mǽl
A speech ⬩ talk ⬩ conversation
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A speech, talk, conversation Gemuna ða mǽla ðe wé oft æt meodo sprǽcon think of the talks that we oft had at table, Byrht. Th. 137, 66; By. 212
mǽl-tange
A pair of compasses
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A pair of compasses Mǽltange circinum, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 70; Wrt. Voc. 34, 5: 62; Som. 68, 78; Wrt. Voc. 39, 61. Mǽltanges prica centrum, 39, 62
mæðel-word
A word used in a formal address
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A word used in a formal address Þegn Hróðgáres meðelwordum frægn ( of the question put by the coast-guard to Beowulf on his landing ), Beo. Th. 478; B. 236
grund-wæg
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A foundation, the earth He on grundwæge men of deáþe worde awehte he [Christ] on this earth raised men from death by his word, Andr. Kmbl. 1163; An. 582
Linked entries: grund-weg grund-weall
druncnian
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Add Drinc þe man of druncnian mæg, Chrd. 74, 7. Add Druncengende inebrians, Ps. Rdr. 22, 5. Beóð druncnude inebriabuntur, 35, 9. v. for-druncian, fore-druncian, ge-druncian
besta
the BEST ⬩ optimus
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the BEST; optimus Scipio, se besta Rómána witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 38; Cot. MS. Tib. B. I. fol. 85 b
Linked entry: betera
bet-nes
Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence ⬩ satisfactio, compensatio
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Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence; satisfactio, compensatio Ðæt ic búton betnesse beó mínra synna that I am, without amendment of my sins, L. De Cf. 10; Th. ii. 264, 16
bonda
A husband, an householder, a master of a family ⬩ maritus
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A husband, an householder, a master of a family; maritus Se bonda sæt the husband dwelt, L. C. S. 73; Th. i. 414, 21: 77; Th. i. 418, 24
Linked entry: banda
ge-bræc
A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus
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A breaking, crashing, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Ðá Wearþ borda gebræc then there was a crashing of shields, Byrht. Th. 140, 28; By. 295: Beo. Th. 4510; B. 2259
ge-cneordlíc
Diligent
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Diligent Swilce hí swuncon on wíngeardes biggencge mid gecneordlícere teolunge as if they had laboured in the cultivation of the vineyard with diligent tilling, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 33
ge-cígednes
A calling ⬩ vŏcātio
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A calling; vŏcātio Óþ ðone dæg his gecígednesse of middangearde usque ad diem suæ vŏcātiōnis, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 34. Gecígednes vocatio, vocabulum, nomen, Hpt. Gl. 441, 466
Linked entries: ge-cænenis ge-cýgednes
ge-éðan
To make easy or light ⬩ alleviate ⬩ lĕvāre
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To make easy or light, alleviate; lĕvāre Ðæt ðú hygesorge heortan mínre geéðe that thou alleviate the sorrow of my heart, Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 17; Gú. 1179
ge-lást
Duty ⬩ due ⬩ officium
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Duty, due; officium To ǽlcum ðara geláste to each of those duties, L. Æðelst 5, 3; Th. i. 230, 23 : 232, 5. Gelást votum, Ps. 64, 2, Blickl. Gl
Linked entry: lást
geó-sceaft
That which has been determined of old, fate
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That which has been determined of old, fate Weras wyrd ne cúðon geósceaft grimme [MS. grimme] men knew not their destiny, their grim fate, Beo. Th. 2472; B. 1234
ge-mægþ
Power, greatness ⬩ pŏtentia
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Power, greatness; pŏtentia Me nǽfre seó gemægþ ðisses eorþlícan anwealdes fórwel ne lícode the greatness of this earthly power never too well pleased me, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 23
stán-gedelf
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A stone quarry Tó ðan stángeðelfe; of ðam stángedelfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 23. Æt ðæm stángedelfe, 366, 18. On ðæt stángedelf, v. 304, 21: vi. 144, 9
stán-gripe
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A seizing of stones, stones seized Ðeáh hé stán-greopum (-greótum, Kmbl.) worpod wǽre though he was stoned with the stones that they seized, Elen. Kmbl. 1645; El. 824
stán-híwet
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A stone-quarry Stánhýwet lapidicina vel lapidicedum, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 17. Tó ðam stánhifete (-híwete?); of ðam stánhifete (-híwete?) tó ðam héðe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 60, 24
Linked entries: stán-hifete stán-hýwet híwet
stæþ
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a stay Stæð safon (in a list of nautical words. In a similar list stæg, q. v., occurs as the gloss),Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 63. Cf. stæððan, stæððig. (?)
Linked entry: stæg
þoll
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A thole or thowl, a peg in the side of a boat to keep the oar in place Þoll scalmus, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 79. Thol, ii. 120, 15