a-worden
become worthless
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become worthless Ðú awortlena raca, Mt. Bos. 5, 22
garwan
ready ⬩ prepared
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ready, prepared, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 17
úp-lic
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add: Se deáð is for þám úplic; þeáh se man ástíge ofer þone yfemystan dǽl þæs hýhstan holtes, swáþeáhhwzðere hiene se deáð geséceð, Verc. Först. 103, 13. On úplicere gesihde in oromate, i. uisione superna, An. Ox. 404.
a-sterfan
To cause death ⬩ kill ⬩ destroy ⬩ necare ⬩ eradicare
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To cause death, kill, destroy; necare, eradicare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 15, 13
Linked entry: a-styrfan
á-deáfung
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A growing deaf Wið eárena ádeáfunge, Lch. ii. 38, 24: 42, 6
a-syndran
To put ASUNDER ⬩ to separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ sever ⬩ separare
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Se deáþ asyndreþ líc and sáwle death sunders body and soul, Soul Kmbl. 7 ; Seel. 4
Linked entries: a-sindrian ge-asyndrod
deóran
To hold dear, love ⬩ cārum habēre
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To hold dear, love; cārum habēre Heó deóraþ míne wísan they love my ways, Exon: 103 b; Th. 393, 9; Rä. 12, 7. Dýran sceolde he his dreámas on heofonum he should hold dear his joys in heaven, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257
Linked entry: dýran
ge-léwan
To betray ⬩ deceive ⬩ weaken ⬩ injure ⬩ prodere
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Gif hit byþ deád oððe geléwed if it is dead or hurt, Exod. 22, 10, 14. (Or does geléwed here = geléfed? cf. aléuaþ and geuntrumaþ, Homl. Th. i. 4, 22; and Swt. Rdr. 110, 174, note.)
be-teldan
To cover, cover over, surround, overwhelm ⬩ tegere, supertegere, circumdare, obruere
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Hæfde sigora weard betolden leófne leódfruman mid lofe sínum the lord of triumphs had surrounded the dear chieftain with his praise, Andr. Kmbl. 1976; An. 990.
æfter-boren
Born after the father's death ⬩ posthumus
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Born after the father's death; posthumus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 32
ban-fáh
Death or murder stained ⬩ homicidio pollutus ⬩ lethifer
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Death or murder stained; homicidio pollutus, lethifer, Beo. Th. 1564; B. 780
be-hlidenan
the left or departed ⬩ the dead ⬩ mortuos
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the left or departed, the dead; mortuos Andr. Kmbl. 2179 An. 1091
cwyl-tíd
dead time
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dead time Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 63; Wrt. Voc. 21, 50
líc-burg
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A city of the dead, a cemetery: — Lícburg cimiterium, Txts. 51, 472
ge-swebban
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</b> of the sleep of death, to cause to die, deprive of life :-- Crist wæs mid deáðe geswefod on þǽre róde Christus in mice dormivit, Ang. vii. 22, 215. þis mǽden inne læg on deáðe geswefod. of things, to calm, quiet Gelíþewǽhte, geswefede sopita
Linked entry: ge-swefian
of-tredan
to tread down, trample upon, injure or destroy by treading
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Ðeáh ðe árleáse woruldmenn áríson ongeán ús swá ðeáh Crist oftret heora heáfod, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 18-22. lii hit oftræd and hié tó loman gerénode duos et .l. calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 25.
Linked entry: of-steppan
mægden-hád
Maidenhood ⬩ virginity
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Maidenhood, virginity Ðeáh wæs hyre ( the Virgin Mary) mægdenhád ǽghwæs onwalg, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 5; Cri. 1420. Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg.
Linked entry: mægþ-hád
ge-hywian
to form ⬩ fashion ⬩ fingĕre ⬩ to seem ⬩ pretend ⬩ sĭmŭlāre
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Lamb. 32, 15. to seem, pretend; sĭmŭlāre Ðeáh ðe hit swá gehywod wǽre though it seemed so, Job Thw. 166, 6. Mid gehywedan móde with feigned mind, Th. Ap. 3, 2
cél-nes
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Dele cól-nes, and add Hé wæs eall biernende, and ðeáh ðá tungan suíðust mǽnde, and him ðǽre kélnesse bæd totus ardens refrigerari se praecipue in lingua requirebat, Past. 309, 11. Coelnisse refrigerium, Ps. Srt. 65, 12: Rtl. 36, 17.
arodscipe
Quickness ⬩ swiftness ⬩ readiness ⬩ dexterity ⬩ velocitas ⬩ dexteritas ⬩ promptitudo
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Quickness, swiftness, readiness, dexterity; velocitas, dexteritas, promptitudo Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ swíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis