buoptalmon
Ox-eye, chamomile ⬩ anthemis nobilis
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Ox-eye, chamomile; anthemis nobilis, Lin Buoptalmon . . . heó hafaþ geoluwe blóst-man eal swylce eáge, ðanon heó ðone naman onféng Ox-eye . . . it has yellow blossoms all like an eye, whence it took the name, Herb. 141, l; Lchdm. i. 262, 4
of-gán
to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exact ⬩ to require what is not due, to exact with violence, extort ⬩ to require what is not one's due but is granted as a favour or for a fair equivalent, to obtain, hold by allowance of another ⬩ to start of, make a beginning of anything.
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to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exact:- Ic ofgá his blódes gyte æt ðínum handum I will require the shedding of his blood at thy hands, Homl. Th. ii. 340, 24. God ofgǽþ his feoh æt eów, 554, 19.
Linked entry: of-eode
wæter
- Homl. 247, 25 ; see also
- Ps. Th. 17, 11
- Ps. Th. 31, 7.
water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.
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Blód fléwð ofer eorðan swá swá wæter, Blickl. Homl. 237, 6. Byrneþ wæter swá weax, Exon. Th. 61, 23 ; Cri. 989. Blód and wæter ætsomne út bicwóman, 68, 33; Cri. 1113. Ealle gewítaþ swá swá wolcn, and swá swá wæteres streám, Blickl. Homl. 59, 20.
hreðer
Breast ⬩ bosom
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Blód út ne com of hreðre blood came not from my breast, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 9; Rä. 88, 13. Mé on hreðre heáfod sticade in her bosom she stuck my head, 124 b;; Th. 479, 9; Rä. 62, 5.
nægel
the nail of a finger or toe ⬩ a nail ⬩ peg ⬩ an instrument for striking the strings of a harp
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Æt ðám neglum gehwylcum scilling if a thumb-nail come off (from a blow) the bót shall be iii shillings . . . For each finger-nail a shilling (cf. L.
ge-bycgan
To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere
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Ðú blóde gebohtest bearn Israéla thou host redeemed the children of Israel with thy blood, Hy. 8, 26; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 26. Lundenwaru him friþ gebohton the Londoners bought themselves peace, Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 23.
for-dician
To barricade
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To barricade, block up a path Hé wilnað ðæt hé ús ðone weg fordíkige (-dícige, v. l.), ðæt wé ne mægen ástígan iter ascensionis abscidit, Past. 361, 4.
néþan
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D. 18, 10. with preposition Ic swíðe unmeodum geneahhe néðde tó Dryhtnes líchoman and tó his ðám deórwyrþan blóde I ventured far too frequently to go to the Lord's Supper, Angl. xi. 99, 70. with clause Hwæt is þesceorlisca wer þe néþeþ (gedyrstlǽceð
Linked entry: nóþ
heoru-dreórig
bloody with sword-wounds ⬩ gory ⬩ very sad ⬩ sad unto death,
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bloody with sword-wounds, gory, Beo. Th. 1875; B. 935: 3564; B. 1780: 5434; B. 2720: Andr. Kmbl. 1991; An. 998: 207; An. 1085: Elen. Kmbl. 2427; El. 1215. [O. Sax. heru-drórag.] very sad, sad unto death, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 28; Ph. 217
Linked entry: dreórig
ǽdre
An artery ⬩ a vein ⬩ fountain ⬩ river ⬩ arteria ⬩ vena ⬩ fons ⬩ rivus ⬩ a nerve ⬩ sinew ⬩ kidney ⬩ nervus ⬩ ren
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Swát ǽdrum sprong blood sprang from the veins, Beo. Th. 5925; B. 2966. a nerve, sinew, kidney; nervus, ren Wǽron míne ǽdra ealle tolýsde renes mei resoluti sunt, Ps. Th. 72, 17. Ðú canst míne ǽdre ealle tu possedisti omnes renes meos, 138, 11.
riht-wís
Righteous ⬩ just
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Unscyldig ic eom fram ðyses rihtwísan blóde ( a sanguine justi hujus ), 27, 24. Ðé ic geseah rihtwísne ætforan mé, Gen. 7, 1. Dómas ðíne rihtwíse aequitas judicia tua, Ps. Th. 118, 75, 172. Rihtwíse non errantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 52.
Linked entry: wrenc-wís
mǽþ
- Prov. Kmbl. 27. )
measure ⬩ degree ⬩ proportion ⬩ the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ status ⬩ condition ⬩ due measure ⬩ right ⬩ due measure in regard to others ⬩ honour ⬩ respect
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Wulfst. 280, 27. degree, rank, status, condition 'Ne onwréah ðé flǽsc ne blód ðisne geleáfan.' Flǽsc and blód is gecweden his flǽsclíce mǽiþ 'flesh and blood did not reveal this belief to thee.'
fyrht
A divining ⬩ divination ⬩ augury ⬩ auspĭcium ⬩ hariolātio ⬩ augŭrium
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A divining, divination, augury; auspĭcium, hariolātio, augŭrium Oððe on blóte odðe on fyrhte either by sacrifice or by divination, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On firhte, L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 296, 28.
ge-dragan
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. ¶ Wíf ðin blódes flóuing geðolade ł gedróg (patiebatur), Mt. L. 9, 20. Here the form belongs to gedragan, but the meaning points to gedreógan; perhaps gedrcóg should be read
Linked entry: dragan
BOLD
a building, dwelling, house ⬩ ædificium, domicilium, domus ⬩ a superior house, hall, castle, palace, temple ⬩ aula, palatium, ædes ⬩ a builder
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Nis ðæt betlíc bold [blod MS.] that is no goodly dwelling, Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 16; Dóm. 23. a superior house, hall, castle, palace, temple; aula, palatium, ædes He him gesealde bold and bregostól he gave to him a habitation and a princely seat, Beo
on-wreón
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others, to make known a material object Meotud onwráh beorg on bearwe, Gú. 118. a non-material object Melchisedech godþrym onwráh éces alwaldan, Cri. 139. a fact (stated in a clause) 'Ðú eart þæs lyfigendes Godes Sunu' . . . hit þé ne onwreáh flǽsc ne blód
sárlíce
sorely, painfully ⬩ sorely, grievously, lamentably ⬩ sorely, bitterly, heavily
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Blód ðæt wæs sárlíce ágoten, Ps. Th. 78, 11. Ðé sculon slítan sárlíce swearte wihta, Soul Kmbl. 145; Seel. 73. Hé sóhte hú hé sárlícast, þurh ða wyrrestan wítu, meahte feorhcwale findan, Exon.
on-sægedness
the rite, act of sacrifice or offering ⬩ what is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation
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Ne offra ðú ðínre onsægdnysse ( victimae ) blód uppan beorman. Ex. 23, 18. Þurh lác ðære hálwendan onsægdnesse ( hostiae ), Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 592, 22. Gode onsægdnesse beran, S. 592, 25 : 5, 10; S. 624, 32.
Linked entries: á-sægdnes an-sægdnes sægedness on-segedness á-segendness
dreórig
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In þás dreórgan tíd, Gú. 1058. bloody, gory Wæter under stód dreórig and ge*-*dréfed. . . . Flód blóde weól, hátan heolfre, B. 1417-23. Hé dryhten sínne driórigne (cf. 2692-3) fand, 2789. headlong (?
bennian
To wound ⬩ vulnerare
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I saw a block [wood] wound [lit. to wound = wounding] a striving creature 114 a; Th. 438, 4; Rä. 57, 2