wederung
Weather
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We shul preyen . . . for alle trewe shipmen, godd ȝeue hem wederyug . . . ; for þe fruyte of þe londe and þe wederyng, E. G. 23. 18, 20. Wederynge of þe eyre temperies, Prompt. Parv. 519.]
Linked entry: wederian
dryhten-hold
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loyal to one's lord Wes drihtenhold, Gen. 2282
Linked entries: hold þeóden-hold
for-spillednes
A spilling ⬩ waste ⬩ perdition ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdĭtio
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Se weg is swíðe rúm ðe to forspillednesse gelǽt spatiōsa via est, quæ dūcit ad perdĭtiōnem. Mt. Bos. 7, 13
Linked entry: for-spillendnes
un-besmiten
Undefiled ⬩ unpolluted ⬩ unsullied ⬩ pure
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Undefiled, unpolluted, unsullied, pure Unbesmiten weg impolluta via, Ps. Spl. 17, 32. Gif heó unbesmiten ( impolluta ) tó him cyrre, L. Ecg. Addit. 12; Th. ii. 234, 6: Nar. 41, 11. Ðæs unbesmitenan líchaman úres Drihtnes, Homl.
Linked entry: be-smítan
segl
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Add Þæt scip wæs ealne weg yrnende under segle, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 34. Æfter siextegum daga þæs þe ðæt timber ácorfen wæs, þǽr wǽron xxx and c. gearora ge mid mæste ge mid segle, 4, 6; S. 172, 5. Add Segl larbanum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 40.
dwelian
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Sume gedwolmenn cwǽdon ... ac hí dwelodon mid þǽre segene ( they were mistaken in what they said ), Hml. Th. i. 486, 7. Ne dwela ðú on ídel ... and ne wén ðú ná be þé ꝥ þú ungewítnod beó, Hml.
hærfest-wǽta
Autumnal wet ⬩ humor æstatis
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Autumnal wet; humor æstatis, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 7
Linked entry: wǽta
Gild-ford
a town in Surrey, on the river Wey
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GUILDFORD, a town in Surrey, on the river Wey, Lye.
sprǽcful
Talkative, loquacious
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Talkative, loquacious Wer sprǽcful vir linguosus, Ps. Lamb. 139, 12
sprecol
Talkative, loquacious
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Talkative, loquacious Wer sprecul vir linguosus, Ps. Spl. 139, 12
Linked entry: specol
ge-scirpan
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Þeáh wé ús gescirpen mid þý reádestan godwebbe, Wlfst. 262, 21. In ðám godwebcynne bið S. Mihhael gescyrped on dómes dæg, Sal.
ge-wéman
To turn ⬩ incline ⬩ seduce ⬩ inclīnāre ⬩ sedūcĕre
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Ðæt we ne sceolon ná geþafian ðæt deófol us gewéme fram Cristes bróðorrǽdene we should not allow the devil to seduce us from the brotherhood of Christ, i. 260, 11
Linked entry: wéman
scocere
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Innan scocera wege, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 107, 9
flax-fóte
Broad-footed ⬩ flat-footed ⬩ web-footed ⬩ palmĭpes
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Broad-footed, flat-footed, web-footed; palmĭpes Ða fugelas ðe on flódum wuniaþ syndon flaxfóte, ðæt hí swimman mǽgen [MS. magon] the birds that dwell in waters are web-footed, that they may swim, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 15
Linked entries: flohten-fóte flox-fóte
Agustus
Augustus ⬩ the month of August ⬩ mensis Augustus
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Augustus, the first Roman emperor, reigned from A. C. 30 to A. D. 14 Wearþ Agustus sárig Augustus was grieved, Ors. 5, 15; Bos. 114, 38. Agustuses látteówas the generals of Augustus, 5, 15; Bos. 114, 34. Búton Agustuse sylfum without Augustus himself
Linked entry: Augustus
nunn-híréd
A nunnery
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A nunnery Ðe ǽr ðes nunhírédes wes, Chart. Th. 232, 6
un-gehirt
Disheartened ⬩ cowardly
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Disheartened, cowardly Ða ungehyrtan of heora wege áflýman, Wulfst. 192, 24
Linked entries: ge-hirtan un-geheort un-gehyrt
wíd-scofen
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Pushed far, extreme Weá wídscofen, Beo. Th. 1876; B. 936
lufwendlic
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For ' amabilis, Lye ' substitute Lufwendlic wer vir amicabilis, Kent. Gl. 661
út-scyte
An out-shoot ⬩ outlet ⬩ place where a stream or road runs into another
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'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14