bisceop-weorod
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a bishop's band Mid ealle his biscopweorode (campwerede, v. l. ), Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 11
ende-byrdnes
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Preóstas hyra endebyrdnessa ( ordines suos ) sceolon healdan eal swá hig geendebyrde synt, Chrd. 9, 16. Add
ofer-feallan
to fall upon, to attack
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to fall upon, to attack Hié oferfeóllan ða ðe ða yrmþo genǽson, Blickl. Homl. 203, 19
on-geflogen
Attacked with disease
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Attacked with disease Gif men his leoþu acen oððe [hé] ongeflogen sý, Lchdm. i. 86, 21
Linked entries: ge-flogena on-flyge
á-wéstness
destruction ⬩ devastation
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Áwéstnesse his góda ðæt tácnað, 176, 5
Linked entries: wéstness á-wéstedness
á-wlencan
To make proud ⬩ splendid ⬩ rich
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To make proud, splendid, rich, v. wlanc Hié áwlencedo sié ł giwoelgado ditentur, Rtl. 59, 1
Linked entry: wlenc
þerscan
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Hí ealle ongunnon heora hors mid heora sceftum þerscan ( tundere ) 14, 28. Þá ongan heó þerscan (beátan, v.l. tundere ) heó sylfe mid hire fýste ge eác mid hire brádum handum, 68, 27.
ÍS
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Hit eal gemealt íse gelícost it all melted just like ice, Beo. Th. 3221; B. 1608. Ðá eode hé sumre nihte on íse unwærlíce dum incautius forte noctu in glacie incederet, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 1.
dígle
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Þurh his dihlan miht, Dóm. L. 20. Beóð gesweotolude dígle geþancas arcana patebunt, 135. Hié wǽron gewitan Godes dégolra dóma, Bl. H. 161, 16. Ondrǽd þú þé díhle wísan, Dom. L. 30, 51.
ge-séðan
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Ús gedafenað þæt wé hit wénon swíðor þonne wé unrǽdlíce hit geséðan, Hml. Th. i. 440, 31. Ealdorlicnesse is geséþed auctoritate asstipulatur ł adfirmatur, An.
hǽtu
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Ic drífe sceáp míne tó heora lǽse, and stande ofer hig on hǽte ( aestu ) and on cyle, Coll. M. 20, 13. of sexual passion Seó gecyndelice hǽtu þurh ꝥ mægen þæs Hálgan Gástes gestilleþ on þé ( the Virgin Mary ), Bl.
síþ
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Sorgian for his síþe, Cd. Th. 49, 30 ; Gen. 800. a proceeding, course of action, way of doing, conduct Hí deófle offredon, swá him ǽfre se síþ hreówan mihte, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 64 : Beo. Th. 6109 ; B. 3058.
ealdor
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Sýn þá ealdras (decani ) swylce gecorene, þæt se abbod his byrðenna on hý tódǽlan mæge, 12. Gesetton cyricena aldoras ꝥ fæsten, Bl. H. 35, 7. Sume men forhogiað ꝥ hí hýran godcundan ealdran, Ll. Th. i. 332, 34. Ealderas seniores, R.
Alríca
Alaric ⬩ Alarícus, king of the Visigoths
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Hettulf, Alrícan mæg, Honoriuses sweóstor him to wífe genam Ataulf, Alaric's kinsman, took the sister of Honorius for his wife, Ors. 6, 38; Bos. 133, 14. Seó hergung wæs, þurh Alarícum [acc. Lat.]
ge-stillan
To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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To rest, cease, be still, quiet, mute; quiescĕre, sĕdāri, sĭlēre, obmutescĕre, rētĭcēre Hí ne móten ǽfre gestillan they may not ever be still, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 51; Met. 11, 26.
Linked entries: ge-stellan ge-styllan ge-styllan ge-styltan
sweord
A sword
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In Scandinavian story there is Hákon's sword 'kvernbítr,' which king Athelstan gave him, and Egill has his sword that he called 'Naðr.'
Linked entry: swyrd
forþ-gán
To go forth ⬩ proceed ⬩ go or pass by ⬩ exīre ⬩ procēdĕre ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ transīre
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To go forth, proceed, go or pass by; exīre, procēdĕre, prætĕrīre, transīre Raulf wolde forþgán mid his folce Ralph would go forth with his people, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 18. Ða hwíle ðe ic forþgá dōnec transeam, Ex. 33, 22.
ge-fandod
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Cf. fandian Þæt hié mósten gefandian hweðer hié heora medsélða oferswíþan mehte, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 28. to experience, taste.
ge-cwéme
Pleasant ⬩ pleasing ⬩ grateful ⬩ acceptable ⬩ fit ⬩ jŏcundus ⬩ grātus ⬩ plăcĭtus ⬩ complăcĭtus ⬩ acceptus
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Swá him gecwémastwæs as was most pleasing to him, H. R. 103, 6
fyrst
first, foremost in position ⬩ foremost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence
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the best of men give his dear son as a sacrifice, Exod. 399