þǽr-mid
Entry preview:
therewith, with that Ðá geseah hé treów licgende, and ðæt lytel; ongan ðá þǽrmid delfan, Homl. Skt, ii. 23 b, 767. temporal, straightway, at the same time Ðá forceáw hé his ágenan tungan and wearp hine ðǽrmid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 25
Linked entry: mid
wiþ-feohtan
to fight against ⬩ contend with
Entry preview:
to fight against, contend with Hé gefeaht mid ða ǽ ðæs módes, ðære wiþfeaht (wiðflát, v. l.) seó ǽ ðe on his limum wæs pugnabat legi mentis, cui lex, quae in membris est, repugnabat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 39. Wiðfeohtan certare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 17
Linked entry: wiþ-flítan
word-fæst
Adhering to what one says ⬩ keeping one's word
Entry preview:
Adhering to what one says, keeping one's word Se hláford sceal beón egesfull ðam dysegum, ðæt hé heora dysig álecge ; and hé sceal beón wordfæst and witan hwæt hé clypige (he seal beon weordfeste and wise lare lusten, III, 32), O. E.
Linked entry: word
wróht-dropa
A drop which brings strife ⬩ crime
Entry preview:
A drop which brings strife ( Similar entries v. wróht, IV) or crime ( Similar entries v. wroht, III) Wearð fǽliþo fyra cynne, siþþan swealg eorðe Abeles blóde, . . . of ðam wróhtdropan wíde gesprungon, micel mán (mon, MS.) ældum, monegum þeódum bealoblonden
ge-brycgian
Entry preview:
to bridge a road, cover with planks, stones, &c. so as to make it passable Wearð æteówod . . . án weg fram ðám húse þe hé on gewát . . . ástreht oð heofonan. Se weg wæs mid pællum gebricgod, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 34. to bridge a stream
Linked entry: brycgian
on-bídan
Entry preview:
Add Þǽr his Pompeius on ánre dúne onbád, Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 23. with clause Hé gesæt be þám swere anbídende hwæt him gelimpan scolde, Bl. H. 239, 22
ridda
Entry preview:
There appeared an horse with a terrible rider . . . he that sat upon the horse had complete harness of gold, 2 Macc. 3, 25), Hml. 25, 773
windel-streáw
Windle-straw, some kind of coarse grass or reed
Entry preview:
Genim ðæt micle greáte windelstreáw twyecge, ðæt on worþium wixð, Lchdm. ii. 44, 4
FYLLAN
To FILL ⬩ replenish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ cram ⬩ stuff ⬩ finish ⬩ complete ⬩ fulfil ⬩ implēre ⬩ replēre ⬩ sătŭrāre ⬩ farcīre ⬩ supplēre ⬩ complēre
Entry preview:
Ðonne heofon and hel hæleða bearnum fylde weorþeþ when heaven and hell shall be filled with the sons of men, Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 20; Cri. 1593
Linked entry: fullian
óþ
Entry preview:
Th. 106, 17. (1 b) with another preposition :--- add: with a time word Oð ðone first þe hé hyt geháwað, Solil. H. 27, 6. Oð dómes dæg, B. 3069. Oð þá nigoðan tíd, El. 870. Heó wæs wunigende on wudewan háde oð feówer and hundeahtatig geára, Hml.
CÓL
COOL, cold ⬩ frigidus
Entry preview:
Hrér mid sticcan óþ-ðæt hit cól síe stir it about with a spoon till it be cool L. M. 3, 26; Lchdm. ii. 324, 1; 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 270, 2; 3, 30; Lchdm. ii. 326, 6; 3, 31; Lchdm. ii. 326, 15.
for-grindan
To grind thoroughly ⬩ grind to pieces ⬩ grind down ⬩ crush ⬩ pulverize ⬩ mangle ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy ⬩ commŏlĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ contundĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ pulvĕrāre ⬩ lăcĕrāre ⬩ demōlīri
Entry preview:
Billum forgrunden ground down with swords, Andr. Kmbl. 826; An. 413. Biþ beorhtast nesta bǽle forgrunden the brightest of nests is pulverized by the fire, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 20; Ph. 227. Wundum forgrunden mangled with wounds.
ge-ceápian
To buy ⬩ purchase ⬩ trade ⬩ ĕmĕre ⬩ negotiari
Entry preview:
To buy, purchase, trade; ĕmĕre, negotiari He sǽde, ðæt man náne burh ne mihte ýþ mid feó geceápian he said that no city could be more easily bought with money, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 106, 16.
un-sófte
not at ease ⬩ in discomfort ⬩ not gently ⬩ hardly ⬩ severely ⬩ hardly ⬩ with difficulty ⬩ with trouble
Entry preview:
Homl. 203, 18. hardly, with difficulty, with trouble Wé hit unsófte mid longsceaftum sperum ofscotadon vix ipsis defixa est venabulis, Nar. 15, 28. Ic ðæt unsófte ealdre gedígde, Beo. Th. 3314; B. 1655: 4287; B. 2140: Elen.
Linked entry: sófte
be-geondan
Entry preview:
Add: prep. local, with dat. or uncertain Begeondan Wendelsǽ citra Pontum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 52. Begeondan sǽ hé is ultra mare est, begeondan ðé ultra te, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 270, 8. Begiondan Humbre, Past. 3, 16. Begeondan (begienda ðǽm streáme, L.)
ge-ortrúwian
Entry preview:
Add: to despair of. with gen. Geseah hé ꝥ án leó genóm ꝥ cild . . . hé ðá wæs geortrúwod þæs cildes, Hml. S. 30, 178. with prep. Be Godes mildheortnesse geortrúwian de Dei misericordia desperare, R. Ben. I. 22, 11. <b>I a.
on-bæcling
Entry preview:
Þá gehýrde ic swég mé onbæcling audio post terga sonitum, 5, 12; Sch. 620, 3. with the back towards a person Onbæcling gewend with the back turned towards her, Hml. S. 23 b, 218. of recurrence to a subject Eft ł eft on bæcgling rursum, Mt. p. 3, 8
hǽst
Violent, vehement, impetuous
Entry preview:
Violent, vehement, impetuous Ðú Grendel cwealdest þurh hæstne hád heardum clammum thou didst kill Grendel violently with hard grasps, Beo.
ham
A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.
Entry preview:
'It is so frequently coupled with words implying the presence of water as to render it probable that, like the Friesic hemmen, it denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against the stream, which would otherwise
of-hreówan
to cause grief or pity ⬩ to feel pity
Entry preview:
Th. i. 192, 16. with dat. of pers. and nom. of cause, or a clause introduced by ðæt Ðá ofhreów ðam munece ðæs hreóflian mægenleást the powerlessness of the leper excited the pity of the monk, 336, ll.