spear-lira
The calf of the leg
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The calf of the leg Spærlira sura, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 71: 71, 55. Sperlira, 65, 43. Spærlirena surarum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 56. Spærlirum suris, 483, 37. Spærliran suras, 482, 65. On spearlirum in suris, Deut. 28, 35. Speoruliran suras, Lchdm. i. lxxi, 10
swíþ-from
Exceedingly strong, of great energy
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Mín geswíþfroma ( addressing the Deity ), Anglia xii. 508, 1
Linked entry: swíþ-feorm
twi-fyrclede
Having two prongs ⬩ forked
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Cf.Wæs gesæwen swilce se beám (the tail of a comet) ongeánweardes wið ðes steorran ward fyrcliende wǽre as if the tail were dividing in two, getting forked (?), Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 34
Linked entries: forcel fyrclian twi-ferclede
se
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Dysig bið se wegférenda man, sé ðe nimð þone sméðan weg þe hine mislǽt, and forlǽt þone sticolan þe hine gebrincð tó ðǽre byrig, Hml. Th. i. 164, 9. Nim ꝥ seax þe þæt hæfte sié hrýþeres horn, Lch. ii. 290, 22.
rǽdan
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Ox. 4785. ¶ where the statement is implied :-- Ðá fnædu þá untrumnyssa áflýgdon, swá swá wé rǽdað (we read the statement that the hems put sickness to flight) be sumum wífe ( in the case of a certain woman), Hml. Th. ii. 394, 1.
hǽman
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Þone þe hǽme wið nýtén qai coierit 19 ; Ll. Th. i. 52, 11. Sé þe mid nunnon hǽme, 2. 46, 6. <b>II a.</b> figurative :-- Þú fordydest ǽlcne man sé þe hǽmþ (fornicatur) fram þé, Ps. L. 72, 27
gilpan
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Tó þǽm tídun þe ús Rómáne oþwítað and tó ðǽre genihtsumnisse þe hié ús ealneg fore giel-pað, ꝥ úre ne sién ðǽm gelícan, Ors. 4, 7 ; S. 182, 16. Þæt sindon þá gódan tída þe hié ealneg fore gielpað, 5, I; S. 214, 4.
horn
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See Rä. 15 for various uses of the horn, and Tupper's notes on the riddle
æplian
To make into the form of apples
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To make into the form of apples, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260
ǽwen-bróðor
a brother of the same marriage ⬩ an own brother ⬩ germanus
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a brother of the same marriage, an own brother; germanus,Cot. 97
ár-blæd
The oar-blade ⬩ palmula remi
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The oar-blade; palmula remi, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Wrt. Voc. 56, 38
and-wirdan
to answer ⬩ respondere
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to answer; respondere Ðæt wíf andwirde the woman answered. Gen. 3, 2
Ár-scyldingas
The honoured Skyldings ⬩ Danes
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The honoured Skyldings, Danes,Beo. Th. 933; B. 464: 3425; B. 1710
bǽl-wudu
Wood of the funeral pile ⬩ rogi lignum
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Wood of the funeral pile; rogi lignum, Beo. Th. 6216; B. 3112
beorht-ródor
The bright firmament ⬩ heaven ⬩ æther
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The bright firmament, heaven; æther Cd. 146; Th. 183, 19; Exod. 94
eást-weard
eastward, in the east
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eastward, in the east, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 7. v. éast
feðer-
four-
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four-, used only in the compounds, — feðer-fóte, -sceátas, -scette, -scíte, -scitte
frec-máse
The nun bird ⬩ titmouse ⬩ pārus cærŭleus
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The nun bird, titmouse; pārus cærŭleus Frecmáse sigitula ? Wrt. Voc. 281, 9
gearuwe
Yarrow ⬩ millefŏlium
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Yarrow; millefŏlium Seó reáde gearuwe the red yarrow, Lchdm. iii. 24, 2
helle-cinn
The race of hell,
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The race of hell, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 5; Cri. 1620