LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
Entry preview:
On ða tíd wæs mannum leóf ofor eorþan and hálwende at that time it was pleasant for men upon earth, and healthful, 115, 8.
Linked entry: leóf
GRUND
Entry preview:
Eall eorþan grund all the earth, 192; Th. 240, 5; Dan. 382. We men on grunde we men on the earth, Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 39; Hy. 9, 39.
ferian
to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ ferre ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ afferre ⬩ to betake oneself to ⬩ se gerĕre ⬩ versēri ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ vehi ⬩ īre
Entry preview:
Feriaþ mid éow of ðære eorþan wæstmum afferte nōbis de fructĭbus terræ, Num. 13, 21. He wæs fered on heofen ferēbātur in cælum, Lk.
morþor
murder ⬩ mortal sin ⬩ great wickedness ⬩ torment ⬩ deadly injury ⬩ great misery
Entry preview:
Morþor sceal mon under eorþan befeolan, ðe hit forhelan þenceþ, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 23; Gn. Ex. 115. Morþer homicidium . . . fore morþre propter homicidium, Lk. Skt. Rush. 23, 19, 25. Ne ðú morþur ne fremme non homicidium facies, Mt. Kmbl.
Linked entry: morþ
nægel
the nail of a finger or toe ⬩ a nail ⬩ peg ⬩ an instrument for striking the strings of a harp
Entry preview:
Ðǽr hýdde wǽron næglas ( the nails by which Christ was fastened to the cross ) on eorþan, Elen. Kmbl. 2216; El. 1109 : 2227; El. 1115 : 2344; El. 1173.
ge-stígan
Entry preview:
II. to descend to, reach by descending :-- Ne se steorra (Ursa) gestígan wile westdǽl wolcna; ealle stiorran segað æfter sunnan under eorþan grund, he ana stent Ursa nunquam occiduo lata profundo, cetera cernens sidera mergi, cupit oceano tingere jlammas
hǽlan
Entry preview:
Srt. 58, 3. from destruction of the soul Hǽl ús on eorþan, wé þe synt on líchomum lifgende, and eac þá þe on helle synt biddaþ þínre onlésnesse and þínre hǽlo, Bl. H. 81, 21. Cwóm sunu monnes tó soecanne and tó hǽlenne Ꝥte losade, Lk. L. R. 19, 10.
weccan
To wake, waken. ⬩ to rouse from sleep ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to enliven, stimulate, refresh ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to excite, stir up ⬩ to raise what is depressed ⬩ to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise
Entry preview:
Ðás windas and ðás regnas ða ðe eorþan wæstmas weccaþ, Blickl. Homl. 51, 21: Exon. Th. 38, 20; Cri. 609. Hí ǽled weccaþ they kindle a fire, 361, 18; Wal. 21. Wec ðú cléne hiortan in mé cor mundum crea in me, Ps. C. 50, 88.
heán
Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humble ⬩ humilis, infamis
Entry preview:
Habbaþ mé gehnǽged heánne tó eorþan humiliavit in terra vitam meam, Ps. Th. 142, 3. Ǽgðer ge welige ge heáne simul in unum dives et pauper, 48, 2. Swá ríce swá heáne vel divites vel pauperes, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 30.
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
Entry preview:
To return Heora gást gangeþ onwendeþ on ða eorþan ðe hí of cómon exiet spiritus ejus, et revertetur in terram suam, 145, 3
Linked entries: and-wendan aweg-onwendan on-wendness
geár
Entry preview:
</b> </b> Brengþ eorþe ǽlcne westm ǽlce geáre, 39, 13 ; F. 234, 14. Gif hit gebyrað on geáre (if it happen some year) þæt náðer ne byð . . . ne æceren ne bóc ne oðer mæsten, Nap. 10, 28. <b>III b.
be-fón
to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action
Entry preview:
Þone ne magon befón heofon and eorþe, Bl. H. 5, 34. Þeós circe mihte fíf hund manna befón, 207, 14. Be-fangen circumamicta, An. Ox. 1024. Ylp is mid bánum befangen binnan þám felle, Hml. S. 25, 567.
