hám-fæst
Resident, dwelling at home
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ríces monnes nama cuman ðonne ðǽr mon furðum ðære burge naman ne geheórþ ne ðære þeóde ðe he on hámfæst biþ how can one great man's name come there, when the name of the town even and of the people among whom he dwells is not heard there, Bt. 18, 2; Fox
Winter-fylleþ
the month of October
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Fox 365; Men. 184. Ðone teóðan mónð mon nemneþ on Léden Octember, and on úre geðeóde Winterfylleð, Shrn. 136, 31: 143, 32
ofer-drincan
to overdrink (one's self)
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Swá swá oferdruncen man wát ðæt hé sceolde tó his húse, and ne mæg ðeáh ðider áredian, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 30
on-gemang
Among
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Among Ongemong óðrum mannum, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 6. Ðá ongan ic ongemang óðrum mislícum and manigfealdum bisgum ða bóc wendan on Englisc, Past. pref.; Swt. 7, 17. Eác ðæm golde and ðæm líne wæs ongemang purpura, 14; Swt. 85, 9.
Linked entry: ge-mang
hind
A hind, ⬩ the female of the hart
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Fox 19, 33; Met. 19, 17
tóh
Tough, ⬩ tenacious, ⬩ holding fast together ⬩ lentus ⬩ tough, ⬩ pliant ⬩ tough, ⬩ sticky, ⬩ glutinous, ⬩ clammy
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Thei hadden towȝ cley for syment, Wick. Gen. 11, 3. Towhhe, not tender tenax, Prompt. Parv. 498
swice
deceitful, fraudulent ⬩ proving false to what is expected ⬩ treacherous, failing in loyalty,
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Laym. 14865.] proving false to what is expected :-- Norðmen wáron súðfolcum swice (i. e. the southern people were deceived in their estimate of the northmen's power; swice, as applied to the northmen, cannot mean rebellious, renouncing allegiance, for
weód
A useless or injurious plant, ⬩ a weed
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Swá hwá swá wille sáwan westmbǽre land, átió ǽrest of ealle ða weód ðe hé gesió, ðæt ðám æcerum derigen Bt. 23; Fox 78, 23 : Met. 12, 4, 28
fífel
A sea-monster ⬩ monster ⬩ giant ⬩ monstrum mărīnum ⬩ gĭgas
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A sea-monster, monster, giant; monstrum mărīnum, gĭgas Þurh fífela gefeald forþ onette through the field of the monsters he hastened forth, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10
rǽd
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Ðæt heó ús sý þingere ondweardes rǽdes and éces wuldres that she be for us an advocate for present profit and eternal glory, Blickl. Homl. 159, 34.
Linked entry: rád
HÝRAN
to HEAR ⬩ hear of ⬩ to listen to ⬩ follow ⬩ serve ⬩ obey ⬩ be subject to ⬩ belong to
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Fox 4, 10; Met. 4, 5. Hýrde on ðam ða bysene ðæs ǽrestan hyrdes Godes cyricean in quo exemplum sequebatur primi pastoris ecclesiæ, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 11.
mann
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Restedæg wæs geworht for þám men, næs se man (homo) for ðám restedæge, Mk. 2, 27. Nis mé ege mannes, Ps. Th. 117, 6. Þeáh ic God ne ondrǽde, ne ic man ne onþracige, Lk. 18, 4. man as in inner man Se innra man, ꝥ is séo sáwl, Ll.
wæter
- Homl. 247, 25 ; see also
- Ps. Th. 17, 11
- Ps. Th. 31, 7.
water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.
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Hí witon on hwelcum wæterum hí sculun sécan fiscas, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 19. Ðæt folc fór betwux ðám twám wæterum (the two parts of the Red Sea), Wulfst. 293, 16. Seó eorðe wæs wætrum weaht, lagostreámum leoht, Cd. Th. 115, 19 ; Gen. 1922.
þanne
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Him wæs Godes egsa mára in gemyndum, þonne hé menniscum þrymme þegan wolde ( too much fear of God for him to wish for human glory ), Exon. Th. 112, 6; Gú. 139.
ge-ceósan
To elect ⬩ choose ⬩ decide ⬩ prove ⬩ approve ⬩ eligere ⬩ præeligere ⬩ seligere ⬩ asciscere ⬩ petere ⬩ nancisci
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Fox 15, 21; Met. 15, 11. Se foresprecena wer for hine in bisceop-háde wæs gecoren the aforesaid man was chosen into bishophood for him, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 29 : 4. 1 ; S. 564,12.
singan
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For hwam wolde gé secgan oððe singan, ðæt ic gesǽllíc mon wǽre, Met. 2, 17. of other living creatures Earn sang hildeleóþ, Judth. Thw. 24, 28 ; Jud. 211. Wulfas sungon ǽfenleóþ, Cd.
an-leofa
food ⬩ nourishment ⬩ victus ⬩ cibus ⬩ a gift ⬩ alms ⬩ wages ⬩ stips
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food, nourishment; victus, cibus Beón beraþ árlícne anleofan bees carry delicious food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105
Linked entry: big-leofa
folc-firen
a folk-crime
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a folk-crime
feald
a fold
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a fold. Dele
týdrian
to bring forth
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to bring forth