agof
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A word formed in the Riddles by inverting the. order of the letters in the word boga a bow. Agob [MS, agof] is mín noma eft onhwyrfed agob is my name transposed, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 12; Rä. 24, 1
eáwisc-lic
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Manifest, displayed Eáwisclica monstra, Rtl. 78, 32. v. preceding word
eorþ-mata
An earth-worm
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An earth-worm Eorþmata vermis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 44
Linked entry: maþa
rop
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See broþ for instances in which that word translates jus
sceamfæst-ness
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modesty Sceamfestnys (but the word glosses nuditas), An. Ox. 3672
æg-wyrt
Egg-wort ⬩ dandelion ⬩ leontodon taraxacum
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Egg-wort, dandelion; leontodon taraxacum, Lacn. 40; Lchdm. iii. 28, 26
for-cymen
overcome ⬩ harassed ⬩ worn out
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overcome, harassed, worn out. Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 13; Cri. 151;
wyrmǽte
Worm-eaten
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Worm-eaten Wiþ wyrmǽtum líce, Lchdm. ii. 12, 15: 126, 4
calwer-clím
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Voc. ii. 103, 45. v. next word
Linked entry: clím
línete
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Gl. 286, 21 the word is given as línece
strengu
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D. 48, 5: 214, 28 under preceding word
bróðor-wyrt
BROTHER-WORT, the herb pennyroyal ⬩ mentha pulegium
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BROTHER-WORT, the herb pennyroyal; mentha pulegium, Wrt. Voc. 68, 61
exámeron
A work on the six days of creation ⬩ hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον
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A work on the six days of creation; hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον relating to a day Exámeron, ðæt is be Godes six daga weorcum Hexameron, that is concerning the six days' works of God, Hexam. Norm. I.
hand-geweorc
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Th. i. 304, 21. work done by the hands, wort in general Fram nǽnigum eorðlicum handgeweorce næs seó bóc áwriten, Wlfst. 214, 10. His handgeweorc þú bletsadest operibus manuum ejus benedixisti, Hml.
ícend
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One who increases or augments Ðon hé cymþ of ðam worde augeo ic geíce and hé getácnaþ geeácnunge ðon macaþ hé hic auctor ðes ícend and hæc auctrix ðeós ícestre when it comes from the word augeo I increase, and indicates augmentation, then it makes hic
Linked entry: ícestre
þræft
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a quarrel, dispute, contention, chiding Siteþ symbelwlonc searwum lǽteþ wíne gewǽged word út faran þræfte þringan þrymme gebyrmed æfæstum onǽled oferhygda ful flushed with the feast he sits, affected with wine, words he guilefully lets fare forth, crowd
hrut
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In form hrút agrees with Icel. hrútr a ram, but the word it glosses is treated as an adjective in the other two instances of its occurrence Wonn bruntus, hrút (the MS. has the accent) balidus (cf. balidus dunn, Wrt.
twi-bille
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Double-edged Bipennis twibille vel stánæx (the double gloss seems to render the double character of the Latin word as adjective and noun; a little later (see preceding word) in the same glossary bipennis as noun is rendered by twybill ), Wrt.
Linked entry: -bille
un-lígne
Not to be denied or rejected ⬩ incontrovertible
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Not to be denied or rejected, incontrovertible Biscopes word and cyninges sié unlǽgne búton áðe a bishop's word and a king's is to be accepted without an oath, L. Wih. 16; Th. i. 40, 12. Þissa ealra áð sié unlégnæ, 21; Th. i. 42, 1
Linked entry: un-lǽgne
áncor
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transfer the bracket to next word, and add Þú sǽdest be mé ꝥ ic óðer tǽhte, óðer eówer ancor, Hml. A. 13, 4. Án hálig ancer genam ǽnne deófol . . . Ðá cwæð se deófol tó ðám ancre, Wlfst. 214, 23-25. v. ancra, and next word