ge-þeahting
Counsel ⬩ consultation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ agreement ⬩ consilium ⬩ consultātio ⬩ consultum ⬩ consensus
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Se geþeahtingum hafaþ in hondum heofon and eorþan who by his counsels holdeth in his power heaven and earth, Exon. 43 a; Th. 140, 31; Gú. 618. To geþeahtunge ad consulta, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 43. Mid geþeahtunge cum consensu, Ps. Th. 54, 13.
ge-þweran
To stir ⬩ beat or mix together ⬩ to churn ⬩ make thick [as butter from cream] ⬩ poetically ⬩ to forge ⬩ cudere
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Eorþe is hefigre óðrum gesceafum þicre geþruen earth is heavier than the other elements, more closely compacted, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 267; Met. 20, 134
Linked entries: ge-þrofen ge-þuren samod-þyrlíc ge-þruen
DYTTAN
DIT, close or shut up ⬩ opprĭmĕre, occlūdĕre, obtūrāre
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Anlíc nædran seó dytteþ hyre eáran secundum similitūdĭnem serpentis obtūrantis aures suas, Ps. Th. 57, 4
manna
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On ðǽre earce ðá stǽnenan bredu . . . and se swéta mete ðe hié héton moinnaa . . . sceal bión on ðǽmbreóstum ðæs monnan swétnes, Past. 125, 23. Hét hé hider rignan mannum tó móse manna cynne, Ps. Th. 77, 25
fóre-weard
FORWARD ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior
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Wæs fóreweard niht it was the early [part of] night; prīma hōra noctis, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 19. On fóreweardre niht in the early [part of] night; prīmo tempŏre noctis, Bd. 5, 13; Whelc. 412, 15.
þætte
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That. introducing substantive clauses. where the clause is equivalent to a noun in the nominative, and stands as the subject of the verb in the main clause Cúþ is ꝥte Drihten fæstte, Blickl. Homl. 27, 23 : 87, 5. Wearð undyrne cúð, gyddum geómore, þætte
feóndulf
A felon ⬩ villain
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A felon, villain Feóndulf furcifer, furca dignus, Germ. 396, 317. Substitute:
ge-wrítan
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Ðis earon þára manna noman þe gewritene earon from Bynsingtúne in ꝥ bisceopríce tó Uueogornacestre mid heora teáme and mid þý túdre þe from him cume á on éce yrfewardnesse (cf. sex homines, qui prius pertinebant ad villam regiam in Beonsincgtune, cum
lyðre
Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ base ⬩ mean ⬩ poor ⬩ sordid ⬩ vile ⬩ lewd ⬩ depraved
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Se ealdorman hí betǽhte liðrum mannum tó behealdenne the aldorman entrusted it to base [cf. ða wǽron yfele and earge l. 27] men to hold, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 23. Eár lyðre and forscruncene spicæ tenues et percussæ uredine, Gen. 41, 6.
FÆÐM
the embracing arms ⬩ brachia amplexa, circumdăta ⬩ A lap, bosom, breast ⬩ quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectus ⬩ FATHOM = six feet ⬩ spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentum ⬩ An embrace, protection ⬩ amplexus, complexus, protectio ⬩ Grasp, power ⬩ pŏtestas, dĭtio ⬩ An expanse, abyss, deep ⬩ expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum
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Deáþ in eorþan fæðm sendaþ lǽne líchoman death sends frail bodies into earth's bosom, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 11; Ph. 487. Heó losaþ ne on foldan fæðm she shall not escape into earth's bosom, Beo. Th. 2790; B. 1393.
a-hyldan
to incline ⬩ recline ⬩ inclinare ⬩ reclinare ⬩ to decline ⬩ turn away ⬩ avert from ⬩ declinare ⬩ inclinare
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Ahyld me ðín eáre inclina aurem tuam ad me, 85, 1. Ahylded, 103, 6. Hwár he his heáfod ahylde ubi caput reclinet, Lk. Bos. 9.58. to decline, turn away, avert from; declinare, inclinare Ahyld fram yfele declina a mala, Ps. Spl. 36, 28.
Linked entries: a-hildan a-hyldendlíce
díc
DIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditch ⬩ vallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est
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ADIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditch ; vallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est Andlang díces along the dike, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 442; A. D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 438, 18.
Linked entry: fæsten-díc
forþ-bringan
To bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ fulfil ⬩ accomplish ⬩ proferre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ effĭcĕre
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Ealle ða wæstmas ðe eorðe forþbringeþ all the fruits that earth produces, Blickl. Homl. 39, 17. Ðe swá manig ungelimp wæs forþbringende which was bringing forth so many misfortunes, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 23
irfe-láf
heirloom ⬩ inheritance ⬩ heir
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Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe he [Abraham] was ready to give to the flame, his dear son, the only heir that was left him on earth, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 14 ; Exod. 403
lustful-ness
Pleasure ⬩ delight ⬩ desire
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gong gestaþelade tó lífes wege ðæt hié mágon þurh ða lustfulnesse heora módes mid gódum dǽdum geearnian leht ðæs écan lífes the Lord established for all believers their passage to the way of life, that they may through the ardent desire of their mind earn
magu-timber
A child ⬩ progeny ⬩ all those who are born
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Icel. manns-efni (efni material, stuff) a promising young man.] progeny, all those who are born Ne sý ðæs magutimbres gemet ofer eorþan gif hí ne wanige se ðás worulde teóde there would be no bounds upon earth to those who are born, if they waned not
á-ceorfan
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Hé his eáre of ácearf ( amputavit ), Mk. 14, 47. Se engel him ðá cennendan leomu of ácearf, Gr. D. 26, 27. Ðæt hé ealle ðá geþóhtas of his móde ne áceorfe, Past. 139, 26. Ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe, Bl. H. 189, 33. Gif mon áceorfe án treów, Ll.
clerc
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Add: one of the secular (as opposed to monastic) clergy Ic secge þé, lá cleric, on þín eáre, Angl. viii. 300, 14. On gewittnesse Byrhtstánes mæssepreóstes and on clerices þe þis gewrát, Cht. E. 255, 30.
sá
A tub, pail, vessel
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So, soa a tub with two ears, to carry on a stang, Ray's North-country words. Sao, soe a tub; commonly used for a brewing-tub only, but sometimes for a large tub in which clothes are steeped before washing, E. D. S. Pub.
hinder
Back, ⬩ on the further side, ⬩ behind, ⬩ down
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Back, on the further side, behind, down Morðor món sceal under eorþan befeolan hinder under hrusan murder must be buried under earth, down under ground, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 24; Gn. Ex. 116.
Linked entries: on-hinder hindema hinder-þeóstru