hé
He, she, it
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Eorðe and ealle hire gefyllednys and eal ymbhwyrft and ða ðe on ðam wuniaþ ealle hit syndon Godes ǽhta earth and all its fulness, and all the globe and those who dwell on it, all are God's possessions, Homl. Th. i. 172, 10.
folc-land
the land of the folk or people
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Spelman describes folc-land as 'terra pŏpŭlāris, quæ jūre commūni possĭdētur — sĭne scripto,' Gloss. Folcland.
teám
A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively. ⬩ a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, children ⬩ bringing forth children, child-bearing ⬩ a line of animals harnessed together, a team
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Glouc. 261, 4.] bringing forth children, child-bearing :-- Ðonne wíf byþ teámes ætealdod, Homl. Ass. 20, 159. His wíf wearð mid Esau and Iacob, and heó geswác ðá teámes, 38, 339. [Weren boðe ( John's parents ) teames ateald, O. E.
Linked entries: teám-byrst tém wróht-getíme ge-teáma -tíme -tíme
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Sí mé wuldres hyht hand ofer heáfod may there be to me a hope of glory, hand over head, i.e. without difficulty [hand-over-head thoughtlessly extravagant; careless; at random; plenty, Hall. Dict.] Lchdm. i. 390, 3, 5.
Linked entries: irfe-hand hand-gemǽne hond
þanc
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There was too much fear of God in his mind for him to partake of human glory, following the dictates of pleasure, Exon. Th. 112, 7; Gú. 140. on þanc, tó þances, tó þance to the satisfaction of a person, so as to please, cf. O.
healdan
to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire
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Hé heóld his ǽhta him tó wlencum he kept his possessions for his own glory, Blickl. Homl. 53, 8. Judéi heóldon heora eáran the Jews stopped their ears, Homl. Th. i. 46, 33.
Linked entries: a-hyltan healding heald-ness -hilde healdend
secgan
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., to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person (cf. Ger. Dank sagen) Ic ðara frætwa þanc wuldurcyninge wordum secge, Beo. Th. 5583 ; B. 2795. Wé ðé wuldur sæcgeaþ, Ps. Th. 78, 14. Hé sægde him ðæs leánes þanc, Beo. Th. 3623 ; B. 1809.
Linked entries: ǽrend-secgan sæcgan sagian
weorþ
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Gedó úsic ðæs wyrðe make us partakers (of glory ), Exon.
býme-sangere
cyrs-treów
Similar entry: ciris-beám
eástan-súþan
wylinc
- Hpt. Gl. 419, 77.
yrse-binn
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An iron box Yrse-binne (cf. hunigbinna, 264, 15), Anglia ix. 265, 1
for-neted cli
a trout
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glosses cyprinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 72. Cf. (?) forn a trout
ge-herlicnes
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and see ge-hæplicnes
hǽr-loccas
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Perhaps this should be read hǽr, loccas. Cf. fexa ł hǽra cincinnoriim, 435, 5
gold-hord
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On þám þe wæs behýdd se heofonlica goldhord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 2. Se goldhord þe þú geméttest, Hml. S. 23, 603. Swíðe ealdne goldhord, 570. Unárímedlicu goldhord innumeri thesauri, Nar. 5, 10. Hér Rómáne gesomnodón al þá goldhord þe on Bretene wǽron,
húðe
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numerosas predas, An. Ox. 5084