H
hail
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IN Anglo-Saxon the letter h represents the guttural aspirate and the pure spirant. In later English the guttural h is generally represented by gh, e. g. leóht light, heáh high. Under certain circumstances h takes the place of c and g, see those letters
ofer-weorpan
to overthrow, throw down ⬩ to throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkle ⬩ To fall down
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to overthrow, throw down Nim eorþan, oferweorp mid ðinre swíðran handa under ðínum swíðran fét, Lchdm. i. 384, 19. Gif hé hié oferweorpe, mid x sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 15. Ðý gewunelícan þeáwe horsa æfter wérinysse hit (the horse)
Cynewulf
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An Anglo-Saxon poet, who has preserved his name in Runes, in his poem on Elene's Recovery of the Cross. Mr. Kemble will best describe his own discovery. - In the Vercelli MS. is contained a long poem on the finding of the Cross by the Empress
inn
In ⬩ within
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In, within Ic wæs cuma and gé mé ne in ne gelaðodun I was a stranger, and ye did not invite me in, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 43. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt gé in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe
friþ-gild
A peace-guild ⬩ a society for the maintenance of peace and security ⬩ fœderātōrum sodālicium
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A peace-guild, a society for the maintenance of peace and security; fœderātōrum sodālicium. This name was given to certain guilds or clubs established during, or before, the reign of king Athelstan, for the repression of theft, the tracing of stolen cattle
leód-hata
A tyrant
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A tyrant Nalæs swá swá sigefæst cyning ac swá swá leódhata non ut rex victor sed quasi tyrannus, Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 29. Bana, láð leódhata [the angel that destroyed the first-born in Egypt], Cd. 144; Th. 180, 4; Exod. 40. For wédenheortnesse ðæs leódhatan
be-tweohnum
between ⬩ among
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Add: prep. between, of interposition Eódon góde men heom betwénen and sahtloden heom, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 7. of mutual relation Betwýnan him hí syllan lǽcedóm invicem sibi dent remedium, Angl. xiii. 393, 408 : 438, 1045. Under þám griðe þe heom betweónan
eág-þyrl
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Éhðyrl fenestra, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 10. Næs duru ontýned, ne eáhþyrl geopened, Shrn. 99, 7. Heofones eáhþerl, Hy. S. 76, 7. Æt ðǽm éhðyrle, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 29: 184, 27. On ánum égðyrle, Hml. S. 31, 1126. Þurh þæt eáhþyrl (égðyrl, v. l.) ... under þám
eáþelíce
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Add: cf. eáþe; adv. 1 Se mihte hine eft árǽran eáðelíce tó lífe, Hml. A. 67, 39: 107, 152: 109, 239. On sumre stówe se hróf wæs ꝥ man mihte eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 23. cf. eáþe; 2 Eáþelíce facile, Wülck. Gl. 252, 2. Ne sý him nó eáþelíce
Linked entry: geáþ
ge-reording
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Add: the taking or the giving of refreshment Ðæs módes gereordung is betere þonne ðǽre wambe it is better to refresh the mind than the belly. Hml. Th. ii. 440, 19. Hé sæt tó þám cásere and hí swýðe blýðe wǽron for Martines gereordunge (because Martin
sweltan
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Add: p. sweolt. absolute, to die Hé sweolt, Shrn. 153, 14. Hé cúðe tócnáwan gif hé cunnode þæs mannes be his ǽdrena hrepunge hweðer hé hraðe swulte, Hml. S. 3, 569. to die of something, in a manner described Hé wæs wániende ... ꝥ hé swelce deáðe swealt
hliþ
A slope, ⬩ declivity. ⬩ hill-side, ⬩ hill
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A slope, declivity. hill-side, hill Of hliþes nósan from the promontory, Beo. Th. 3789; B. 1892: Exon. 123 b; Th. 473, 28; Bo. 22. Beneoþan ðæm hliþe under the hill, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 52, 15. Swá tó ðám westhliþe, 123, 5. Hie be hliþe heáre dúne
Linked entry: hleoðo
beáh
Metal made into circular ornaments ⬩ A ring ⬩ bracelet ⬩ collar ⬩ garland ⬩ crown ⬩ anulus ⬩ armilla ⬩ diadema ⬩ corona
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Metal made into circular ornaments, as A ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown; anulus, armilla, diadema, corona. Bracelets were worn about the arms and wrists; rings on the fingers, round the ankles, the neck, and about the head. See Guide to Northern
Gota
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A Goth; Gothus; chiefly used in the pl; nom. acc. Gotan; gen. Gotena; dat. Gotum; m. The Goths Unrím mánes se Gota fremede the Goth perpetrated an excess of wickedness, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 89; Met. 1, 45. VISIGOTHS or West Goths, under Alríca, q. v. A. D
scínan
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Add: of that which emits rays Eall swá leóhte seó sunne scínð under þǽre eorðan on nihtlicre tíde, swá swá heó on dæg déð bufan úrum heáfdum, Lch. iii. 234, 23. Scinon ðá bán swá beorhte swá steorran . . . and ꝥ leóht geswutelode swá hwǽr swá hí lágon
grið
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peace limited to place or time, truce, protection, security, safety. [The word comes into use during the struggles with the Danes. Icel. grið (v. Cl. and Vig. Dict.) means first home, domicile, then in pl. truce, peace, pardon; friðr is the general word
be-swápan
to sweep ⬩ to wrap up ⬩ cover up
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Substitute: to sweep; fig. to sweep into the mind, inspire with a resolution (cf. on-swápan under swápan, II in Dict.) Gif hwylc sý ꝥ Rǽdwolde on mód beswápe, ꝥ hé þé náwiht lá þes ne dó si qui sit, qui Redualdo suadeat, ut nec ipse tibi aliquid male
dragan
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Dele the derivatives and the passage from Gú. given under and add Heó creáp on þám handum and dróh ( trahebat) on ðǽre eorðan ealne hire líchaman . . . þá ongan heó hider and þider dragan hí selfe (se trahere ) geond þá cyrican, Gr. D. 228, 10-18. Wildu
ge-libban
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To live. to be alive Mið ðý gehérdon ꝥte gelifde and geséne wǽre, Mk. L. 16, 11. to pass life under specified conditions :-- Sume on hǽðenscipe gelifdon, Ll. Th. ii. 366, 13. Gif swá biþ geleofad si sic vivitur, Ps. L. 185 a, 16. to escape spiritual
Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian
rúm
local, room, space ⬩ temporal, space of time ⬩ opportunity
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local, room, space Under rodera rúm, Cd. Th. 71, 5; Gen. 1166. Hig næfdon rúm on cumena húse non erat eis locus in diversorio, Lk. Skt. 2, 7. temporal, space of time Næhtes rúme noctis spatio, Rtl. 36, 35. Þerh alle tído rúmo per omnium horarum spatia
Linked entry: rúmian