ágend-freán
A mistress ⬩ dominam
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A mistress; dominam Heó [Agar] onganæfþancum ágend-freán herian she [Hagar] began to vex her mistress with insults, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 4; Gen. 2237
fangen
taken ⬩ captus
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taken; captus Hér beóþ fangene seólas and hrónas here are caught seals and whales, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 16; pp. of fón to take
folc-sóþ
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Ic secge hér beforan eów eallum folcsóð I say here before you all the plain and simple truth, Hml, S. 23, 666
Linked entry: sóþ
an-bindan
To UNBIND ⬩ untie ⬩ solvere ⬩ absolvere ⬩ religare
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To UNBIND, untie; solvere, absolvere, religare Seó wiðerwearde wyrd anbint and gefreóþ ǽlc ðara ðe hió togeþiéþ adverse fortune unbinds and frees every one of those whom she adheres to, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 2
a-seón
To strain out ⬩ percolare
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To strain out; percolare Aseóh ðone drenc, and dó ðonne mele fulne buteran strain out the drink, and then add [do] a basin full of butter, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 16
Linked entry: seón
Norþan-hymbre
The Northumbrians ⬩ Northumbria ⬩ the people or province north of the Humber
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Hér fór se here of EástEnglum on Norþanhymbre, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 7
Linked entries: Norþ-hymbre Hymbre
líc-rest
tomb ⬩ sepulchre
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Heó hyre lícreste geceás ón élíg byrig she chose her burial place in Ely, Lchdm. iii. 430, 17
Eádwíg
Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959
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D. 955-959 Hér, A. D. 955, féng Eádwíg to ríce, Eádmundes sunu here Eadwig, Edmund's son, succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 955 ; Erl. 119, 8. Hér, A.
timbran
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Add Hér hét Harold bytlian on Brytlande ... Þá fór Cradoc tó ... and ꝥ folc eall mǽst ofslóh þe þǽr timbrode, Chr. 1065; P. 191, 27
of-clipian
To obtain by calling
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Heó mid hreáme hyre hræddinge ofclypode she had obtained help by her cries, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 219
éste
Gracious, bountiful ⬩ bĕnignus
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Gracious, bountiful; bĕnignus Ðæt he him ealra wæs ára éste that he was bountiful to him in all gifts, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 8; Gen. 1509.
CLYPIAN
To make a vocal sound ⬩ speak ⬩ speak aloud ⬩ to cry out ⬩ call ⬩ say ⬩ loqui ⬩ clamare ⬩ vocare ⬩ dicere
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He clypode mid micelre stemne he cried with a loud voice Homl. Th. i. 596, 5; Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 21; Byrht. Th. 132, 33 ; By. 25: 139, 19; By. 256.
hálian
To become hale, whole, to heal, to get well ⬩ sanescere
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Ðonne hálaþ ðæt heáfod swýðe hraðe the head will heal very quickly, Herb. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 70, 16: 2, 6; Lchdm. i. 82, 10
wéning
supposition ⬩ doubtful thought ⬩ doubt ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ chance
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Homl. 213, 24. hope, expectation Bæd heó swíþe lange ðone cyningc, ðæt hé hí forlǽte on mynstre Criste þeówian, ðæt heó ða wénunge æt nýhstan ðurhteáh (so that at last her hope was realized) Bd. 4, 19 ; S. 587, 39. chance In woenunga forte, Mt.
Cent-ríce
The kingdom of Kent ⬩ Cantii regnum
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The kingdom of Kent; Cantii regnum Hér Eádberht féng to Centríce here, A. D. 725, Eadberht succeeded to the kingdom of Kent, Chr. 725; Erl. 44, 31
hócor-wyrde
Using scornful, ⬩ mocking language
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Using scornful, mocking language Hér sind on earde hócorwyrde ǽghwǽr there are in the land here everywhere men of scornful speech, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 156
fréfrend
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Hér is se fréfrigend úres geswinces and weorces, 560, 34: 562, 18. Take here fréfriend, and add
hearpung
Harping, playing on the harp
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Harping, playing on the harp Hé hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he hath deserved her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 8
ge-hǽman
To lie with ⬩ cohabit ⬩ commit fornication ⬩ concumbĕre
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To lie with, cohabit, commit fornication; concumbĕre Gif he mid gehǽme if he lie with her, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 16
Linked entry: hǽman
dreórignys
DREARINESS, sadness ⬩ mœstĭtia
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DREARINESS, sadness; mœstĭtia Gif he ne gehulpe hire sárlícan dreórinysse if he might not relieve her painful dreariness, Greg. Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 5 a, 8