ende-deáþ
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Substitute: Perhaps however the passage should read Líf bútan deáþe or líf bútan ende; either form would suit the metre better, and (the former especially) would be parallel with the contrasts that follow, gioguð bútan ylde, hǽlu bútan sáre, &c
grínu
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(The word occurs in a list with the title 'Nomina colorum'.) Hwít albus, grionu avidius, giolu aureus, ii. 10, 29
réc
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Wiþ lungenádle, genim . . . swefl and récels . . . lege on hátne stán, drinc þurh horn þone réc, Lch. ii. 316, 11. Hóh ðá wyrte on feówer healfe . . . bærn, dó récels tó, lǽt yrnan ofer þone réc, iii. 56, 30. Add
sceaþan
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The form corresponding to the Gothic is sceþþan with a strong past tense, but in English a new infinitive sceaþan seems to be developed to suit the strong conjunction, and a new weak past tense to suit the infinitive sceþþan.
strangian
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</b> to move or act with energy, vigour, force :-- Beelzebub fleáh . . . and úre Drihten him strangode æfter (pursued him vigorously), E. S. 49, 354
un-sceþþigness
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They said, We will not come forth. . . to profane the Sabbath . . . Let us die all in our innocency, I Macc. 2, 34-37), Hml. S. 25, 239. On unscyðþinysse in innocentia, Ps. L. 83, 13. Add
útane
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in foreign countries Heora wíse onnǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, náþer ne innan from him selfum, ne útane from óþrum folcum, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 14.
wundian
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Add: where injury is caused Bið ðæt mód on sume healfe open tó wundianne, Past. 431, 9. where a curative effect is intended Se lǽce hýt his lǽceseax under his cláðum oð ðæt hé hine wundað: wile ðæt hé hit gefréde ǽr hé hit geseó, Past. 187, 10
wæterung
Watering, providing with water, ⬩ providing water for people ⬩ watering of plants
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Watering, providing with water, providing water for people Sume ða hǽðenan on heora ðeówte leofodon tó wudunge and tó wæterunge ( as hewers of wood and drawers of water ), Homl.
hám-weorud
The body of people connected with a 'ham;' ⬩ vicani
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The body of people connected with a 'ham;' vicani Ðá com hé tó sumum húse on ǽfentíd and eode on ðæt hús ðǽr ðæt hámweorud eall tó symble gesomnod wæs pervenit ad vicum quendam vespere intravitque in domum in qua vicani cænantes epulabantur, Bd. 3, 10
snotor-wyrde
Prudent or wise of speech
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Prudent or wise of speech Herodes wearð gewréged tó ðam cásere . . . hé wæs snotorwyrde tó ðan swíðe, ðæt se cásere hine mid máran wurðmynte ongeán ásende Homl. Th. i. 80, 9.
ge-mǽre
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(l a) with reference to English political divisions.
ge-síne
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I. of non-material objects, when visible results are produced, to be seen, evident, with noun Wæs wælræs wera wíde gesýne, B. 2947. Syndon þíne mihta ofer middangeard gesýne, Hy. 9, 50.
ge-wislíce
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S. 25, 803. of the action of things, with certainty, with unfailing regularity Nǽron nó swá gewislíce ne swá endebyrdlíce hiora stede and hiora ryne funden on hiora stówum and on hiora tídum non tam certus naturae ordo procederet, nec tam dispositos
ge-wissian
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S. 17, 268. with acc. Mód hé begéme and hé gewissige mentem gubernet et regat, Hy. S. 16, 9. to direct to an end Hé his híwrǽdene tó ðám ylcan gewissode, Hml. Th. ii. 348, 17.
hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Hwæt hátte Noes wíf what was Noe's wife called? Salm. Kmbl. 184, 28. Hwæt wénst ðú hwæt is ðes quis putas est iste? Mk. Skt. 4, 41; Lk. Skt. 5, 21. Hwæt ys ðes mannes sunu? Jn. Skt. 12, 34.
éþel
fatherland
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Wé wǽron on þysne wræcsíþ sende, and nú eft sceolon óþerne éþel sécan, swá wíte, swá wuldor, swá wé nú geearnian willaþ, Bl. H. 23, 6.
sittan
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Þ úhte unc ꝥ wit geségon sittan twégen men on twám olfendum and þá efstan mid þǽre mǽstan hrædnesse, Hml. A. 206, 361. Him cóm ongǽn se ealda feónd sittende on ánum múle on lǽces ansýne, Gr. D. 161, 1. <b>I b.
ÁÞ
an OATH ⬩ a swearing ⬩ juramentum
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Mid unforedan áþe with an unbroken oath; pleno juramento, L. Wil. ii. 3 ; Th. i. 489, 25. Ðæt he ðonne áþ funde gif he mæhte ungecorenne that he bring forward the oath of persons unchosen if he could, L.
Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ
wǽd
a weed ⬩ an article of dress ⬩ a garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ dress
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Wit baru standaþ unwered wǽdo, Cd. Th. 50, 21; Gen. 812. Sylle mon him wist and wǽdo, Exon. Th. 336, 12; Gn. Ex. 336. in a collective sense, clothing, dress Líchoma forðor is ðon wéde corpus plus est quam vestimentum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 25.