rǽd-mægen
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, force that is productive of good or abundant good (?), cf. lof-mægen (v. rǽd, IV) Ðá wæs wæstmum áweaht world onspreht ... rǽdmægne oferþeaht the world was aroused to fruitful life, and overspread by productive force, Exon. Th. 353, 10; Reim. 10
teosol
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A small squared piece of stone, a die Tasul(-ol) tessera, Txts. 101, 2000. Tæsium tesellum (tessellis in text, v. tæfl), Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 44. Tæfles monnes, ðonne teoselum weorpeþ, Exon. Th. 345, 9; Gn. Ex. 185. Tesulas tesseras, Txts. 114, 84
tíd-fara
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A traveller the time of whose journey is come (?), or one who journeys for a (short) time (?) Nú ðú ( the blessed soul immediately after death ) móst féran ðider ðú fundadest . . . eart nú tídfara tó ðam hálgan hám, Exon. Th. 102, 18; Cri. 1674
ymb-ærnan
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To go round Ða gelamp ðætte Peahte ðeód com of Scyþþia lande and ymbærndon éall Breotone gemǽro, ðæt hí cómon on Scotland upp contigit gentem Pictorum de Scythia, circumagente flatu ventorum, extra fines omnes Brittaniae Hiberniam pervenisse, Bd. 1,
ed-wilm
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Milton's ' floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire') þá þe him on cleofiaþ, Wal. 73. Cf. preceding word
Linked entry: éd-wylm
ge-hédan
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For 'to acquire, . . . seize' substitute to take charge or possession of, to take, have. In Met. 27, 15 gehende is to be read rather than gehéde. v. ge-hendan. Dele
ge-wítan
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substitute: To see after, take care of. with acc. Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard þisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16
glíw-cræft
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The art of playing on an instrument, minstrelsy Stód þǽr æltoran þǽre dura sum man mid ánum apan and slóh cymbalan, and bæd him metes, swá swá sume men gewuniað ꝥ hí mid glígcræfte ( ludendi arte ) heom andlyfene séceað, Gr. D. 62, 13
stæf-gefég
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Add Ꝥ híw byð gecíged omoeuteleuton swá oft swá se middel and se ýtemesta dǽl geendað on gelícum stæfgefége, Angl. viii. 332, 13. Add Stæfgeféges litteraturae, i. scripturę, An. Ox. 7, 219. Ic ne oncneów stæfgefǽg non cognovi litteraturam, Ps.
fyrn-geár
the preceding year
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Quam gibod Godes fernun gére, Hél. 217) Gif þú wille witan hú eald se móna wǽre fyrngeáre on þysne dæg, Lch. iii. 228, 9, 14. [Þe lost of uernyere, Ayenb. 92, 4.]
brosnung
Corruption, decay ⬩ corruptio, defectio
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Corruption, decay; corruptio, defectio Ic niðerastíge on brosnunge descendo in corruptionem, Ps. Lamb. 29, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 206, 2: 268, 35: 536, 20. Wæs ne wélan brosnung there was no decay of wealth, Exon. 44 b; Th. 151, 25; Gú. 800
tawian
to taw, dress or prepare material ⬩ to intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.
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Du. touwen to curry leather: O. H. Ger. zauwen, zouwen exercere (ferrum). Cf. also tew or tewynge of lethyr frunicio, Prompt. Parv, 489: O. H. Ger. zawa tinctura: Goth. taui work. Teware corridiator, Prompt. Parv. 490: O. H.
Linked entry: ge-tawian
begra
of both
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of both He is heora begra lufu he is the love of them both Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 22
líf-lyre
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Loss of life Gif líflyre wurþe if loss of life occur, L. E. B. 2; Th. ii. 240, 11
mód-earfoþ
Travail of soul ⬩ distress of mind
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Travail of soul, distress of mind Icwonn(MS. þnc) módearfoþa má, Exon. 1193; Th. 457, 19; Hy. 4, 86
mægþ-bót
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The mann of l. 2 seems to be the same as the wif of l. 5, mann = wíf-mann
bi-fóran
Before, of old ⬩ antea
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Before, of old; antea Swá ǽr bifóran as ere of old, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 26; Cri. 468
ge-mendful
Of good memory, mindful ⬩ mĕmor
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Of good memory, mindful; mĕmor Cild biþ gemendful a child will be of good memory, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24
scot-lira
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The fleshy part of the leg, the calf of the leg Scotliran suras, Lchdm. i.lxxiv, 19. Cf. spear-lira
sǽ-earm
An arm of the sea
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An arm of the sea Scýt se sǽearm up of ðæm sǽ westrihte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 4