orþanc-bend
A skilfully contrived band
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A skilfully contrived band Bewrigene orþonc-bendum. Exon. Th. 429, 35 ; Rá. 43, 15
in-bend
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An internal bond Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled inbendum fæst his body was inflamed with disease, fast with the fetters within, Exon. 46 b ; Th. 159, 18 ; Gú. 928
íren-bend
An iron bond ⬩ band
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An iron bond or band Licgaþ mé ymbe írenbendas, Cd. 19 ; Th. 24, 2 ; Gen. 371. Írenbendum fæst, Beo. Th. 2001; B. 998
ge-bend
A band ⬩ vinculum
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A band; vinculum Gebend tungæs his vinculum linguæ ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7. 35
seonu-bend
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A bond made of sinews (?) Siððan hine Níðhád on néde legde swoncre seonobende (Grein would read -benne, which is more in accordance with the story in the Edda, that Völund had the sinews of the knees cut: v. Thorpe's note on this passage, and his Northern
weoðo-bend
Similar entry: wiþo-bend
ancor-bend
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a cable Scip oncerbendum (oncear bendum, MS.) fæst, B. 1918. Cf. ancor-ráp, -streng
heáfod-bend
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A head-band (v. N. E. D.). a crown ꝥ bið cyninga þeáw and cásera ꝥ hí oft habbað gyldenne heáfodbænd ymb heora heáfod, Nap. 15, 20. a band put round the head as punishment Sum mann wæs gebunden onbútan ꝥ heáfod for his hefigum gylte; sé cóm tó þám hálgan
hose-bend
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substitute Hosebendas periscelides (crurum ), An. Ox. 4822
wæl-bend
A deadly, mortal band
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A deadly, mortal band Wǽlbende handgewriþene deathband hand-twisted (i.e. death at a person's hands), Beo. Th. 3876; B. 1936
Linked entry: wæl-clam
bealo-bend
A grievous bond ⬩ chain
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A grievous bond, chain Swá hwæt swá gé gebindab hér ofer eorðan fæstum bealubendum (cf. B. 977) for yfelum gewyrhturn, Wlfst. 178, 2
flýman fyrmþ
A fugitive's food or support ⬩ the offence of harbouring a fugitive ⬩ the penalty for such an offence ⬩ fŭgïtīvi susceptio
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f. A fugitive's food or support, the offence of harbouring a fugitive, the penalty for such an offence; fŭgïtīvi susceptio Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on Wes-sexan; ðæt is . . . and flýmena fyrmþe these are the rights which the
Linked entries: fliéman feorm feorm
byht
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A bending, corner, dwelling, an abode, bay, BIGHT; habitatio, dominium, sinus Andlang norþgeardes ðæt hit cymþ in ðone byht along the north yard till it comes to the corner, Cod. Dipl. 538; A. D. 967; Kmbl. iii. 18, 29: Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 308; A. D. 875
ge-hnigian
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to bow Ne geþrístlǽce hé ꝥ hé hine tó Godes weófode gehnigie non audeat se ad altars Dei inclinare Ll. Th. ii. 176, 3
ge-wind
A winding, circuitous ascent
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A winding, circuitous ascent, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 6; Wrt. Voc. 37, 4
Linked entry: ge-wynd
bendan
to BEND ⬩ flectere ⬩ tendere ⬩ intendere ⬩ to bind ⬩ fetter ⬩ vincire
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to BEND; flectere, tendere, intendere He his bogan bendeþ intendit arcum suum Ps. Th. 57, 6. He bende his bogan arcum suum tetendit 7, 13. to bind, fetter; vincire Sume hí man bende some they bound Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 6, col. 2; Ing. 208, 28; Ælf. Tod
ge-bendan
to bend ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ to bind ⬩ fetter ⬩ vincīre
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to bend; flectĕre, tendĕre He hornbogan hearde gebendaþ confrēgit cornua arcuum, Ps. Th. 75, 3. He gebende his bogan he bent his bow, Homl. Th. i. 502, 15. Of gebendum bogan from a bended bow, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 28, 2. to bind, fetter; vincīre Swá gebend
Linked entry: ge-bændan
a-lútan
To bend ⬩ incline ⬩ bend or bow down ⬩ procumbere
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To bend, incline, bend or bow down; procumbere Alútende he geseah procumbens vidit, Lk. Bos. 24, 12. He aleát to eorþan he bowed to the earth, Ælfc. T. 37, 8
bogetung
A bending, crook ⬩ anfractus
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A bending, crook; anfractus, Cot. 18
ge-bígan
To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ inflect or decline a part of speech ⬩ twist ⬩ bow down ⬩ humble ⬩ bring under ⬩ subdue ⬩ crush ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ inflectĕre ⬩ declīnāre ⬩ humiliāre
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To bow, bend, turn, inflect or decline a part of speech, twist, bow down, humble, bring under, subdue, crush; flectĕre, inflectĕre, declīnāre, humiliāre He hí to fulluhte gebígde he brought them to baptism, H. R. 101, 26. Se sceal heán wesan niðer gebíged
Linked entries: -bígan ge-beágian ge-bégan