fród
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Add: wise. of persons Nǽnig þæs fród leofað þæt his mæge ǽspringe þurh his ǽgne spéd witan, Sch. 76. Guma gehðum fród, El. 531. (1 a) skilled in a subject :-- Fyrngidda fród, El. 543. of discourse, counsel, &c. Fróde geþeahte, Men. 182.
gim
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Swegles leóht, gimma gladost, æðeltungla wyn the sun Ph. 289. <b>II a.</b> </b>
weorc
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Lbmn. 244, 34), ciricsceat-, eorþ-, leóþ-, morþ-, yfel-weorc
sand
A messenger, envoy
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Dæg byþ Drihtnes sond deóre mannum mǽre Metodes leóht day is the Lord's messenger (or message?) dear to men, God's glorious light, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 9; Rún. 24. On ðís ylcan geáre com ðæs Pápan sande (sand?)
brengan
To bring, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carry; ⬩ ferre, afferre, offerre, proferre
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Nú scíneþ ðe leóht, ðæt ic from Gode brohte now the light shineth, which I brought from God, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 32; Gen. 615. Ðú brohtest thou broughtest, Exon. 121 a; Th. 463, 34; Hö. 80: 121 a; Th. 464, 12; Hö. 86.
Linked entry: bringan
ge-strýnan
To gain ⬩ get ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ beget ⬩ procreate ⬩ lucrāri ⬩ acquīrĕre ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ procreāre
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To gain, get, obtain, acquire, beget, procreate; lucrāri, acquīrĕre, gignĕre, procreāre Ðæs ðe ic móste mínum leóde swylc gestrýnan because I have been able to acquire such for my people, Beo. Th. 5589; B. 2798: L.
Linked entry: ge-strínan
bærnan
to expose to the action of heat ⬩ to cauterize ⬩ to cause to give light ⬩ to consume by fire
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Add: to expose to the action of heat Hý leomu rǽcað tó bærnenne synna tó wíte, Cri. 1622. Bærned vel gehyrsted frigi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 77. to cauterize:-- Se lǽce cyrfð oððe bærnð, and se untruma hrýmð, Hml. Th. i. 472, 15.
ge-hwá
Every one ⬩ whoever ⬩ who ⬩ quisque ⬩ quis
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Ic leófra gehwone lǽran wille I will teach each dear one, Exon. 19 b; Th. 51, 14; Cri. 816. Háteþ cuman to gemóte moncynnes gehwone bids come to the meeting every man, 23 a; Th. 63, 30; Cri. 1027.
word-cwide
a saying ⬩ words ⬩ speech ⬩ language
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Ne lengde leóda aldor wítegena wordcwyde, 256, 27; Dan. 647. Ðý ðíne wordcwidas weorðan gefelde (ut jitstificeris in sermonibus tuis), ðæt ðú ne wilnast weora ǽniges deáð, ac ðú synfulle simle lǽrdes ðæt. . . . Ps. C. 53.
ge-manian
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Gemanad compulsa, 4366. to bring to mind what should not be forgotten, remind, admonish Þonne hié ꝥ eall gemunan and þurh ꝥ leóht gemanode beóþ, Bl. H. 129, 21, 8. Ælfwine cwæð . . . 'Gemunað þá mǽla . . . 'Offa gemǽlde . . . 'Hwæt !
lagu
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Wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, and þá wǽron þeódwitan weorðscipes wyrðe ǽlc be his mǽðe, Ll. Th. i. 190, 11. Ðegenes lagu is ꝥ hé sý his bócrihtes wyrðe, and ꝥ hé ðreó ðinc of his lande dó, 432, 4.
díc
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See also Leo, A. S. Names. pp. 123-6, Midd. Flur. s. v. díc
tungol
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Gewíteþ sunne and móna and eal tungla leóht áspringeþ, Blickl. Homl. 91, 23. Sunnan . . . mónan . . . tunglena ( siderum ), Hymn. Surt. 22, 29. Féran mid ðære sunnan betwyx ðám tunglum, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 11. Sunnan leóma torht ofer tunglas, Exon.
þes
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Þis leóht wé habbaþ wið nýtenu gemǽne, ac ðæt leóht wé sceolan sécan, ðæt wé mótan habban mid englum gemǽne, Blickl. Homl. 21, 13. Ánra gehwylc hæfþ syndrige gife of Gode, sume þás gife, sume óðre gife, Homl.
a-lýsan
To let loose ⬩ free ⬩ deliver ⬩ liberate ⬩ to pay for loosing ⬩ to pay ⬩ redeem ⬩ ransom ⬩ liberare ⬩ redimere
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He alýsde leóda bearn oflocan deófla he released the sons of men from the prison of devils, Elen. Kmbl. 361; El. 181. Ða ðe ic na reáfode ðá ic alýsde quæ non rapui tunc exsolvebam, Ps. Spl. C. 68, 6: 48, 7.
módigian
to be or become proud ⬩ to glory ⬩ exult ⬩ to take offence through pride ⬩ to bear one's self proudly ⬩ impetuously
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Wá lá wá ðæt ǽnig man sceolde módigan swá, hine sylf upp áhebban, and ofer ealle men tellan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 36. to take offence through pride Sum æþelboren cild heóld leóht ætforan his mýsan, and ongann modigian ðæt hit on swá wáclícum þingum him
Linked entry: módegian
oððe
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Ia. in conjunction with óðóðer :-- Hí woldon óðer twega, líf forlǽtan oððe leófne gewercan, Byrht. Th. 137, 59; By. 207; Wald. 1, 16. oððe...oððe...either. ..or Oðða (oððe, MS.
Linked entry: eðða
ge-regnian
To put, dispose, adorn
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Hwæðer him leófre wǽre ðe he hý ealle acwealde ðe hý libbende to bismre gerénian héte whether he would rather that he should kill them all or should order them to be put to shame while living, Ors. 3, 8 ; Bos. 63, 14.
Linked entries: gi-hrínian ge-regnong be-rénian ge-rénian
geóc
Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolation ⬩ salus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio
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Nú we cunnon hyhtan ðæt we heofones leóht uppe mid englum ágan móton, gástum to geóce now we can hope that we may possess the light of heaven above with the angels, for the comfort of our spirits, Frag. Kmbl. 88; Leás. 46: Elen.
cneów
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Ic wille ꝥ gé beran eówer leóht tó mé, and licgað on cneówum ( kneel ), 21, 296. Cnéum gewælteno (cnéu bégende) genibus provolutus, Mt. L. 17, 14. Mid gesetnum cneóum positis genibus, Lk. L. 22, 41. Gisettedum cnéum, Rtl. 44, 13.