hand-dǽda
One who does a deed with his own hand
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One who does a deed with his own hand Ðonne wille ic ðæt eall seó mǽgþ sý unfáh bútan ðam handdǽdan then I will that all the kindred be free from the feud except the actual doer of the deed, L. Edm. S. 1; Th, i. 248, 6, 12: L.
Linked entry: -dǽda
Engel
Anglen in Denmark , the country from which the Angles came into Britain ⬩ Angŭlus, terra quam Angli ante transĭtum in Britanniam cŏluērunt
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Anglen in Denmark the country from which the Angles came into Britain; Angŭlus, terra quam Angli ante transĭtum in Britanniam cŏluērunt Of Engle cóman Eást-Engle, and Middel-Engle, and Myrce, and eall Norþhembra cynn from Anglen came the East-Angles,
ge-máhlíce
Importunately, peremptorily, boldly, pertinaciously
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Importunately, peremptorily, boldly, pertinaciously Se cyng hét swýðe gemáhlíce ofer eall ðis land beódan the king very peremptorily ordered it to be proclaimed over all this land, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 22.
Linked entries: ge-málíce ge-máglíce
sib-gedryht
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a band of kinsmen Bád eall seó sib-gedriht (the Israelites ) somod ætgædere. Cd. Th. 191, 13; Exod. 214. a peaceful band Swinsaþ sibgedryht ( the host of spirits who live in the peace and tranquillity of heaven ), Exon. Th. 239. 8 ; Ph. 618.
under-sceótan
to move to a place beneath ⬩ to intercept ⬩ to under-prop ⬩ support
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R.) sunnan tó ðam swíðe ðæt heó eall áþeóstraþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 20. to under-prop, support Hí ne beóð mid nánre sylle underscotene ðæs godcundlícan mægenes nullis fulti virtutibus, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 17. Similar entries Cf. under-stingan
wleccan
To make lukewarm
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Wlece hyt eall tógadere, ðæt hyt wlæc beó, iii. 106, 2. Ǽlc wæter bið ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, æfter ðæm ðe hit wearm bið, gif hit eft ácólaþ, ðonne hit ǽr wǽre, ǽr hit mon ó ongunne wleccan, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 21
birhtan
to shine
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to shine, literal Eall mín weorod for ðǽre micelnesse ðæs goldes scán and berhte, Nar. 7, 15. Byr[htende] coruscans, An. Ox. 4203. figurative Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte, Guth. 90, 11.
geond-faran
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Cf. þurh-faran Wæs ꝥ hús eall gefylled and geondfæren (? printed -tæren) mid stence fragrantia aspersa est, Gr. D. 286, 25
heofon-cyning
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Eall gé þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514
lógian
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Hit biþ tó langsum eall hér tó lógigenne be ðám clǽnum nýtenum oððe be þám unclǽnum on ðǽre ealdan ǽ it is too tedious to give here an ordered account of everything in the old law concerning the clean and unclean animals, Hml. S. 25, 82. Add
stæf-rǽw
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Dict.] a line or passage in a document or inscription Hé þǽrinne funde áne leádene tabulan eall áwritene; and þá hé hí rǽdde, þá cóm hé tó þǽre stæfrǽwe þǽr hé ꝥ word funde áwriten . . . ꝥ hí fram Decie þám cásere flugon, and his éhtnysse þoledon, Hml
bútan
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Eall úre folc mid fleáme astwand búton wé feówertig Þe on ðám feohte stódon, Hml. S. 11, 74. <b>C. II 1.</b> :-- Hý man gecnáwan ne mæg, búton -tonne heo gréwð, Lch. i. 98, 4. <b>III 2.</b> :-- Ne can ic nǽnigne e
lustbǽr-líc
Desirable ⬩ pleasant
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Desirable, pleasant Eálá hú lustbǽrlíce tída on ðam dagum wǽron O tempora desiderio dignissima! Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 25
þeówet-dóm
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A service Georne ymb ealle ða ðeówutdómas (ðiówot-, Hatt. MS.) ðe hié Gode dón sceoldon, Past. pref.; Swt. 2, 10
úht-sceaþa
One who robs in the night or early morning
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One who robs in the night or early morning Eald úhtsceaða ... nacod níðdraca nihtes fleógeþ, Beo. Th. 4534; B. 2271
ambeht-scealc
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Ealle his ágene onbyhtscealcas omnes servi Domini, Ps. Th. 133, 1. Ábeád þeódcyning þegnum sínum, ombiht*-*scealcum, Gen. 1870. Add
leger-fæst
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substitute Ealle fram flǽscǽte hí forhæbben bútan þám wanhálum and þám legerfæstum ( prefer debiles et aegrotos ), R. Ben. 64, 7
wæter-streám
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Críst wolde sylf swá hálgian úre fulluht mid his hálgan líchaman and ealle wæterstreámas mid his ingange, Nap. 67. Add
ge-sibsum
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Hié wǽron swá geþwǽre and swá gesibsume þæt hié ealle forgeáfon þǽm cásere þá fǽhðe, Ors. 6, 4; S. 258, 27. Gesibsume pacatos. Wrt.
fylstan
to help ⬩ (tó) ⬩ to help
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S. 28, 172.H Ꝥ ǽlc geréfa fylste óðrum tó úre ealra friðe, Ll. Th. i. 236, 27. Ic beóde ꝥ hý fylstan þám biscopum tó Godes gerihtum and tó mínum kynescipe and tó ealles folces þearfe, Cht. E. 230, 17: Wlfst. 268, 2: 295, 3: Ll. Th. ii. 312, 39.