for-sleán
cut through ⬩ to slay ⬩ kill ⬩ to destroy ⬩ lay waste ⬩ finish ⬩ to rout ⬩ overthrow ⬩ to condemn
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Add: to injure by striking, cut through or break with a stroke, wound with a blow Heó slóh tó his hneccan, and mid twám slegum forslóh him þone swuran percussit bis in cervicem ejus et abscidit caput ejus, Hml. A. 111, 305.
hreówsian
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</b> of penitence in an ecclesiastical sense, to do penance :-- Hí sceolon seofon geár mid micelre angsumnysse hreówsian, Hml. A. 149, 125
rǽd
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Ealle ðá ðing ðe hláforde magan tó rǽde, Angl. ix. 259, 19. Rǽdas conpendia, Scint. 100, 14. Add Rǽde senatu, An. Ox. 4041. <b>V a.
hám-sócn
Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peace ⬩ the crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own house ⬩ an inroad or attack on one's home ⬩ attack on one's house
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Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peace.
Linked entry: sócn
sóna
Soon, immediately, directly, at once
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Se ðe wille wyrcan wæstmbǽre lond, átió of ðæm æcere ǽrest sóna (first of all; cf. ǽrest, Bt. Fox 78, 22) fearn and þornas Met. 12, 2, 25. Eft sóna again Soul Kmbl. 134; Seel. 67.
Linked entry: be-sóne
hleápan
To LEAP, ⬩ jump, ⬩ dance, ⬩ run
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Hér Eádwine eorl and Morkere eorl hlupon út and mislíce férdon on wuda and feldon in this year earl Edwin and earl Morcere fled away and went different ways through wood and open country, 1072; Erl. 210, 26.
Linked entries: hleápere hleápettan hlípe
Æðelflǽd
Æthelfled ⬩ Æthelfleda
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here, A.
Linked entry: Æðelrǽd
ge-
with
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a preposition, originally meaning with, but found only as a prefix. v. Schleicher, Die Deutsche Sprache, p. 224.
æf-dæl
A descent ⬩ descensus
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A descent; descensus To æfdæle ad descensum, Lk. Lind. War. 19, 37
æfter-ráp
An AFTER-ROPE ⬩ a crupper ⬩ postilena
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An AFTER-ROPE, a crupper; postilena, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 54
Linked entry: æfter-rǽpe
æmtegian
to be at leisure
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to be at leisure, Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 16
altar
An altar ⬩ altare
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An altar; altare Befóran ðam altare ante altare, Mt. Bos. 5, 24
ǽwen-bróðor
a brother of the same marriage ⬩ an own brother ⬩ germanus
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a brother of the same marriage, an own brother; germanus,Cot. 97
byrðen-meto
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An excessive burden; oneris excessus, onerosa mensura, Prov. 27, Ettm
Cyring-ceaster
Cirencester
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Cirencester Æt Cyringceastre at Cirencester, Chr. 1020; Th. 286, 13, col. 1
cum-líðian
To lodge, to receive as a guest ⬩ hospitari
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To lodge, to receive as a guest ; hospitari R. Ben. Interl. 1
démere
DEEMER, judge ⬩ jūdex
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A DEEMER, judge; jūdex, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, note 38
efn-ling
A consort, an equal, a fellow ⬩ consors
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A consort, an equal, a fellow; consors. Ps. Spl. T. 44, 9
Linked entry: efen-ling
eorþ-líce
In an earthly manner ⬩ terrŭlenter
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In an earthly manner; terrŭlenter Eorþlíce terrŭlenter, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 145, 20
eosul-cwearn
An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses ⬩ ăsĭnāria mŏla
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An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses; ăsĭnāria mŏla, Cot. 16