hám-weard
Homeward, in the direction of home ⬩ domum versus, retro
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Æþelwulf ðá him hámweard fór Ethelwulf then journeyed homeward, Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 29: 885; Erl. 82, 30. Se esne hig hámweard lǽdde tó his hláforde the servant brought her home to his lord, Gen. 24, 61
tíþ
Grant ⬩ cession ⬩ concession
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Hý wǽron ðé biddende mínra góda and ðú him symble tíðe forwyrndest they were asking thee for my goods and thou didst ever refuse them the grant thereof, Wulfst. 259, 11.
Linked entry: tygþ
tweóne
two ⬩ double ⬩ not simple
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Ger. in zwiskén, untar zwiskén, in later times inzwischen, zwischen, for a similar growth of adverb and preposition.] double, not simple Tweóne leóht vel deorcung twilight, a mixture of light and darkness, crepusculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 3
Linked entry: tweónum
á-þolian
To hold out under trial, ⬩ To put up with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer
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Þá earman bearn ne mihton leng for sceame on þǽre byrig áðolian, ii. 30, 27. of things Ꝥ scyp byð gesund, gyf se streng áþolað, Shrn. 175, 23. Seó upfléring tóbærst... þæt hús eal ansund áðolode, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5.
symbel-dæg
a feast-day, ⬩ a festival, day of a religious feast
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Com ðyder mycel menigo for ðon symbeldæge, Blickl. Homl. 99, 29: Homl. Th. ii. 242, 21: Ps. Th. 117, 25. Se biscop sæt sume symbeldæge on ðære cierecan, Shrn. 78, 26. Ðone mǽron symbeldæg Drihtnes upstiges, Blickl. Homl. 131, 10.
Linked entries: symbel-dœ́g symmel-dæg
ealdor-man
ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king ⬩ mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. ⬩ eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves
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The office and dignity of ealdorman was held for life,—though sometimes forfeited for treason and other grave offences; but it was not strictly hereditary Fram ðám bróðrum and ðám ealdormannum a fratrĭbus ac majōrĭbus, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 10: 5, 19; S
Linked entries: aldor-mon ealdermen ealdor-mon ealdur-man eldor-man
brim-líðende
to go, sail ⬩ Sea-faring ⬩ per æquora navigans
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Hie ymb brontne ford brimliðende ne letton they have not hindered sea-faring [men] about the deep ford, Beo. Th. 1141; B. 568
tyhtan
to draw ⬩ stretch ⬩ to draw the mind to something ⬩ to incite ⬩ exhort ⬩ provoke ⬩ solicit ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ to suggest ⬩ bring to the mind ⬩ to instruct ⬩ teach
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A þet wit cume forð ant tuhte ham þe betere, 247, 6. Tuhten and teachen, 267, 15. Þet tu ne schuldest nout tuhten ne chasten þi meiden uor hire gult, A.R. 268, 21. Tihhtenn and turrnenn folc to lefenn uppo Criste, Orm. 7048. [O.H.
Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan tyhtend-líc
æplian
To make into the form of apples
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To make into the form of apples, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260
glig-georn
Glee-loving ⬩ fond of sport ⬩ gaudii cupidus ⬩ joci amans
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Glee-loving, fond of sport; gaudii cupidus, joci amans. Off. Episc. 3
ge-láþ
Hostile
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Hostile Geláþe the foes, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 28, note; Exod. 206
færeld-bóc
an itinerary
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an itinerary Síðbóc, fóre bóc, fereld[bóc] itinerarium, Hpt. Gl. 454, 20
feówer-hweohlode
Four-wheeled
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Four-wheeled Fýrhweohlodum (or fýr < fyþer) crætum quadrigis, Nap. 80
Linked entries: hweóled fiþer-hweohlode
fiþer-tíme
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Having four horses abreast Feoðurtémum quadrigis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 188, 15
Linked entry: teám
horsc
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D. iii. 456, 15, and see horsc foul
wacan
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This infinitive form does not occur, its place seems taken by wæcnan
mearc-ford
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a boundary ford Tó mearcforda; andlang bróces, C. D. v. 330, 18
tó-talu
Reputation
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Reputation Fore ðassum tótales intinge pro hac reputationis causa. Rtl. 102, 5
be-drincan
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[Fort se ruse habbe bedruncan þat wyn,] Lch. iii. 112, 7. Add
a-fúlian
To become foul ⬩ to putrefy ⬩ be defiled ⬩ putrescere ⬩ putrefieri ⬩ inquinari
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To become foul, to putrefy, be defiled; putrescere, putrefieri, inquinari, Scint. 66: 17