wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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Th. 200, 8 ; Ph. 37 : Beo. Th. 2732 ; B. 1364. Be wuda bærnette. Gif mon óðres wudu bærneþ oþþe heáweþ, L. In. 12 ; Th. i. 70, 3. Of ðæs wuda midle, Exon. Th. 202, 6; Ph. 65. Anlanges wudes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 173, 33.
ædre
Quickly ⬩ promptly ⬩ at once ⬩ forthwith ⬩ illico ⬩ confestim ⬩ statim ⬩ protinus
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Wille ðé ða andsware ædre gecýðan I will quickly let you know the answer, Beo. Th. 714; B. 354. Nú ðú ædre const síþ-fæt mínne now thou comprehendest at once my journey, Exon. 52b; Th. 184, 29: Gú. 1351
Linked entry: edre
æt-wítan
To reproach ⬩ blame ⬩ upbraid ⬩ imputare ⬩ improperare ⬩ exprobrare
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Beo. Th. 2304; B. 1150: Ps. Th. 88, 44: 73, 17: Ps. Spl. 31, 2
Linked entry: ed-wítan
a-heardian
To harden ⬩ grow hard ⬩ become inured to anything ⬩ to last ⬩ hold out ⬩ endure ⬩ durare ⬩ perdurare ⬩ indurescere
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Ben, 68
áht
AUGHT ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ aliquid ⬩ quidquam
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AUGHT, anything, something; aliquid, quidquam Nó he ðǽr áht cwices lǽfan wolde he would leave not anything living there, Beo. Th. 4618; B. 2314: Ps. Th. 143, 4. Ðe áhtes wǽron who were of aught, of any account or value, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 35.
Linked entry: óht
a-teorian
To fail ⬩ become weary ⬩ cease ⬩ leave off ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatiscere ⬩ cessare ⬩ desistere
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Ben. interl. 53
a-þencan
to think out ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ excogitare ⬩ to think ⬩ intend ⬩ cogitare ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle
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if we may devise it in any way, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 2; Gen. 400 : 179; Th. 224, 35; Dan. 146 : Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 28. to think, intend; cogitare, intendere, velle He ðis ellenweorc ána aþohte to gefremmanne he thought this bold work to perform alone, Beo
dyrstig
Daring, bold, rash ⬩ audax, ausus
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Ðeáh ðe he dyrstig wǽre though he were daring, Beo. Th. 5669; B. 2838
eft-cyme
A coming again, return ⬩ rĕdĭtus, reversio
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A coming again, return; rĕdĭtus, reversio Ðæt eorlwerod sæt on wénum eftcymes leófes monnes the warrior band sat in expectation of the return of the dear man, Beo. Th. 5785; B. 2896: Exon. 121 b; Th. 466, 33; Hö. 130.
ende-dæg
The last day, the day of one's death ⬩ dies suprémus, dies mortis
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Beo. Th. 1279; B. 637. Án endedæg one ending day, Apstls. Kmbl. 157: Ap. 79
fíf-tyne
fifteen ⬩ quindĕcim
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He slóh fíftyne men he slew fifteen men, Beo. Th. 3169; B. 1582. He on wéstenne wíceard geceás fíftynu geár he chose a dwelling in the wilderness fifteen years, Exon. 46b; Th. 158, 13; Gú. 908. Fíftyno, acc. n. Cd. 57; Th. 70, 10; Gen. 1151
fyrn-dagas
Days of old ⬩ ancient days ⬩ priscæ dies
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Swá hine fyrndagum worhte wǽpna smiþ as the armourer wrought it in ancient days, Beo. Th. 2907; B. 1451
heoru-grim
Very fierce or cruel, ⬩ savage
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Very fierce or cruel, savage, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 10; Cri. 1524: 31 b; Th. 98, 25; Cri. 1613: 47 a; Th. 161, 1; Gú. 952: 53 a; Th. 186, 29; Az. 27: 111 a; Th. 425, 12: Rä. 41, 55: Beo. Th. 3132; B. 1564: 3698; B. 1847: Elen.
hringan
To ring
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Byrnan hringdon their byrnies rang, Beo. Th. 660; B. 327. Hí ringden ða belle they rang the bells, Chr. 1131; Erl. 259, 37. Hringe tácn sonet signum, Lye.
hwearf
shifting ⬩ veering ⬩ changeable
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Turning about, shifting, veering, changeable Norþan wind heaþogrim and hwearf a wind from the north deadly fierce and whirling in eddies, Beo. Th. 1100; B. 548.
hyrtan
To HEARTEN ⬩ encourage ⬩ animate
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Hyrte hyne hordweard the hoardward [dragon] took courage, Beo. Th. 5179; B. 2593
Linked entry: hiertan
mid-dæg
Mid-day
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Ben. 65, 20 Tó middæges, 65, 18. Tó middæge at midday, Lchdm. iii. 218, 4, 6, 9, etc. On ðæm sumerlícan sunnstede on middæge (MS. R. middan dæge), 258, 15
racu
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A 'rake' (rake a mountain track across a steep, Cumberland Gloss. e. g. the Lord's rake on Sca-fell), a hollow path, bed of a stream Cf. Andlang bróces ; ðanon . . . on ða ealdan eárace, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 122, 15 ; and see streám-racu.
gilp-word
A boastful word ⬩ a boast ⬩ vaunt
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Gylpword boastful words, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 23; Gen. 264: Beo. Th. 1355; B. 675: Byrht. Th. 139, 55; By. 274
ge-dryht
A host ⬩ company ⬩ band of retainers
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Ðínra secga gedryht the band of thy men, Beo. Th. 3349; B. 1672