sárig-ness
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Wearð hé þearle áhwǽned, and his líc for ðǽre sárignysse mid wácan hreáfe scrýdde, Hml. S. 23, 394. Add
tó-dwæscan
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and add Mid his gebedum þæs fýres mægen and strengðe hé tódwǽscte exorando flammas pressit, Gr. D. 48, 14
þeóh
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Hé wæs togen ofdúne be þám þeón ( per coxas ), and upp be þám earmum, Gr. D. 320, 19. Add
weá-mód
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Witan him ( the king ) sceolan rǽdan, and hé ne sceal beón weámód, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 2. Add
riht-wísend
A Sadducee
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A Sadducee Ðá hé geseh manega ðæra sunderhálgena and ðæra rihtwísendra tó his fulluhte cumende, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7
Linked entry: wísend
á-dífan
to render inaudible
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to render inaudible Se organ ealle ðá býman oferhleóðrað and ealle ðá óðre hé ádýfeð, Salm. K. 152, 13
Linked entry: dífan
gálian
To be licentious
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To be licentious (gál) Sé þe gálað, libbende deád hé ys qui luxuriatur, uiuens mortuus est Scint. 87, 10
of-ferian
to bear off
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to bear off Hé fræt fíftýne men, and óðer swylc út offerede láðlícu lác, Beo. Th. 3171; B. 1583
spala
A representative ⬩ substitute
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A representative, substitute Gif hé untrum byþ, begyte him lahlícne spalan, L. Wil. ii. 2; Th. i. 489, 16
ge-sworc
A cloud ⬩ mist ⬩ nĕbŭla
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A cloud, mist; nĕbŭla Gesworc swá swá ahsan he tostredeþ nĕbŭlam sīcut cĭnĕrem spargit, Ps. Spl. C.147, 5
Linked entry: -swore
tó-cnyssan
To crush to pieces, ⬩ smash, ⬩ shatter
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To crush to pieces, smash, shatter Ne forbrýte hé ná ðæt tócnysede hreód (arundinem quassatam), R. Ben. 121, 6
tó-hlystend
A listener
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Hé gedéþ ða sprǽce unnytte ðǽm tóhlystendurn. Past. 15; Swt. 96, 8, 18
þingan
To invite ⬩ address
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To invite, address Hé him thinget invitat se, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 39. Þinge interpella, Hymn. Surt. 127, 14
Linked entry: þingian
wift
Some implement used in weaving
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Some implement used in weaving Hé sceal habban fela towtóla . . . pihten, timplean, wifte, wefle, wulcamb, Anglia ix. 263, 12
sweora
a neck ⬩ of land, a hause ⬩ a col ⬩ the neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills, ⬩ the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in western Iceland. ⬩ of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least
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Ðeáh hé him ðone stíðan swioran (swiran, Hatt. MS.) fortrǽde, Past. 33; Swt. 228, 9. Hé wýscte ðæt ealle Rómáne hæfden ǽnne sweoran ( unam cervicem ), Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 256, 27: Judth. Thw. 23, 5; Jud. 106.
hwearfian
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All þiss middellárdess þing turrneþþ her and wharrfeþþ . . . swa summ þe wheol, 3641
tó-twǽman
To divide ⬩ separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ to divide ⬩ stand between objects ⬩ separate one object from another ⬩ to divide ⬩ part ⬩ dissociate ⬩ break the connection between ⬩ to disperse ⬩ scatter ⬩ to divide with the mind ⬩ distinguish ⬩ discern
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Loth férde fram eástdǽle, and hig wurdon tótwǽmede (divisi sunt) heora ǽgðer fram his bréðer, Gen. 13, 11. Hí ne beóþ mid ǽnigum fæce fram him sylfum tótwǽmede; on eallum weorcum hi beóþ tógædere, Homl.
scilling
as a denomination of English money ⬩ a shilling ⬩ as denoting foreign money the word is used to translate various words
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Hé hét heora ǽlcum fíftig scyllinga tó sceatte syllan, Homl. Th. i. 88, 4
for-dilgian
To blot out ⬩ destroy ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ obnūbĭlāre ⬩ oblītĕrāre
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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26.
for-gieldan
to pay for ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ reddĕre
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to pay for, repay, requite; reddĕre Ðæt he hine scolde forgieldan that he should pay for it, Past. 63; Hat. MS.