eald-dagas
Ancient days, days of old ⬩ prisci dies
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Ancient days, days of old; prisci dies In eald-dagum, Exon. 12a; Th. 19, 19; Cri. 303: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 41, MS. B
bóc-hord
A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etc ⬩ bibliotheca, archivum
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A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etc; bibliotheca, archivum Bóchord [MS. boochord] bibliotheca vel armarium vel archivum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47
ge-eofot
A debt ⬩ dēbĭtum
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A debt; dēbĭtum Gif mon on folces gemóte ge-eofot uppe if a man declare a debt at a folk-moot, L. Alf. pol. 22; Th. i. 76, 6, MS. H
ge-leoren
Gone away ⬩ departed ⬩ defunctus
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Gone away, departed; defunctus Eorþgráp hafaþ waldendwyrhtan, forweorene [MS. forweorone], geleorene earth's grasp [i. e. the grave] holds its powerful workmen, decayed, departed, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 14; Ruin. 7
ge-mannian
To man, supply with men, garrison ⬩ vĭris vel mīlĭtĭbus instruĕre
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To man, supply with men, garrison; vĭris vel mīlĭtĭbus instruĕre He hét ða burg gemannian he commanded to man the city, Chr. 923; Erl. 110, 2, 5 : 924; Erl. 110, 13
styltan
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-Stylton stupebant, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 51. Styldon (stylton, Rush.), 1, 22. Hiá stylton haesitantes, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 22
Linked entry: a-styltan
twifildan
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To double Ic twyfylde (-fealde, MSS. J. O. T. : -felde, MS. D.) duplico Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 138, 12: 49; Zup. 287, 4. Twyfeldende mæssehacelan duplicans casulam Anglia xiii. 406, 587
Linked entry: twifealdan
un-meahtigness
Weakness ⬩ impotence
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Weakness, impotence Sume men secgeaþ, ðæt heó him unmihtignesse and untrumnysse on gebrincge, Lchdm. i. 248, 23. Heó fremaþ wið ða unmihticnysse ðæs migðan and wið ðæra innoða ástyrunga, 272, 16
Linked entry: meahtig-ness
wicu-bót
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A week's penance Mót tó bóte stíðlíc dǽdbót, and hit man mót sécan be ðæs mannes mihtum, sumon geárbóte . . . sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 13
and-bita
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Mk. 14, 1), 74, 26. [Cf. O. H. Ger. int-pizzun refecerunt: im-piz refectio, prandium.] Cf. on-bítan
ár-weorþian
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Árwyrða (-worðig) fæder ðínne, Mk. R. 10, 19. Árweorþian wé Críst, Bl. H. 11, 7. Wé sceoldan hine árwyrþian, 71, 23. Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add
dor-weard
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Ðǽm dorworde ( janitori ) bibeódes ꝥ hé wæcce, Mk. R. L. 13, 34
ge-hyngran
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Add: To make hungry (used impersonally) Mið ðý hine gehyngerde cum esurisset, Lk. L. 6, 2. Gewyncerde esuriit, Mk. L. 11, 12. Syllan mete þám gehingredum, Wlfst. 119, 7: 209, 4
geond-wlítan
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Hé his ágen weorc eall geondwlíteþ ( cuncta tuetur ) endemes þurhsyhð ealle gesceafta (cf. hé geseóþ and þurhseóþ ealle his gesceafta ændemest, Bt. 41, 1; F. 244, 11), Met. 30, 15. Add
ge-bridlian
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and add Ne gebrídlode (frenaret) hé hí no mid swá swíðlicre ðreáunga his láre, Past. 391, 33. Hý sint gebrídlod (-ð, MS.) mid ðám brídle Godes beboda, Solil. H. 10, 16
ge-durran
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to dare Nǽnig mon gidarste hine gifregna nemo audebat eum interrogare, Mk. R. L. 12, 34: Jn. L. 21, 12. [Goth. ga-daursan : O.Sax. gi-durran: O. H. Ger. ge-turren.]
Linked entry: durran
of-drǽd
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Daria cwæð tó þám ofdrǽddan men, Hml. S. 35, 269. Add
styfic-leáh
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Tó Bedegáres styuicleáge (given as sþicleáge from another MS.), C. D. B. iii. 694, 10. Cf. stivecleiam, 638, 2, and see Philol. Soc. Trans. 1895-8, p. 541
un-gefeá
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Unhappiness Ðá men þe mǽstne dreám bútan Godes ondrysnum úp áhebbað hér on wornlde, hié þonne eft mǽste unrótnesse bútan ende and mǽstne ungefeán bútan ǽnigre blisse hiá onfóó. Nap. 64
Linked entry: ge-feá
wǽpen-wiga
An armed warrior
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the subject of the riddle is a horn) nú mec þeceþ geong hagostealdmon golde and sylfore, Exon. Th. 395, 1; Rä. 15, 1