helde
Allegiance ⬩ fealty
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Heanrig ofer sǽ fór on ðæs cynges heldan Henry went over sea as liege man of the king, 1095; Erl. 231, 9
BOLCA
The gangway of a ship ⬩ forus navis ⬩ the cargo of a ship
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He on bolcan sæt he sat on the gangway, 610: An. 305
dóm-setl
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Tó dómsetlum ad subsellia, ad tribunal, Germ. 393, 61. Þæt hí on ðám micclum dóme ofer twelf dómsetl sittende beóð tó démenne eallum mannum, Hml. Th. i. 542, 20. Add
alýfed-líc
Allowable ⬩ expeditus
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Allowable; expeditus Alýfedlíc þing an allowable thing; fas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. 10, 67
awul
an awl ⬩ fuscinula vel tridens,
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an awl; fuscinula vel tridens,Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 78; Wrt. Voc. 27, 8
daroþ-æsc
An ash-dart ⬩ jaculum fraxineum
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An ash-dart; jaculum fraxineum Daroþæsc flugon ash-darts flew, Elen. Kmbl. 280; El. 140
earg-faru
A flight or shooting of an arrow
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A flight or shooting of an arrow. Exon. 71 b; Th. 266, 26; Jul. 404
efne-cuman
To convene ⬩ convĕnire
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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45
embeht
An office, serving ⬩ ministērium
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An office, serving; ministērium Ymb oft embehte circa frĕquens ministĕrium, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 40
Linked entry: ambeht
eorþ-búend
An earth dweller, inhabitant ⬩ terricŏla
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An earth dweller, inhabitant; terricŏla Eorþ-búend. Ps. Th. 65, 1: 101, 13 : 118, 4
-es
Abraham's God
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In English e is omitted, but its place is denoted by an apostrophe
fird-cræft
A war design ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio
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A war design, an expedition; expĕdītio Mid hiora firdcræfte by their expedition, Num. 22, 4
Linked entry: fyrd-cræft
for-spreca
one who speaks for another ⬩ an advocate
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one who speaks for another, an advocate, L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 5
hyht-gifa
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One who gives hope or joy [an epithet of Christ], Elen. Kmbl. 1700; El. 852
hyrcnian
to hearken
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Kmbl. 1307; An. 654: Exon. 47 b; Th. 162, 21; Gú. 979
ísern-byrne
corslet
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An iron byrnie or corslet Hé him of dyde ísernbyrnan, Beo. Th. 1347 ; B. 671
Linked entry: íren-byrne
lysu
Depraved ⬩ corrupt ⬩ evil ⬩ dishonourable ⬩ shameful ⬩ profligate
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Kmbl. 2441; An. 1222
mearc-treów
A tree serving as a boundary
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A tree serving as a boundary Ðonne tó mearctreówe, Cod. Dip. Kembl. iii. 434, 18
mód-hord
The mind
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The mind Módhord onleác weoruda dryhten and ðus wordum cwæþ. Andr. Kmbl. 344; An. 172
oster-hláf
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An oyster-patty Osterhláfas sint tó forbeódanne, Lchdm. ii. 210, 28. See Lchdm. iii. Glossary