Brent-ford
- Sim. Dun
- Hunt.
the river Brent ⬩ a ford, Brenford, ⬩ Brendeford ⬩ BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames ⬩ oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius
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BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames; oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius Eádmund cyng férde ofer Temese æt Brentforda king Edmund went over the Thames at Brentford
Linked entry: Brægent-ford
ǽht
- 194, 16 .
what is owned, a possession ⬩ possession
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Gif ceorl deóflum gelde, hé sié ealra his ǽhta (MS. ǽhtan) scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 40, 5, 6. Selle hé his wǽpn and his ǽhta his freóndum tó gehealdenne, 60, 8. of landed property :-- Ðæt seó ǽht hereditas úre sý, Lk. 20, 14.
-metod
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Micel mildheortnys þæs metodan Dryhtnes, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 21. Menigfealde beóð þæs metodan Drihtnes egsan and swingla ofer scyldigum mannum, 328, 32 (both passages are alliterative).] Add: :-- Se metod eallra gesceafta (cf. se milda metod. Met. 29, 68
be-týnan
to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut up ⬩ sepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludere ⬩ to end, finish, conclude ⬩ finire
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Gif hwá wæterpyt betýnedne ontýne, and hine eft ne betýne, gelde swelc neát swelc ðǽron befealle if any one open a water-pit [that is] shut up, and close it not again, let him pay for whatever cattle may fall therein, L. Alf. 22; Th. i. 50, 6, 7.
ge-nóg
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Gelde swá hé genóh áge (the MS. has háge with gono written above it) let him pay as he may have enough i. e. as much as his means allow, Ll.
gylt
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Add: a failure of duty, a sin, crime, an offence Getriówe bediólað gelt (qui) fidelis (est animi) celat (amici) commissum (Prov, 11. 13), Kent. Gl. 362. Gereónedes gyltes concinnati sceleris i. culpe, An. Ox. 2919. Gylte reaiw. Ex. 32, 35.
bræc
- Mt. Bos. 14, 19 :
- Exon. 28 a ;
- Th. 85, 20 ;
- Cri. 1394 :
- Cd. 32 ;
- Th. 43, 5 ;
- Gen. 686
broke, didst break,
Linked entry: hrǽc-gebræc
and
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Ꝥ bið gelíc and eágan bót, Ll. Th. i. 94, 21. Ne bið ná gelíc ꝥ man wið swustor gehǽme and hit wǽre feor sibb, 404, 27. Ꝥ cild þá gýtseras lǽton efenscyldig and hit gewittig wǽre, 420, 2. Hé wæs ǽfre efenmihtig and hé gyt is, Wlfst. 16, 7.
ge-lettan
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Hé wearð þurh weder gelet, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 17. Hé him swá gelettum and swá genýddum hwæthugu getǽse gedyde ei commodum coacto renitentique dedit, Gr. D. 39, 26.
scúwa
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Ic eom scúan gelíc swýþe áhylded sicut umbra cum declinat, Ps. Th. 108, 23. shade, darkness Mid ðý wit forþgongende wǽron under ðam scúwan ðære þýstran nihte cum progrederemur sola sub nocte per umbras, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 14. <b>II a.
Linked entry: scúa
be-sceran
To shear off, to shave, cut off ⬩ attondere, amputare, præcidere
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Ic næs nǽfre ge-efsod ne nǽfre bescoren, and gif ic beó bescoren, ðonne beó is unmihtig óðrum mannum gelíc ferrum nunquam ascendit super caput meum, si rasum fuerit caput meum, recedet a me fortitudo mea et deficiam eroque sicut ceteri homines, Jud. 16
wíte-þeów
In slavery as a consequence of crime
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Gif ðǽr hwylc wíteðeów man sý ðe hió geðeówede, hió gelýfð tó hyre bearnon ðæt hí hine willon lýhtan for hyre sáulle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 132, 8. Wíteþeówne monnan Wyliscne mon sceal bedrífan be twelf hídum tó swingum, L. In. 54; Th. i. 138, 3.
rihtwísness
righteousness ⬩ justice ⬩ rightness ⬩ reasonableness ⬩ reason
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Gelǽd mé on rightwísnysse ðíne, 5, 9. Rechtwísnisse Ps. Surt. 44, 5. Gif hí míne rihtwísnessa ( justificationes ) gewemmaþ, Ps.
tó-weard
Toward ⬩ in the direction of
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Crist wæs tóweard ðære róde gelǽd, Btwk. 214, 27. following the governed word Hé eów onet tóweard mors propinquat, Met. 27, 8. where tó precedes and weard follows (cf. to God ward, to us ward in A. V.) Hé hine bær tó mynstre weard, Homl.
BÍDAN
To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure ⬩ manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere
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To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure; manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere Ic in wíte sceal bídan in bendum I in torment must abide in bonds, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 2; Sat. 49. Seó
un-rím
A countless number ⬩ an incalculable number or amount
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A countless number, an incalculable number or amount, Grammar un-rím, without a following genitive Ðonne án tweó of ádón biþ, ðonne biþ unrím ástyred ut una dubitatione succisa innumerabiles aliae succrescant, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19. Grammar un-rím,
mǽg-bót
The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter
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It seems to be used only in the case of the spiritual relationship of godfather and godchild Gif hwá óðres godsunu sleá oððe his godfæder síe sió mǽgbót and sió manbót gelíc.
mǽg-wlite
Appearance ⬩ form ⬩ species ⬩ species ⬩ forma ⬩ aspectus
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Ðæt ðú meahte mínum weorþan mǽgwlite gelíc, Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 30; Cri. 1433. Gedyde ic ðæt ðú onsýn hæfdest, mǽgwlite mé gelícne, 28 a; Th. 84, 35; Cri. 1384: Andr. Kmbl. 1711; An. 858.
Linked entry: scír
un-þearf
Disadvantage ⬩ hurt ⬩ harm ⬩ detriment
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Hé gegaderode his folc tó ðæs cynges unþearfe, ac hé wæs gelet (hé gaderode his folc þan cyngce tó unþearfe hé þóhte, ac hit wearð heora seolfan tó mycclan hearme, MS. D.), Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 27.
wítnung
Punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ pain
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Ðonne seó sáwul bið tó hire wítnunge gelǽd . . . betǽht tó écere wítnunge, Homl. Th. i. 410, 24, 30. Helpan ðám forðfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóð, ii. 356, 12. Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13.