be-clyppan
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His swíðre hand mé beclipð (amplexabitur), Past. 389, 11, 14. Grǽdum beclypte gremiis obuncabat, An. Ox. 2956. Heó beclypte hire neb mid handum, Hml. Th. ii. 184, 1. Hé beclypte hí ealle, Hml. S. 23, 823. Ic eom beclypt mid his earmum, 7, 46. Add
ge-clyccan
To bend, incurve the hand
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To bend, incurve the hand Ná sý ástreht hand þín tó nimene; heó sý tó syllene gecliht non sit porrecta manus tua ad captandum; sit ad dandum collecta, Scint. 99, 2
frician
feorh-lege
Life-law ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ lex ⬩ fātum ⬩ mors
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Life-law, fate, death; vītæ lex, fātum, mors Ðæt on ðone hálgan handa sendan to feorhlege fæderas usse that our fathers lay their hands on the holy one unto death, Elen. Kmbl. 913; El. 458.
sporu
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a spike, v. hand-, hún-sporu
cófincel
A hand-mill ⬩ pistrilla
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A hand-mill; pistrilla Cot. 155
ge-strícan
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into the flat of your left hand and lay your hand to your ear, Tech. ii. 126, 7- to form with a stroke of a pen Quincunx . . . beóð þus gehíwod.
uppan
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Hé sylf þá fæstnunge mid his ágenum handum uppan þone altare álecge (super altare ponat), R. Ben. 101, 7 : 8. Sleá man of þá hand . . . and sette uppon þá mynetsmiððan, Ll. Th. i. 206, 21.
in-seglian
To seal
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Inseglige man ða hand let a seal be put upon the hand, L. Æðelst. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30
æt-wæsend
At hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ hard by ⬩ imminens
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At hand, approaching, hard by; imminens, Cot. 107
hring-íren
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The iron rings of a coat of mail Gúþbyrne scán heard hand-locen hringíren scír song in searwum the corslet shone, hard, hand-wrought, the bright iron rings rang in their armour, Beo. Th. 650; B. 222
Linked entry: íren
wafian
To wave
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To wave Wafa mid ðínum handum, Lchdm. ii. 318, 17. Þeáh ðe man wafige wundorlíce mid handa, ne bið hit þeáh bletsung búta hé wyrce tácn ðære hálgan róde, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 151
fioh
Cattle ⬩ property ⬩ a portion ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ dos
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Cattle, property, a portion; pĕcus, ŏpes, dos Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás fioh on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9: L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1
heals-fang
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Substitute: A legal payment of varying amount according to the status of a person, to be paid by him as a due or fine, or to be received by him or on his account for injury done to him, to be paid as a due Medemra þegna heregeata: hors and his gerǽda
ge-sund-ful
Full or quite sound ⬩ prosperous ⬩ successful ⬩ prospĕrus
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His swíðre hand is gesundfull óþ ðis his right hand is sound to this day, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 85
beód-sceát
A table-cloth ⬩ table-napkin ⬩ hand-towel ⬩ mantile ⬩ mappa
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A table-cloth, table-napkin, hand-towel; mantile, mappa Cot, 136
hilt
Hilt, ⬩ handle
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Hilt, handle [the plural, as in much later times, e. g. Shakspere's, is used of a single weapon] Ðá wæs gylden hilt gamelum rince on hand gyfen then was the golden hilt given into the old man's hand, Beo. Th. 3358; B. 1677.
swát
- Lchdm. iii. 98, 17,
- ii. 296, 18,
- iii. 72, 28,
- v. ii. 56, 15.
sweat, perspiration ⬩ that which exudes like sweat ⬩ that which lies on anything as sweat lies on the skin(?) ⬩ used of other moisture that comes from the body, ⬩ foam ⬩ blood ⬩ sweat that comes from labour, hence labour, toil ⬩ sweat; blood
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sweat, perspiration Seofoðe (the seventh of the constituents from which Adam was made) wæs deáwes pund, ðanon him (Adam ) becom swát, Salm. Kmbl. 180. 15. Suát, Rtl. 192, 17. His swát ( sudor ) wæs swylce blódes dropan, Lk. Skt. 22, 44. Of ealdum cláðum
hrepian
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'Ic sette míne hand ofer ðé untrumne' . . . se cyning wearð gehǽled sóna swá hé hine hrepode, 24, 157. Heora handa ástífedon, swá hwá swá hreopode þá róde mid handum, Hml.
ge-man
the hollow of the hand, sole of the foot ⬩ vola
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the hollow of the hand, sole of the foot; vola, Cot. 198