BEÓST
BIESTINGS ⬩ the first milk of a cow after calving ⬩ colostrum
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Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býst colostrum Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býsting, þicce meolc biest, biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20
an-filt
An ANVIL ⬩ incus
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Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 34: Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 128; Wrt. Voc. 34, 56
for-cýðan
To surpass or excel in knowledge ⬩ scientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre
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To surpass or excel in knowledge; scientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre Hæfde se snotra sunu Davides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl the wise son of David had overcome and surpassed in knowledge the leader of the Chaldeans, Salm.
meó
A shoe or sock covering the foot
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A shoe or sock covering the foot Meó pedula, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 2. Meón pedulos (cf. Wülck. 601, 19-21 'pedules, pars caligarum que pedem capit, a vampey: pedulus a pynson, or a sok'), 82, 1: calsus ii. 127, 71
Linked entry: meóning
dóm-hús
A judgment-house ⬩ cūria, epicaustērium, capītōlium
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Gl. 55; Som. 67, 1; Wrt. Voc. 36, 44. Dóm-hús vel mót-hús epicaustērium, 107; Som. 78, 74; Wrt. Voc. 57, 52. Dóm-hús capĭtōlium, 107; Som. 78, 97; Wrt. Voc. 58, 12
CYND
nature, KIND ⬩ natura ⬩ a sort, gender ⬩ natura, genus
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Cot. a sort, gender; natura, genus Neutrum is náðor cynd, ne werlíces, ne wíflíces neuter is neither sort [gender], neither of male nor of female, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 3; Som. 5, 32
Linked entry: cind
andian
To envy ⬩ invidere
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Gr. 41; Som. 43, 58: 26; Som. 29, 3. Andgaþ invidet, Prov. 28
Linked entry: andigende
cræft-líce
Cunningly ⬩ craftily ⬩ affabre
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Gl. 99; Som. 76, 113; Wrt. Voc. 54, 55 ; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 32
Harold
Harold, second son of Cnut ⬩ Harold, son of earl Godwin
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Harold, second son of Cnut Hér man geceás Harald ofer eall tó cinge and forsóc Harðacnut in this year Harold was chosen everywhere king, and Hardacnut was renounced, Chr. 1037; Erl. 166, 4.
bærnet
a combustion ⬩ burning up ⬩ combustio ⬩ arson ⬩ incendium
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a combustion, burning up; combustio He wudu gelogode to his sunu bærnytte he laid in order the wood for the burning of his son, Gen. 22, 9. arson; incendium Húsbryce and bærnet ... is bótleás bootless is ... house-breaking and arson, L.C.S. 65; Th.
FLÓC
A sole ⬩ kind of flat fish ⬩ plătessa ⬩ passer
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A sole, kind of flat fish; plătessa, passer Flóc plătessa, Glos. Brux. Recd. 39, 67; Wrt. Voc. 65, 70: 281, 49. Flóc pansor? [= passer ], Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 80; Wrt. Voc. 56, 4. Fagc and flóc plătesias et plătessas, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 12, 13
Linked entry: flooc
bismer-leóþ
A reproachful song, an incantation ⬩ carmen invectivum, nenia
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[bismer mockery, reproach; leóþ a song] A reproachful song, an incantation; carmen invectivum, nenia, Cot. 188
seld-guma
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But seld is used of royal residences, so that Bugge's explanation seems better, 'en mand som holder til en hövdings sal, en mand som er traadt i en hövdings tjeneste'), Beo. Th. 504 ; B. 249. Cf. sele-secg
Linked entry: guma
hors-hirde
A horse-keeper, groom
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Gl. 9; Som. 56, 123; Wrt. Voc. 19, 6. Horshyrde agaso, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 37
hreóhmód-ness
Ferocity
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Ferocity, Som
hwele
putrefaction
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putrefaction,Som
gidding
Song ⬩ saying ⬩ discourse
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Song, saying, discourse Iobes gieddinga Job's songs, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 32; Ph. 549. Mid gieddingum with songs, 292 b; Th. 347, 13; Sch. 12.
Linked entry: geddung
Cerdices óra
Cerdic's shore ⬩ Cerdăci lítus
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D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came to Britain, with five ships, at the place which is called Cerdic's shore, Chr. 495; Th. 24, 31, col. 1, 2, 3: 514; Th. 26, 16, col. 1
Linked entry: Certices óra
mǽl-sceafa
A canker
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Voc. 161, 23 maseles translates rugeroles (see also Skeat's Dict. s. v. measles'), so mǽl, in this word, would mean a spot
Linked entries: mæsle-sceafe sceafa