for-wegan
To kill ⬩ interficere
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To kill; interficere Ðæt se an foldan læg forwegen mid his wǽpne that he lay slain on the field with his weapon, Byrht. Th. 138, 30; By. 228
læt-líce
Slowly
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Slowly Ðá andswarode hé him lætlíce theft he answered him slowly, Guthl. 20; Gdwin, 80, 12. Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33
Linked entry: latlíce
ge-egsian
To frighten ⬩ terrēre
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To frighten; terrēre He hý mid his wordum geegsode he frightened them with his words, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 13 : Jud. 7, 22. Geegsod frightened, 4, 17
Linked entry: ge-egesian
ge-lácan
To play a trick on ⬩ delude
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To play a trick on, delude On hý geléc ðæt hý mid him wunnon he deluded them into making war with him, Ors. 3,,7; Bos. 60, 2
un-wiþerweardlic
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Not in opposition, in union, united Hié ealle cumað tó Críste on þám heofonlican wuldre, and hié ðonne onginnaí singan Drihtne níwne sang swíðe unwiðerweardlicum stefnum, Nap. 66
orne
Unhealthy, harmful
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Unhealthy, harmful Mid Godes fultume ne wyrð him nán orne with God's help no harm will be done him. Lchdm. iii. 16, 5. Wið ornum útgange, 70, 25
Linked entry: orenum
spelc
splint ⬩ fissula, ⬩ a splinter or narrow strip of wood ⬩ splints for binding up broken bones
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a splint Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... dó spelc tó, Lchdm. ii. 68, 7. Wið foredum lime ... dó spilc tó apply a splint, 66, 23
cwicen
Alive, quick ⬩ vivus
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Ðone cyning hí brohton cucenne to losue regem viventem obtulerunt Iosue, Jos. 8, 23: Homl. Th. i. 294, 15. Gewylde man hine swá cucenne [cucunne MS. D: cwicne G.] swá deádne let them seize him whether alive or dead, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 18.
Linked entry: cwucen
ge-hyrwan
To make game of ⬩ despise ⬩ disparage ⬩ traduce ⬩ vex ⬩ oppress ⬩ cavillāri ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ detrăhĕre
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Seó langung hine swíðe gehyrde and ðreáde that longing much oppressed and afflicted him, Blickl. Homl. 113, 14. Hí wurdon gehergode and gehyrde they were wasted and oppressed; Jud. 10, 8
un-sófte
not at ease ⬩ in discomfort ⬩ not gently ⬩ hardly ⬩ severely ⬩ hardly ⬩ with difficulty ⬩ with trouble
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Ða ðe hine unsófte ádle gebundne gesóhtun, Exon. Th. 155, l0; Gú. 858: 83, 16; Cri. 1357. Hí wrehton unsófte ealdgeníþlan, Judth. Thw. 24, 37; Jud. 228: Blickl.
Linked entry: sófte
be-windan
girdle ⬩ encircle ⬩ surround
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Hé hine biwand in líne turn involvit sindone. Mk. R. 15, 46. Biuundun (ligauerunt) mid hræglum, Jn. L. 19, 40. Bewindan (involvant) hi þæs cildes hand on weofodsceate, R. Ben. 102, 14. Hét bewindan heora handa mid flexe, Hml. S. 4, 392.
ge-ortrúwian
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</b> reflex. to cause (oneself) to despair, to despair :-- Ne geortrúwige nán man hine sylfne for his synna micelnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 124, 30. ¶ ge-ortrúwod desperate :-- Hwilc ánwilnys and geortrúwad wylla, Hml.
a-gǽlan
To hinder ⬩ occupy ⬩ detain ⬩ delay ⬩ neglect ⬩ impedire ⬩ retardare ⬩ morari ⬩ negligere ⬩ To hesitate ⬩ be careless ⬩ cunctari ⬩ indili-gens esse
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And swá eall ðæt folc wearþ mid him ánum agǽled and all the people were so occupied with him alone. Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24. v. intrans.
Linked entry: a-gálan
hwæðere
Yet ⬩ however ⬩ nevertheless
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Yet, however, nevertheless Ac nǽnig hwæðere him gelíce dón ne mihte but none however could do like him, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 39. Hwæðere ðú meaht mé singan attamen mihi cantare habes, 597, 15.
Linked entry: ge-hwæðere
or-wéne
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Hé wearþ his lífes orwéne. Homl. Th. i. 86, 28. Hé læg his lífes orwéne, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 301: Glostr. Frag. 6, 18: Chart. Th. 339, 22. Hié ðæs écan lífes orwéne wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 85, 27. Huí wǽron orwéne hwæðer. . .
ge-wrixl
A change ⬩ interchange ⬩ vicissitude ⬩ turn ⬩ course
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Nú hæfþ God swíðe gesceádwíslíce geset ðæt gewrixle eallum his gesceaftum God hath very wisely appointed change to all his creatures, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 21: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 111; Met. 11, 56: Shrn. 168, 11.
Linked entries: ge-wrisce ge-wrixlic wrixl
ge-wyrd
Event ⬩ fate ⬩ destiny ⬩ condition
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Sume cwǽdon ðæt se steorra his gewyrd wǽre. Gewíte ðis gedwyld fram geleáffullum heortum ðæt ǽnig gewyrd sý búton se ælmihtiga scyppend some said that the star was his destiny.
Linked entry: -wyrd
ymb-hygdig
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Hié forgytaþ ðæt hié hwéne ǽr ymbhygdigum eárum and ingeþancum gehýrdon reccean, Blickl. Homl. 55, 27. causing anxiety, anxious Gif him þince ðæt hé geseó man mid wǽpnan gewundodne, ymbhídig sorg ðæt byð, Lchdm. iii. 174, 12
án-gild
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.; siþþan hit tó þám áríse, ꝥ ángylde, siþþan sié ꝥ wíte .CXX. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 68, 3-5. Þolie hé his ángyldes (-gildes , v. l. ), 76, 7. Mana þone byrgean þæs ángyldes; gif hé næbbe, gyld þú ꝥ ángylde, 116, 11-12.
fultumend
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Ꝥ his geongran wǽron his dǽde fultumiendas ( facti illius adjutores ), Gr.