un-gewiss
Uncertain ⬩ not having knowledge ⬩ ignorant ⬩ not known ⬩ of which there is not certain knowledge ⬩ not conveying certain knowledge ⬩ ignominious
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Ðá ðá ic ðǽr lange stód ungewis mínes færeldes, ii. 350, 26. of things, not known, of which there is not certain knowledge On ðínes lífes ryne ðe ðé is ungewiss, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 52, 8.
folc-rǽd
A public benefit ⬩ that which serves for the good of the people ⬩ pubiĭcum bĕnĕfĭcium
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Th. 6004, note; B. 3006
ge-berian
To happen ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ accĭdēre
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Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31
siru
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Alf. 13 ; Th. i. 48, 1, note. Sette syrwa pone insidias, Jos. 8, 2
un-áwendedlíc
Unchangeable ⬩ fixed ⬩ invariable
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Gr. 43; Zup. 254, 17 note
for-drincan
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Th. ii. 134, 21 note. For fordruncenes kyninges wordum, Mart. H. 156, 19. Add
wígbed-steall
The part of the church where the altar stands
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C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9 note
Bryt-land
The land of Britain, Wales ⬩ Britannia, Cambria
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Into Brytlande in Walliam, Chr. 1063; Gib. 170, 41, note l
Linked entry: Bryt-
a-spýlian
To cleanse ⬩ wash ⬩ purify ⬩ abluere
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Cot.] on hluttrum wæterum swine will not wash in pure waters, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 27
deáþ-spere
A deadly spear ⬩ letālis hasta
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A deadly spear; letālis hasta Dol him ne ondrǽdeþ deáþsperu the foolish will not dread the deadly spears, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 32; Rä. 4, 53
full-eáðe
Very easily ⬩ facillĭme
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Very easily; facillĭme Ne meht ðú fulleáðe cweðan ðæt ðú earm sé thou canst not very easily say that thou art miserable, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 22
fulwiht-stow
A baptism-place ⬩ baptistery ⬩ baptismătis lŏcus ⬩ baptistērium
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A baptism-place, baptistery; baptismătis lŏcus, baptistērium Ne wǽron cyrican getimbrede, ne fulwihtstowe churches were not built, nor baptism-places [baptistēria], Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 16
fyrd-hom
A war-covering ⬩ bellĭca vestis ⬩ lōrĭca
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A war-covering; bellĭca vestis, lōrĭca Ðæt beo ðone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte that she might not pierce through the war-covering, Beo. Th. 3012; B. 1504
hrér
Rear
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Rear [provincial], not thoroughly cooked, lightly boiled [of eggs] Nim hrér henne æg take a hen's egg lightly boiled, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 16
Linked entries: hrére hréren-brǽden
med-ríce
Of little power ⬩ not powerful ⬩ of the lower as opposed to the higher classes
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Of little power, not powerful, of the lower as opposed to the higher classes Medríca gesetnyssa plebisscita; ríccra gesetnes senatus consultum, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 65-66
óþ-wyrcan
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Ic þence ðis feoh tó witanne næs tó óþwyrceanne I intend to keep this cattle not to harm it (?), Lchdm. i. 384, 5
ge-witfæst
Of sound mind
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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17
Linked entry: -witfæst
un-fricgende
not questioning
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not questioning Mé sægde ðæt wíf hire wordum selfa unfricgendum the woman of her own accord told me without my asking, Cd. Th. 160, 12; Gen. 2649
un-geþinged
Undetermined ⬩ unsettled
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Undetermined, unsettled Se egeslíca dæg, se cymð ofer ealle eorðwaran ungeðinged ( the time is not fixed and known beforehand; repentina dies illa), Past. 43; Swt. 317, 12
un-sliten
Unrent
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They said: Let us not rend it, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 23