ofer-ealdormann
A chief officer
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A chief officer Hé wæs hyre þéna hire húses and hire geférscipes oferealdormann erat primus ministrorum et princeps domus ejus, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 22
corn-troh
A corn-trough ⬩ bin ⬩ a vessel for cleansing grains of corn ⬩ cista frumentaria ⬩ capisterium
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A corn-trough, bin, a vessel for cleansing grains of corn; cista frumentaria, capisterium Corntroh capisterium Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 62; Wrt. Voc. 16, 35
on-feallende
On-rushing
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Ða unstillnesse ðara onfeallendra menigeo tumultus irruentium turbartim, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 32
on-styreness
Movement
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Movement Nalæs ðæt án óðra lima ac swylce eác ðære tungan onstyrenesse non solum caeterorum membrorum, sed et linguae motu, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 17
spigettan
To spit
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Ðá ongan se Catulus him spigettan on, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 5
ge-síþcundlíc
Pertaining to a companion
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B.] gegaderunga quasi comes copulæ carnalis, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 1, note
mǽg-bót
The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter
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Weaxe sió bót be ðam were swá ilce swá sió manbót déþ ðe ðam hláforde sceal . . .
tǽcing
the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. ⬩ teaching, doctrine
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the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. v. tǽcan, IV, and previous word Hér is seó ǽ, ðe ðú under hire tǽcinge winnan wylt, R. Ben. 96, 23. Sý him þreál geboden be regoles tǽcinge, 126, 4.
déman
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Se mon þe démeþ þǽm earmum búton mildheortnesse, Bl. H. 95, 35. Ic démde twelf þeódum, 155, 29.
ildan
To delay ⬩ tarry ⬩ defer ⬩ put off ⬩ postpone ⬩ procrastinate ⬩ connive at ⬩ dissimulate
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Ne ðæt se aglǽca yldan þohte nor did the wretch mean to delay that, Beo. Th. 1483; B. 739 : 4471; 2239. Yldan dissimulare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 37. Yldende tó andettenne differentes confiteri, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 5.
storm
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Gescyrped mid ðære rinde wið ða stearcan stormas, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 8. Seó lyft ábyrþ ealle wolcna and stormas, Lchdm. iii. 274, 10. <b>Ia.</b> fig. a storm of arrows :-- Strǽla storm scóc ofer scyldweall, Beo. Th. 6225 ; B. 3118.
Linked entry: stearm
stíg
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Steáp stánhliðo, stíge nearwe, enge ánpaðas, Beo. Th. 2823; B. 1409
Linked entries: stíga gát-ánstíg
cunnan
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Voc. ii. 31, 13. to be able Wé him ne cunnon æfter*-*spyrigean, Past. 5, 16. Hwæðer hé cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33. Swíðe feáwa wǽron ðe hiora ðéninga cúðen understondan on Englisc, Past. 3, 14
wé
We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince
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Hwæt wille wé eów swíðor secgan be ðisum symbeldæge, ii. 444, 13: Blickl. Homl. 115, 28. by a prince Beówulf maþelode : ' Wé ðæt ellenweorc fremedon', Beo. Th. 1920; B. 958: 3308; B. 1652
Linked entry: ús
un-gesǽlig
Unhappy ⬩ unfortunate ⬩ unhappy ⬩ suffering ⬩ misfortune ⬩ calamity ⬩ suffering want of moral good ⬩ causing unhappiness ⬩ unfortunate ⬩ calamitous ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ evil
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Ne meht ðú cweðan ðæt ðú earm sé and ungesǽlig ( te existimari miserum ), Bt. 8; Fox 24, 23.
and-git
the understanding ⬩ the intellect ⬩ intellectus ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio ⬩ agnitio ⬩ sense ⬩ meaning ⬩ one of the senses ⬩ sensus
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Forðan biþ andgit ǽghwǽr sélest therefore is understanding everywhere best, Beo. Th. 2122; B. 1059. Nolde ic hiora andgit ǽnig habban non agnoscebam eos, Ps.
cuma
A comer, guest, stranger ⬩ advena, hospes
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Bos. 25, 35, 38, 43: Wrt. Voc. 86, 43 . Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112b ; Th. 430, 30; Rä. 44, 16: Beo. Th. 3616 ; B. 1806 .
DRÉFAN
To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble ⬩ commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre
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Gewát him on nacan, dréfan deóp wæter he departed in the bark, to agitate the deep water, Beo. Th. 3812; B. 1904. Hwý ge scylen eówer mód dréfan why should ye trouble your mind? Bt. Met. Fox 27, 3; Met. 27, 2.
denu
A plain, vale, dale, valley ⬩ vallis, convallis
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Ǽlc denu biþ gefylled omnis vallis implebĭtur, Lk. Bos. 3, 5.
FEN
FEN ⬩ marsh ⬩ mud ⬩ dirt ⬩ pălus ⬩ lŭtum ⬩ līmus ⬩ sordes
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C. 42: Beo. Th. 2595; B. 1295. Se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten who held the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 208; B. 104. Hió wyrcþ ðæt fenn ðe man háteþ Meotedisc it forms the fen which is called Mæotis, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 19.