fléring
A FLOORING ⬩ contăbŭlātio
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the cattle was placed, on the third flooring was the first dwelling, and there dwelt the wild beasts and fierce serpents, on the fourth flooring was the stall of the tame cattle, on the fifth flooring the dwelling of the men was placed with honour, Boutr
wíg-rád
A war-road ⬩ road along which an army passes
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A war-road, road along which an army passes Gewát him Abraham on ða wígróde (-ráde ? -trode ? v. wíg-trod) wiðer-trod seen láðra monna Abraham betook himself to the way where the foe had gone and saw the track of their retreat Cd.
a-drǽfan
To drive away ⬩ expellere
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Osrǽd wæs of ríce adréfed Osred was banished from his kingdom, Chr. 790; Th. 99, 20, col. 2
Linked entry: a-dréfed
hearpere
A harper ⬩ citharedus
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Án hearpere wæs on ðære þeóde ðe Thracia hátte ... ðæs nama wæs Orfeus there was a harper in Thrace whose name was Orpheus, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 29: Past. 23; Swt. 175, 7
fóre-manian
To fore-warn ⬩ præmŏnēre
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To fore-warn; præmŏnēre He fóremanod wæs præmŏnĭtus fuĕrat, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 39
ge-strongian
To strengthen; ⬩ corrōbŏrāre
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To strengthen; corrōbŏrāre Ceadwala wæs gestrongad Ceadwalla was strengthened, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 4
feorh-bealo
Life-bale ⬩ mortal affliction ⬩ deadly evil ⬩ vītæ mălum ⬩ lētāle mălum
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Ðǽr wæs hondsció, feorhbealu fǽgum there was [his] glove, deadly evil to the fated, 4160; B. 2077: 5067; B. 2537
an-sín
a view ⬩ sight ⬩ figure
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Gúþlác wæs on ansíne mycel Guthlac was tall in figure, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 1
dropen
stricken
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stricken Wæs feorh dropen life was stricken, Beo. Th. 5955, note; B. 2981; pp. of drepan
éde
A flock ⬩ grex
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A flock; grex Wæs ðǽr éde erat ibi grex, Lk. Lind. War. 8, 32: 12, 32
Linked entry: eówd
fyðer-scýte
Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ quadrangŭlus
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Four-cornered, quadrangular; quadrangŭlus Se arc wæs fyðerscýte the ark was quadrangular, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 3
hyðe-líc
Convenient ⬩ advantageous
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Convenient, advantageous Ðæt wæs hyðelíc that was convenient, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 17; Ruin. 42
Linked entry: be-hyðlíc
ge-bótad
Bettered ⬩ mended ⬩ resartus
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Bettered, mended; resartus Ðá him gebótad wæs when he was better, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 30
ge-fædera
A godfather ⬩ compater
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A godfather; compater Mauricius wæs his gefædera Mauricius was his godfather, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 24
Linked entry: -fædera
gifeðe
Given ⬩ granted [by fate] ⬩ datus ⬩ concessus
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Him ðæt gifeðe ne wæs it was not granted him, 3658; B. 2652. Hwæt him gúðweorca gifeðe wurde what work of war should be assigned him, Andr. Kmbl. 2134; An. 1068: Beo. Th. 4976; B. 2491: 604; B. 299. v. Grmm. D. M. 843
gás-ríc
An impetuous creature, a furious animal
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(the whale was sad at being stranded), Txts. 127, 6
ge-gaf
Base ⬩ wanton ⬩ lewd
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Base, wanton, lewd He wæs gegaf spræce he was wanton in talk, Homl. Th. i. 534, 2
hám-weardes
Homewards ⬩ domum versus
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Homewards Sió óðeru fierd wæs hámweardes the other force was returning home, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 1
Defena scír
DEVONSHIRE ⬩ Devōnia
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Sideman wæs Defna scíre bisceop Sideman was bishop of Devonshire, 977; Th. 230, 16
ge-brégan
To frighten ⬩ terrify ⬩ terrére ⬩ perterrére
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To frighten, terrify; terrére, perterrére Wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebréged his mind was frightened by the threats, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 14.