ǽg-scill
An egg-shell
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An egg-shell Clǽnes huniges áne ǽgscylle fulle, Lch. iii. 6, 29. iii ǽgscylla, 14, 22. Twá ǽgscille fulle, i. 376, 8
hærn
The tide, waves, sea ⬩ a wave
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Kmbl. 1062; An. 531
Linked entry: hraen
brád-æx
A broad axe; an axe ⬩ dolatura, dolabrum
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A broad axe; an axe dolatura, dolabrum Brádæx dolatura, dolabrum, Cot. 68;Ælfc. Gl. 51;Som. 65, 131;Wrt. Voc. 34, 59
Linked entry: brádlást-æx
bryd
A drawing, drawing out ⬩ extractio
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A drawing, drawing out; extractio Mid wǽpnes bryde by the drawing of a weapon, L. Alf. pol. 38; Th. i. 86, 16
horn-sæl
A hall having 'horns' in its roof
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A hall having 'horns' in its roof Hornsalu, Andr. Kmbl. 2318; An. 1160 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 10; Rä. 4, 8
Linked entry: horn-sele
on-hirdan
to comfort, strengthen, encourage
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Kmbl. 105 ; Ap. 53: Elen. Kmbl. 1678; El. 841
on-weorpan
to throw aside, turn aside
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to throw aside, turn aside Hine se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig mutati ab urbe venti, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 8
hoga-scipe
Prudence, ⬩ carefulness, ⬩ thoughtfulness, ⬩ wisdom
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Tó hogascipe ad prudentiam, 1, 17
symbel-gereorde
A feast, banquet
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A feast, banquet Biþ seó án snǽd sélre mycle tó þicganne ðonne him sýn seofon daga symbelgereordu, Salm. Kmbl. 816; Sal. 407
ge-teón
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Voc. ii. 121, 33. where the movement is up or down, to heave a sigh Getogene siccetunga ducta suspiria, An.
FREÓGAN
to free ⬩ make free ⬩ manumittĕre ⬩ lībĕrāre ⬩ to honour ⬩ like ⬩ love ⬩ honōrāre ⬩ dilĭgĕre ⬩ ămāre
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Fæder and módor freó ðú love thou father and mother, 80a; Th. 300, 21; Fä. 9. Hit gedéfe biþ ðæt mon his winedryhten freóge it is fitting that a man love his dear lord, Beo. Th. 6334; B. 3177
Linked entries: freón freónd fría ge-freógan
FÚS
Ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ prompt ⬩ quick ⬩ eager ⬩ hastening ⬩ prone ⬩ inclined ⬩ willing ⬩ ready for death ⬩ dying ⬩ promptus ⬩ cĕler ⬩ părātus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ cŭpĭdus ⬩ propĕræ morti devōtus ⬩ mŏrĭbundus
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Geseah ic ðæt fúse beácen wendan wǽdum and bleóm I saw the hastening beacon change in hangings and colours, Rood Kmbl. 42; Kr. 21.
þeór
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Drenc wiþ þeórádle ... gif hé on þam innoþe biþ þonne ádrífþ hine ðes drinc út (hé and hine may, perhaps, be taken as referring to þeór, as ádl is fem. ), 118, 1-12. The meaning, too, is doubtful.
wer
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a weir, a dam Salomon sǽde ðætte suíðe deóp pól wǽre gewered on ðæs wísan monnes móde, and suíðe lytel unnyttes út fleówe.
frymþ
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Þonne hý æt frymðe gemétað at their first meeting, Cri. 1666. Swylc hé æt frymðe wæs, Ph. 239. Þǽr þú wurde æt frymðe fugel if thou hadst been born a bird, Seel. 79.
hlít
lot ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune
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., and add: a lot (the object which is used) Cleros an Crécisc getácnað hlýt an Englisc cleros sors inter fretatur Chrd. 75, 28. Ofer hrægl mín sendon hlét (hlýt, Ps. L.) super vestem meam miserunt sortem Ps. Vos. Srt. 21, 19. Hlétt, Mk.
hycgan
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<b>I a.</b> where the subject matter of thought is given as object :-- Þá inwit and fácen hycgeað on heortan qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde. Ps. Th. 139, 2. <b>I b.
bryne
to burn ⬩ A burning, fire, flame, heat ⬩ ustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor
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Kmbl. 1231; An. 616. Ǽr ðam ðe ðæt mynster mid byrne fornumen wáre priusquam monasterium esset incendio consumptum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 18.
Linked entry: byrne
slítan
To slit, tear, rend ⬩ to tear a garment ⬩ rend ⬩ to tear, split, rend, cleave, divide ⬩ to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, ⬩ to tear, bite ⬩ irritate ⬩ to tear ⬩ to destroy, waste, consume ⬩ to carp at, back-bite ⬩ to tear ⬩ attero ⬩ to tear, split ⬩ to tear, break ⬩ scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere ⬩ to slit, tear, break
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Hé slát stán interrupit petram 77, 18. to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, etc. Similar entries v. slite II., slítung Fótum ic fére, foldan slíte Exon. Th. 393, 17; Rä 13, 1.
E
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consonants, when followed by a long or by a final vowel; as, Sele, henne. e is often contracted from ea; as, Ceaster and cester a burgh, fortified town; eahta and ehta eight.