be-hýdan
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Ne mæg hine nán man behýdan wið hire hǽto, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Nis mín bán wið þé behýded (occultatum), 138, 13: Bl. H. 93, 35. Behéd lác munus absconditum, Kent. Gl. 780. Of þám díglum stówum þe hí on behýdde (abditi) wǽron. Bd. I. 16; Sch. 44, 14.
be-scúfan
to thrust
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Bescúfende trudentes (ad erroris nau*-*fragia), An. Ox. 5477
for-berstan
exhausted ⬩ to fail ⬩ break down
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Ðý lǽs se ráp . . . forberste ne chorda rumpatur, Past. 459, 8. of property, to be dissipated, exhausted Ðý mon dǽlð spærlíce ðe mon nele ðæt hit forberste, Prov.
friþian
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an operation, keep from unfavourable conditions Héde sé ðe scíre healde ꝥ hé friðige and forðige ǽlce (tilþe) be ðám ðe hit sélest sý, Angl. ix. 259, 14. to grant immunity to a criminal Gif Philippus wolde gefæstnian mid áþe ꝥ seó leáse wrǽgistre ne
ge-risenlic
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Ne wére gerisnelic ł reht tó unbindanne non oportuit solui, Lk. L. 13, 16.
ge-cwéman
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Ic ne gecwémde non placui, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 27. Heora ofspring, þone dǽl ðe him ǽr gecwémde, Hml. Th. i. 28, 3. to satisfy, content by discharge of an obligation or demand Micel is ꝥ sácerd áh tó dónne ... gif hé his Drihtne gecwémeð mid rihte.
ge-wídmǽrsian
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Lá hú ne gewídmǽrsude nonne percrebruit (Anthonius), 2374 : 2840. Cnæplingc ofer eal gewídmǽrsude (cum) puer late crebresceret, 2585. See preceding word for other examples
oft
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Gif sió scyld ðára ofermétta ne gewundode ðý oftor nisi nonnunquam superbiae culpa transfigeret, Past. 311, 23. Oftost, B. 1663. Ellen bið sélast þám þe oftost sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu, Gú. 1322. Oftast, Ps. Th. 61, 9.
wæl-stów
The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter
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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.
Linked entry: hreá-wíc
wearn
a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty, ⬩ a refusal,
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Ben. 97, 7. a refusal, v. wirnan Hý bénan synt ðæt hié wið ðé móton wordum wrixlan, nó dú him wearne geteóh ðínra gegncwida they are petitioners that they may exchange words with thee, give them not a refusal of thy words in reply, Beo.
wéning
supposition ⬩ doubtful thought ⬩ doubt ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ chance
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of God ought not to think of the morrow, lest it should come to pass, that through it he should put off any of the good that he might do then on the day, and through the doubt whether he may live to see the morrow Blickl.
orf
Cattle, live stock
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Swá mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren, swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde, Chr. 1041 ; Erl. 169, 7. Hé nam him on orfe and on mannum and on ǽhtum swá him gewearþ, 1052; Erl. 183, 22. Hé hæfde on orfe micele ǽhte fuerunt ei oves et boves, Gen. 12, 16.
snícan
To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile ⬩ of imperceptible movement ⬩ to sneak ⬩ to hanker after
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Ðǽr (in Ireland) monn ǽnigne snícendne wyrm ne gesihþ nullum ibi reptile videri soleat Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 33. Snícende reptilia Ps. Surt. 103, 25. Ða creópendan and ða snícendan (scnícendan, Hatt. MS.)
són
A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental
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Ða hearpan strengas se hearpere sníðe ungelíce tiéhþ and styreþ and mid ðý gedéþ ðæt hí náwuht ungelíce ðæm sóne ne singaþ ðe hé wilnaþ chordas tangendi artifex, ut non sibimetipsi dissimile canticum faciat, dissimiliter pulsat Past. 23; Swt. 175, 8.
Linked entry: be-sóne
sóþe
truly ⬩ genuinely ⬩ really ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with the facts of a case ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast
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Hí sóðe ne ongeáton they did not rightly understand, Ps. Th. 73, 5. truly, in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast Ic ða wǽre forð sóðe gelǽste, ðe ic ðé sealde, Cd. Th. 139, 11; Gen. 2308: 142, 22; Gen. 2365.
ge-springan
To spring ⬩ bound ⬩ arise ⬩ go out ⬩ go forth ⬩ prosilire ⬩ exoriri ⬩ abire ⬩ procedere ⬩ To get by going[?] ⬩ to cause to spring ⬩ eructare
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Sigemunde gesprong æfter deáþ-dæge ðóm unlytel to Sigemund sprang after his death-day no little glory, 1773; B. 884: Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 27; Gn. Ex. 196: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 24: Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 28. v. trans. To get by going[?]
Linked entry: gi-sprunt
hláford-searu
Plotting against the life of a king or lord
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Plotting against the life of a king or lord Búton æt hláfordsearwe ðam hie náne mildheortnesse ne dorston gecwæðan except in cases of treason against a lord; to that they dared not assign any mercy, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 9. Be hláfordsearwe.
Linked entry: hláford-swice
hlyst
The sense of hearing, ⬩ hearing, ⬩ listening
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Gif se hlyst óþstande ðæt hé ne mǽge gehiéran if the hearing be stopped so that he cannot hear, L. Alf. pol. 46; Th. i. 92, 23. Ðá wearþ hæleþa hlyst then was there listening of men, Cd. 181; Th. 226, 28; Dan. 178: Exon. 55 b; Th. 196. 5; Az. 169.
tó-sáwan
To sow broadcast, ⬩ scatter seed ⬩ to spread abroad, ⬩ scatter, ⬩ disperse, ⬩ to disseminate opinions ⬩ distribute favours ⬩ sow dissension
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To sow broadcast, scatter seed; fig. to spread abroad, scatter, disperse, of concrete objects Sume hí cwǽdon, ðæt se líchoma ðe ǽne biþ tó duste gewend and wíde tósáwon, ðæt hé nǽfre eft tógædere ne cóme, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 376.
áþ
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Hé cwæð ðæt hé nán ryhtre geðencan ne meahte þonne hé þone áð ágifan móste gif hé meahte ... and hé gelǽdde tó ðon ándagan done áð be fullan ... and cwæð ðæt him wǽre leófre ðæt hé ... ðonne se áð forbufste ... and wé gehýrdan ðæt hé ðone áð be fullan