tredel
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Add: the sole of the foot Fram þæs fótes tredele oð ufe-wearde þæs heáfdes hnolle, Ll. Lbmn. 438, 33
un-gewidere
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Hé ne mihte ná gán út of þám húse for þám ungewydere, Gr. D. 168, 14. Cf. mis-gewidere. Add
wíf-híred
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A household of women, a nunnery Ꝥ him wǽre eáðelic se wífhíred tó healdanne (feminis praeesse), Gr. D. 27, 8
brémel-hyrne
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; of ðǽræ hyrnan, C. D. v. 112, 30; 291, 20
eág-gebyrd
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Substitute: The nature of the eye Is seó eággebyrd stearc the eye is by nature strong; ingentes oculi, Ph. 301
sárga
Some kind of trumpet
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Some kind of trumpet Trúðhorn oððe sárga lituus, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 67. Sárgana salpicum, tubarum, Hpt. Gl. 445, 11
unwit-weorc
A work of folly ⬩ foolish work
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A work of folly, foolish work Wé habbaþ nédþearfe ðæt wé tó lange ne fylgeon unwitweorcum, Blickl. Homl. 111, 2
wǽl-líc
Deep
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Deep (of water) On deópum ł in welicum (= wǽllícum. v. wæl) grunde sǽwe in fundo maris, Hpt. Gl. 452, 23
weall-gebrec
A breaking down of a wall
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A breaking down of a wall Hié noldon ðæs weallgebreces geswícan donec perfractis muris, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 30
weax-gescot
A contribution of wax,
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A contribution of wax, due to a church Swá hwæt swá witan tó ðearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, Wulfst. 171, 1
heáfod-biscop
A head-bishop, high priest
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A head-bishop, high priest Abiathar ðæra Iudéiscra heáfodbiscop Abiathar high priest of the Jews, Homl. Th. ii. 420, 31
Bret-walas
The Britons of Wales;
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The Britons of Wales; Walli — Cynríc ða Bretwalas gefliémde Cynric routed the Welsh, Chr. 552; Th. 28, 39, col. 1
Linked entry: Bret-
winter-getæl
A number of years
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A number of years Ða ágán wæs winter-geteles (-tæl-,v. l.) seofon and twéntig, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 22
wín-tredd
a wine-press ⬩ a place where the juice is trodden out of the grapes
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a wine-press, a place where the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíntreddum torcularibus, Hpt. Gl. 468, 31
Linked entry: tredd
wiliht
Having willows
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Having willows On wylihte mǽdwan (the meadow with willows in it); of wylihte mǽdwan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 235, 16
Linked entry: welig
sorh-word
A word expressive of care or sorrow
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A word expressive of care or sorrow Hié (Adam and Eve) fela sprǽcon sorhworda, Cd. Th. 49, 8; Gen. 789
geswincfulnys
Sorrow ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ trībŭlātio
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Sorrow, affliction, tribulation; trībŭlātio Of eallum geswincfulnyssum he gehǽlde hine de omnĭbus trībŭlātiōnĭbus ejus salvābit eum, Ps. Lamb. 33, 7
hiw-beorht
Bright of hue, ⬩ beautiful in form or colour
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Bright of hue, beautiful in form or colour, Elen. Kmbl. 145; El. 73: Cd. 14; Th. 17, 27; Gen. 265
swefen-racu
The interpretation of a dream
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The interpretation of a dream Galdorcræftas and swefenraca incantationes et somniorum interpretationes, L. Ecg. C. 29; Th. ii. 154, 29
Linked entry: swefen-reccere