word
a word ⬩ a single part of speech ⬩ words ⬩ a written word ⬩ a word ⬩ a group of words ⬩ a saying ⬩ sentence ⬩ words ⬩ a saying ⬩ maxim ⬩ a tale ⬩ story ⬩ a report ⬩ tidings ⬩ fame ⬩ name ⬩ (good) word, ⬩ (good) report ⬩ a command ⬩ an order ⬩ ordinance ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ word ⬩ solemn statement ⬩ promise ⬩ oath ⬩ an (expressed) intention ⬩ opinion ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ words ⬩ language ⬩ style ⬩ word ⬩ word of God
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Ealle 'ða word sint sóbe ðe Paulus sægþ, 187, 2. Ðæt sindon ða word, swá ús gewritu secgaþ, Exon. Th. 241, 12 ; Ph. 655. Gif ðás word sind sóþ, 247, 24; Jul. 83: Beo. Th. 1282; B. 639. Nó ðæs fela Daniel gespræc sóðra worda, Cd.
ge-weald
power ⬩ strength ⬩ might ⬩ efficacy ⬩ potestas ⬩ power over any thing ⬩ empire ⬩ rule ⬩ dominion ⬩ mastery ⬩ sway ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ government ⬩ protection ⬩ keeping ⬩ a bridle-bit ⬩ potestas ⬩ facuitas ⬩ imperium ⬩ ditio ⬩ arbitrium ⬩ jus ⬩ camas
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Ðæt mín sáwul to ðé síðian móte on ðín geweald that my soul may proceed to thee, into fly keeping, Byrht. Th. 136, 66; By. 178. Ic ðǽ lǽte habban ðis land to gewealde I will let you rule this land, H. R. 101, 33.
Linked entries: þeóh-geweald ge-wald ge-wild
ge-mynd
Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemoration ⬩ remembrance
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Ðurh ðæt gemynd se man geþencþ ða þing ðe he gehýrde oððe geseah oððe geleornode man's soul has in it three things, that is memory and understanding and will. By the memory a man recollects the things that he has heard or seen or learned, Homl.
Linked entries: ge-myndleás ge-mend ge-mind
simble
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Th. 367, 19) ymbe seofon niht every seven days, Soul Kmbl. 19 ; Seel. 10 : Andr. Kmbl. 313 ; An. 157. Simle ymb .xii. mónaþ, Chart. Th. 461, 9 : 474, 5 : 475, 3
feorm
provisions ⬩ stores ⬩ a feast ⬩ an entertainment ⬩ entertainment
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Add: provisions, stores Ðrítig ombra aláð, and ðreó hund hláfa . . . feówer weðras . . . sex gósfuglas . . . ðrítig leapera . . . sester fulne saltes . . . and hió forgifeð fífténe pund for ðý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste, C.
óleccan
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Hí þá sóna ólǽcende (óliciende, v. l.) ymb ꝥ seofiende adulando questi sunt, Gr. D. 34, 33. Add Hí God forsáwon and þám wiðersacan ólehtan (ólǽhtan, v. l.), Wlfst. 202, 3.
ǽr
early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first
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Th. 45, 5. expressing readiness, quickness, soon Sweord ǽr gebrǽd gúðcyning, B. 2562. Hé wel ǽr árás . . . Se apostol cwæð tó him: 'For hwon árise ðú swá hraðe?', Gr. D. 227, 4. Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hí hit habbað, Hml. S. 16, 317.
þingian
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Heom man raþe ðæs wið þingode soon after people came to terms with them, Chr. 100l; Erl. 136, 32. Hé sceal þingian wið ðone ðe hé ábylgþ debet reconciliari ci quem offendebat, L. Ecg.
weallan
of water, &c. issuing from a source ⬩ to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow ⬩ of the source, to well with, ⬩ flow with, ⬩ with a noun ⬩ absolute ⬩ implying abundance ⬩ to swarm, exist in large numbers ⬩ of production in large numbers or great quantity, ⬩ to swarm with ⬩ flow with ⬩ of violent movement, ⬩ to boil, rage, heave ⬩ of movement in liquids caused by heat, ⬩ to boil (intrans.), ⬩ to be hot ⬩ used of a vessel in which a liquid boils ⬩ of other than liquids, ⬩ to be hot, burn, blaze, rage ⬩ figuratively, of persons, passions, emotions, ⬩ to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved ⬩ trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn
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Þurh ða weallendan sond per ferventes sole arenas, Nar. 6, 9. figuratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved Ic wealle ferueo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Zup. 156, 9. Welð fervet, Kent. Gl. 665.
