DIM
Entry preview:
DIM, dark, obscure, hidden; obscūrus, tenebrōsus Ðes wída grund stód deóp and dim this wide abyss stood deep and dim, Cd. 5; Th. 7, 12; Gen. 105: 24; Th. 30, 36; Gen. 478. Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte
eást-ern
EASTERN, oriental ⬩ orientālis
Entry preview:
EASTERN, oriental; orientālis Ðonne cymþ eásterne wind then comes the eastern wind, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 27; Gen. 315. Se wer wæs swíðe mǽre betwux eallum eásternum ĕrat vir ille magnus inter omnes orientāles, Job Thw. 164, 7
ég-búende
An island dweller ⬩ ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans
Entry preview:
An island dweller; ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans On ðǽre ealdan byrig Acemannes ceastre; hie égbúendas [MS. egbuend] Baðan nemnaþ in the old town Akemansceaster [the pained man's city]; the islanders call it Bath, Chr. 974; Th. 224, 20, col. 2, 3;
Linked entry: íg-búend
ellen-sióc
Infirm or languid from want of strength ⬩ invălĭdus, dēbĭlis
Entry preview:
Infirm or languid from want of strength; invălĭdus, dēbĭlis Hwæðer he cwicne gemétte in ðam wongstede Wedra þeóden ellensiócne whether he should find the languid prince of the Goths alive on the field, Beo. Th. 5567; B. 2787
fæst-hafol
Fast-having, sparing, miserly ⬩ tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus
Entry preview:
Fast-having, sparing, miserly; tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus Fæsthafol tĕnax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 44. Fæsthafol strængþ tĕnax vĭgor, Hymn. Surt. 11, 2. Fæsthafel tĕnax, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 42; Wrt. Voc. 47, 46. Sint to manianne ða fæsthafolan the
feówertig
FORTY; ⬩ quadrāginta
Entry preview:
FORTY; quadrāginta Ne ofsleah ic híg, gif ðǽr beóþ feówertig non percŭtiam propter quadrāginta, Gen. 18, 29. Æfter ðæra feówertigra daga getele after the number of forty days, Num. 14, 34. On feówertigum geárum quadrāginta annis, 14, 34: Jn. Bos. 2;
fisc-wylle
Full of fish ⬩ abounding in fish ⬩ piscíbus abundans ⬩ piscōsus
Entry preview:
Full of fish, abounding in fish; piscíbus abundans, piscōsus Ðæt eálond is fiscwylle the island is abounding in fish, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 41. Fiscwyllum wæterum flŭviis piscōsis, 1, 1; S. 473, 15. Fiscwelle bisarius? [= piscārius ], Wrt. Voc. 66, 8
flít-mǽlum
By strife ⬩ strifewise ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly ⬩ certātim
Entry preview:
By strife, strifewise, eagerly, earnestly; certātim Flítmǽlum certātim, Mone B. 199
for-ðí
For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ wherefore ⬩ quamobrem ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ quapropter ⬩ ĭdeo ⬩ idcirco
Entry preview:
For that cause, consequently, wherefore; quamobrem, proptĕrea, quapropter, ĭdeo, idcirco Forhwí oððe forðí quamobrem, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 58. Forðí ðonne qua propter: forðí ĭdeo, idcirco, proptĕrea, 44; Som. 46, 17, 18. Forðí gehýrde Drihten ĭdeo
fracoþ
Vile ⬩ filthy ⬩ unseemly ⬩ hateful ⬩ abominable ⬩ worthless ⬩ useless ⬩ turpis ⬩ detestābilis ⬩ indĕcōrus
Entry preview:
Vile, filthy, unseemly, hateful, abominable, worthless, useless; turpis, detestābilis, indĕcōrus Is úser líf fracoþ and gefrǽge our life is vile and infamous, Cd. 189; Th. 235, 10; Dan. 304: Salm. Kmbl. 67; Sal. 34: Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 33; Cri. 195.
