scear-beám
The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed
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The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed (?) Scearbeám brigacus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 21
wá-líc
Woeful, miserable
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Woeful, miserable Is ðes wálíc hám ( hell ) wítes áfylled, Cd. Th. 271, 3;Sat. 100
Linked entry: weá-líc
ælf-siden
to charm ⬩ a charm
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Þeós sealf is gód wiþ ǽlcre feóndes costunga and ælfsidenne, Lch. ii. 334, 18. Add
Æl-mihtig
Almighty
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Se ælmihtiga God is unasecgendlíc and unbefangenlíc, se ðe ǽghwær is eall, and náhwar todǽled the Almighty God is unspeakable and incomprehensible, who is everywhere all, and nowhere divided, Homl. Th. i. 286, 26
Linked entry: eall-mihtig
and-weard
Present ⬩ præsens
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Present; præsens Ðǽr is Dryhten andweard where the Lord is present, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 7; Gú. 1056. Andweard Gode present with God, 30 b; Th. 95, 29; Cri. 1564. Fór ðé andweardne before thee present, Cd. 40; Th. 54, 2; Gen. 871: Andr.
Linked entries: and-weardnes and-warde and-werd
circul
A circle, the zodiac ⬩ circulus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός
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A circle, the zodiac; circulus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός Ðǽr ðæs emnihtes circul is geteald where the circle of the equinox is reckoned, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 18; Lchdm. iii. 238, 23.
a-dylegian
To destroy ⬩ delere
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To destroy; delere Ic adylegige deleo; ic adylegode [adeligode Som.] delevi; adylegod deletum, of ðam is gecweden letum [ = lethum death; Grk. λήθη oblivio] deáþ, ðe adylegaþ líf I destroy; I destroyed; destroyed, deletum, from which is derived [called
Frys-land
Friesland ⬩ Frīsia
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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36.
Linked entry: Fres-lond
met-gird
A rod for measuring ⬩ a rod ⬩ perch
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Riht is ðæt ne beo ǽnig metegyrd lengre ðonne óðer, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 6. Ðonne is ðæs imbganges ealles þríó furlanges and þreó metgeurda, Chart. Th. 157, 27. Twegræ metgyrda brád, 232, 17
Linked entry: mete-gird
bí-swícol
Deceitful ⬩ dolosus
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[bí-swíc deceit; dolus] Deceitful; dolosus We sculon geþencean ðæt ðís líf, ðæt we nú onlibbaþ, is bíswícol eallum ðǽm ðe hit lufiaþ we ought to think that this life, in which we now live, is deceitful to all those who love it, L. E.
Linked entry: be-swicol
un-gehealdsum
Incontinent
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Incontinent Se óðer heáfodleahter is gecweden forliger oððe gálnyss, ðæt is ðæt se man ungehealdsum sý on hǽmede, and hnesce on móde tó flǽsclícum lustum, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 4.
un-rótlíce
Gloomily ⬩ sadly
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Unrótlíce dóþ exterminant (but perhaps the word is adjective, as the passage to which the gloss belongs is Mt. 6, 16: Nolite fieri sicut hypocritae tristes: exterminant facies suas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 21: 30, 64
Linked entry: rót-líce
cyrriol
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the Kyrie Eleison Þá munecas þǽre tíde lof mid kyrriole and engla lofsange gewurðiað (cf. sý gecweden lofsang of ðám godspelle, þæt is 'Magnificat,' hálsung, þæt is 'Kyrrieleison,' R.
hrímig
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H. 207, 27 the passage is Se munt is styccemǽlum mid hsomige wuda oferwexen, sum mid grénum felda oferbrǽded. Perhaps brómige should be read, rather than hrímige. [On the strength of Bl.
gaast
A ghost ⬩ spirit ⬩ spīrĭtus
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A ghost, spirit; spīrĭtus Gaast is God spīrĭtus est Deus, Jn. Lind. Skt. 4, 24
ge-wana
A lack ⬩ want
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A lack, want Huædd me gwona is quid mihi deest, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 20
Linked entry: wana
-bora
A bearer, bringer, supporter ⬩ is qui fert, gerit
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Often used as a termination to denote A bearer, bringer, supporter; is qui fert, gerit;
turnigend-líc
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Revolving Gif seó heofon turnigendlíc ( volubile ) is, Anglia vii. 12, 109 note. v. preceding word
un-gebletsod
Unblessed
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Unblessed Sume is funde bútan Godes tácne, gýmeleáse, ungebletsade, Exon. Th. 271, 34; Jul. 492
un-oferhréfed
Not roofed over
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Not roofed over Seó cirice is ufan open and unoferhréfed, Blickl. Homl. 125, 26, 31
Linked entry: ofer-hréfan