heá-lic
lofty ⬩ tall ⬩ high up ⬩ precious ⬩ elevated ⬩ raised ⬩ loud ⬩ profound ⬩ intense ⬩ extreme ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent
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Þú forsihst ðone heálican wurðmynt (gloriam mundi), Hml. Th. ii. 146, 27.
ge-treówian
to trust ⬩ confide ⬩ hope ⬩ to make a treaty ⬩ be confederate ⬩ to clear one's self
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Th. 145, 2. Ic on ðín sóþfæst word getreówige I will trust to thy true word, Ps. Th. 118, 80, 43, 48: 130, 5.
Linked entries: ge-treówan ge-trúwian ge-trýwian treówian
ge-reordness
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D. 86, 24. the condition of having been fed Gereordnisse saturitatem, Ps. Srt. 105, 15
Linked entry: -reordness
gúþ-fana
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Th. ii. 304, 15. Gúðfanan gelea[fa]n wé beorað vexillum fidei ferimus, Ps Srt. ii. p. 203, 23. Beran þá gfiðfanan (vexilla) in on ðá ceastre, Prud. 74. ¶ in the following instances the form gúþ-fan ; n. seems to be used :-- Gúþfan labarum, An.
be-dydrian
to delude ⬩ to conceal from (wið)
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Th. ii. 140, 15: 166, 9. Þá dwolmen hine bedydrodon, Hml. S. 3, 316, 320. God sylf forbeád ꝥ wé swefnum ne folgion, þe lǽs ðe se deófol ús bedydrian (bedrian, Glostr.
Linked entry: bedrian
hyrwan
blaspheme ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ treat ill ⬩ oppress ⬩ vex ⬩ harass
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P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 7
Linked entry: herwan
gid
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Sé þe lufige þysses giddes ( the poem on the Apostles' ) begang, Ap. 89. Bidde ic monna gehwone þe þis gied ( the poem on St. Juliana, ) rǽde. Jul. 719. Hé gyd wreceð, sárigne sang, B. 2446.
earnung
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Mid miclan earnungan wé geearnodon þá yrmða . . ., and mid swýðe miclan earnungan wé þá bóte mótan æt Gode gerǽcan, Wlfst. 157, 3-6.
mist
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Gif þú ðone wísdóm selfne geseón wilt, þú ne scealt nénne myst betweón lǽtan þínum eágum and hym. Solil. H. 43, 17
lyft-sceaþa
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The robber of the air [the raven], Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 24; Vy. 39
feorh-rǽd
Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefit ⬩ id quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens
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Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefit; id quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens Ðæt hie feorhrǽd fremedon that they should do what would benefit their souls, Andr. Kmbl. 3306; An. 1656
mǽl
A cause ⬩ suit ⬩ action
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Ðú symle furðor feohtan sóhtest mǽl ofer mearce thou didst ever press on to fight, didst pursue thy cause (i.e. carry on war) over the border, Wald. 1, 33; Vald. l, 19
burh-ware
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Ðá wearþ burgwarum éce gefeá then was to the citizens everlasting joy, Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 25; Cri. 742
Linked entry: burg-ware
HEÁWAN
To HEW, cut, strike, smite
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Linde heówon they hewed the linden shields, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 1; Jud: 304: Chr. 937; Erl. 112. 6; Æðelst. 6: Mt. Kmbl. 21. 8
GRINDAN
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Ðú grinst thou grindest, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Se hæruflota grond wið greóte the floater of the surge [the ship] ground against the gravel, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 12; Gú. 1309. Hí grundon ofer me mid tóðum heard frenduerunt super me dentibus suis, Ps.
bismer-líc
Disgraceful, ignominious, dirty, unpleasant ⬩ turpis, ignominiosus, fœdus
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We lǽraþ, ðæt man geswíce bismorlícra efesunga we enjoin, that a man abstain from ignominious tonsures, L. Edg. C. 20; Th. ii. 248, 16. On ðone bismerlícostan eard in the most unpleasant province, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 34
Linked entry: bismor-líc
hwæcce
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The same incident is described in the two passages ), Hml. Th. ii. 178, 8.] [Nether wheche ne leede to be leyde in, bote a grete Clothe to hely my foule Caryin, E. W. 27, 4]
Linked entry: corn-hwicce
BLÓSTMA
A BLOSSOM, bloom, flower ⬩ flos
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Th. 131, 19. Ðeáh ðe lílie sý beorht on blóstman, ic eom betre ðonne heó though the lily be bright in its blossom, I am better than it, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 26; Rä. 41, 28: Ps. Th. 102, 14.
Linked entry: blóstm
sculan
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Eth. v. 20; Th. i. 308, 31. [Cf. Uoryef me þet ich þe ssel, Ayenb. 115, 29.
FÁH
Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostile ⬩ sons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus
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Th. 1160; B. 578. Fáum folmum with hostile hands, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 31; Gen. 62: 114; Th. 149, 33; Gen. 2484