of-sittan
to sit upon, press down by sitting ⬩ to sit upon, oppress ⬩ to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) ⬩ to sit about, besiege ⬩ to repress, check, present motion
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to sit upon, press down by sitting Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst she (Grendel's mother) pressed down the hall-guest (Beowulf, who had fallen) Beo. Th. 3094; B. 1545.
Linked entry: of-setenness
sóþlíce
Truly, really ⬩ certainly ⬩ verily ⬩ Now ⬩ then ⬩ for ⬩ autem ⬩ ecce ⬩ enim ⬩ ergo ⬩ nam ⬩ vero
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Kmbl. 633; El. 317: Beo. Th. 284; B. 141. Hí ðý sóðlícor ongeáton ðæt hit wæs sóðlíce his ágen líchoma, Shrn. 68, 33. Ic sóðlícost wéne, 164, 28. as conj.
Linked entry: sóþ-líc
hleápan
To LEAP, ⬩ jump, ⬩ dance, ⬩ run
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Hwílum hleápan léton on geflit faran fealwe mearas at times they made their fallow steeds run, contend on the course, Beo. Th. 1733; B. 864, Hé á wæs gangende and hleápende ambulans et exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 23.
Linked entries: hleápere hleápettan hlípe
tó-drífan
To drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away ⬩ to drive asunder ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ destroy ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ send elsewhere ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ put an end to
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Beo. Th. 1095; B. 545. to scatter, disperse Se wulf tódrífþ (tódrífeð, Lind. Rush.) ða sceáp lupus dispergit oves, Jn. Skt. 10, 12. Wulfas tódrífaþ dine heorde, Blickl. Homl. 225, 18. Ðú hí wíde tódríf disperge illos, Ps. Th. 58, 11.
Linked entry: tó-drǽfan
tó-gædere
Together ⬩ union, ⬩ association, ⬩ joining, ⬩ mingling,
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Kmbl. 2875; An. 1440. marking hostile meeting Ðá hí tógædere gán sceoldon ðá onstealdan ða heretogan ǽrest ðone fleám when the battle should have been joined, the leaders were the first to fly, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 15: 998; Erl. 134, 18: Beo.
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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Grn. 21, 15. that which causes death Ðú (the evil soul) wǽre ðǽr (in this world) morþ and myrþra, ac ðú ne miht hér (in the next world) swá beón, Wulfst. 241, 9.
Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta
á-biddan
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Lucius bæd hine Crístenne beón and eác ábæd, Bd. 1, 4; S. 475, 25. where the person from whom the object (acc. or clause) is obtained is given Ðá ábǽdon hié æt Gode, ðæt hit rínde ad invocationem nominis Christi vis pluviae effecta est Ors. 6, 13; S.
gifu
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Mid godcundre gyfe gemǽred, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, l. favor, clemency, remission of a penalty Beó hé his inganges scyldig, and þǽr ne beó nán gyfu, Cht. Th. 606, 22. ¶ gifum, tó gifes gratis :-- Gifum gratis . Ps. Rdr. 34, 8. Tó gifes gratis An.
ge-hínan
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Beón hig gehínede and gefyllon þá weorc opprimantur operibus et expleant ea Ex. 5, 9. Tó mænige wǽron foryrmde and gehýnede, Wlfst. 158, 29. to condemn Cwoen súðerne gihéneð ( condemnabit ) hiá, Lk. R. L. II. 31. Gehǽnas, Jn. L. 8, 10.
god-spell
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On ealle þeóda ǽrest gebyrað beón ꝥ godspel gebodud, Mk. 13, 10. Þá apostolas wǽron gefylde þurh godspelles láre, Bl. H. 133, 32. Cóm se Hǽlend Godes ríces godspell bodigende and cweðende: ... 'Gelýfaþ þám godspelle,' Mk. 1, 14-15.
þicgan
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Wé medu þégon, Beo. Th. 5260; B. 2633: Judth. Thw. 21, 15; Jud. 19. Hí wiste þégon, Andr. Kmbl. 1186; An. 593. Hié fira flǽschoman þégon, 49; An. 25. Hí þégun æppel, Exon. Th. 226, 8; Ph. 402. Ðæt hé mæte ðygde ad prandendum, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 11.
Linked entry: ge-þicgan
se
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Hié wǽpna náman, tó þon ðæt hié heora weras wrecan þóhton, 1, 10; S. 44, 32: 3, 9; S. 132, 11: 4, 10; S. 200, 16. 5 God is úre Fæder, þí wé sceolon ealle beón gebróðru on Gode, Hml. Th. i. 260, 28.
HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Hæleþa leófost on gesíþes hád dearest of men as a comrade, Beo. Th. 2598; B. 1297. Næs sinc-máððum sélra on sweordes hád there was no better treasure among swords, 4393; B. 2193.
Linked entries: acolitus diácon dúru-weard hádelíce -hád
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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Hí ne móston þurh unálýfedlice weorc faran (cf. beom næs álýfed, ꝥ hí æ-acute;nigu unálýfedlicu weorc worhton (unálýfedlic þing tó dónne, v. l.), Gr.
Linked entry: farnian
unnan
to grant a person (dat.) something ⬩ to give ⬩ allow ⬩ to wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. ) ⬩ to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.) ⬩ to like a person to have something ⬩ to like a condition of things ⬩ to be pleased
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Ic ðé an tela sincgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2455; B. 1225. Ðæs steápes onféhð ðe hé ann he receives the cup to whom God gives it, Ps. Th. 74, 7. Gif mé Waldend an lengran lífes, Cd. Th. 110, 18; Gen. 1840.
hogian
To employ the mind, ⬩ to think, ⬩ mind, ⬩ consider, ⬩ know, ⬩ understand, ⬩ care, ⬩ be solicitous or anxious, ⬩ to purpose, ⬩ strive, ⬩ intend, ⬩ be intent on, ⬩ resolve
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Ne beó gé ná hogiende ymb ða morgenlícan neóde nolite esse solliciti in crastinum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 34. Hogiende cogitantes, Mone Gl. 390. Hogiendum nitentibus, 420
CWEÐAN
To say, speak, call, proclaim ⬩ dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere
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Híg cwǽdon him betwýnan mutuo loquebantur, Gen. 37, 19: Num. 16, 3: Cd. 191 ; Th. 238, 28; Dan. 361: Beo. Th. 6342; B. 3181; Elen. Kmbl. 1138 ; El. 571. Hí cwǽdon aiebant, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 33. Ðus cweþ thus say, Ex. 19, 3.
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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Blǽd wíde sprang Scyldes eaferan Scedelandum in, Beo. Th. 38; B. 19
Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern
teón
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Wæs on næs togen wundorlíc wǽgbora, Beo. Th. 2883; B. 1439. where the movement is up or down, to draw up or down, to draw breath, heave a sigh, &c., to hoist a sail, pull a bell Mé tó grunde teáh feóndscaða, Beo. Th. 1111; B. 553.
ge-árian
To give honour ⬩ to honour ⬩ honōrāre ⬩ honorĭfĭcāre ⬩ To have mercy or compassion upon any one ⬩ be merciful to ⬩ pity ⬩ pardon ⬩ propĭtium esse ⬩ misĕrēri ⬩ parcĕre ⬩ To endow
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Hý beóþ geárode and uppahefene honōrāti et exaltāti fuĕrint, Ps. Th. 36, 19.
Linked entry: gearod