óþ-rídan
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to ride away Cyning in óþrád forþ onutte the king (Christ after the doors of Hell had opened) rode away into Hell, hastened on, Exon. Th. 461, 24; Hö. 40
cwyc-súsl
hell-torment
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hell-torment Nicod. 30; Thw. 17, 28
cwylmian
To suffer, suffer torment or pain ⬩ cruciāri
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Ða mánfullan beóþ ǽfre cwylmigende on helle súsle the sinful shall ever be suffering pain in hell torment, 608, 11. We cwylmiaþ we suffer torment, 416, 5.
BENC
A BENCH ⬩ scamnum ⬩ abacus
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On bence wæs helm a helm was on the bench Beo. Th. 2491; B. 1243
fultum-leás
Without help ⬩ helpless ⬩ sĭne auxĭlio
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Without help, helpless; sĭne auxĭlio Ðæt hí tó raðe woldon fultumleáse beón æt hiora bearnteámum that they would very soon be without help from their posterity, Ors. 1. 14; Bos. 37, 18
-rún
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Add: v. heáh-, hell-rún: -rúna. l. (-rúne?)
elm
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Helm ulmus, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 64. Add
loca
a bar ⬩ bolt ⬩ lock ⬩ locker
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Álýsde leóda bearn of locan deófla [hell], Elen. Kmbl. 362; El. 181. Under helle cinn under líges locan, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 7; Cri. 1621 : 72 b; Th. 270, 32; Jul. 19. Se ðe healdeþ locan who guards the lock, 8 a; Th. 2, 14; Cri. 19 : Salm.
Linked entry: loc
swerian
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add: to swear an oath, where the form of oath is implied in the noun Hí Crístes helda swóren they said, 'So help me Christ,' Hml. S. 23, 529. <b>II 2</b> add: Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 22. <b>II 2 a.</b> add: Hml. S. 14, 97: Hml.
hefig
ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness
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Helle wíte þæt him hefegore ys, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 23. Máran and hefigran frécennesse wyrðe. Bt. 22 1,; F. 76, 16.
Linked entry: hefe-lic
for-healdan
to withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ detinēre ⬩ neglīgĕre ⬩ contemnĕre
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to withhold, keep back, disregard; detinēre, neglīgĕre, contemnĕre Hæfdon hý forhealden helm Scylfinga they had disregarded the helm of the Scylfings [had deserted him ], Beo. Th. 4751; B. 2381: Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 17
Linked entry: for-ealden
grǽdig-
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Ðás fugelas habbaþ feónda gelícnysse ðe gehwilce menn beswícaþ and grǽdelíce grípaþ to grimre helle these birds are like the fiends, that deceive some men, and greedily snatch them to grim hell, ii. 516, 10.
a-lýsan
To let loose ⬩ free ⬩ deliver ⬩ liberate ⬩ to pay for loosing ⬩ to pay ⬩ redeem ⬩ ransom ⬩ liberare ⬩ redimere
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Ðá wæs of ðæm hróran helm and byrne alýsed then was helm and byrnie loosed from the active chief, Beo. Th. 3264; B. 1630. We synt alýsde liberati sumus, Ps. Th. 123, 7: 107, 5. Ðæt hí wǽron alýsede ut liberentur, 59, 4
þræc-wudu
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A spear Helm, byrne, þræcwudu, Beo. Th. 2496; B. 1246
eóc
safety, help, succour
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safety, help, succour, Wald. 45; Vald. 1, 25
hæbbend-lic
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Add: That may be held. Cf. habban ; I
enge
Narrow, anxious ⬩ angustus, anxius
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Helle wísceþ, ðæs engestan éðel-ríces shall wish for hell, the narrowest realm, Salm. Kmbl. 213; Sal. 106
wyrm-hord
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A treasure held by a serpent, Beo. Th. 4447; B. 2222
súsl-stede
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A place of torment, hell Súselstede gehennam, An. Ox. 56, 184
heolstor-hof
A dark dwelling ⬩ hell
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A dark dwelling, hell, Elen. Kmbl. 1524; El. 764