Elene
Helena ⬩ Helĕna = Ἑλένη
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Fór Elenan cneó before the knee of Helĕna, 1693; El. 848: 1903; El. 953. Se Cásere [Constantinus] héht Elenan the emperor Constantine told Helena, Elen. Kmbl. 2003; El. 1003: 2124; El. 1063. Elene, 438; El. 219: 1204; El. 604: 1236; El. 620
un-meaht
Weakness ⬩ lack of power
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Biþ geond fingras cele and cneówa unmeht, Lchdm. ii. 258, 14. Gif ðé þince ðæt ðú maran lǽcedóm dón ne durre for unmihte ðæs mannes, 254, 1: Homl. Skt. i. 13, 21. Ðá ongan ic þencan ðæt mé ðæt gelumpe for ðære wíflícan unmihte, ii. 23 b, 411.
eówer
your ⬩ your ⬩ yours
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Ástreccað eówre ágálodan honda and eówru cneówu, Past. 65, 18. predicative, yours Nis ꝥ eówer ꝥ gé witan þá tíde non est vestrum nosse tempora, Bl.
wund
Wounded
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Wund þurh óþer cneów transfixo femore, 4, 6; Swt. 180. 6. where the instrument with which the wound is inflicted is given Íserne wund, Exon. Th. 388, 2; Rä. 6, 1. Mín heáfod is searopíla wund, 497, 17; Rä. 87, 2. Mécum wunde, Beo.
hosp
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Ðá cempan . . . bígende heora cneówu and cweðende mid hospe ( milites . . . genu flexu ante eum inludebant dicentes, Mt. 27, 29) . . . Ðǽra cempena hosp hæfde getácnunge on gástlicum ðingum, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 3.
up-weard
turned upwards ⬩ moving upwards.
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For ðam gelómlícum ðeáwe his gebeda, swá hwǽr swá hé sæt, ðæt his gewuna wæs ðæt hé his handa upwearde hæfde ofer his cneówa ob crebrum morem orandi, semper ubicumque sedens, supinas super genua sua manus habere solitus sit, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 25. moving
ile
callosity
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Him weóxon ylas on olfendes gelícnysse on his cneówum callosities grew on his knees, just as on a camel's, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 26
ge-béd
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Hé féng on his gebedo, swá his gewuna wæs, for þǽr. wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, 32. v. ǽfen-, cneów-, in-, úht-, wíg-gebed
be-fealdan
to fold up ⬩ roll up ⬩ to bendthe body ⬩ to fold up in something ⬩ wrap up ⬩ to entwine; ⬩ implicare ⬩ to involve ⬩ implicate ⬩ to attach
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tó Hǽlendes cneówum hé cwæþ, Bl. H. 87, 36. to fold up in something, wrap up Hé þone líchaman on scýtan befeóld, Lk. 23, 53. Befeald hyt on caules leáfe, Lch. i. 106, 17.
ge-býgan
To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ inflect or decline a part of speech ⬩ recline ⬩ twist ⬩ bow down ⬩ humble ⬩ abase ⬩ bring under ⬩ subdue ⬩ crush ⬩ flectere ⬩ incurvare ⬩ inflectere ⬩ declinare ⬩ reclinare ⬩ torquere ⬩ humiliare ⬩ confringere
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To bow, bend, turn, inflect or decline a part of speech, recline, twist, bow down, humble, abase, bring under, subdue, crush; flectere, incurvare, inflectere, declinare, reclinare, torquere, humiliare, confringere Gebígdum cneówum flexis genibus, Bd.
on-búgan
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Ealle gesceafta onbúgað gebígedum cneówe ðám Hǽlendum Críste, Hml. Th. ii. 362, 1: 18, 3. Þá leóda þé onbúgað, Hml. S. 7, 366. Hé wæs ꝥ folc cwielmende tó ðon þæt hié him anbugen, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 19.
CUMBOL
a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner ⬩ signum, imago, signum militare, vexillum ⬩ morbi signum, vulnus
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Hie fór ðam cumble on cneówum sǽton they sat on their knees before the image, Cd. 181; Th. 227, 1; Dan. 180. Cumbol lixton wíges on wénum ensigns glittered in hopes of battle, 151; Th. 188, 29; Exod. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 8; An. 4.
greát
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Mycele cneówu and hindan greáte genibus nodosis, Guth. Gr. 128, 126. of things, material, massive, bulky, big 'Ðú ne meaht gefrédan micelne beám on ðínum ágnan eágan' ... se yfela willa on ðǽre heortan is se greáta beám ( trabes ), Past. 224, 4.
cniht
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Hit is niédðearf ðæt mon his hláford ondrǽde, and se cneoht his mágister, Past. 109, 13. Karl þæs cincges cniht, Cht. Th. 312, 33. Ic geann Wulfgáre mínan cnihte þæs landes, 545, 28: 559, 10.
HÝD
HIDE ⬩ skin
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Him seó hýd áheardod wæs on dǽm cneówum swá olfendan cneó beóþ the skin on his knees had got as hard as a camel's knees are, Shrn. 93, 10.
Linked entry: hýd-gild
magister
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Hé sette him weorca mægestras (magistros operum), Ex. 1. 11. master as correlative of servant or man Hit is niédðearf ðæt mon his hláford ondrǽde, and se cneoht his mágister, Past. 109, 14. the owner or tamer of an animal Seó leó, deáh hió wel tam sé
for-fón
to take away ⬩ to seize ⬩ to anticipate
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Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes mid gebígedum cneówum tó þon ꝥ hé hine on þá eorþan ástrehte . . . Heó þá þone ealdan forene forféng, and him ne geþafode fulfremodlíce on þá eorðan ástreccan, Hml. S. 23 b, 605. Sý forne forfangen preoccupetur, An.
á-standan
to stand ⬩ to stand up ⬩ arise, ⬩ to stand ⬩ continue, ⬩ not to be overturned, destroyed ⬩ to persist ⬩ continue to act ⬩ to stand ⬩ support ⬩ endure ⬩ to stand ⬩ stop
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R. 18, 22. of motion, to stand up, arise, denoting simply change of position Se cyning gebígedum cneówum gebæd ... Hé ástód ðá, Hml. Th. ii. 578, 23. Hé bæd ðá weras þæt hí ástódon and heora sealmas sungon, 96, 35.
á-búgan
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D. 40, 24. (1a) where motion indicates reverence :-- Hí on cneówum ábúgað tó his dǽdum bánum, Chr. 979; P. 123, 27 : Hy. 7, 10. Hí worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum and ðǽrtó ábugan. Wlfst, 11. 5. Men sceolon ábúgan tó gehálgodre róde, Hml.
crístnian
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cf. crístnung, Þá hǽþenan feóllon tó his cneówum biddende hine ꝥ hé dyde hí crístene. Hé ne wandode on þám wídgillan felda þá hǽþenan tó cristnigenne . . . ac hé hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1036