un-geworht
not made ⬩ not finished
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not made Gif Hé geworht wǽre, ne wurde Hé nǽfre ælmihtig God ... Hé wæs ǽfre ungeworht, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 69. not finished Ungeworht infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 17
Linked entry: ge-wyrcan
wiþer-flita
An adversary ⬩ opponent
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An adversary, opponent Magan hiora sprǽce gemetgian ða ðe ðæs cristendomes wiþerflitan sint, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 64, 14. Wiðerflitan, 2, 5; Swt. 84, 26: 3, 3; Swt. 102, 15
wóþ-gifu
The gift of song
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The gift of song Hyre (a musical instrument) is on fóte fæger hleóþor, wynlícu wóflgiefu . . . seó wiht mæg wordum lácan þurh fót neoþan, Exon. Th. 414, 10; Rä. 32, 8
æt-hweg
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How Gé magan be þissum ánum (deófles men) gecnáwan, þá hé ðurh deófol swylcne cræft hæfde ongeán swylce Godes þegnas, . . . æthweg hit bið þonne se deófol cymð, Wlfst. 101, I
á-mǽran
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To make famous, celebrate Ongan se hlísa swá myccles mægenes feor and wíde beón ámǽred coepit tantae virtutis fama longe lateque crebrescere, Gr. D. 206, 24. [Goth. us-mérjan diffamare.]
Linked entry: -mǽran
eall-godwebb
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All of silk (or a garment made all of silk? Cf. oloserica .i. vestis tota ex serico, Hpt. Gl. 480, 64) Ealgodwebbum elosericis (l. olo- ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 17
feónd-rǽs
an onslaught ⬩ assault
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A hostile attack, an onslaught, assault Ic fracoðlíce feóndrǽs gefremede . . . and reáfode beám on bearwe I (Eve) wickedly made onslaught and despoiled the tree in the garden, Gen. 900. Substitute:
fore-scynian
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L. 14, 27) mala plurima praecessura, Lk. p. 10, 14
Linked entry: fore-scunian
ge-onlícan
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To make like; reflex. with tó, to pretend to be Hé geonlícte (-líhte, v. l.) hine sylfne tó sumum ælþeódigum men peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Gr. D. 75, 4
Linked entry: on-lícan
ge-wislic
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Certain, that gives certainty Ꝥ wé gelýfdon þá þe wé núgý ne magon mid gewislicre fandunge witan quatenus crederemus quae adhuc scire per experimentum non possumus, Gr. D. 261, 28
styfic-weg
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a road made by clearing away tree-stumps (?) Tó ðám fúlan wege, sé hátte stificweg (cf. stifincweg, iv. 66, 24), C. D. iii. 409, 13. Andlang stifigweges, v. 321, 28
wracu
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, an Grimre wrace (wræc, v.l.) þá fyren-fullan ðeóde þæs grimman mánes wæs æfterfylgende acrior gentem peccatricem ultio diri sceleris secuta est, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 12
wæl-hlenca
A slaughter-link ⬩ a link of a coat of mail
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A slaughter-link, a link of a coat of mail Wriðene wælhlencan, Elen. Kmbl. 47; El. 24. Gúðweard gumena grímhelm gespeón, ... [h]wælhlencan sceóc. Cd. Th. 188, 31; Exod. 176
Linked entry: hlenca
hálettend
The middle finger, the finger by which a sign of greeting is made
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The middle finger, the finger by which a sign of greeting is made Hálettend midemesta finger salutarius, Wrt. Voc. 283, 21. Hǽletend salutaris, Recd. 38, 72; Wrt. Voc. 64, 81
Linked entry: hǽletend
BORD
a BOARD, plank ⬩ tabula sectilis, tabula ⬩ what is made of a board, - A table, shield ⬩ mensa, clypeus ⬩ the board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itself ⬩ tabulatum, stega ⬩ constratum, navis ⬩ at home and abroad ⬩ domi et foris ⬩ a foot-stool
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Wirc ðé ǽnne arc of aheáwenum bordum make thee an ark of planed planks, Gen. 6, 14; fac tibi arcam de lignis levigatis, Vulg. what is made of a board, - A table, shield; mensa, clypeus Ic on wuda stonde, bordes on ende I stand upon wood, at the end of
Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu
for-beran
to bear ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bear with ⬩ tolerate ⬩ to bear with ⬩ put up with ⬩ to do without ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ desist from ⬩ to abstain ⬩ to restrain
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Similar entries Cf. wyrt-forbor Gif mon sié wyrtum forboren . . . wiþ þon þe mon sié forboren . . . ne mæg [man] hine wyrtum forberan, Lch. ii. 114, 8-12. Gif hyt mid geswelle on forboren byð if the poison be kept in with, the swelling, i. 92, 8
Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran
ge-þanc
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Geþancu (cogitationes) horige gebed mid fæstene út ánýtt, Scint. 36, 12. a thought, purpose, intention Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man ǽfre geþencan on his móde ꝥ hé tó sácerdan heáfod áhylde . . . and sóna hí siþþan scyrde, Ll. Th. i. 334, 32 : 28.
swincan
to toil, labour, work with effort ⬩ to labour at, after, etc. , anything ⬩ to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress
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Swunce máre se ðe unriht gestreón on his handa stóde and læsse se ðe áriht on sprǽce he in whose hand was unjust gain should take the greater trouble, he who made claim rightfully the less, L.
faroþ-rídende
Wave-riding, sailing ⬩ nāvĭgans
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Wave-riding, sailing; nāvĭgans We on sǽbáte wada cunnedon, faroþrídende we in the sea-boat made a trial of the fords, riding over the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 879; An. 440
Linked entry: rídan
un-geteón
Foul injury
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Engel se ðe ásetted is ofer nétno úsra gihalda ða ðætte ne mæg diól onrád ða ( ut non poterit diabolus inequitare illa ), Rtl. 119, 15