fierdleás
Without a force or army ⬩ unprotected ⬩ exercĭtu cărens
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Without a force or army, unprotected; exercĭtu cărens Hit ðonne fierdleás wæs it was then without a force, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13
gár-céne
Spear-bold ⬩ bold in arms ⬩ hastâ audax
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Spear-bold, bold in arms; hastâ audax Offa wæs gárcéne man Offa was a man bold in arms, Beo. Th. 3921; B. 1958
ealdor-botl
A royal house or villa ⬩ rēgālis villa
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A royal house or villa; rēgālis villa Ðǽr wæs ðá cyninges ealdorbotl ubi tunc erat villa rēgālis, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 18
Linked entry: ealdor-bold
miltsigend-líc
To be pardoned ⬩ venial
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Hwí wæs ðæs heáhengles syn unmiltsigendlíc and ðæs mannes miltsigendlíc? Boutr. Scrd. 17, 21
neáh-freónd
A near friend or relation
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A near friend or relation Ðǽr wæs mycel menigo manna gegaderod his mága and eác óðra his néhfreónda, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 22
niht-glóm
The darkness of night
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The darkness of night Wæs ðam báncofan æfter nihtglóme ( when the shades of night prevailed ) neáh geþrungen, Exon. Th. 158, 27; Gú. 916
eal-weald
All-powerful, almighty ⬩ omnĭpŏtens
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All-powerful, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Ǽrende ealwealdan Gode wæs sprecen a message was spoken to the all-powerful God, Andr. Kmbl. 3239; An. 1622
be-swylian
To soil, stain ⬩ polluere, inficere
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To soil, stain; polluere, inficere Hit wæs beswyled mid swátes gange it was soiled with running of blood, Rood Kmbl. 45; Kr. 23
sundor-líf
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-Hé sundorlíf (vitam privatam) and munuclíf wæs foreberende eallum ðám weolum ðæs eorþlícan ríces, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 7
un-getýdd
Untaught ⬩ unskilled
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Untaught, unskilled Seó bóc wæs yfele gehwyrfed and gyt wyrs fram sumum ungetýddum ( a quodam imperito ) gerihted, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 24
weorold-ende
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The end of the world Ðæt hé léte hyne licgean ðǽr hé longe wæs, wícum wunian óð woruldende, Beo. Th. 6159; B. 3083
á-bǽran
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to bring out, bring to light Ðæt ðæt díhle wæs openum wordum sý eall ábǽred omnia luci verbis reddantur apertis, Dóm. L. 41
Linked entry: ǽ-bær
bí-leofian
To support
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To support Féng hé tó medmycclan bigleofan, þæt wæs tó þám berenan hláfe, and þone þigede and his líf bíleofode, Guth. 34, 7
Linked entry: big-leofan
feówer-nihte
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Four days old Hit wæs on feówornihtne (feówer nihta ealdne, v. l.) mónan in luna quarto, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 564, 2, 5
líþ-wyrde
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Of gentle speech Hé wæs líðwyrde on þǽre tide þe hé wolde þæt ic nǽfre in écnesse nǽre mid wordum getyrged, Nap. 84
tíþe
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Efne swá hé his bæd, swá hé wæs týðe (þǽrrihte hé hit beget, v.l.) ita dum peteret impetravit, Gr. D. 79, 33. Add
wíg-bedd
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Þá se mæssepreóst geseah ꝥ heó swíðe geswenced wæs, hé genam þá scétan of þám weófode (wígbedde, v.l. ), Gr. D. 72, 33. Add
wacollíce
Watchfully ⬩ vigilantly
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Watchfully, vigilantly Hé (Gregory) wæs swíðe wacol on Godes bebodum, and hé wacollíce ymbe manegra ðeóda þearfe hogode, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 15
hláf-gebroc
A fragment of bread
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A fragment of bread Ðara hláfgebroca wæs tó láfe twelf binna fulle of the fragments there remained twelve baskets full, Shrn. 48, 31
Scrobbesbyrig-scír
Shropshire
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Shropshire Ðá wæs se cyng gewend ofer Temese intó Scrobbesbyrigsctre, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 29. Hugo eorl of Scrobscíre, 1094; Erl. 230, 37