Erming-strǽt
Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain
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One of the four great Roman roads in Britain, Som. Lye
hwelan
To roar ⬩ bellow
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To roar, bellow Streámwelm hwileþ the surf roars, Andr. Kmbl. 990; An. 495
inwit-hróf
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A deceitful, evil roof [the, fire-drake's den], Beo. Th. 6238; B. 3123
stofa
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A room for a warm bath Stofa balneum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 60
Linked entry: stuf-bæþ
ymb-dón
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To put round, encompass Ic embedó circumdo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 139, 13
be-fealdian
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to roll up (intrans.) Þonne befealdaþ þes heofon tógædere, Verc. Först. 117, 11
Linked entry: -fealdian
ge-myþe
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Tíne streámes juxta ostium Tini fluminis, Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 573, 18. where one road opens into another Forð on ðá denu tó ðǽra wega gemýðan, C. D. iii. 409, 7. the mouth of a valley (?); cf.
árod
A mark of honour ⬩ badge of office ⬩ the pallium given by the pope to a bishop or archbishop ⬩ honoris vel muneris signum
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arce, MS. q. v.] this year archbishop Ælfric went to Rome after his pallium, Chr. 997; Ing. 172, 7
clough
cleft of a rock ⬩ down the side of a hill
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a cleft of a rock, or down the side of a hill, Som. Ben. Lye
hréfan
To roof
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To roof Hé lǽt it réfen he had it roofed, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 8
twi-weg
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A place where two roads meet Twiweg bivia vel bivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 57
ymb-geóting
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A pouring round or about, purification Þweál, ymgeóting (printed yn-) lustramentum, Hpt. Gl. 483, 20
circan
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to roar (?) Circinde wæter, Lch. i. 390, 11. [v. N. E. D. chirk.] Cf. cearcian
hweól-godwebb
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A robe of fine material circular in form Hweglgodwebbum cycladibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 15
wealcian
To roll up, muffle up
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To roll up, muffle up Hefeldþrǽdum liða wealcedon liciis arliculos obvolverent, Hpt. Gl. 489, 56
Linked entry: wealca
deágung
A dyeing, colouring ⬩ tinctūra
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Ne mihte nán eorþlíc cyning swá wlítige deágunge his hræglum begytan swá swá róse hæfþ no earthly king could get such beautiful dyeing for his garments as the rose has, Homl. Th. ii. 464, 10
mete-ærn
A room for taking meals in
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A room for taking meals in Gemǽne metern cænaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 50
Linked entry: met-ern
sin-trendende
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ever-turning, round Sintredende (-trendende ?) teretes, rotundos, Hpt. Gl. 408, 73. v. preceding word. (?)
Linked entry: sin-tredende
stán-hrycg
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A ridge of rock Swilce betwux stánhricgum quasi inter Scyllam, Hpt. Gl. 529, 22
Linked entry: hrycg
ymb-wǽfan
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To wrap round, to clothe Ymbwǽfd mid fǽgnyssum circumamicta uarietatibus Ps. Lamb. 44, 15