yfelian
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Add Þæt mennisce cynn bið á yfeled and á in forwyrd gelǽded omnia mala erunt; interitus generis humani , Verc. Först. 120, 5
ǽ-firmþa
Offscourings, sweepings, dregs, refuse
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Add:the quotation in Dict. under æ-fyrrnþa. Cf. á-feormian
horn-sæl
A hall having 'horns' in its roof
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A hall having 'horns' in its roof Hornsalu, Andr. Kmbl. 2318; An. 1160 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 10; Rä. 4, 8
Linked entry: horn-sele
ofer-hygdig
Pride
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Pride Ðonne hí oferhýdig up áhófan and him wóhgodu worhtan and grófun in sculptilibus suis emulati sunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 58
Linked entries: -hygdig ofer-hídig
treów-geweorc
A wooden structure
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A wooden structure Treówgeweorc on ge-lícnysse medmiccles húses geworht tumba lignea in modum domunculi facta, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 16
ge-síþ
A companion ⬩ fellow ⬩ companion or follower of a chief or king ⬩ socius ⬩ comes
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In. 23; Th. i. 116, 16. Gif gesíþcund mon þingaþ wið cyning for his inhíwan, náh he náne wíterǽdenne, se gesíþ if a 'gesithcund' man compound a suit with the king for his household, he, the 'gesith,' shall not have any fee, 50; Th. i. 134. 5.
fore-sceáwian
to foresee ⬩ to provide for ⬩ to provide ⬩ give for use
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Th. ii. 220, 29. Þæs abbodes on hádunge ꝥ sí forasceáwod gesceád in abbatis ordinatione illa consideretur ratio, R. Ben.
hriðian
To shake ⬩ quake
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Hé biþ hriðende he is feverish, L. M. 2, 17; Lchdm. ii. 198, 21
wæl
the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction
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in a collective sense, the slain, the dead, a number of slain, generally of death in battle Wæl feól on eorðan, Byrht. Th. 135, 31; By. 126: 140, 45; By. 303.
láð
harm ⬩ evil ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt ⬩ trouble ⬩ grief ⬩ pain ⬩ annoyance ⬩ enmity
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Mid lufe ge mid láðe with what is pleasant and what is unpleasant, Blickl. Homl. 45, 8. Nis hit gód ðæt hié síen on ðam láðe it is not good that they be in that durance [the fiery furnace], Cd. 193; Th. 243, 2; Dan. 430.
ǽrend-secg
An errand-deliverer ⬩ a messenger ⬩ legatus ⬩ nuntius
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An errand-deliverer, a messenger; legatus, nuntius Ic, on his gearwan, geseó ðæt he is ǽrend-secg uncres Hearran I, by his habit, see that he is the messenger of our Lord, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 17; Gen. 658
on-þunian
to swell out, exceed due bounds
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to swell out, exceed due bounds Ic eom ufor ealra gesceafta ðara ðe worhte Waldend úser; se mec ána mæg geþeón þrymme, ðæt ic onrinnan (onþunian is suggested by Grein ) ne sceal, Exon. Th. 427, 15; Rä. 41, 91. (?)
mere
the sea ⬩ a mere ⬩ lake ⬩ an artificial pool ⬩ cistern
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Voc. i. 54, 15: ii. 121, 28. Nis ðæt feor heonon ðæt se mere standeþ, Beo. Th. 2729; B. 1362. In eálonde ðæs myclan meres ( stagni ), Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 10. Seó menigeo ðe stód begeondan ðam mere, Jn. Skt. 6, 22. On culfran mere; of ðæm mere ...
ge-eáþmédan
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Th. 105, ii), Ælfc. T. Grn. II. 35. the object a high place, to lower Ælc dún bið geeádmét, Hml.
wefan
to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive
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to weave a web Ic wefe texo, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 47. Ðú wyfst and wǽda tylast, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Ðín wyln wefð tui ancilla texit, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 104, 13. Webbu swá hwylc swá wyfð, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28.
ge-nyhtsumian
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Th. ii. 556, 12. Genyhtsumaþ (hé hæfð genóh, W. S.), Mt. R. 25, 29: 13, 12. Þǽm hæbbendum mon sceal ágyfan and hí genyhtsumiað, Ll. Th. i. 196, 23. <b>I a.
fær
going ⬩ passing ⬩ a going away ⬩ a journey ⬩ course ⬩ a voyage ⬩ a march ⬩ an expedition ⬩ enterprise ⬩ a passage ⬩ thoroughfare ⬩ road ⬩ entrance ⬩ carriage ⬩ vessel ⬩ a troop ⬩ a crew ⬩ fare ⬩ proceedings
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Th. i. 152, 13-15. Hwæt is þæs Hǽlendes stede, oððe hwæt is his fær?, 156, 33.
Linked entry: færbu
Dún-stán
Dunstan ⬩ Dunstānus
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Dúnstán wearþ geboren in this year [A. D. 925] St. Dunstan was born, Chr. 925; Th. 199, 4, col. 3. Hér Eádmund cing betǽhte Glæstinga beri S. Dúnstáne, ðár he siððan ǽrest abbod wearþ in this year [A. D. 943] king Edmund delivered Glastonbury to St.
ge-healdan
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Æt fruman wæs gehealden seó gecyndelice ǽ in hominibus primus lex bonae naturae servabatur, Angl. vii. 8, 69. Úre frið is wyrse gehealden þonne mé lyste, Ll. Th. i. 220, 3: 250, 7.
hǽþen
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Voc. ii. 147, 38. Of hǽþenum gewunan apostatico ritu, An. Ox. 4920. Ic hine áwende fram hǽeth;enum gylde tó ðám sóðan Gode, Hml. Th. i. 468, 14. Tó þám hǽðenan temple getogen, Hml. S. 2, 384. In þǽre hǽþenan byrig, An. 1493. Hǽðnum horde, B. 2216.