a-stígan
to go ⬩ come ⬩ step ⬩ proceed ⬩ climb ⬩ ire ⬩ venire ⬩ gradi ⬩ procedere ⬩ scandere ⬩ to go in any direction ⬩ to rise ⬩ ascend ⬩ descend ⬩ surgere ⬩ ascendere ⬩ descendere
Entry preview:
He nyðer astíhþ swá swá rén on flýs, and swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung, droppende ofer eorþan he shall come down as rain on a fleece, and as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth; descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidium
FEALLAN
FALL, fall down, fail ⬩ defĭcĕre
Entry preview:
Feóll Abram astreht to eorþan cĕcĭdit Abram prōnus in făciem, Gen. 17, 3: Beo. Th. 5830 ; B. 2919: Byrht. Th. 135, 16; By. 119: Andr. Kmbl. 1835; An. 920: Ps. Th, 77, 27.
Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan
irmþ
Poverty ⬩ penury ⬩ misery ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ calamity ⬩ distress ⬩ disorder
Entry preview:
Ic ádreáh feala yrmþa ofer eorþan I suffered many miseries on earth, Andr. Kmbl. 1939; An. 972 : Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 5; Cri. 1269. Ic eom gefylled mid iermþum saturatus sum miseria, Past. 36, 5 ; Swt. 253, 8.
Linked entry: earmþu
bodian
to tell, announce, proclaim, preach ⬩ nuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizare ⬩ to foretell, predict, prophesy, promise ⬩ prædicere, promittere ⬩ to announce
Entry preview:
Ymb Bethleem bododon englas ðæt acenned wæs Crist on eorþan angels announced about Bethlehem that Christ was born on earth, Hy. 10, 23; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 23. Bodedon heofonas rihtwísnysse his annuntiaverunt cali justitiam ejus, Ps.
Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean
ge-healdan
to keep ⬩ hold ⬩ observe ⬩ keep in ⬩ retain ⬩ reserve ⬩ preserve ⬩ save ⬩ defend ⬩ protect ⬩ custodīre ⬩ servāre ⬩ observāre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ reservāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ possĭdēre
Entry preview:
Ðæt sǽd sí gehealden ofer ealre eorþan brádnisse ut salvētur sēmen sŭper făciem ūnĭversæ terræ, Gen. 7, 3 : Jos. 2, 13 : Mt. Bos. 9, 17. Gehealdne, pp. pl. Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 26; Cri. 1060. Mid gehealdan to satisfy, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 34.
FLÓD
a flowing of water ⬩ flow ⬩ flowing water ⬩ wave ⬩ tide ⬩ FLOOD ⬩ sea ⬩ running stream ⬩ river ⬩ flūmen ⬩ fluctus ⬩ fluentum ⬩ æstus ⬩ accessus ⬩ flŭvius ⬩ the Flood ⬩ deluge ⬩ dilŭvium
Entry preview:
Ic gebringe flódes [m. or n.] wæteru ofer eorþan, ðæt ic ofsleá eall flǽsc ĕgo addūcam aquas dilŭvii sŭper terram, ut interfĭciam omnem carnem, Gen. 6, 17: 7, 6, 7: 9, 11.
Linked entry: flóde
mǽre
Great ⬩ excellent ⬩ distinguished ⬩ illustrious ⬩ sublime ⬩ splendid ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ widely known ⬩ notorious ⬩ distinguished by evil deeds ⬩ insignis
Entry preview:
Ðæt wæs ðæt mǽreste hús ðe on eorþan geworht wurde that (the temple) was the most splendid house that was built in the world. Wulfst. 278, 1. Mǽre wurdon his wundra geweorc wíde and síde far and wide spread the fame of the wonders he wrought.
libban
Entry preview:
Þás eorþan þe ealle cwice wyhta bí libbað terra hoec in qua vivimus, Ors. 2, l ; S. 20. Sume leofodon be ágenum geswince. Hml. Th. i. 546, 4.