wyn-beám
A tree that causes delight,
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A tree that causes delight, an epithet of the cross Wuldres wynbeám, Elen. Kmbl. 1684; El. 844
ǽ-smogu
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The slough of a snake; exuviae Sceal mon nǽdran ǽsmogu seóþan on ele, Lch. ii. 236, 4
Linked entry: in-smoh
ceafl-ádl
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Disease of the jaws Him becumað on missenlica ádla . . . sweorcoþu, ceafládl (cealf-, MS.), Lch. ii. 240, 20
cennend-lic
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Þá cennendlican genitalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 24. Of his cennendlicum limum. Gr. D. 26, 27. Add
dirne-forlegen
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Guilty of fornication, adulterous Gif man sý fram dyrneforlegenum ( fornicante ) preóste gefullod, Ll. Th. ii. 144, 19
Linked entry: for-legen
feówer-ecge
Four-edged
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Four-edged Heó of hyre manega bógas ásendeþ and þá lange and feówerecge, Lch. i. 306, 7
féstran
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Of godcundum spǽcum inra mann byþ féstrud and byð gefédd (nutritur ac pascitur), Scint. 222, 15. Add
first-hróf
a ceiling
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The ridge-pole of a roof; a ceiling (? v. first; I) On fyrsthrófe tigillo, An. Ox. 2812
fleax-hamm
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An enclosure where flax is grown On flexhammas; of flexhamman on minthammas, C. D. v. 374, 25
hleóþrung
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Sound, noise of a trumpet: Þæt is bémena dæg and hire leóþringa, Verc. Först. 130, 20. Add
heald-ness
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the office of a bishop, Healdnessa flaminia (v. Ald. 25, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 71. Add:
heort-gryre
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Terror of heart, mortal terror Fela cynna egesan geweorþað on eorðan folce tó heortgryre, Wlfst. 86, 15
Linked entry: gryre
hédend-lic
Captious ⬩ sophistical
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Captious, sophistical Of hæftlicon and hédendlicum (hyndenlicum, An. Ox. 3028) betýnungum captiosis conclusionibus, Hpt. Gl. 481, 63
Linked entry: hynden-lic
hunig-flówende
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Add: lit. of flowers, Gú. 1250 (in Dict. ). fig. Huniflówende gecnordnessa melliflua studia, Hpt. Gl. 404, 17
hylu
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A hollow Of ðǽre wylle on þá hyle; ðonne be ðǽre hyle, C. D. iii. 407, 12
Linked entry: wyla
ofer-sprǽc
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Hú micel ofersprǽc cymeð of ðǽre oferwiste quanta sibi per esum loquacitas insidietur, Past. 313, 10. Add
regol-þeáw
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A custom of ecclesiastical rule Ꝥ hí þá gesettan þeódscipas and regolþeáwas heóldon, Angl. x. 144, 125
sceacel
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add: an instrument for causing vibrations (v. sceacan; ), an implement for striking the strings of a harp
scip-ác
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An oak-tree fit for shipbuilding(?) On ðás cipác; of ðǽre scipác, C. D. iii. 382, 16
Linked entry: ác
stán-walu
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A bank of stones In stánwale; andlang ðǽre wale on ðone portweg, C. D. iv. 98, 28