brémel-leáh
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A lea covered with brambles On bré-merleáh; of brérnerleá, C. D. iii. 80, 26
brér-hlǽw
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A hlǽw (q. v.) with briers on it On brérhlǽw, C. D. iii. 82, 21
Linked entry: hlǽw
eall-writen
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All written with one's own hand Eallwritene yrfebéc olographum testamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 39
eáþ-
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Umlauted forms (íþ-, iéþ-, éþ-, ýþ-) occur, the compounds with which are taken under íþ-
efenmódlíce
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With equanimity, calmly Efenmódlíce aequanimiter, i. fortiter (patienter, Hpt. Gl. 476, 26), An. Ox. 2978
rysel-wærc
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Voc. i. 44, 20) Wiþ wambe wærce and ryselwærce, Lch. ii. 318, 15
be-lecgan
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Add: to cover with material Sé þe mé ( a book ) frætewum belegde, Nap. 35, 18
ælf-siden
to charm ⬩ a charm
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Þeós sealf is gód wiþ ǽlcre feóndes costunga and ælfsidenne, Lch. ii. 334, 18. Add
háten
heated
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heated Mid hátene ísene with heated iron, L. M. 2, 25; Lchdm. ii. 218, 24
brasian
æro, ⬩ I cover with brass
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æro, I cover with brass; Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 39, Bodleian copy, C. D
spild-síþ
A journey undertaken with the object of causing destruction
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A journey undertaken with the object of causing destruction, Cd. Th. 187, 18; Exod. 153
swegel-wered
Clothed with heavenly brightness
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Clothed with heavenly brightness Siððan morgenleóht, sunne swegelwered súþan scíneþ, Beo. Th. 1216; B. 606
Linked entry: scír-wered
týdred
Provided with offspring
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Provided with offspring Heora sceáp wǽron swylce tydred oves eorum foetosae, Ps. Th. 143, 17
for-tog
Gripes ⬩ colic
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Gripes, colic Wiþ innan fortoge [innanfortoge?] and smælþearma ece, Lch. ii. 300, 27: 324, 8
Linked entry: tog
wann-feax
Dark-haired ⬩ with raven-black tresses
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Dark-haired, with raven-black tresses Wonfeax wale, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8
Linked entry: wan-feax
þeór-wyrm
A worm in a boil
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A worm in a boil Wiþ þeórwyrme on fét, Lchdm. ii. 12, 2: 118, 25
wíf-gehrine
Contact with woman
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Contact with woman Gif ðíne geféran beóð clǽne from wifgehrine (femineo contactu), Nar. 27, 8
bearn-eácen
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Gif wíf biþ bearneácen (four months gone with child), feówer mónoð Lch. iii. 144, 19. Witan on bearneácenum wífe hwæþeres cynnes bearn heó cennan sceal, 6. Bearneácnum, ii. 330, 6. Wíf þe bearneácne (-ene, v. l.) (praegnantes) wǽron, Past. 366, 3.
grimnes
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GRIMNESS, severity, fierceness, cruelty; ferocitas, atrocitas Se deófol wile hit him mid grimnesse and mid yfele eall forgyldan the devil will requite it all to him with cruelty and with evil, Blickl. Homl. 55, 24.
ge-rísan
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Add: with noun subject þænne dream gerist. Men. 58. Fǽmne ast hyre bordan geríseð, On. Ex. 64 : 67. I a. with dat. of object Ðé gerist mára campdom. Hml. Th. i. 418, 8. Dam aide ne gehrtseð (conuenil) Ssceapa, Lk.