un-wita
A foolish, stupid, witless person ⬩ a fool
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Gebíg fram unwitan (insensato) and ðú ná wiþerast on stuntnysse his, Scint. 188, 11. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó sinoðe gefædne man tó cnihte and nǽnigne unwitan ðe disig lufige, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14.
wín-ærn
a place where wine is stored ⬩ a place where wine is sold and drunk ⬩ a tavern ⬩ a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting
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Hafa nú and geheald húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 1312; B. 654
ge-syngian
To sin ⬩ perpetrate crime ⬩ commit adultery ⬩ peccāre ⬩ mæchāri
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Nú is geséne ðæt we gesyngodon now it is seen that we have sinned, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 31; Sat. 230. Ðæt wæs feohleás gefeoht, fyrenum gesyngad that was a priceless fight, criminally perpetrated, Beo.Th. 4874; B. 2441
Linked entry: ge-singian
under
Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down
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Th. 2837; B. 1416. down as opposed to up Wið ðone ðe him mete under ne gewunige if his food do not remain down, Lchdm. ii. 190, 1: 198, 23
Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend
heard
firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ resolute ⬩ bold ⬩ resolute ⬩ obdurate ⬩ rigid ⬩ unyielding ⬩ oppressive ⬩ rigorous ⬩ strict ⬩ harsh
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Nýd bið wyrda heardost. Sal. 310. of painful things Næs ná mid Rómánum ǽr ne siþþan swá heard gefeoht swá þǽr wæs numquam ulla Romano militi tumultuosior pugna et terribilior fuit, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 12. Níð heard and hetegrim, An. 1397.
Linked entries: heard-fyrde heard-lic heardlíce heardness hearh-eard
wæstm
Growth, increase ⬩ growth, produce ⬩ plant, fruit ⬩ offspring, progeny ⬩ result ⬩ fruit, that which may be enjoyed ⬩ produce of money, usury. ⬩ growth, growing, ⬩ increase ⬩ growth, thriving ⬩ growth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;
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Ǽlc treów ðe gódne wæstm (woestim, Rush.) ne bringð omnis arbor, quae non facit fructum bonum, 3, 10. Dóð medemne weastm (wæstm, MS. A., Lind.: wyrþe westem. Rush.), 3, 8. Wæstim gódne, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 9.
and-swaru
An ANSWER ⬩ responsum
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Nú sceal he sylf faran to incre andsware now he must come himself for your answer. Cd. 27; Th. 35, 19; Gen. 557
Linked entry: and-wyrde
BÁN
A BONE ⬩ os
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A BONE; os Ðis ys nú bán of mínum bánum hoc nunc os ex ossibus meis, Gen. 2, 23. Moises nam Iosepes bán mid, him tulit Moyses ossa Ioseph secum, Ex. 13, 19: Cd. 9; Th. 12, 9; Gen. 182.
Linked entries: baan bán-wærc bán-ece ban-snacan
be-nugan
To need ⬩ want ⬩ require ⬩ enjoy ⬩ indigere ⬩ frui
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And sið nó frófre benohte and never since he enjoyed comfort Andr. Kmbl. 3407; An. 1707 : 2320; An. 1161
lust-líce
gladly ⬩ willingly
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Ðe nú lustlíce sibbsumes friþes æt eów biddende sindon who now are willing to ask a friendly peace from you, Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 48, 22. Ða godcundan láre lustlíce gehýran, Blickl. Homl. 47, 28: 49, 32
nyttian
To make use of ⬩ enjoy
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Nyttade Noe sídan ríces, Cd. Th. 96, 21; Gen. 1598. Ðises ðú nytta ge on ǽfenne ge on underne, Lchdm. ii. 184, 25 : 28, 16 : 32, 25. Nyttigen baþes, 240, 24. Gehwæðeres ( both methods of cure ) sceal mon nyttian, 22, 7
ge-earnung
Earning ⬩ desert ⬩ merit ⬩ meritum
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Nu ic ongite ðæt sió sóþe gesǽlþ stent on gódra monna geearnunga now I understand that true happiness stands on the merit of good men, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 12. Be geearnunge de merito, Ps. Lamb. 7, 5. Geearnunga merita, Cot. 129.
wælhreówness
Cruelty
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Sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ná mid wælhreáwnysse oferdón, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 13. Wé witon hwelce wælhriównessa Neron weorhte, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 1
Linked entry: hreów-ness
on-hwirfan
to turn (of actual motion), ⬩ to invert, transpose ⬩ to change, turn
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Ic mé wille nú onhwyrfan tó ðisse bǽre, Blickl. Homl. 151, 14. intrans. Swá swá hweól onhwerfþ, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 13. to invert, transpose Agof (boga) is mín noma eft onhwyrfed, Exon.
Linked entry: on-hweorfan
spadu
A spade ⬩ sarculum, rastrum
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Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe, nú mé wana is ǽgðer ge spadu ge mattuc, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 765. Sum underdealf ða duru mid spade, Swt. A. S. Prim. 87, 174. Ðá genam hé áne spada[n?] and dealf ða eorþan, H. R. 13, 13. Spadan vangas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 10
tow-cræft
Skill in weaving or spinning
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According to the Protevangelion, when a new veil for the temple had to be made, it fell to Mary's lot to spin the true purple, c. ix. 4
Linked entry: tow-hús
sworettan
To draw a deep breath, to sigh, pant
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Ða ús nú bysmriaþ, ða ðe ǽr on úrum bendum sworettan, Blickl. Homl. 85, 25. Ðá ongan hé sworettan, swá swá eallunga gewǽced, on ðam oreðe belocen, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 234
Linked entry: a-sworetan
Beormas
The Biarmians
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Ða Finnas, him þuhte, and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde the Biarmians told him many stories, both about their own country and about the countries which were around them; but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself.
cwicu
Alive, quick ⬩ vivus
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Hí cwico nǽron they were not alive, Exon. 24b; Th. 69, 36; Cri. 1131. Cwicu quick [living], pl. nom. n. Ps. Th. 108, 24. Cwicu quick [living], pl. acc. m. 87, 18.
DIM
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Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte the day would seem delightful to none, if the dark night did not bring terror over men, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 32; Met. 12, 16.