BYT
A bottle, flagon, BUTT, tun ⬩ uter, dolium
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Ac híg dóþ niwe wín on niwe bytta, and ǽgðer byþ gehealden neque mittunt vinum novum in utres veteres; alioquin rumpuntur utres, et vinum effunditur, et utres pereunt. Sed vinum novum in utres novas mittunt, et ambo conservantur, Mt.
ge-cneówian
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Gesinge hé fíftig sealma and gecneówige æt ǽlcon heora; and gif hé gecneówian ne mæge, singe hundseofontig sealma cantet quinquaginta psalmos et inter singulos eorum in genua procumbat; si in genua procumbere nequit, septuaginta psalmos cantet, Ll.
for-habban
To hold in ⬩ restrain ⬩ retain ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ prŏhĭbēre ⬩ abstĭnēre
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To hold in, restrain, retain, abstain, refrain; tĕnēre, contĭnēre, cŏhĭbēre, prŏhĭbēre, abstĭnēre Ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreðre he might not retain his wavering courage in his heart, Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151: 5211; B. 2609.
hweogul
A wheel
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On hweóhle in rota, Ps. Spl. 76, 17. Hwél in hwélum rota in rota, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 20
leax
A salmon ⬩ lax
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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 19
Linked entry: læx
nam-cúþ
Having the name well-known ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ of note ⬩ of renown
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On ðám gemótan ðeáh rǽdlíce wurðan on namcúðan stówan in those assemblies, though advisedly they were made in places of note, L. Eth. ix. 37; Th. i. 348, 18.
geard
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Voc. ii. 105, 49), Hpt. 33, 250, 1. an enclosure Of sealtleáge in ðone hyrstgeard, C. D. iii. 400, 2. ¶ in the following either sense might be taken :-- On ðone mór; of ðám móre ondlong geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat, C. D. iii. 180, 27: vi. 219, 7.
gleáwe
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Gé þe on Godes húse gleáwe standað and on cafertúnum Godes húses gearwe syndan qui statis in domo Domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri, 134, 2. Ic wát and can þæt þú mín God gleáwe wǽre agnovi quoniam Deus meus es tu, 54, 8.
hild
grace ⬩ safe keeping ⬩ preservation ⬩ safety
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; servi qut statis in domo Domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri.
hóc
a hook ⬩ chain ⬩ dragging ⬩ a fish-hook
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Gl. 289, II), 63, 81 (both glosses occur in lists of words connected with ships). a sharp bend or angle in the length of anything
ofer-ǽt
over-eating, gluttony, excess in eating ⬩ rioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes place ⬩ comessationes ⬩ crapula, commessatio.
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[Cf. ofer-etes = comessationes (in Rom. 13, 13), Rel. Ant. i. 131, 32: O. L. Ger. ovar-át: O. H. Ger. ubar-ázi, -ázzi; f. crapula, commessatio. ]
Coludes burh
Colud's city ⬩ Coldingham ⬩ Berwickshire ⬩ Scotland ⬩ Coludi vel Coludana urbs, Colania, in agro Barovici
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Hér Coludes burh forbarn mid godcundum fýre in this year [A. D. 679] Coldingham was burnt with divine fire Chr. 679; Erl. 41, 12.
snícan
To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile ⬩ of imperceptible movement ⬩ to sneak ⬩ to hanker after
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Past. 21, 3; Swt. 154, 18. fig. of imperceptible movement Ða wunde snícaþ (irrepunt) in ða innoðas mínes líchoman Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 18. [ Snikeð in and ut neddren O. E. Homl, i. 251, 16.]
ge-cristnian
To christianize ⬩ catechize ⬩ catechīzāre
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Ne mót gefullod inne mid ðam gecristnedan etan non licel baptizato cum catecumeno comedere, Th. Lg. ii. 144, 25
gǽsne
Barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ empty ⬩ wanting ⬩ void of ⬩ lifeless ⬩ stĕrĭlis ⬩ inānis ⬩ ĕgēnus ⬩ destĭtūtus ⬩ expers ⬩ exănĭmis
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Ðis geár wæs gǽsne on mæstene this year was barren in mast-fruit, Chr. 1116; Th. 371, 16. Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte the keepers lay lifeless on the sand, Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086. v. Grm. Andr. Elen. p. 124, 1085 : Graff. IV. 267
Linked entry: gésne
irfe-land
heritable land
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Land that passes as an inheritance, heritable land Ic cýðo hú mín willa is ðet mín ærfelond fére ðe ic gebohte on ǽce ærfe I declare how my will is that my heritable land shall go, that I bought in perpetual inheritance, Chart. Th. 476, 12.
mealm-stán
Maum-stone
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'In agro Oxoniensi lapidem invenies friabilem, quem maum vocant indiginæ.' E. D. S. Gloss. B. 15. A correspondent of Dr. Bosworth's writes: 'The Maumstone is to be found, more or less, all over Wiltshire, especially towards Stonehenge.
Linked entry: cealc-stán
miscian
To mix ⬩ to mix in due proportion
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Gehwæðeres sceal mon nyttian and miscian ðæt ðone líchoman hǽle each method (treatment by hot or by cold remedies) shall be used and applied in due proportion, that the body may be cured, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 7
mis-rǽdan
to counsel amiss ⬩ give bad advice
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act ill-advisedly (in the choice of an abbot), and a few wise men of the society with greater wisdom recognize what is necessary, let their counsel prevail, who with the fear and wisdom of God choose what is necessary, R.