hearm-sceaða
A grievous, pernicious spoiler
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A grievous, pernicious spoiler, Beo. Th. 1536; B. 766
heaðu-helm
A war-helm, casque
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A war-helm, casque, Beo. Kmbl. 6304; B. 3156
heaðu-lác
Battle
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Battle, Beo. Th. 1172; B. 584: 3952; B. 1974
clypenes
an embrace
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an embrace Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 6, note
comp-weorod
An army ⬩ exercitus
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An army; exercitus Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 40
crycc
a crutch ⬩ staff
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a crutch, staff Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 17
Linked entry: cricc
hilde-wísa
A military leader, ⬩ general
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A military leader, general, Beo. Th. 2133; B. 1064
for-wrecan
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Ben. 83, 1. Add
lǽstan
to follow ⬩ attend ⬩ accompany ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ observe ⬩ carry out ⬩ execute ⬩ discharge ⬩ to continue ⬩ last
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Lǽstun, Exon. 25 b; Th. 75, 21; Cri. 1225. Bibeád ic eów ... earge gé ðæt lǽstun my command was ... ill have ye performed it, 30 a; Th. 92, 3; Cri. 1503. Leófa Beówulf lǽst eall tela, Beo. Th. 5320; B. 2662: Cd. 106; Th. 139, 4; Gen. 2304.
á-bregdan
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Bt. 35, 3 ; F. 160, 5. Ábródenes retecti, An. Ox. 52, 4, Ábródenum subtracto, Kent, Gl. 996. Áweg ábróden avulsus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 4. Ábrogden from ðǽm eorþlican exemta terrenis, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 17.
Linked entry: á-brédan
ǽmettig
empty, void, vacant ⬩ devoid, void of, free from ⬩ unoccupied, at leisure, exempt from ⬩ free to do ⬩ unmarried
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Ben. 84, 19. Swá hié ǽmettegran (ǽmetegran, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðonne óðre men, Past. 190, 14. with gen. :-- Hié ǽmettige (ǽmtige, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðǽre scíre, Past. 126, 23.
á-drífan
to drive, cause to move (with violence) ⬩ to drive off, drive away ⬩ expellere, repudiare
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Ádríf hí fram ðé, Bt. 7. 2; F. 18, 9. Hí sýn fram ðínre handa ádrifene de manu tua expulsa sunt, Ps. Th. 87, 5. heonon Ðá man mæg mid fæstenum heonon ádrífan, Dóm. L. 30, 46. of Hé his bróðer ádráf of éðele, Chr. 380; P. 11, 10: Sat. 201: Bo. 18.
fær-sceat
fare
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, Bl. H. 233, 13)." Hé him andswarode : " Nabbað wé færsceat (fer-, Bl. H. 233, 15), St. A. 6, 22, 24
for-trendan
To obstruct by rolling ⬩ stop an opening
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To obstruct by rolling, stop an opening Hí námon swíðe micelne stán and fortrendon þǽre byrgenne duru they took a very big stone and stopped the sepulchre's mouth by rolling the stone to it, Nap. 62
Linked entry: trendan
HWÍL
A WHILE
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Nú is ðínes mægnes blǽd áne hwíle for a while, Beo. Th. 3528; B. 1762. Ǽnige hwíle, 5090; B. 2548. Ealle hwíle all the while, Byrht. Th. 140, 47; By. 304. Nú hwíle just now, Blickl. Homl. 109, 6.
þrítig
Thirty ⬩ thirty (years old)
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Ymb þrittig wintra, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25. Ymb þrítig wintergerímes, Met. 28, 25. Ymb þrítig geárgerímes, 29. Hé genam þrítig þegna, Beo. Th. 246; B. 123. Dó hí ealle tógæderc, ðæt þrítig seolforsticca, Anglia xi. 8, 19.
ár
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Gif hé næfð ðá áre ðe hé on beón mæge si hunc manus misericordiae non commendat, Past. 137, 6. Bidde hé him Godes áre veniam a Deo petat, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 35 : Bl. H. 107, 21. Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hi be wege hæfdon, Ps.
ge-teón
to draw ⬩ lead ⬩ incite ⬩ excite ⬩ constrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bring up ⬩ instruct ⬩ bring to an end ⬩ complete ⬩ draw or bind together ⬩ string a musical instrument ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ perducere ⬩ stringere ⬩ evaginare ⬩ excitare ⬩ constringere ⬩ educare ⬩ instituere ⬩ ad finem perducere ⬩ complere ⬩ nervis aptare vel instruere ⬩ to bring as an offering or gift ⬩ contribute ⬩ bestow ⬩ give ⬩ conferre
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Ap. 25, 15. to bring as an offering or gift, contribute, bestow, give; conferre Onweald geteáh wicga and wǽpna gave possession of war-horses and weapons, Beo. Th. 2093; B. 1044: 4337; B. 2165.
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Tó Geátum spræc mildum wordum, Beo. Th. 2347;B. 1171. with prep. :-- Hé mid heardre ðreá hí on spræc and hí gebétte aspera illos invectione corrigebat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 11. Wé sind an specende dicturi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 66.
Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan