Candel-mæsse
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D. 1014, Sweyn ended his days at Candlemas, Chr. 1014; Th. 272, 25, col. 1
cwealm-bǽre
Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortifĕrus
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Catal. 164, 48, col. 1 . Drenc mid ðam cwealmbǽrum áttre gemenged a drink mingled with deadly poison, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 17: 260, 11. Cwealmbǽrne mortifĕrum, Mone B. 4905 .
Linked entry: cwylm-bǽre
Ecg-bryht
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Hér, A.D. 837 [MS. 836], Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, se rícsode xxxvii wintra and vii mónþas here, A.D. 837, king Egbert died, who reigned thirty-seven years and seven months, Chr. 836; Th. 117, 25, col. 1
blendan
To BLIND, deprive of sight, darken ⬩ cæcare, obscurare
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Man hine blende, and hine swá blindne brohte to ðám munecum they blinded him, and brought him thus blind to the monks, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 17, col. 2; Ælf. Tod. 14
Linked entries: a-blendan for-blindian
þrinen
Threefold ⬩ trinus
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Cat. 292, col. 1
Linked entry: þrynen
befer
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D. vi. 257, col. 2
mere
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Th. i. 70, 22. . x. mæran mid . x. coltan . . . . vi. mæran mid . vi. coltan, Shrn. 159, 17, 29. the female of other quadrupeds Olfenda myran mid hyra folan and stédan camelos masculos el feminas illas quae habent foetas. Nar. 35, II
fǽrlíce
Suddenly, immediately, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte
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Lamb. 63, 6: Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 17
melcan
To milk
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Melke, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 17. Se ðe melcþ qui emulget, Kent. Gl. 1121. Milciþ morgit (?), Ep. Gl. 14 f, 16. Milcet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 73. Milcit, 114, 17: mulgit, Wülck. 33, 26. Hé éwa mealc, Shrn. 61, 19. Ðæt fæt ðe ðú wille on meltan, L.
Linked entry: meolcian
ge-derian
To injure ⬩ hurt ⬩ lædĕre
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onwearp fram ðære byrig, and dráf ðæt fýr on ða ðe hit ǽr onbærndon, swá ðæt hí sume mid ðam fýre gederede wǽron quo dicto, stătim mūtāti ab urbe venti, in eos qui aecendĕrant flammārum incendia retorsērunt, ĭta ut ălĭquot læsi, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 7-12, col
CLIF
A CLIFF, rock, steep descent ⬩ promon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium
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Æt Eádwines clife at Edwin's cliff, Chr. 761; Th. 89, 24, col. 1. Ðæt hí ne hlipen on ðæt scorene clif that they leap not down the abrupt cliff, Past. 33, 1; Hat. MS. 41a. 9. Be clifum on the cliffs, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Secf. 8.
cýp-man
A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator
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Sume synt cýpmenn alii sunt mercatores, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 7. Be cýpmanna fóre of the journeying of chapmen, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 11, note 27, B. G
hwistlung
A hissing ⬩ WHISTLING ⬩ piping ⬩ music
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Ic beswíce fugelas mid hwistlunge decipio aves sibilo, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 15.
sealtere
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Nán eówer blisse brýcþ on gereorduncge oððe mete, búton cræft mín gistlíþe him beó, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 5-11. On ðone saltherpaþ; and swá ondlong ðæs herpaþes ðæt on salteredene . . . on salterewellan; of salterewellan eástriht on saltbróc, Cod.
sceóta
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Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33
CRABBA
A CRAB, crayfish ⬩ cancer ⬩ a sign of the zodiac ⬩ cancer ⬩ signum zodiaci ⬩ cancer
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Cancros et polypodes Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 11. a sign of the zodiac, cancer; signum zodiaci, cancer .
deorce-grǽg
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Elbus, i. medius color dyrcegrǽg, s. inter nigrum et album, 143, 20
Linked entry: dyrce-grǽg
for-togenes
A tugging ⬩ drawing together ⬩ griping ⬩ cramp ⬩ convulsion ⬩ contractio ⬩ convulsio ⬩ spasmus
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A tugging, drawing together, griping, cramp, convulsion; contractio, convulsio; spasmus Wið fortogenesse innan for inward griping or colic, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 32
Linked entry: togenness
ǼS
Food ⬩ meat ⬩ carrion ⬩ a dead carcase ⬩ esca ⬩ cibus ⬩ pabulum ⬩ cadaver
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Lǽton him behíndan ðone earn ǽses brúcan they left behind them the eagle to eat of the carrion, Chr. 938; Th. i. 207, 30, col. 2; Æðelst. 63. Ǽse wlanc exulting in carrion, Beo. Th. 2668; B. 1332 : Ps. Th. 146, 10
a-sleán
To strike ⬩ beat ⬩ hammer ⬩ to fix ⬩ erect ⬩ ferire ⬩ icere ⬩ cædere ⬩ figere ⬩ ponere
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Hí aslógan án geteld tetenderunt tentorium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 : 5, 6 ; S. 619, 26. Ðe of his líchoman aslegen wæs that was struck off his body, Bd. 3, 12 ; S. 537, 34