BRÁD
BROAD open, large, spacious, copious ⬩ latus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus
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He him brád syleþ lond he will give him broad land, Exon. 88 a;Th. 331, 29;Vy. 75. On brád wæter on the broad water, Ps. Th. 105, 8: Salm. Kmbl. 552;Sal. 275. Ðá he healdan mihte brád swurd when he could hold his broad sword, Byrht.
swice
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</b> escape from that which threatens to befall, evasion :-- Ne biþ ð æes lengra-swice sáwelgedáles ðonne seofon niht fyrstgemearces there will not be a longer escape from death than a period of seven days, Exon. Th. 164, 6 ; Gú. 1007.
Linked entry: swicc
fór
a journey ⬩ an expedition ⬩ march
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Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe, i. 118, ll: 82, 15. Cóm hé tó Róme . . . hé oft ǽr on þǽre fóre wæs, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 436, 12. Hé wæs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.
ge-þeóde
Language ⬩ speech ⬩ idiom ⬩ translation ⬩ lingua
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Ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre ðý we má geþeóda cúþon that there might be the more wisdom in the land the more languages we knew, Past. pref; Swt. 5, 25; Hat. MS. Hát todǽlan heora geþeóde divide linguas eorum, Ps. Th. 54, 8.
Linked entry: ge-þióde
mirran
to be a stumbling-block to ⬩ to hinder ⬩ obstruct ⬩ to waste ⬩ squander ⬩ To err
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God nolde ðæt hié ðone Cristendóm mierde leng God would not that they should longer obstruct Christianity, Ors. 6, 7; Swt. 262, 21. Gif hwá Godes lage wyrde oððe folclage myrre, L. I.
ge-wealdan
To wield ⬩ rule ⬩ have power over ⬩ command ⬩ control ⬩ cause
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. - Nú leng ne miht gewealdan ðý weorce now canst thou no longer control the work, Andr. Kmbl. 2729; An. 1367: Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 24; Gú. 1199. Cyning geweóld his gewitte the king got command of his senses, Beo. Th. 5399; B. 2703
Linked entry: ge-waldan
snell
Quick, active, strong ⬩ of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift ⬩ active, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold ⬩ keen, severe; sharp ⬩ acute ⬩ firm, determined ⬩ bold, active ⬩ alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix ⬩ valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent
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Gl. 485, 25. of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift Sum biþ on londe snel, féþe spédig Exon. Th. 296, 17; Crä. 52. Fareþ feþrum snell 206, 7; Ph. 123. Snel 208, 29;208, 29 Hé is snel and swift and swíðe leóht est levis et velox 220, 8; Ph. 317.
LICGAN
To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run
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Hé wolde fundian hú longe ðæt land norþryhte lǽge he wanted to try how far the land extended due north, Swt. 17, 8. with prep. or adv.
Linked entry: for-lǽge
níd-þearf
necessity ⬩ inevitableness ⬩ necessity ⬩ constraint ⬩ need ⬩ a necessary thing ⬩ what a person needs ⬩ need ⬩ distress ⬩ trouble ⬩ a necessary business
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Se cyning his láreówum sealde heora nýdþearfe on missenlícum ǽhtum ( necessarias in diversis speciebus possessiones ), Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 20. need, distress, trouble Hwí noldest ðú cuman tó ús tó ðære tíde ðe ús nýdþearf wæs quid recessisti longe in
twelf
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Lond twelfum hérra fæðmrímes per bis sex ulnas eminet ille locus, Exon. Th. 199, 20; Ph. 28. Wé gefrunon twelfe under tunglum we have heard of twelve men beneath the stars, Andr.
Linked entry: endleofan
freó-dóm
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Hió him tó spraecon ymb ðæt lond, ðæt hé his him geúðe, ðæt hió maehten ðone freódóm begeotan, 222, 28. Ic Eádweard cyngc mid ðǽre hálgan Crístes róde tácne ðis hét getrymman and gefæstnian, ðisne freódóm ...
lǽfan
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Hé eaferum lǽfde, swá déð eádig mon, lond and leÁdbyrig, þá hé of lífe gewát, B. 2470. Hí of lífe gewyton and lǽfdon heora ǽhta þám æðelum mannum. Iulianus ðá dǽlde . . . heora landáre, þe him lǽfed was, Hml. S. 4, 79-82.
hleóðrian
To sound, ⬩ make a sound [with the voice], ⬩ to speak, ⬩ sing, ⬩ cry, ⬩ exclaim, ⬩ resound
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Ðæt lond hleóðrade for ðara wyrma hwistlunge sibilabat tota regio, Nar. 13, 21.
elcian
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Þæt se Ælmihtiga forgeáfe gódne willan þám seócan hǽðenan, þæt hé leng ne elcode tó His geleáfan that the Almighty would give a good will to the sick heathen, that he should not put off longer coming to a belief in Him, ii. 26, 1. with clause Nán man
for-spillan
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Ic þe londe richtlike bigat and ic it siðen náwer ne forswat ne forspilde (náþer ne forspæc ne forspilde (?); see next passage but one ), Cht. Th. 584, 5. Hí heortan clǽnnesse forspildun ( perdiderunt ), An. Ox. 40, 9.
á-dón
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Ðú ádydes ðá bearwas of londe, Past. 355, 11. Tó tácne ðæt hé hié of ðeówdóme dyde (ádyde, v. l.) ob detersam servitutem, Ors. 4, 11; S. 204, 9. Hé ádyde Húnas of Galliam Gallias a barbaris occupatas liberavit, 6, 28; S. 278, 8.
mǽl
a measure ⬩ a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ cross ⬩ crucifix ⬩ fixed, suitable, appointed time ⬩ season ⬩ occasion ⬩ the time for eating ⬩ a meal
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Ðæt ǽr feala mǽla behýded wæs which long before was hidden, Elen. Kmbl. 1971; El. 987. Ǽrran mǽlum on former occasions, Beo.
feallan
to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away
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Wiþ ꝥ ðæt mannes feax fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. of the direction of a stream, to run Fylð swýðe mycel sǽ úp in on ðæt lond, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 18. where an erect position is lost Ðá feól hé fǽringa onbæcling, Bl. H. 223, 11.
ge-gangan
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Gif in lond ðú gegonges su in uicum introieris, Mk. 8, 26. Tó hwon wé gigonge (gegeonge, L.) ad quem ibimus?, Jn. R. 6, 68. Gegeonga in bergum ire in porcos, Mk. p. 3, 6: Mk.