tó-hreósan
To fall to pieces ⬩ to go to ruin ⬩ to decay, ⬩ rot away
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Mynstru tórorene coenobia dirula, Anglia xiii. 366, 12. of flesh, to decay, rot away Beóþ ða líchaman tohrorene (cf. gebrosnode, 148, 24) and tó duste gewordene, Wulfst. 263, 9. Beóþ fingras tóhrorene, Soul Kmbl. 219; Seel. 112.
trumlíce
firmly ⬩ strongly ⬩ steadfastly ⬩ in a way that encourages (?)
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Ð æt leód and lagu trumlíce stande, Wulfst. 74, 8. Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedom trumlíce up wegaþ, L.I. P. 3 ; Th. ii. 306, 19. Trumlícor firmius, Rtl. 34, 26.
Linked entry: trum-líc
sigle
A necklace ⬩ collar ⬩ band for the neck
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A necklace, collar, band for the neck Ne beóþ ðǽr forþ borene sigele ne beágas ne heora heáfodgold, Wulfst. 253, 23. Ðá gemétte heó under hrægele gylden sigele (monile), Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 5. Háma ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt, Beo.
þel
A thin piece of wood or metal, ⬩ a plank, ⬩ plate
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Þeáh man gesette án brád ísen þell ofer ðæs fýres hróf ... and þeáh man mid ðám hameron beóte on ðæt ísene þell, Wulfst. 147, 2-7.
Linked entries: weel þelma þille buruh-þelu
lyðre
Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ base ⬩ mean ⬩ poor ⬩ sordid ⬩ vile ⬩ lewd ⬩ depraved
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Th. ii. 244, 26: Wulfst. 297, 26. Ðæs mǽran wítegan deáþ ðære lyðran hoppestran [the daughter of Herodias] tó méde forgeaf, Homl. Th. i. 484, 3. Lyðerne earhscype base cowardice, Wulfst. 53, 12. Þurh lyðre yahþe, 166, 26.
tang
A pair of tongs
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Tangan forcipes, Wülck. Gl. 241, 35 (omitted by Wright). Hí woldon mé glæccan mid heora byrnendum tangum, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 1, 5. Hí fýrene tangan him on handa hæfdon, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 42
Linked entry: ísen-tanga
un-wæstm
an evil growth ⬩ a bad plant ⬩ a tare ⬩ weed ⬩ bad growth ⬩ failure of crops
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Ðara wunwæstma zizaniorum, 13, 36. bad growth, failure of crops Eów unwæstm þurh unweder gelóme gelimpeþ, Wulfst. 133, 6. Gyf hit geweorðe ðæt on þeódscype becume heálíc ungelimp, unwæstm oððon unweder, orfcwealm oþðon mancwealm, 170, 1.
unriht-wrigels
A veil of error
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A veil of error Hié wǽron stǽnenre heortan and blindre, ðæt hié ðæt ongeotan ne cúðan, ðæt hié ðǽr gehýrdon, ne ðæt oncnáwan ne mihton, ðæt hié ðǽr gesáwon; ac God áfyrde him ðæt unrihtwrigels (cf. ðone unrihtan wrigels, Wulfst. 252, 4) of heora heortan
wóhlíce
Wrongly ⬩ unjustly ⬩ perversely ⬩ wickedly
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Nú dó wé swýðe wólíce, gif wé ne wurðiaþ God, 13, 180: 17, 233 : Wulfst. 105, 9 : Homl. Ass. 29, 264: 102, 6
beó-breád
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Werednm beóbreáde dulci favo, Wülck. Gl. 225, 19. Sáwl áfylled trytt beóbreád, Scint. 50, 9: Lch. ii. 126, I. Hé æt huniges beóbreád, Shrn. 68, 31. Biábreád, Ps. Srt. 118, 103. Bióbreád, Rtl. 3, 34: Lk. p. II, 14. [O. L. Ger. bí-bród: O. H.
blówan
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Blówendre tyrf florei cespitis, blówende eorþe florida tellus, i.florulenta terra, Wülck. Gl. 240, 27, 34. of other matter Heora hálgan líchaman hí gesáwon eall blówende, Hml. S. 23, 439. fig. Þeáh, bleów floruerit, An. Ox. 1500.
ge-geótan
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Voc. i. 34, 16: fusile, Wülck. Gl. 245, 22. Þá gód ealle gegaderode bióþ swelce hí sién tó ánum wecge gegoten, Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 20. Ǽlc calic gegoten beó þe man húsl on hálgige, and on treówenum ne hálgige man ǽnig, Ll. Th. ii. 252, 21: Sal. 31
ge-drencan
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Gl. to plunge into a liquid, soak Gedrengcet héd subjactum corium, Angl. viii. 451 (omitted in Wülck. Gl. 165, 6). to plunge, sink (trans.), drown Of gedrenced sié in grund sǽes demergatur in profundum maris, Mt. L. 18, 6.
ge-wife
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Gewif, wyrd furtunum, fatum, Wülck. Gl. 245, 44. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda gewiofu, B. 697. Cf. wefan; <b>II:</b> ge-wefan ; II
on-hyscan
to mock, make a jest of ⬩ to reproach, abuse, speak ill of ⬩ to detest
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Ðæt man ða onhisce swýðe for worulde and hý unweorðige, Wulfst. 168, 6: 70, 12. to detest Ic unrihta gehwylc onhyscte iniquitatem abominatus sum, Ps. Th. 118, 163. Hí onhysctan ǽghwylcne mete omnem escam abominata est anima eorum, 106, 17
Linked entries: on-hiscan on-hnyscan on-hohsnian
smeócan
To smoke, emit smoke ⬩ To smoke, fumigate ⬩ fumo, fumigo
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Muntas smeócaþ montes fumigabunt 143, 6 : Wülck. Gl. 244, 35. Eall Sinai munt smeác (fumabat) Ex. 19, 18. Smeóce fumet Germ. 393, 187. Heortes mearh gebærned óþ ðæt hyt smeóce Lchdm. i. 338, 13. Eall folc gesáwon ðone munt smeócan Ex. 20, 18: Engl.
tó-féran
to go in different directions, ⬩ go off separately ⬩ to disperse (intrans.)
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Mk. 16, 15), Wulfst. 21, 5: Homl. Th. i. 318, 3. to disperse (intrans.) Ðá ðæt gafol gelǽst wæs, ðá tóférde se here wíde swá hé ǽr gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1012; Erl. 147, 27. Hí geswicon ðære getimbrunge and tóférdon geond ealne middangeard, Homl.
Linked entry: tó-faran
swice
deceitful, fraudulent ⬩ proving false to what is expected ⬩ treacherous, failing in loyalty,
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v. swica) Antecriste, Wulfst. 198, 14.
gást-lic
pertaining to the spirit, ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spiritual ⬩ divine, heavenly, holy, sacred
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Ealle þás þæs monnes good ge gást-lice ge líchomlice, Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 31. spiritual as opposed to bodily, fleshly, physical Se gáslica wulf typicus Benjamin An. Ox. 1922.
mis-dón
to act wrongly ⬩ offend ⬩ transgress
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Tó fela is ðæra ðe misdydan, Wulfst. 270, 30. [Durste nán man misdón wið óðer on his tíme, Chr. 1135; Erl. 261, 7.]