bóc-riht
BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter ⬩ testamenti rectitudo vel jus
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BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter; testamenti rectitudo vel jus Þegenes lagu is, ðæt he sý his bócrihtes wyrðe taini lex est, ut sit dignus rectitudine testamenti sui, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 1
GEBÚR
A dweller ⬩ husbandman ⬩ farmer ⬩ countryman ⬩ BOOR ⬩ incŏla ⬩ agricŏla ⬩ cŏlōnus
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A dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, BOOR; incŏla, agricŏla, cŏlōnus Gif he on gebúres húse gefeohte if he fight in a boor's house, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 8. Gebúres gerihte rights of the boor, Th. i. 434, 3
ge-hendnys
Nearness ⬩ proximity ⬩ vicinity ⬩ proxĭmĭtas ⬩ vīcīnĭtas
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On gehendnysse his mynstres in the neighbourhood of his monastery, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 5
sigor-tácn
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A sign of victory, a convincing sign Godspel bodian, secgan sigortácnum to preach the gospel, tell it with convincing proofs or with marks shewing how it had prevailed, Exon. Th. 169, 3 ; Gú. 1089. v. sige-tác[e]n
wer-met
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A man's measure, stature of a man Tó wermete ad staturam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 23: 8, 70. (In both cases stauram is printed; but the former is a gloss on Mt. 6, 27. v. Wülck. Gl. 479, 23.)
Wixan
The name of some people
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The name of some people in some district in England Eást-Wixna is þryú hund hýda, West-Wixna syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 19. Similar entries Cf. on wixena bróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 78, 1
weorold-gítsere
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One who is covetous of this world's goods Hwæt bið ðæm welegan woruldgítsere (cf. gítsere, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 13) on his móde ðe bet, þeáh hé micel áge goldes and gimma and gooda gehwæs, Met. 14, 1
á-hnígan
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Ox. 3352. trans, literal, to bend down Áhnigenum heáfde, Techm. ii. 121, 19. figurative, to humble Hine seolfne of dúne áhnág semet ipsum exinanivit, Rtl. 21, 20
begen
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and add Þæt gefeoht wæs gedón mid micelre geornfullnesse of þǽm folcum bǽm ( utrimque) and þǽr wǽron þá cyningas bégen (ambo reges ) gewundod, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 1-3. Gedó bégea emfela on ampullan, Lch. ii. 30, 18
fríþ
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Substitute: Fair Mec (the cuckoo) seó friðe mǽg (the bird that hatches the cuckoo's egg) fédde oð þæt ic áweóx the fair lady (cf. freólec mǽg used of a woman) nurtured me, till I grew up, Rä. 10, 9
ge-swincness
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Of eallum geswincnyssum, 22
Linked entry: swincness
út-gársecg
The ocean at the horizon ⬩ the ocean at a distance from land
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Tungol (the sun) on ǽfenne útgársecges grundas pæþeþ the sun at even holds its way beneath the depths of utmost ocean, Exon. Th. 350, 29; Sch, 70
ofer-wlenced
possessed of superabundant means, very opulent
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possessed of superabundant means, very opulent Hié andwyrdon ðæt hit gemálíc wǽre ðæt swá oferwlenced cyning sceolde winnan on swá earm folc swá hié wǽron responderunt, stolide opulentissimum regem adversus inopes sumsisse bellum, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44
cottuc
Mallow ⬩ malva
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Mallow; malva Cottuc wyl on wætere boil mallow in water L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 19; 1, 60; Lchdm. ii. 130, 23. Nim niðeweardne cottuc take the netherward part of mallow 1, 68;Lchdm. ii. 144, 5
þunorrád-líc
Thunderous ⬩ of thunder
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Thunderous, of thunder Of þunerádlícan cerme tonitruali fragore, Hpt. Gl. 451, 46
blód-geótend
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A shedder of blood Álés mé of blódgeótendum, Ps. L. 50, 16
ge-fére
Easy of access ⬩ făcĭlis accessu
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Easy of access; făcĭlis accessu Nis se foldan sceát mongum gefére the tract of earth is not easy of access to many, Exon. 55 b; Th. 198, 3; Ph. 4
Linked entry: -fére
næsc
fawn-skin
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Gefóh fox, ásleah of cucum ðone tuxl, lǽt hleápan áweg, bind on næsce, hafa ðé on, Lchdm. ii. 104, 13 : 140, 10. Dó on næsc, 36, 8.
ge-wenge
The cheek ⬩ maxilla
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The cheek; maxilla And ðam ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge et qui to percutit in maxillam, Lk. Bos. 6, 29; and to him that schal smyte thee on o cheke, Wyc.
sealt
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See Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 69 sqq. on the subject of salt-works