsgunde, Lch. ii. 2, 16
menigu
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Binnon ðám weallum wǽron ungeríme meniu manna (cf. innumera hominum conuenticula. Bd. Sch. 623), Hml. Th. ii. 352, 10. Ðá gesomnode hé miclo mænigiu bróþra and sweostra. Shrn. 129, 6. Add
openian
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L. 103, 28. to make an opening in Hí openodon þone hróf, Mk. 2, 4. to disclose, declare, make known Þone cyning þǽm þe hé þæs heofonlican ríces wuldur mid his gewinne openede (-ade, v. l.) and cýðde regem cui gloriae caelestis suo labore notitiam prouenisse
spircan
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Spyrcendum scintillantibus (favillis), 3961. of that which is set on fire Spircendum scintillante (ita ut atrae picis offulas et resinae fomentum cum scintillante oleo rogorum incendia cumularentur, Ald. 56, 27), An. Ox. 4029.
stefn
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[They setten steven for to mete To plaien at the dis, Ch. T. 4381. By hir both assent was set a steven, p. 430. For al day meten men at unset steven, 1526.]
scearp-líc
Sharp, keen, searching, effectual
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Ðonne hé him gecýð mid hú scearplícum costungum wé sint ǽghwonon útan behrincgde cum tentationum aculeos nos undique circumdantes innotescit, 21, 5; Swt. 163, 16. Hú ne gesceóp ðé se scaþa scearplíce bysne nonne exempla tibi dabat latro? Dóm. L. 53
wadung
Going ⬩ travelling
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Cf. also: Sind manega mid swá miclum gedwylde befangene, ðæt hí cépaþ be ðam mónan heora fær, Homl. Th. i. 100, 23) Homl. Skt. i. 17, 102
hǽðen-dóm
Heathendom, paganism
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C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 2 : Cd. 183; Th. 229, 23; Dan. 221
heáh-þungen
Of high rank, distinguished, noble
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Of high rank, distinguished, noble Heáhþungen wer the noble man [Moses], Cd. 169: Th. 210, 18; Exod. 517. Hé befæste ðæt ríce heáhþungenum menn Harolde he committed the kingdom to a noble man, to Harold, Chr. 1065: Erl. 198, 11; Edw. 30.
Linked entry: heáh-geþungen
ge-þíhan
To thrive ⬩ prosper ⬩ grow ⬩ vigere ⬩ proficere ⬩ crescere
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Alexandreas manna cynnes mǽst geþáh Alexandreas prospered most of the race of men, Exon. 85 a; Th. 319, 23; Wid. 16: 40 b; Th. 134, 16; Gú. 508: Cd. 149; Th. 186, 24; Exod. 143
hlýp
A leap, ⬩ jump
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Heorta hlýpum leaping like the hart, Cd. 203; Th. 252, 5; Dan. 574
tó-dwínan
To vanish away ⬩ to burst and vanish
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Cf. the later English version: His (the dragon's) bodi tobarst omidheppes,Marh. 10, 22), Homl. Ass. 175, 200