eald
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On ánre nihte ealdne mónan, 5. that belongs to a time long past Sume sǽdon eald wítega ( propheta unus de antiquis ) árás, Lk. 9, 8. On þá ealdan wísan antiquitus, An. Ox. 4243. Þára ealdena treówa antiquorum foederum, Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 18.
á-wendan
To turn. ⬩ to give a certain direction to ⬩ to return ⬩ to reduce ⬩ bring into subjection ⬩ to turn aside, ⬩ to remove ⬩ divert ⬩ to avert ⬩ to pervert ⬩ to change ⬩ to turn into something else ⬩ transform ⬩ to translate ⬩ reproduce something with other material ⬩ to exchange ⬩ To turn ⬩ take a certain direction
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Þá sceolon habban þrittig nihta ealdne mónan búton hyt áwende se embolis-mus, Angl. viii. 312, 7. Ic ne mæg áwendan Godes word, (immutare) Num. 22, 18. Ǽfre on ǽfen byð his (the moon's) ylde áwend, Angl. viii. 309, 17.
Linked entry: on-wendan
LICGAN
To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run
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Gif hine on iii nihte ealdne mónan gestandeþ se líþ fæste and swylt if sickness attack him when the moon is three days old he will be confined to his bed and will die, Lchdm. iii. 182, 8.
Linked entry: for-lǽge
lǽdan
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Óþerne ealdne man lǽdden feówer áwyrgde englas mid mycelre réðnesse, and hine besencton on þá fýrenan eá, Bl. H. 43, 28.
wrecan
To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)
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Wrecaþ ealdne níð, Exon. Th. 280, 3; Jul. 623. Swerie hé ðæt hé wítnunge ne wrece, L. Eth. vii. 17 ; Th. i. 332, 22. Ða dǽde wrece swíðe deópe se ðe cyning sý on þeóde, L. E. G. 12 ; Th. i. 174, 10 : L. Eth. ix. 34; Th. i. 348, 10.
Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca
habban
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Gif se mónð sceal habban .xxx. nihta ealdne mónan, Angl. viii. 300, 33, 35, to have as an attribute, a quality, function, right, wrong, &c. of persons Ic hæbbe geweald micel tó gyrwanne gódlecran stól. Gen. 280.