wirman
To warm ⬩ make warm
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Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde, rex coepit consistens ad focum calefieri Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34. Hé wyrmde (wærmde, Lind.: wermde, Rush.) hine, calefaciebat se, Mk. Skt. 14, 54; Jn. Skt. 18, 25.
Linked entry: wyrman
andeta
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Ðonne cuæð se biscop and ðára hína wiotan þet hió him néren máran ondeta ( that they did not admit to him liability for more ) þonne hit árǽded wæs on Æðelbaldes dæge, Cht.
be-sleán
to strike ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike ⬩ dash ⬩ inflict ⬩ to strike ⬩ to strike
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Th. i. 100, 1. to strike, force a passage þá beslóh se þorn on þone fót, and swá strang wæs se sting þæs þornes, þæt hé eóde þurh þone fót, Guthl. 68, 2. [O. Frs. bi-slá : O. H. Ger. pi-slahan stringere, verberare.]
grénnes
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Se wæstem ys tó nymenne tó þám tíman þonne hé æfter his grénnysse fealwað, Lch. i. 324, 7. fig.
lustfullian
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:-- Se cyning ongan lustfullian ꝥ clǽneste líf háligra and (mid, v. l. ) hiora gehátum rex delectatus uiía mundissima sanctorum et promissis eorum, Bd. I. 26; Sch. 58, 14. with infin.
sǽmra
Inferior, worse
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Ðú byst se ilca se ðú ǽr ware, ne beóþ ðín winter wiht ðé sǽmran (anni tui non deficient). Ps. Th. 101, 24. Hí dweligende sécaþ ðæt héhste gód on ða sámran (sǽmran, Cote.
wæl-grim
Cruel ⬩ destructive ⬩ bloodthirsty ⬩ cruel ⬩ cruel ⬩ dire ⬩ destructive
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Ðone Iacóbum se wælgrimma hyrde (Herod) ácwealde mid sweorde, 108, 23. Hí wælgrimme wyrmas slítaþ, Wulfst. 139, 10: Dóm. L. 210. of other than living things, cruel, dire, destructive Hunger se hearda, wælgrim werum, Cd. Th. 109, 1; Gen. 1816.
Linked entry: wæl-hreów
wǽpned-mann
a male ⬩ a man ⬩ a male
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Se cyning wæs gód wǽpnedman rex erat vir bonus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 39. Ðú (Eve) scealt wǽpnedmen wesan on gewealde, Cd. Th. 56, 29; Gen. 919. Wæs se gryre læssa efne swá micle swá bið wíggryre wífes be wǽpnedmen, Beo. Th. 2573; B. 1284.
on-wealh
Whole, entire ⬩ sound, uninjured, uncorrupted ⬩ whole, entire
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Andswarede ðæt hé on ðyssum hæfde fæstne geleáfan and onwalhne integram se in hoc habere fidem respondebat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 4.
ge-teón
To make ⬩ form ⬩ frame ⬩ appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ decree ⬩ ordain ⬩ assign ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ constĭtuĕre ⬩ decernĕre
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He hine gegyrede mid grame wyrgþu, swá he hine wǽdum wrǽstum geteóde induit se mălĕdictiōne sīcut vestīmento, Ps. Th. 108, 18. Hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód how the world was wondrously framed, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 28; Dan. 111.
fremu
Kindness ⬩ kind deed ⬩ benefit ⬩ good ⬩ profit ⬩ advantage
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Voc. ii. 125, 29. profit, advantage Hwelc fremu bið menn ðæt hé gestriéne eal ðæt him ymbútan sié quid prodest homini, si totum, quod extra se est, congregat?, Past. 333, 10.
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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Beorht wǽron burgræced ... meodoheall monig mandreáma full óþ ðæt ðæt onwende wyrd seó swíðe until fate wrought disastrous change, Exon. Th. 477, 15; Ruin. 25. Drync unheórne, se onwende gewit wera, Andr. Kmbl. 69; An. 35.
Linked entries: and-wendan aweg-onwendan on-wendness
be-hǽs
A self-command ⬩ vow ⬩ promise ⬩ behest ⬩ votum
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A self-command, vow, promise. Hence our behest; votum He fela behǽsa behét he promised many vows Chr. 1093; Th. 359, 33
fémne
A virgin ⬩ young woman ⬩ virgo
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A virgin, young woman; virgo Fémne sceal hire freónd gesécan the virgin shall seek her friend, Menol. Fox 548; Gn. C. 44
heofon-dreám
Heavenly joy ⬩ joy of heaven,
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Th. 113, 11: Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. 104: Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 27; Az. 79
Linked entry: swegel-dreám
ge-seón
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Ðá hwíle ðe God gesegen hæbbe ( may have seen to it ) ðæt fulwiht æt ðeosse stówe beón móte, Txts. 175, 13. Add
eáþ-milte
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Sele þú him eáðmelte mettas, 182, 15. Eáðmylte, 220, 12
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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See also the last passage under II.
Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta
stede
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Se stede ys hálig ðe ðú on stenst locus, in quo stas, sanctus est, Jos. 5, 16. Ðes ænga stede (Hell), Cd. Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356. Hí cóman tó Brytene on ðam stede Heopwines fleót, Chr. 449; Erl. 13, 4.
ge-teón
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Seó oferfyll þæs líchoman getýhþ þone mon tó synnum, and seó forhæfdnes hine gelǽdeþ tó forgifnesse, Bl. H. 37, 14. Hé Peohta ðeóde him tó hýrnesse geteáh, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 22. Deáðberende gyfl þá sinhíwan tó swylte geteáh, Gú. 823.