Linked entry: for-weallen
hefig
ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness
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Mec sorg bicwóm, hefig hondgewinn, Jul. 526. Ðynceað him sumu weorc suíðe hefug (hefgu, v. l.) quaedam sibi difficilia opponit, Past. 285, 1. Hefegast gewinna, þæt hí mid welerum geworht habbað labor labiorum ipsorum, Ps.
Linked entry: hefe-lic
ÆT
AT ⬩ to ⬩ before ⬩ next ⬩ with ⬩ in ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ apud ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ante ⬩ ad ⬩ in ⬩ contra ⬩ Of ⬩ from ⬩ a ⬩ ab ⬩ de ⬩ To ⬩ unto ⬩ as far as ⬩ ad ⬩ usque ⬩ ad
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Ác-leá. sometimes æt is separated from its case Ðonne wile Dryhten sylf dǽda gehýran æt ealra monna gehwám then will the Lord himself hear of the deeds from all sorts of men [ab omnium hominum quocunque], Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 15; Seel. 93
Linked entries: æt-eom æt-gebicgan æt-gebrengan æt- æt-swymman
FǼMNE
A virgin, damsel, maid, woman ⬩ virgo, puella, fēmĭna
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Wæs ðære fǽmnan ferþ geblissad the damsel's soul was rejoiced, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 24; Jul. 287: 66 b; Th. 246, 10; Jul. 59: 67 a; Th. 247, 15; Jul. 79.
Linked entry: fémne
hwerfan
to turn ⬩ revolve ⬩ move about ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ to turn ⬩ change ⬩ to exchange ⬩ barter
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Mannes sáwl hweóle gelícost hwærfeþ ymbe hý selfe man's soul, just like a wheel, revolves about itself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 422; Met. 20, 211. Hwærfþ, 434; Met. 20, 217. Hwerfeþ, 28, 30; Met. 28, 15. Hwyrfeþ, Exon. 103 b; Th. 394, 3; Rä. 13, 12.
wérig
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Th. 5866; B. 2937. weary at heart, sad, grieved Ne mæg wérig mód wyrde wiðstondan, ne se hreó hyge helpe gefremman a soul that is sad may not stand against fate, nor the mind that mourns minister help, Exon. Th. 287, 16; Wand. 15.
eard
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Th. 86, 6. in connexion with things, natural place, native soil (of plants) Ǽlc þing biþ fullest on his ágenum earda, Bt. 34, 1; F. 134, 24
ge-gangan
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Ne sceole gé swá sófte sinc gegangan, By. 59. to get to a position or point. to get to a person, get into the protection or power of a person Þæt hé Gode gegange (cf. ge-gán; <b>B. II.
ge-lǽran
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H. 173, 20. with pronoun and clause in apposition Mé þæt gelǽrdon leóde míne . . . þæt ic þé sóhte, B. 415. to accept a doctrine, counsel, &c. Gelǽrde unc se atola . . . þæt wit blǽd áhton, Sat. 413
ge-sprǽc
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Th. ii. 402, 38. a speaking to or with, colloquy, dialogue, conversation Mé simle is swýþe leóf ealldra manna gespræc (sprǽc, gespræca, v. ll.) mihi senum collocutio esse semper amabilis solet, Gr. D. 79, 18.
ge-dál
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Se Hælend ús helpe gefremede þurh his líces gedál (the parting of the body from the soul, death), Ph. 651. a dividing of property, sharing. Cf. ge-dǽlan; Þá dǽldon þá cwelleras þǽra martyra wǽpna and gewǽda . . . Æfter ðám gedále . . . Hml.
wíg-bed
An altar
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An altar [from wíg (wíh) and beód; some forms, e.g. wígbeddes, weóbedd, suggest that the word was thought to be derived from bed] Weófod altar vel ara, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 51.