framigendlíc
Profitable ⬩ beneficial ⬩ salubris ⬩ salūtāris
Entry preview:
Profitable, beneficial; salubris, salūtāris Ðæt sylfe is framigendlíc lǽcedóm ongeán ealle áttru the same is a beneficial medicine against all poisons, Herb. 159; Lchdm. i. 288, 2
freá-beorht
Exceedingly bright ⬩ glorious ⬩ præclārus ⬩ clarissĭmus
Entry preview:
Exceedingly bright, glorious; præclārus, clarissĭmus Eálá freábeorht folces [MS. folkes] scippend O! glorious creator of people, Hy. 2, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 1. Eálá freábrihta folces Scyppend, Ps. Lamb. fol. 183 b, 15. Blickl. Homl. 229, 28
Linked entry: frǽ-beorht
FREMEDE
Strange ⬩ foreign ⬩ estranged from ⬩ devoid of ⬩ aliēnus ⬩ peregrīnus ⬩ aliēnātus ⬩ aversus ⬩ remōtus ⬩ expers
Entry preview:
Strange, foreign, estranged from, devoid of; aliēnus, peregrīnus, aliēnātus, aversus, remōtus, expers He biþ fremede Freán ælmihtigum he shall be estranged from almighty God, Salm. Kmbl. 67; Sal. 34. Ðonne beó we fremde fram eallum ðám gódum then should
frimdig
Inquisitive ⬩ asking ⬩ desirous ⬩ inquisītīvus ⬩ desīdĕrans ⬩ requīrens
Entry preview:
Inquisitive, asking, desirous; inquisītīvus, desīdĕrans, requīrens Man him sóna funde, ðæs ðe he frimdig wæs one soon found for him, what he was desirous, Ælfc. T. 36, 13. Swá gé frimdie wǽron sīcat dīcĭtis, Ex. 12, 31. Hú máge gé ðæs frimdie beón how
furðra
FURTHER ⬩ greater ⬩ superior ⬩ ultĕrior ⬩ mājor ⬩ prior
Entry preview:
FURTHER, greater, superior; ultĕrior, mājor, prior Nys se þeówa furðra ðonne se hláford non est servus mājor dŏmĭno suo, Jn. Bos. 13, 16. Hwilc cræft ðé geþúht betwux ðás furðra wesan quæ ars tĭbi vĭdētur inter istas prior esse? Coll. Monast. Th. 30,
gǽsne
Barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ empty ⬩ wanting ⬩ void of ⬩ lifeless ⬩ stĕrĭlis ⬩ inānis ⬩ ĕgēnus ⬩ destĭtūtus ⬩ expers ⬩ exănĭmis
Entry preview:
Barren, sterile, empty, wanting, void of, lifeless; stĕrĭlis, inānis, ĕgēnus, destĭtūtus, expers, exănĭmis Ðæt we gǽstes wlite, on ðás gǽsnan tíd, georne biþencen that, we earnestly consider, in this barren time, the spirit's beauty, Exon. 20 a; Th.
Linked entry: gésne
geápes
In width ⬩ wide ⬩ lāte
Entry preview:
In width, wide; lāte Strúdende fýr, steápes and geápes, forswealh eall eador the ravaging fire swallowed all together, high and wide, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 16; Gen. 2556. So Bouterwek takes it, but the word is rather a neuter genitive after 'eall;' cf. vv
geára
YORE ⬩ formerly ⬩ of old ⬩ long since ⬩ once ⬩ ōlim ⬩ antīquĭtus ⬩ quondam
Entry preview:
YORE, formerly, of old, long since, once; ōlim, antīquĭtus, quondam Se geára hider fram ðam eádigan Gregorie sended wæs qui olim huc a beato Gregorio directus fuit, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 44. Ic þeódenmádmas geára forgeáfe I princely treasures gave of old
gearo-snotor
Very wise ⬩ valde săpiens
Entry preview:
Very wise; valde săpiens Gidda gearosnotor very wise in songs, Elen. Kmbl. 835; El. 418. Giedda gearosnottor, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713
Linked entry: gearu-snottor
eahta-teóða
The eighteenth ⬩ duodevicēsimus
Entry preview:
The eighteenth; duodevicēsimus On ðam eahtateóðan geáre in the eighteenth year, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 10. Ðysne eahtateóðan sealm Dafid sang David sang this eighteenth psalm, Ps. Th. arg. 18