of-beátan
To kill by beating ⬩ to beat to death ⬩ to beat to pieces
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Sume wǽron mid wǽpnum ofslagene óðre mid swipum ofbeátene some were slain with weapons, others scourged to death, Homl. Th. i. 542, 27
gleowian
To play on an instrument ⬩ sing ⬩ joke ⬩ jest ⬩ act the gleeman or buffoon ⬩ fidicinare ⬩ jocari ⬩ scurrari ⬩ scurram agere
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Spl. 67, 27
box
A wooden case made of box-wood, a BOX ⬩ buxom, pyxis ⬩ a box
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Gl. 26; Som. 60, 96; Wrt. Voc. 25, 36. Forcorfen [MS. forcaruen] box a carved box; buxom, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59. Seó hæfde box mid deórwyrþre sealfe she had a box of precious ointment, Mt. Bos. 26, 7.
ge-dréfan
To disturb ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ offend ⬩ turbare ⬩ conturbare ⬩ confundere ⬩ scandalizare
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Spl. 64, 8. Swá hwá swá gedréfþ ǽnne of ðyssum lytlingum whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, Mk. Bos. 9, 42
Linked entries: ge-drǽfan ge-dréfedlic
ge-endebyrdan
To set in order ⬩ arrange ⬩ dispose ⬩ ordĭnāre ⬩ dispōnĕre
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Heó ðæt sóna mid reogollíce lífe gesette and geendebyrde she soon settled and ordered it with regular life, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 28.
Linked entries: ge-endebredian ende-byrdan
ge-nihtsumian
To abound, suffice ⬩ abundāre, suffĭcĕre
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Spl. 72, 12: 127, 3. Ic genihtsumige abundo, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 10. Se ungesǽliga gýtsere wile máre habban ðonne him genihtsumaþ the unhappy miser wishes to have more than suffices him, Homl. Th. i. 64, 34.
Linked entry: ge-nyhtsumian
Scyttisc
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Se cyning Scyttysc ( linguam Scottorum ) geleornad hæfde, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 39. On ðam mynstre ðe on Scyttisc is nemned Rathmelsigi, 3, 27; S. 558, 35
Linked entry: Scittisc
streccan
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Skt. 21, 18. Strece ðǽrtó ðínne hiht, Homl. Th. i. 252, 7. to spread out; — Ðæt folc strehton (straverunt) hyra reáf on ðone weg, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 8: Mk. Skt. 11, 8 : Lk. Skt. 19, 36.
Linked entry: ge-streccan
teóðung-ceáp
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Tithe-stock, stock paid as tithe Gehéraþ hwæt se æþela láreów sægde be manna teóþungceápe. Hé cwæþ: Nú neálǽceþ ðæt wé sceolan úre ǽhta and úre wæstmas gesamnian.
þurh-þyrelian
to pierce through ⬩ make a hole through ⬩ perforate
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[Se wǽte of húse dropaþ on stáne ... and ðane stán þurhþurleþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 11.]
Linked entry: þyrelian
un-fæger
Not fair ⬩ not beautiful ⬩ foul ⬩ ugly ⬩ horrid
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Se unfægera larbata (cf. hreófe larbatos, 86, 64: egisgríma larbula, 112, 21), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 68
un-geára
not long ago ⬩ lately ⬩ before long ⬩ soon
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Th. 1868; B. 932. of the future, before long, soon Ðone egesfullan dómes dæg, se cumeþ nú ungeára, Blickl. Homl. 101, 28. Ungeára nú, Cd. Th. 289, 9; Sat. 395: Beo. Th. 1209; B. 602. Ðú ungeára deáþe sweltest, Exon. Th. 250, 8; Jul. 124.
wer-fǽhþ
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Gif hé (a man's foe) wille on hond gán and his wǽpenu sellan, and hwá ofer ðæt on him feohte, gielde swá wer swá wunde, swá hé gewyrce, Th. i. 90, 19] Be werfǽhðe tyhtlan. Se ðe bið werfǽhðe betogen, and hé onsacan wille ðæs sleges mid áðe, L.
be-licgan
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Seó heofon beligð on hyre bósme ealne middaneard, Angl. viii. 309, 46. Be gemǽre swá ðá ealdan díca beligcað, C. D. iii. 213, 6. to appertain (only late; see N. E. D. be-lie, 4) Ic hebbe bicweðen Portland and eall ðæt ðértó bilýð, C. D. iv. 229, 21
bláwung
inflation
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Similar entries v. bláwan, II. 2 Hwæt is se hreám búton ðǽra engla bláwung?, Hml. Th. ii. 568, 21. Hé bícnode mid bláwunge him fultum, Hml. S. 25, 635. Ðurh ðǽra sácerda bláwunge tóburston ðá weallas, Hml.
cille
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Stód se leóma him of swylce fýren cylle ongeán norðdǽl portabant facem ignis contra Aquilonem, Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 687, 22. Man sceal habban . . . leóhtfæt, blácern, cyllan, sápbox, Angl. ix. 264, 22.
dearnunga
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Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan eall dyrnunga æt Steorran ꝥ him gewearð se þridda penig of þǽre tolne, C. D. iv. 56, 29. Add
éste-líce
graciously ⬩ delicately ⬩ luxuriously
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Add: graciously Suá micle suá hió éstelícor of dúne ástígeð, suá hió iéðelícor úp ástígeð quo benigne descendit ad infima, valenter recurrit ad summa, Past. 103, 18.
fleardian
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To act with (wicked) folly, act wantonly, to stray in the paths of folly Sé þe þreágincga forlǽt, hé fleardað qui increpationes relinquit errat, Scint. 113, 16.
Linked entry: fleardere
fore-gísel
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Hié him þǽr foregíslas saldon, swá fela swá hé habban wolde, and micle áþas swóron, and þá gódne friþ heóldon, 877; P. 74, 20.
Linked entry: gísel