wyrmǽte
Worm-eaten
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Worm-eaten Wiþ wyrmǽtum líce, Lchdm. ii. 12, 15: 126, 4
eág-ece
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Wiþ miclum eágece, Lch. ii. 32, 4, 10: 34, 11. Add
firen-tácnian
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to pollute with sin Hý fyrentácnodon conpulluerunt, Ps. Rdr. 288, 21
Linked entry: firen-tácn
ge-húfod
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Provided with a húfe (q. v. ) Gehúfud vittatus Germ. 397, 525
Linked entry: húfian
hearpung
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Ceruerus ongan plegian wiþ hine for his hearpunga, 18: 33. Add:
of-sceacan
to shudder, shake with fear
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to shudder, shake with fear Ofscóc exhorruit Hpt. Gl. 504, 10
hinsíð-gryre
Terror connected with death,
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Terror connected with death, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 17; Sat. 456
tó-brocen
Suffering from eruptions
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Suffering from eruptions Wiþ innan tóbrocenum múðe, Lchdm. ii. 310, 19
Linked entry: tó-brecan
hrímig
Rimy
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Rimy, covered with hoar-frost Swíðe hrímige bearwas woods thickly covered with hoar-frost, Blickl. Homl. 209, 32: 207, 27 [?]. Winter biþ cealdost lencten hrímigost black frosts in winter, white frosts in spring, Menol. Fox 411; Gn. C. 6
medu-gál
'Flown with wine,' ⬩ excited with mead
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'Flown with wine,' excited with mead Holofernus módig and medugál, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 19; Jud. 26: Cd. 209; Th. 260, 1; Dan. 703. Meodugál, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 16; Vy. 52. Meodugáles gedrinc, 330, 27; Vy. 57
þurh-
through ⬩ over ⬩ per- ⬩ trans-
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With words expressing motion the prefix signifies through, over; in other cases it implies thoroughness, completeness, continuity; with adjectives of quality it has an intensive force.
híwcúþ-ness
Familiarity
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Familiarity. with a person Seó swǽslice híwcúþnes þǽre sóðan lufe caritatis familiaritas, Gr. D. 250, 8.
ge-þíwan
To threaten ⬩ rebuke ⬩ oppress
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To threaten, rebuke, oppress Simon me mid his englum geþíwde Simon threatened me with his angels, Homl. Th. i. 378, 2. Óþ-ðæt hio óðer folc egsan geþíwdan until they oppressed other people with fear, Ps. Th. 104, 11
ge-witnes
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R. 26, 28. with a personal sense, a witness; testis: or with collective force, witnesses; testes. one who is present at a transaction.
clíða
A plaster, salve, poultice ⬩ emplastrum, malagma = μάλαγμα
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Genim ðyssa wyrta wyrtruman, gecnucude mid ele, and mid hwǽtenan meluwe, and mid sápan, ðam gemete ðe ðú clýðan wyrce take roots of these herbs, pounded with oil, and with wheaten meal, and with soap, in the manner in which thou wouldst make a poultice
hǽmed-þing
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Add: with no sense of criminality Þes bisceop sǽde... ꝥ hé nǽfre on his lífe ne cóme neáh wífe þurh hǽmedþing, ac heóld his clǽnnysse, Hml. S. 3, 204.
be-wrítan
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it escape thee . . . score round it with iron, and so must you dig round it as not to touch it with the iron, Lch. i. 244, 17-23.
byrn-wígende
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Gehlódon byrnwígendum werum wǽghengestas they loaded the ships with men covered with armour, Elen. Kmbl. 470; El. 235
ge-wlencan
To make proud, rich ⬩ to exalt
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To make proud, rich, to exalt Ic Æþelrǽd eldorman gewelegod and gewlenced mid sume dǽle Mercna ríces I Ethelred alderman enriched and exalted with a part of the Mercians' realm, Th. Chart. 129, 26. Wírum gewlenced adorned with wires, Elen.
ge-mǽn-sumian
To do or have anything in common with another, to communicate to or share with another, to marry ⬩ communicare, nubere ⬩ communicare, participare
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To do or have anything in common with another, to communicate to or share with another, to marry; communicare, nubere Wylladon us ða þing gemǽnsuman [MS. gemǽnsumian] ea nobis communicare desiderastis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 14. Gemǽnsumad nuptus, Mk.