manigfealdlíce
Entry preview:
Th. i. 556, 13. cf. manig-feald; Hé ne cwæþ ná menifealdlíce (in the plural), 'Tó órum anlícnissum,' ac ánfealdlíce (in the singular), 'Tó úre anlícnisse, ' Ælfc. Thw. Gen. 3, 16. Mænifealdlíce affatim, i. abunde, ubertim, An.
of-stingan
to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce
Entry preview:
to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce His ealdgefána sum hiene ofstang a Pausania occisus est, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 34. Hé hiene (the elephant) on ðone nafelan ofstang, 4, 1; Swt. 156, II.
Linked entry: of-stician
be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
Entry preview:
Beó se þeóf ealles scyldig þæs þe hé age, and þeófa gewita beó be (subject to the same penalty), þám ilcan Ll. Th. i. 200, 24.
ge-treów
Entry preview:
Se getreówa man sceal syllan his gód on þá tíd þe hine sylfne sélest lyste his brúcan, Bl. H. 101, 19. Ðæs getreówan freóndes, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 34. Ǽlc freó man hæbbe getreówne borh, Ll. Th. i. 280, 7.
leáf-ness
Leave ⬩ permission ⬩ licence
Entry preview:
Hí máran léfnysse onféngon tó lǽranne majorern prædicandi licentiam acciperent, 1, 26; S. 488, 5. Lýfnesse, 5, 11; S. 625, 30. Lýfnesse sealde ðæt ... gave leave to..., 1, 25; S. 487, 20. Him lýfnesse sealde tó farene, 4, 1; S. 564, 34.
líf-líc
living ⬩ vital
Entry preview:
Ic eom se líflíca hláf ðe of heofenum ástáh I am the living bread, that came down from heaven, Homl. Th. ii. 202, 5.
for-ceorfan
to cut up ⬩ to cut off ⬩ to cut down
Entry preview:
Th. i. 542, 32
ge-grétan
Entry preview:
Gódum gegrétan, B. 1861. to assail Mec longeðas lyt gegrétað, Gú. 287. to afflict, visit with displeasure, &c. Seó ǽ ne gegrét þone rihtwísan mid nánum yfele, ac heó gewítnað þá unrihtwísan, Hml. S. 17, 19.
ge-rǽsan
Entry preview:
D. 78, 3. (2 a) of fighting Nǽfre mon þon wurðlícor wígsíð áteáh, þára þé wið swá miclum mægne gerǽsde, Gen. 2095. Hé wið áttorsceadan oreðe gerǽsde, B. 2839. Þá hí tógedore gerǽsdon, þá man ofslóh ðes cáseres geréfan, Chr.
Dorce-ceaster
DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln ⬩ Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma
Entry preview:
DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln; Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma Hér Cynegils [MS.
freólíce
FREELY ⬩ without hindrance ⬩ with impunity ⬩ lībĕre ⬩ impūne
Entry preview:
Spl. 93, 1: Cd. 67; Th. 81, 8; Gen. 1342: Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293. Seó sáwl færþ swíðe freólíce [frió151;líce Cott.] to heofonum the soul goes very freely to the heavens, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14.
Linked entries: freólslíce friólíce
níd-riht
a duty that must be performed ⬩ service ⬩ office ⬩ officium ⬩ debitum ⬩ a due ⬩ what must be paid
Entry preview:
S. 9; Th. i. 438, 2. Similar entries v. next word
ge-scyrtan
to shorten, contract, lessen ⬩ abbreviare, minuere ⬩ to become short, be lessened, fail
Entry preview:
to shorten, contract, lessen; abbreviare, minuere Ða spell ic sceal gescyrtan I must shorten the stories, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 29. Ðú his dagena tíd gescyrtest minorasti dies temporis ejus, Ps. Th. 88, 38.
þeáwfæstness
Entry preview:
Th. ii. 532, 2
þwítan
To thwite ⬩ to cut ⬩ cut off
Entry preview:
To thwite (still in some dialects, e.g. Lancashire), to cut, cut off Þwíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 50; Reim. 63. Monige of åam treówe ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas and sceafþan nimaþ (spónas ðwítaþ, MS.
un-treówþ
Bad faith ⬩ perfidy
Entry preview:
Bad faith, perfidy Ða Dænescan, ðe wæs ǽrur geteald eallra folca getreówast, wurdon áwende tó ðære méste untríwðe and tó ðam mǽsten swicdóme ðe ǽfre mihte gewurðan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 7. Antigones forlét ðæt setl.
wiþ-ferian
To carry off ⬩ to rescue
Entry preview:
To carry off; to rescue. Similar entries v. wiþ, II. 3 Ðú wiðferedes (fæderas, MS.) Israhéla bearn of Ægyptum redemisti filios Israel et Joseph, Ps. Th. 76, 12.
yfel-dǽde
Entry preview:
Th. i. 22, 31
asce
Entry preview:
Th. ii. 516, 31. v. axe, axse in Dict. Add
bildu
Boldness ⬩ confidence
Entry preview:
Boldness, confidence Ðæt ne weaxe tó ungemetlico beldo (praecipitatio), and swá ðrycce ðá belde ... Past. 455, 21. Bielde constantia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 58. Bældo temeritate, Mt. p. 9, 4. Mid hwylcre byldu mæg ic gán tó Godes temple?, Hml.