wæter
- Homl. 247, 25 ; see also
- Ps. Th. 17, 11
- Ps. Th. 31, 7.
water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.
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Úre líchoma wæs gesceapen of feówer gesceaftum, of eorþan and of fýre and of wætere and of lyfte, 35, 13. Hí forweorðan wætere gelícost, ðonne hit yrnende eorðe forswelgeþ, Ps. Th. 57, 6. Þegn winedryhten his wætere gelafede, Beo. Th. 5438; B. 2722.
þegen
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Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre mid his ðegnum ( ministris ), 3, 14; S. 540, 34. Wé willaþ ðæt man namige on ǽlcon wǽpengetæce .ii. trýwe þegnas and ǽnne mæssepreóst, L. N. P. L. 57; Th. ii. 298, 31.
Linked entries: þegen-boren þegen-líc þegin þén
ge-samnian
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Th. i. 244, 2 : Chr. 673 ; P. 35, 22. þá gesomnode man fyrde, 1001 ; P. 133, 21. Ǽr sió fierd gesamnod wǽre, 894; P. 84, 35. Þǽr wæs gesamnod geþeahtendlic ymcyme, Ll. Th. i. 36, 7. þǽr witena bið worn gesamnod.
fæsten
firmament ⬩ citadel ⬩ fort ⬩ a fortification ⬩ entrenchments ⬩ fastness ⬩ stronghold ⬩ a prison ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ Hell ⬩ claustrum
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Hæfdic þæs kyninges wíc and his fæstenu gesceáwod þe hé mid his fyrde in gefaren hæfde, 19, 13. a place that can be shut fast. a place of security, closet, strong room Fæstene gehæft (in arto carnis) clustello continetur, An. Ox. 5396.
ge-ascian
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Hi eódon þǽr hí geáxodon Ulfcytel mid his fyrde, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 7. clause Þone þe wé geáxian, ꝥ fúl sý, Ll.
ge-wendan
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Gif hwá of fyrde gewende, Ll. Th. i. 310, 28. Þæt hé gewende wið Iulianes. Hml. Th. i. 450, 32. Beád mann ꝥ ǽlc mann þe feor wǽre forð gewende, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 6. Gif hit Críst ús ne behéte, and for ðí tó middanearde gewende, Hml.
losian
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Hine in fýr sende ꝥte hine losade ł fordyde, Mk. L. R. 9, 22. Cwóme ðú losige ł tó losane úsig, l, 24. Losiga, Lk. L. 6, 9. Sóhtun hine tó losanne, Jn. R. 10, 39. of spiritual destruction Hé sáuel his losað, Lk. L. R. 9, 24, 25.
tó-weorpan
To throw in different directions ⬩ throw away ⬩ throw down ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ destroy ⬩ overthrow ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ to break in pieces ⬩ scatter the parts of a connected whole ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to overturn ⬩ to throw down ⬩ destroy a building ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to destroy the power of a person, ⬩ to destroy ⬩ to overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc., ⬩ to put down ⬩ put an end to ⬩ destroy ⬩ make void ⬩ break ⬩ dissolve ⬩ to throw out
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Hé ðæt fýr tósceáf and ðone líg tówearp, Exon. Th. 276, 15; Jul. 566. Tóweorp ðú ða ðeóda dissipa gentes, Ps. Th. 67, 28. Ðæt hé heora oferhýd tóweorpe ní superbiam eorum dissipet, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 24.
Linked entries: te-weorpan tó-torfian tó-wurpan tó-wyrpan
swilc
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., 62. in correlative clauses, swilc . . . swilc such . . . as Swylc biþ wedera cyst, swylc wæs on ðam fýre, Cd. Th. 238, 6; Dan. 350. Swylc scolde eorl wesan, swylc Æschere wæs, Beo. Th. 2661; B. 1328.
ge-bétan
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Undergesettum and gebéttum mycclum fýre hé wæs þǽr forbærned supposito igne toncrematus est, 307, 20. in a medical sense, to do good to, cure, remedy ꝥ sár hyt wel gebét, Lch. i. 200, 6.
þanan
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Cunnaþ fýr eft tó his éðle, ðanon hit ǽror cwom, Salm. Kmbl. 834; Sal. 416. Hé gewát on Hibernia, ðonan hé ǽr com, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 13. Þonan, Exon. Th. 17, 12; Cri. 269. He tó ðæm fæderlícan setle eode, þonon hé nǽfre onweg ne gewát, Blickl.
Linked entries: þanan-forþ þanon þonan þonon
weorpan
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Ic hét hit weorpan on fýr. Ex. 32, 24. Hét twelf weras nyman twelf stánas. . . and habban forð mid eów tó eówere wícstówe and wurpan hig ðǽr praecipe eis, ut tollant . . . duodecim lapides, ouos ponetis in loco castrorum, Jos. 4, 3.
hefig
ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness
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L. 23, 4. of great specific gravity, dense ꝥ leóhte fýr úp gewít, and sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere ut pendulus ignis surgat in altum terraegue graves pondere sidant, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12: Met. 29, 53.
Linked entry: hefe-lic
healdan
to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire
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Ðonne hí wǽron be eáston ðonne heóld man fyrde be westan when the Danes were to the east then the 'fyrd' was assembled to the west, 1009: Erl. 144, 5. Heó hyt swýðe deórwyrþlíce heóld she held it very dearly, St. And. 38, 3.
Linked entries: a-hyltan healding heald-ness -hilde healdend
ge-cynd
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Ðæs fýres gecynd is hát and dríe ... Hwylces gecyndes is seó heofon? Fýres gecyndes, Angl. vii. 12, 104-108.
Brunan burh
Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,
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D. 937, Æðelstán cyning lǽdde fyrde to Brunan byrig in this year, A. D. 937, king Athelstan led an army to Brunanburh, Chr. 937; Th. 201, 25-27, col. 2. Hér, A.
sécan
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Kmbl. 1886; An. 945. (1 a) to seek a person for protection, to take refuge with a person. v. sócn, 2 Gif hwilc þeóf oððe reáfere gesóhte ðone cing . . . hé hæbbe nigon nihta fyrst.
warenian
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Eall hé wearnige (weornige, MS.) swá fýr (syer, MS.) wudu wearnie (weornie, MS.) let him avoid it all, as wood avoids fire, Lchdm. i. 384, 13
Linked entries: ge-warenian warnian wærnian wearnian
biddan
to ask ⬩ to ask ⬩ to pray to
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Hé bæd þám treówe fyrst æt ðám hláforde, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 17. Biddað eów þingunge æt þysum martyrum, i. 88, 33. with prep. Bide for ús, þæt God þás nǽddran fram ús áfyrsige, Hml. Th. ii. 238, 14. construction uncertain Bæd inprecabatur, Wrt.
ofer
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S. 25, 456. (10) add :-- Hé wæs on scipe ofer bolster slápende, Mk. 4, 38. (14) add: in reference to time, after Þone lyttlan fyrst tó libbanne ofer þá óþre . . . wæs sum bróðor þe æfter (ofer, v. l.) hine libban nolde . . . libban æfter (ofer, v. l.