hreów
fierce ⬩ sævus ⬩ mæstus
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In the compounds blód-, wæl-hreów the second syllable seems to be hreóh [or is it reów, or may hreów be a confusion of the two forms?], as the form hreóh does not occur independently in the sense of fierce.
for-gildan
To pay for ⬩ make good ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ exsolvĕre ⬩ compensāre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre
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756: Beo.
Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan
ge-secgan
To say, tell, relate, declare, prove ⬩ dicere, narrare, indicere
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Kmbl. 768; An. 384: Beo. Th. 4321; B. 2157. He gesǽde swefen cyninge he said the dream to the king, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 2; Dan. 165: B. 4, 18; S. 587, 2. Ðágesægdon Rómáne Bryttum then the Romans said to the Britons, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 3.
Linked entries: ge-sǽccan ge-sagian ge-sæcgan ge-secggan
sweostor
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Se wæs his sweostor sunu, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 16. Sweoster sunu, 2, 3; S. 504, 20. Swuster sunu, Byrht. Th. 135, 8; By. 115. Ðæt ðú gesecge sweostor mínre, Exon. Th. 172, 32; Gú. 1152. Óþer him sylfum, óþer his sweoster, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 13: Homl.
Linked entries: suster swuster ge-sweostor
stów
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Nis ðæt heóru stów, Beo. Th. 2749 ; B. 1372. Wæs seó londes stów bimiþen fore monnum, óþþæt Meotod onwráh beorg on bearwe, Exon. Th. 110, 32 ; Gú. 117.
míðan
to conceal ⬩ dissemble ⬩ To be concealed ⬩ lie hid ⬩ to avoid ⬩ refrain from ⬩ forbear
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To be concealed, lie hid Ðonne biþ sóna sweotol æteówod on him ðæt ǽr deágol máð then at once will be made manifest in him what before lay hid, L. M. 2, 66; Lchdm. ii. 298, 8.
for-búgan
to avoid ⬩ to pass by ⬩ pass over ⬩ shun ⬩ eschew ⬩ To avoid
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MS. ), 294, 21. not to be exposed to, not be subject to Yrre Godes þá hwíle þe wé lybbað forbúgan (uitare) wé magon, Scint. 233, 20. Ðæt wé mægen forbúgan ðæt wíte, Past. 255, 5. Unsibbe mon ne mehte mid nánum þingum forbúgan.
ge-wrecan
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gewræc, B. 2121.
ge-trúwian
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But if B wants wrongfully to ruin C ... and if C be innocent. Ll. Th. i. 220, 19-24
a-beofian
To be moved or shaken ⬩ to tremble ⬩ moveri ⬩ contremere
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To be moved or shaken, to tremble; moveri, contremere Ealle abeofedan eorþan staðelas movebuntur omnia fundamenta terrae, Ps. Th. 81, 5
a-búfan
ABOVE ⬩ supra
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[a + be + ufan] ABOVE ; supra Swá wæ ǽr abúfan sǽdan as we have before above said, Chr. 1090; Th. 358, 15
æfter-hýrigean
To follow another's example ⬩ to imitate ⬩ resemble ⬩ imitari
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To follow another's example, to imitate, resemble; imitari He wilnode æfterhýrigean he wished to imitate, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 44
ǽ-líc
Belonging to law ⬩ lawful ⬩ legalis ⬩ legitimus
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Belonging to law, lawful; legalis, legitimus,Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 495, 29. Tyn ǽlícan word the ten commandments Som
Linked entry: ǽw-líc
ǽl-net
An eel net ⬩ rete anguillare
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An eel net; rete anguillare Gesomnedon ða ǽlnet ǽghwonon ðe hí mihton retibus anguillaribus undique collectis, Bd. 4,13; S. 582, 44
a-nescian
To make nesh ⬩ to weaken ⬩ emollire
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To make nesh, to weaken; emollire He sceolde ða ánrédnesse anescian poterat constantiam ejus emollire, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 44
andettere
A confessor ⬩ confessor
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A confessor; confessor Ðæt Albanus hæfde ðoneCristes andettere mid him confessorem Christi penes Albanum latere, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 7
án-waldeg
Having sole power ⬩ powerful ⬩ solus potens
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Having sole power, powerful; solus potens Ðæt se síe ánwaldegost that he is most powerful, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 16
a-þéstrian
To be eclipsed ⬩ obscurari
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To be eclipsed; obscurari Seó sunne aþéstrode the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 538; Th. 29, 4, col.1; Bodl. Laud. 636
a-þiéstrian
To overcloud ⬩ to be eclipsed ⬩ obscurari
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To overcloud, to be eclipsed; obscurari Seó sunne aþiéstrode the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 538; Th. 28, 6, 11, col. 1
diór-boren
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noble-born, noble Apollines dóhtor diórboren Apollo's noble-born daughter, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 103; Met. 26, 52