orf-cwealm
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Swíðe hefelic geár and swíðe swincfull and sorhfull geár innan Englelande on orfcwealme, Chr. 1085; P. 217, 18. Add
orf-cynn
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Secgað sume gedwǽsmenn þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, and cweðað þæt hí þurh bletsunge misfarað, and ðurh wyrigunge geðeóð, Hml. Th. i. 100, 30. Add
hýr-oxa
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A hired ox, L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 7, note
Linked entry: oxa
ge-orn
rose ⬩ exortus est, surrexit
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rose; exortus est, surrexit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 40; p. of ge-yrnan
steór-oxa
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A steer Steóroxa anniculus vel trio, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 41
Linked entry: steór
in-orf
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Inorf suppellex (culinae ), An. Ox. 4664. Add
ísern-óre
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an ironstone quarry ísernðre ferri fodina, in quo loco ferrumfoditur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, ll. Cf. ísen-græf
ord-stapu
ort-geard
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Angl. ix. 261, 24. Add: — Orceard rǽran, Synt orceardas gedafenlice æpplum sunt pomaria congrua malis, Lch. i. lxii, 8
or-firmþa
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Cf. ǽ-firmþa ; or-firme, -firm(u)
Linked entry: -firmþa
or-mǽte
Excessively, exceedingly, without measure
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Excessively, exceedingly, without measure Mé ðínes húses heard ellenwód æt ormǽte ( or adj. ?), Ps. 68, 9
or-wéne
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with clause; and for last passage substitute Ealle Italiam geswicon Rómánum and tó Hannibale gecirdon, for þon þe hié wǽron orwéne hwæðer ǽfre Rómáne tó heora anwealde becómen omnis Italia ad Annibalem, desperata Romani status reparatione, defecit, Ors
or-wéne
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Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 192, 4. not giving ground for hope, desperate, despaired of Wenstú ðæt ic sceole sprecan to ðissum treówleásan men and tó ðissum orwénan drý ( this desperate sorcerer ), Blickl. Homl. 183, 32.
or-dǽle
Not having or taking part in a thing, not participating
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Not having or taking part in a thing, not participating Ordǽle expers, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 48: 90, 67. Ordǽla expers, i. ignarus, alienus, sine parte, imperitus, inscius, privatus, Wülck. Gl. 232, 23
ordál-ísen
The iron used in the ordeal,
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The iron used in the ordeal, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 14
oret-mæcg
A combatant, warrior, champion
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A combatant, warrior, champion Hî (the Jews) slógon eornoste Assiria oretmæcgas (the army of Holofernes) Judth. Thw. 24, 39 ; Jud. 232. Oretmecgas (Beowulf and his band), Beo. Th. 669 ; B. 332 : 732 ; B. 363 : (Hrothgar's men), 967 ; B. 481. Orettmæcgas
oret-mæcga
A combatant, athlete
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A combatant, athlete Oretmæcga agonista, Wrt. Voc. ii. I. 2. Oretmæcgan anthletae, 3, 3
Linked entry: oret-mæcg