mete-cweorra
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Surfeit of food(?) Wið metecweorran, Lch. iii. 60, 4
Linked entries: -cweorra á-cweorran
sprýtan
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Forð tó sprýtanne, Chr. 995; P. 128, 31. Add
on-wlát
form, appearance
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form, appearance Anwláten (-es?) formae, Hpt. Gl. 523, 61. (?)
Linked entry: -wlát
wirgan
to curse ⬩ maledicere ⬩ to do evil
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Ða ðe be gewyrhtum wyrgede wǽron for heora árleásnesse hi qui merito impietatis suae maledicebantur, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 12. to do evil Nylle ðú onhyrgan ðæt ðú wyrge. For ðam ða ðe wyrgaþ beóþ geteorode noli aemulari ut maligneris.
æcyr
a field
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Foxe 27, 8
forþ-stefn
A fore-prow ⬩ prow ⬩ prōra
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A fore-prow, prow; prōra Forþstefn scipes prōra nāvis. Lye
nigon-feald
Nine-fold
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Nine-fold Nigonfeald novenarius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 17
ceaster-sǽtan
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Towns-folk Ceastersétna preóst, Cht. Th. 140, 19: 142, 1
feówer-wintre
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Four years old Feówerwintre quadrimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 287, 19
á-þweán
to wash ⬩ cleanse an object from impurity ⬩ to wash impurity from an object
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Mid teárum ongann áðoá foet his . . . and mid smirinise áðuóh (rigare) (ungebat), Lk. L. 7, 38. Áðoá (-ðwǽ, R.) foet lavare pedes, Jn. L. 13, 14. Bið micel folc áðwægen hira scylda, Past. 105, 23. Bið suíðe wel áðwægen sió wund, 259, 25.
Linked entry: on-þweán
LEÓGAN
To lie ⬩ deceive ⬩ feign
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Ðonne onginþ him leógan se tóhopa ðære wræce then the hope of revenge begins to deceive them, Bt. 37; Fox 186, 23: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 100: Met, 25, 50: Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 27; Gn. Ex. 71. Ðæne nǽnig mæg leógan quem memo potent fallere, Hymn.
cluf-þung
crow-foot ⬩ ranunculus sceleratus
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Genim clufþungan wós take juice of crow-foot, 110, 3; Lchdm. i. 224, 7
tó-geagnes
towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return
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Ðæt folc, ðæt ðǽr beforán férde, streówodan heora hrægl him tógeánes, 71, 8.
staþolian
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to establish, found, settle, fix Ic tó ánum ðé mód staðolige to thee alone do I keep my mind constant, Andr. Kmbl. 164; An. 82. Staþelige, Exon. Th. 255. 30; Jul. 222.
mǽl
a measure ⬩ a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ cross ⬩ crucifix ⬩ fixed, suitable, appointed time ⬩ season ⬩ occasion ⬩ the time for eating ⬩ a meal
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The word is also used for the sword itself brogden mǽl, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616: 3338; 8. 1667: Elen. Kmbl. 1574; El. 759.
nú
Now ⬩ at this time ⬩ Now ⬩ since ⬩ when
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Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 36. Forhwí ðé hátan dysige men wuldor, nú ðú náne eart, 30, 1; Fox 108, 2. Ond nú ( since ) ðeós hálige tíd englum tó blisse wearþ, ðonne ..., Blickl. Homl. 123, 1.
úte
Outside ⬩ without. ⬩ out ⬩ from one's position ⬩ on the outside ⬩ outside ⬩ on the outer side ⬩ out ⬩ out of doors ⬩ in the open air ⬩ out ⬩ away ⬩ at a distance ⬩ out ⬩ away from habitations ⬩ in open country ⬩ out ⬩ from home on service ⬩ out ⬩ not in one's own country ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land
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Móste ic úte weorþan, 23, 34; Gen. 369. fig. with the idea of degradation, out, from one's position Bútan ðám ánum ðe for heora leahtrum of hyra endebyrdenesse útor (uttor, Wells Fragm.) áscofene synd exceptis his quos abbas degradaverit, R.
Linked entry: út
GÁT
A she-GOAT ⬩ capra
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Hý beofiaþ fóre Freán, swá fúle swá gǽt they shall tremble before the Lord, as foul as goats, Exon. 26 a; Th. 75, 34; Cri, 1231. He asyndrode twáhund gáta sepărāvit capras ducentas, Gen. 32, 14. Gáta hús a goat-house; caprīle, Ælfc.
ge-witnes
knowledge ⬩ cognisance ⬩ witness ⬩ testimony ⬩ used of persons
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Ðæt is to gewitnesse ðæt hit him ne lícode that is for a testimony that they did not like it, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 13; Hat. MS. In gewitnisse hiora in testimonium eorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 14.
Linked entry: witness
ge-bycgan
To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere
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[For this use of the verb see Grimm R.A. pp. 421 sqq. where similar phrases in other dialects are given.] Ðæt hý móston friþ gebicgean that they might buy peace, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 13.