scyrte
Entry preview:
A short garment, skirt, kirtle Scyrtan pretexta, tunecan togae, Germ. 393, 143
wlæffetere
A stammerer
Entry preview:
A stammerer, one who speaks imperfectly Wlæffetera uilium bauilorum, Germ. 403, 910
Linked entry: wlaffian
firen-hycga
an adulterer
Entry preview:
A person of sinful purpose, an adulterer Fyrenhycga aduller, Germ. 389, 24
Linked entry: -hycga
glíwlic
Entry preview:
Jesting, mocking Glíwlicre hyspinge cauillo mimico (scurrili ł ioculari ), Germ. 396, 318
þeów-dóm
Entry preview:
Gers ðeówdómes manna herbam seruituti hominum, Ps. L. 146, 8. v. Add
tó-trǽgelian
To pull to pieces ⬩ pull away ⬩ strip
Entry preview:
To pull to pieces, pull away, strip Tótrǽglion exuent, Germ. 396, 267
Linked entry: trǽgelian
trǽgelian
To pluck
Entry preview:
To pluck Trǽglian carpere, Germ. 398, 84. Tó trǽgelgenne carpendum, 399, 388
Linked entry: tó-trǽgelian
deófol-gild
Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol, an image of the devil ⬩ diabŏli vel dæmōnum cultus, idololatrīa = είδωλoλατρεία, idōlum, simulacrum
Entry preview:
Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol, an image of the devil, diabŏli vel dæmōnum cultus, idololatrīa = είδωλoλατρεία, idōlum, simulacrum Ðæt man mihte dón heora deófolgyld that they might do their devil-worship, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 29
Linked entry: diófol-gild
mete-fæt
A dish
Entry preview:
A dish Micel and rúm metfæt graves et ampla parabsis, Germ. 403, 18
Linked entry: met-fæt
smeáþcol-líc
Subtle, crafty
Entry preview:
Subtle, crafty Smeáþancollíce wriþan ł cnottan cræftelícum sertaque mystica dactylico Germ. 389, 28
burse
Entry preview:
Ger. bursa: O.H. Ger. burissa cassidile. v. N.E.D. burse.]
beado-wǽpen
A war-weapon ⬩ bellica arma
Entry preview:
A war-weapon; bellica arma Ic beadowǽpen bere I bear a war-weapon, Exon. 104b; Th. 396, 11; Rä. 16, 3. Ic swelgan onginne beadowǽpnum I begin to swell with war-weapons, 105a; Th. 399, 8; Rä 18, 8
Linked entry: beadu-wǽpen
driht-ealdor
The lord of a feast ⬩ architriclīnus
Entry preview:
The lord of a feast; architriclīnus Se drihtealdor cwæþ to ðam brýdguman the lord of the feast said to the bridegroom, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 25, 28. Se drihte ealdor ðæs wínes onbýrgde gustāvit architriclīnus vinum, Jn. Bos. 2, 9. Beraþ ðære drihte ealdre
Domuc
Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich ⬩ loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma
Entry preview:
Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich; loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma Alfhun bisceop forþférde on Sudberi, and he wearþ bebyrged in Domuce, and Tídfriþ
Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster
eten
Entry preview:
of etan
fiorh
Life ⬩ spirit ⬩ vīta ⬩ ănĭma
Entry preview:
Life, spirit; vīta, ănĭma Búton hiora ágnum fiore except their own life, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1
FORD
A FORD ⬩ vădum
Entry preview:
A FORD; vădum Ford vădum, Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 66; Wrt. Voc. 54, 10: 80, 51. Hie flugon ofer Temese búton ǽlcum forda they fled over the Thames without any ford, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 28. Neáh ðam forda, ðe man hǽt Welinga ford near the ford which is
Linked entry: fyrd
fóre-burh
a fore-court ⬩ entrance-court ⬩ vestibule ⬩ vestĭbŭlum ⬩ a wall before a fortification ⬩ pro-mūrāle ⬩ mūrus ante mūrum ⬩ dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit
Entry preview:
a fore-court, entrance-court, vestibule; vestĭbŭlum Hig etaþ ða hláfas on ðæs geteldes fórebirig comĕdent pānes in tabernācŭli testĭmōnii vestĭbŭlo, Ex. 29, 32. a wall before a fortification; pro-mūrāle, mūrus ante mūrum, dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione
fóre-gísel
A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses
Entry preview:
A foremost hostage, principal or eminent hostage; præstans vel electus obses Salde se here him fóregíslas and micle áþas the army gave him eminent hostages with great oaths, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 16: 877; Erl. 79, 24. Norþhymbre and Eást-Engle hæfdon Ælfréde
módor
A mother
Entry preview:
A mother (of human beings or of animals) Heó is ealra libbendra módor, Gen. 3, 20. Hér is ðín módor, Mk. Skt. 3, 32. Ánes cildes módor mater; manigra cilda módur materfamilias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 20, 21. Fæder and módor, Exon. 103a; Th. 391, 8; Rä. 10
Linked entries: médder móddor módor-healf