dǽd-bétan
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Add: in a general sense, to repent Bútan geþeahte náht þú dó, and æfter dǽde þú ná dǽdbétst ( peniteberis ), Scint. 200, 12. as an ecclesiastical term, to be penitent, do penance Þolige se preóst his hádes and dǽdbéte georne, Wlfst. 120, 11.
þunor-rád
Thunder ⬩ a peal of thunder
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Thunder, a peal of thunder Ne bip þǽr líget ... ne þunerrád (þunor, Wulfst. 139, 31) non fulmina, ... tonitru, Dóm. L. 16, 263. Ðá com þunerrád and légetsleht and ofslóh ðone mǽstan dǽl, Shrn. 57, 35. Ðá wæs geworden mycel þunorrád, Blickl.
nafel-sceaft
The navel
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The navel Ðisne lǽcedóm man sceal dó ðan manne se his nafuisceaft in týhþ, Lchdm. iii. 124, 22
ofer-smítan
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to oversmear with something Dó on cláð, ofersmít mid ele, lege on þone magan, Lch. ii. 180, 28
Linked entry: smítan
eal-werlíce
All-manly, liberally, freely ⬩ prorsus virīlĭter, benigne
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All-manly, liberally, freely; prorsus virīlĭter, benigne Ealwerlíce [MS. ealwerlíc] dó Driht benigne fac Domine, Ps. Spl. 50, 19
Linked entry: werlíce
gryre
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Siððan þæs gǽstes gryre ágiefen weorðeð after terror has become the portion of the spirit, Dóm. 21.
wós
Moisture ⬩ juice
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Genim cetel, dó þriddan dǽl ðara rinda and ða wyrta, wyl on wætre swíþe; dó ðonne of ða rinda and dó níwe on innan ðæt ilce wós, ii. 86, 16
mód-leást
Want of courage ⬩ pusillanimity
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[Þe sixte unþeau is þet þe ðe to lauerd bið iset þet he for modleste ne mei his monnan don stere, O. E. Homl. i. 111, 24.]
strange
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Ðeáh ðe ðæt wíte heardor and strangor dón sý cum districtius agitur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 12. strongly, violently Seó sǽ strange geondstyred on staþu beáteþ, Met. 6, 15; . Soul Kmbl. 89; Seel. 45
týtan
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Th. 447, 26; Dóm. 45. [Cf. (?) Icel. túta a teat-like prominence; tútna to be blown up : Dan. tude a spout : Swed. tut : Du. tuit a pipe. pike. ] Cf. tot
up-cund
Supernal ⬩ celestial
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Upcundra eádegum setlum sedibus superum beatis, Dóm. L. 303
morgen-gifu
The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage
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Hig ðone cincg bǽdon ðæt heó móste gesyllan hire morgengife intó Cristes cyrcean, 540, 18. Gif hió bearn ne gebyreþ fæderingmágas ágan morgengyfe, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 2. v. Grmm. R. A. 441
fyrn-geweorc
An ancient work ⬩ priscum vel jam diu perfectum ŏpus
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An ancient work; priscum vel jam diu perfectum ŏpus Ǽr ðon endige fród fyrngeweorc before his wise ancient work shall end, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 14; Ph. 48: 57 a; Th. 204, 9; Ph. 95: Andr. Kmbl. 1473; An. 738.
Lǽden-bóc
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A Latin book Nán man næfþ lédenbóca angit be fullon búton hé ðone cræft cunne no man perfectly understands Latin books, unless he know that art [grammar], Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 50, 65. Áwriten on lédenbócum written down in Latin books, Homl.
gin
Wide ⬩ spacious ⬩ ample
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Eall ðes ginna grund all this spacious earth, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 23; Dóm. 12: 85 b; Th. 321, 24; Vid. 51: Beo. Th. 3106; B. 1551: Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 1; Jud, 2
be-syrwan
To ensnare, deceive ⬩ circumvenire, decipere, machinari
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To ensnare, deceive; circumvenire, decipere, machinari Ðæt híg woldon ðone Hǽlend mid fácne besyrwan ut Iesum dolo tenerent, Mt. Bos. 26, 4.
Linked entries: be-sirwan be-serian be-syrewian be-syrian
stede-leás
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Stedeleáse steorran hreósaþ, Dóm. L. 107
wan-spédig
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Uton dón þearfum and wannspédigum sume híððe úre góda, ii. 100, 35. Se gýtsere berýpð ða wannspédigan, i. 66, 11
ang-ness
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Add: of physical pain Hwílum wyrmas geséceð þá uferan dǽlas and heortcoþe wyrceað and angnessa and geswówunga, Lch. ii. 176, 13. in a more general sense Ne bið þǽr a[n]gnes ne nǽnigu gnornung non angor, moeror, Dóm. L. 266.
Linked entry: agnes
dyderung
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Manega drýmen maciað menigfealde dydrunga þurh deófles cræft, and bedydriað menn, swylce hí soðlice swylc þincg dón; ac hit is dydrung mid deófles cræfte, and gif hwá hit bletsað, þonne áblynð seó dydrung, Hml. S. 21, 464-9.