un-áblinnendlíc
Unceasing ⬩ incessant
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Unceasing, incessant Ðǽr wæs unáblinnendlíc staþolfæstnys Godes herunge ǽghwylcne dæg and eác nihtes, Homl. Skt. ii. 236, 86
un-áteald
Uncounted
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Uncounted Gif se dæg bið forlǽten unáteald, ðǽrrihte áwent eal ðæs geáres ymbrene ðwyres, Boutr. Scrd. 28, 32
Linked entry: á-tellan
cýþere
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Swilce ðǽr gereste sum hálig cýðere. Þá befrán Martinus ðæs martires naman, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 28. Add
un-forswíþed
Unconquered
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Unconquered Ic ðæs þoncunge dó ðæm unforswýþdum úrum weorode ago gratias inuicto exercitui nostro, Nar. 2, 31
Linked entry: for-swíþan
hlot
A lot, ⬩ portion, ⬩ share
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Hig wurpon hlot ðǽr ofer sortem mittentes, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 35. Hlott, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 24. Hlott ł tán, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 24. Æfter gewunan ðæs sacerdhádes hlotes secundum consuetudinem sacerdoti sorte, Lk. Skt. 1, 9.
on-sígan
of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descend ⬩ of violent movement
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Ðeáh seó sunne ofer midne dæg onsíge and lúte tó ðære eorþan, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 25. Wǽre onsigen vergeretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 27. Onsígendum ( vergente ) ǽfene, Hymn. Surt. 34, 28.
smeá-líc
searching, penetrating ⬩ that goes to the root ⬩ heart of a matter, profound ⬩ exquisite, choice
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Hwæt is sió þyrelung ðæs wǽges búton scearplícu and smeálícu fandung ðæs módes ðæt mon mid ðære . . . onlúce ða heardan heortan quid est parietem fodere, nisi acutis inquisitionibus duritiam cordis aperire Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 1. that goes to the root
ofer-drincan
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Ðæt mód wilnað ðæt hit tó ðon onwæcne ðæt hit mæge eft weorðan oferdruncen; for ðǽm . . . hit wacað on ðǽm ymbhogum ðisse worlde, and wilnað ðæt hit sié oferdruncen his ágnes willan mens evigilare optat, ut rursum vina reperiat; quia . . . vigilare ad
of-sittan
to sit upon, press down by sitting ⬩ to sit upon, oppress ⬩ to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) ⬩ to sit about, besiege ⬩ to repress, check, present motion
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Ðæt mód sǽde ðæt hit wǽre ofseten (cf. ofþrycced, Fox 24, 14) mid ðæs láðes sâre, Bt. 8, tit.; Fox x. 19. to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) Ðæt sió oferflôwnes ðæra geþohta ne meahte ofsittan ðæs sacerdes heortan quatenus
Linked entry: of-setenness
in-land
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Ic selle mínum geréfan ánes hídes lond on eásttúne, swá swá Herred hit hæfde, on ðreóra monna dæg, and all ðæt innlond beligeð án díc útane, Cht. E. 169, 29. Wulfége ðæt inland, and Ælfége ðæt útland, C. D. ii. 381, 16. Add
biter-nys
BITTERNESS ⬩ amaritudo
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BITTERNESS; amaritudo Híg cómon to ðære stówe, ðe ys Mara genemned, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys; ðá ne mihton híg drincan ðæt wæter, forðamðe hit wæs biter: ðá héton híg ealle his naman Mara, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys venerunt in Mara, nec poterant
Linked entry: bitter-nes
FOLM
The palm of the hand ⬩ the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ mănus
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For ðám næglum ðe ðæs Nergendes fét þurhwódon and his folme for the nails which pierced the Saviour's feet and his hands, Elen. Kmbl. 2130; El. 1066: Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 3; Rä. 33, 5.
Linked entry: folme
æf-weardness
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Hí ofer ðæt swá dón noldon in ðæs fæder æfweardnysse, be ðám hí ongǽton ðæt hé him symble wæs ondweard on his gáste, Gr. D. 127, 25. On heora hláfordes æfweardnysse, 29, 2. Add
Cyric-burh
Chirbury, Shropshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Salopiensi
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Chirbury, Shropshire; loci nomen in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede æt Cyricbyrig Æthelfled built the fortress at Chirbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 35, col. 2; 187, 35, col. 1
égum
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q. v
inn
In ⬩ within
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Ðæt land beág ðǽr súþryhte oððe seó sǽ in on ðæt land, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 18. Héht óðre dæge hie ealle þrý in beforan hine next day he ordered them all three in before him, Blickl. Homl. 175, 18.
ENDE
END ⬩ fīnis, termĭnus
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11; S. 535, 33, Harold of-slóh ðǽr mycelne ende ðæs folces Harold slew there a great part of the people, Chr. 1052 ; Gib. 166, 22; Th. 319, 14, col. 1.
Linked entry: eonde
Eald-Seaxe
The Old-Saxons ⬩ antīqui Saxŏnes
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Be norþan Þyringum syndon Eald-Seaxan and be norþan westan him syndon Frysan, and be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the north of the Thuringians are the Old-Saxons, and to the north-west of them are the Friesians, and to the west
Linked entry: Ald-Seaxe
un-swícende
Not failing in duty to others ⬩ faithful ⬩ loyal
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Hig áþas swóron and gíslas saldan ðæm cynge and ðæm eorle, ðæt heó him on allum þingum unswícende beón woldon, Chr. 1063; Erl. 195, 17
Linked entry: swícan
máðum-gesteald
Treasure ⬩ riches
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Treasure, riches Eall ðæt máððumgesteald ðe in ðæs æðelinges ǽhtum wunade, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 32; Jul. 36