smeoru
Fat, grease, suet, tallow ⬩ adeps, arvina, unctura ⬩ grease, fat, butter
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Ðæt smeru wand út Jud. 3, 22. Smeoruwes Ps. Th. 62, 5. Beran smeruwes (smerwes, MS. B.) Lchdm. i. 216, 15. Mid gáte smeorwe (smerwe,MS. B.) 354, 1. Mid smeorwe adipe Ps. Surt. 62, 6. Of swínes smerwe Lchdm. ii. 66, 7.
fur-lang
'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,' ⬩ the eighth of a mile ⬩ stadium ⬩ an area of land a furrow-long in width
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Wæs seó wícstów on lengo .xx.es furlonga long castra in longum stadia .xx., Nar. 12, 16. an area of land a furrow-long in width (v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., pp. 2-4) Án furlang hína herðlandes betweónan ðǽre strǽte and ðǽre mǽdwe, C. D. iii. 18, 28.
bed
a bed ⬩ couch ⬩ a surface on which something rests?
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Þersc-wald limen, oferdyre superliminare, bed spatula, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 18: Txts. 98, 971. of ground. Similar entries v. grund-bed. of ground where plants grow. [O. H. Ger. betti areola.] of ground occupied by insects.
word
a word ⬩ a single part of speech ⬩ words ⬩ a written word ⬩ a word ⬩ a group of words ⬩ a saying ⬩ sentence ⬩ words ⬩ a saying ⬩ maxim ⬩ a tale ⬩ story ⬩ a report ⬩ tidings ⬩ fame ⬩ name ⬩ (good) word, ⬩ (good) report ⬩ a command ⬩ an order ⬩ ordinance ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ word ⬩ solemn statement ⬩ promise ⬩ oath ⬩ an (expressed) intention ⬩ opinion ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ words ⬩ language ⬩ style ⬩ word ⬩ word of God
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For ðam worde hé wæs geunrét he was sad at that saying, Mk. Skt. 10, 22. 'Ic hit eom.' Hí mid ðam worde wendon underbæc . . . Eft áxode se Hǽlend . . . Hí eft andwyrdon mid ðam ǽrran worde . . . Ðá andwyrde hé mid ðam ylcan worde. Homl.
wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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Heó wæs ðe wyrse, deterius habebat, Mk. Skt. 5, 26. Seó frecednes dæghwamlíce wæs wyrse and wyrse, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 24.
hwæþer
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</b> where hwæþer occurs only in the second alternative :-- Wæs Jóhannes fulluht of heofone, hwæðer þe of mannum? baptismum Johannis de coelo erat, an ex hominibus?, Lk. 20, 4. <b>I c.
LÍF
LIFE
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On, tó lífe [Icel. á lifr alive] alive, living:-- Ðá hé on lífe wæs adhuc vivens, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 63. Hé wæs on lífe eorþlíc cing, hé is nú æfter deáþe heofonlíc sanct, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 9. Ða hwíle ðe hig on lífe beón quamdiu in vivis erunt, L.
hraþe
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Hræðe ( statim ) úp iornende wæs, Mk. R. L. 4, 5. Hraðe (hræðe, v. l.) sóna þæs æfterfylgendan wóles mox subsequentis pestilentiae, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 334, 12.
lange
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Hé wæs longe ǽr swíðe earfaðcierre tó Godes geleáfan, Shrn. 100, 17: Exod. 138: Cri. 115. Hwæðer hé lenge ǽr áfeólle, Lch. ii. 258, 24. Be þǽre róde þe ǽr in legere wæs lange bedyrned, El. 602.
GE-RÉFA
A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, count ⬩ præpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes
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Sum wæs ǽhtwelig æðeles cynnes, ríce geréfa there was a wealthy man of noble race, a powerful count, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 31; Jul. 19. Se geréfa hét Iulianan the count commanded Juliana, 73 b; Th. 274, 9; Jul. 530.
Linked entries: réfa geréfscipe ge-reáfa
ge-þeón
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S. 12, 280. where that in which growth takes place is stated Heó on þá kynewísan geþéh, eall swá hire gecynde wæs, Chr. 1067; P. 202, 18. On Godes láre geþogen, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 34.
FLET
the ground ⬩ floor of a house ⬩ ārĕa ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ house ⬩ cottage ⬩ hall ⬩ hăbĭtātio ⬩ dŏmus ⬩ căsa ⬩ aula
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Hí fǽrlíce flet ofgeáfon they suddenly gave up the hall, Exon. 77a; Th. 290, 7; Wand. 61:Beo. Th. 3903; B. 1949: 4039; B. 2017
GÁN
To go ⬩ come ⬩ walk ⬩ happen ⬩ īre ⬩ grădi ⬩ evĕnīre
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To go, come, walk, happen; īre, grădi, evĕnīre Uton gán and feligean fremdum godum cāmus et sequāmur deos aliēnos, Deut. 13, 1. Gearo to gánne ready to go, Homl. Th. ii. 32, 7. Ðú gǽst on ðínum breóste sŭper pectus tuum grădiēris, Gen. 3, 14.
miltan
To melt ⬩ to digest ⬩ to refine by melting ⬩ To melt ⬩ become liquid
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P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 6. to digest Sió wamb seó ðe biþ hátre gecyndo melt mete wel ... Seó ðe biþ wæterigre gecyndo næfþ góde meltunge, swíðost on ðám mettum ðe uneáþe melte beóþ, L.
sculdor
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Wæs ðæt bærnet on his sculdre æfre gesewen, 346, 26. On his sculdre in humero, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 15. Oþ ðone swíðran sculdor, Lchdm. ii. 198, 19. Duru ðæt mannes heáfod ge ða sculdro mágan in, Blickl. Homl. 127, 9. Sculdra scapula (-ae?), Wrt.
un-eáðness
uneasiness of mind ⬩ anxiety ⬩ trouble ⬩ grief ⬩ difficulty ⬩ severity ⬩ harshness
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uneasiness of mind, anxiety, trouble, grief, difficulty Hé ealle ða word gehýrde, and ǽfre wæs his uneáðnys wexende, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 621. Ne biþ ðǽr sár ne gewinu, ne nǽnig unéþnes, ne sorg ne wóp, Blickl. Homl. 103, 35.
un-rihtwís
Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ evil
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Hé wæs mid unrihtwísum (-rehtuísum, Lind.: -rehtwísum, Rush. iniquis ) geteald, Mk. Skt. 15, 28. Be ðám ofermódum and ðám unrihtwísum cyningum, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 1: Met. 25, 2
Linked entry: riht-wís
un-mǽte
Immense ⬩ enormous ⬩ excessive
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Ic wæs on unmǽtum costnungum winnende, Homl. Ski. ii. 23 b, 578
Linked entry: un-gemǽte
yfelness
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Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 50, 10. in a moral sense Micel yfelnys ( malitia ) manna wæs ofer eorðan, Gen. 6, 5.
á-belgan
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Þá áne þe him ǽr ábolgen wæs, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 80, 17. Ábolgene (-bloncgne in text) wéron indignati sunt Mt. L. 26, 8. [Laym, abalh; p.; abolȝen; pp.: O. Sax. á-belgan: O. H. Ger. ar-belgan.]
Linked entries: á-bloncgne in-belgan