mann-þwǽrness
Gentleness ⬩ meekness ⬩ courtesy
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Scearpnyssa beóþ áwende tó sméðum wegum, ðonne ða yrsigendan mód, and unlíþe gecyrraþ tó manþwǽrnysse, Homl. Th. i. 362, 30: ii. 226, 9: Blickl. Homl. 33, 29
ge-windan
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Add: intrans. of movement, by living things, to roll together, roll up Se iil . . . sóna suá hiene mon geféhð, suá gewint hé tó ánum cliéwene ericius . . . mox ut apprehensus fuerit, semetipsum in sphaeram colligit, Past. 241, 11. by inanimate things
eorsung
anger
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Moys. Ex. 15, 8; Thw. 29, 8. v. yrsung
fóre-mihtig
Prepotent ⬩ most mighty ⬩ præpŏtens
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Prepotent, most mighty; præpŏtens, Cd. 208; Th. 257, 33; Dan. 667
wiþerling
An adversary
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Moys. Ex. 15, 7
cild-geong
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and add Ne sceal hine mon cildgeongne forcweðan, Gn. Ex. 49
full-sóþ
full sooth ⬩ most truly
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full sooth, most truly, L. Ælf. C. 6; Lambd. 128, 29
hreódiht
Reedy
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Reedy On ðone hreódihtan mór, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 121, 20
inwit-flán
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A treacherous shaft, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 27; Mód. 37
dómere
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Þé mon tó dómere geceás, Bt. 8; F. 24, 30. Add
ge-metlic
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verbi) ðý lǽs hira mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge, Past. . 159, 13. gentle, mild. v. ge-metfæst, Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð nó gestiéred bútan miclum ðreán; ðá scamfæstan beóð oft mid gemetlicre láre gebetrode impudentes ab impudentiae
Linked entry: ge-métednes
freó-dóm
FREEDOM ⬩ liberty ⬩ lībertas ⬩ emancĭpātio
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FREEDOM, liberty; lībertas, emancĭpātio Ðæt is se freódóm, ðætte mon mót dón ðæt he wile that is freedom, that a man may do what he will. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 4, MS. Cot. Freódóm emancĭpātio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2.
Linked entries: freóls-dóm frió-dóm frý-dóm
under-þeód
Subject ⬩ subordinate
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MSS.) mon sceal lǽran ðæt hié elles ne sién genǽt aliter admonendi sunt subditi, atque aliter praelati. Illos ne subjectio conterat, Past. 28; Swt. 189, 14. Ðonne ðæt mód ðara underðiédra (-ðiéddra, Cott.
Linked entry: þeódan
wudu-híwett
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Gif mon áfelle on wuda wel monega treówa, 128, 19. Gif mon áceorfe án treów, 130, 2
mealm-stán
Maum-stone
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It is not so white as chalk, and is much more brittle.' -Mon heardlíce gníde ðone hnescestan mealmstán, Ors. 4, 13; Swt. 212, 28
Linked entry: cealc-stán
þreágan
- Met. 26, 97.
to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ reproach ⬩ to punish one who deserves punishment ⬩ to chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amend ⬩ to chasten ⬩ correct ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ afflict ⬩ distress ⬩ vex ⬩ oppress
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to reprove, rebuke, reproach Ic hine þreáge (ðreá, Lind.: ðriá, Rush.) and forlǽte corripiam illum et dimittam, Lk. Skt. 23, 22. Ne þreáge (drégu, Surt.: þreá, Spl. C.: þrǽwie, Spl. T.) ic eów non arguam te, Ps. Th. 49, 9. Þreáge (ðréu, Surt.: ðreáge
in-belǽdan
introduce
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Moys, 17
mere-fisc
A sea-fish
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A sea-fish Wæs merefixa mód onhréred, Beo. Th. 1102; B. 549
ge-mǽte
Moderate, meet, fit ⬩ modicus, aptus
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Moderate, meet, fit; modicus, aptus, Mod. Conf. 1; C. R. Ben. 55
byrdest
the highest born, most noble, richest
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the highest born, most noble, richest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36