mist-hliþ
A mist-covered hill-side
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A mist-covered hill-side Ðá com of móre under misthleoþum Grendel gongan then came from the moor, under the misty slopes, Grendel walking, Beo. Th. 1425; B, 710.
ge-wícan
To give way ⬩ fail ⬩ depart ⬩ retire ⬩ cedere ⬩ deficere ⬩ recedere
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láf gewác æt wíge his kinsman's legacy failed not in the contest, Beo. Th. 5251; B. 2629: 5148; B. 2577
gold-fáh
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Chart. 536, 17: Beo. Th. 621; B. 308: 5615; B. 2811. Goldfág scinon web æfter wagum the hangings along the walls shone interwoven with gold, 1993; B. 994
BOLCA
The gangway of a ship ⬩ forus navis ⬩ the cargo of a ship
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Geseah weard beran ofer bolcan beorhte randas the guard saw bright shields borne over the ship's gangway, Beo. Th. 467; B. 231: Andr. Kmbl. 1203; An. 602. He on bolcan sæt he sat on the gangway, 610: An. 305
ge-frǽge
An inquiring ⬩ a knowing ⬩ knowledge ⬩ information ⬩ hearsay ⬩ percontātio ⬩ cognĭtio ⬩ audītio
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An inquiring, a knowing, knowledge, information, hearsay; percontātio, cognĭtio, audītio Míne gefrǽge in my knowledge, as I have heard, as I am informed, Beo.
un-álífedness
What is not allowed ⬩ licence ⬩ licentiousness
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Ben. 136, 31
Linked entry: á-lífedness
consul
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Consula béc fastorum libri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 40. Add
cyrriol
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Ben. 41, 13), Angl. viii. 320, 6. [v. N. E. D. kyriel[le].]
up-lang
tall ⬩ high ⬩ upright
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Th. 197, 7; Exod. 303: Beo. Th. 1523; B. 759. Uplong, Exon. Th. 495, 16; Rä. 85, 4
Linked entry: up-heáh
cniht-wesende
Being a boy or youth ⬩ while a youth ⬩ dum puer est
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Cnihtwesende being a youth Exon. 85a; Th. 320, 34; Wíd. 39; Beo. Th. 750; B. 372: 1075; B. 535
on-springan
to burst asunder ⬩ to spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise
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to burst asunder Seonowe onsprungon, burston bánlocan, Beo. Th. 1639; 8. 817. to spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise Ðǽr lagnstreámas, wyllan onspringaþ, Exon. Th. 202, 2; Ph. 63. Ðǽr se flód onsprang, Andr. Kmbl. 3269; An. 1637.
streám-racu
The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course
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The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course Streámracu alveus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 26. Streámrace alveum, ii. 4, 59. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3158; An. 1582.
ge-endebyrdan
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Wé beóð geendebyrde tó heora weredum æfter úrum geearnungum, Hml. Th. i. 344, 17. to ordain, with object a person, to appoint to a position, office Ic eam geendebyrd ordinata sum, Kent. Gl. 259.
gierende
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taxauerat
ahsian
to ask ⬩ demand ⬩ call ⬩ summon before one ⬩ interrogare ⬩ postulare ⬩ exigere ⬩ to obtain ⬩ experience ⬩ nancisci ⬩ experiri
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Th. 14, 2. to obtain, experience; nancisci, experiri He weán ahsode he obtained woe, Beo. Th. 2417; B. 1206: 851; B. 423
a-þrysman
To suffocate with smoke or vapour ⬩ to suffocate ⬩ stifle ⬩ fumo suffocare
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To suffocate with smoke or vapour, to suffocate, stifle; fumo suffocare Hí hine on his bedde asmoredan and aþrysemodon they smothered and stifled him in his bed, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 6.
Linked entry: a-ceócian
bearhtm
Brightness ⬩ glittering ⬩ scintillation ⬩ twinkling ⬩ glance ⬩ claritas ⬩ splendor ⬩ nitor ⬩ scintillatio ⬩ acies
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Brightness, glittering, scintillation, twinkling, glance; claritas, splendor, nitor, scintillatio, acies Eágena bearhtm forsiteþ and forsworceþ the brightness of the eyes vanishes and darkens, Beo. Th. 3537; B. 1766.
dógor-gerím
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Number of days, allotted time of life; diērum numĕrus, vitæ spătium Wæs eall sceacen dógorgerímes all the number of his days was departed, Beo. Th. 5449; B. 2728.
ende-leán
A final reward ⬩ finālis retrĭbūtio
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Him endeleán þurh wæteres wylm Waldend sealde the Almighty gave to them a final reward through the water's rage, Beo. Th. 3389; B. 1692