LÍF
LIFE
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Seó þearlwísnes ðæs heardan lífes districtio vitæ arctioris, 4, 25; S. 599, 32. Reogollíces lífes þeódscipe, 3, 22; S. 553, 10. On ðære béc Cúþberhtes lífes, 4, 30; S. 609, 32. Ealle hig wǽron háliges lífes menn, Wulfst. 270, 15.
þreá
rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threat ⬩ chastisement ⬩ correction ⬩ punishment ⬩ an infliction that has been deserved ⬩ justifiable severity ⬩ an infliction (where no idea of correction is implied) ⬩ evil ⬩ ill ⬩ pang ⬩ plague ⬩ calamity ⬩ affliction
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Hé mid heardre ðreá hí on spræc aspera illos invectione corrigebat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 11. Ðreán adversione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 29.
Linked entry: bróh-þreá
þyncan
to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit
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Mé ðeós (ród) heardra þynceþ, Exon. Th. 91, 9; Cri. 1489: 383, 14; Rä. 4, 10: Met. 12, 8. Þincð, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25: Met. 12, 18. Þisþinceþ riht micel, ðæt..., Cd. Th. 149, 17; Gen. 2476. Mé ðæt riht ne þinceþ, ðæt..., 19, 11; Gen. 289.
ge-féra
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. :-- Sió gítsung ðe Sanctus Paulus cuæð ðæt wǽre hearga geféra avaritia quae est idolorum servitus, Past. 157, 6. Sió óðru gesǽlð is leás and beswícþ ealle hire geféran, Bt. 20; F. 70, 34
strang
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Ealle ða gesetnessa ðe tó stronge wǽron and tó hearde, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 15. Wæs ðis gefeoht wælgrimre and strengre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum, Bd. 1, 12, S. 481, 25.
lǽtan
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Ic lǽte riht ( justum censeo ) . . . ꝥ sé þe þone hearm geworhte, ꝥ sé þone hearm gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 418, 4. Hé lét him tó rǽde ꝥ ( what ) hé þá gerǽdde, Hml. S. 23, 319.
ge-gaderian
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Micel hearm gedón wæs . . . oð ꝥ folc gegaderede . . . hí gegaderedan ealle on Gleáwcesterscíre æt Langa treó, mycel fyrd and unárímedlic, 1052; P. 175, 4-11.
wendan
To turn ⬩ To cause to move ⬩ to change ⬩ alter ⬩ convert ⬩ to translate ⬩ interpret ⬩ to move one's self ⬩ take one's way ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ wend ⬩ To wend ⬩ go ⬩ proceed
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Wyrd bið wended hearde the course of fate is hard to turn, Salm. Kmbl. 871; Sal. 435. to turn round or over. Cf. wending, I Ðæt wérige mód wendaþ ða gyltas swíðe mid sorgum caeca scelerum mergit vertigine mentem Dóm. L. 244.
wǽpen
a weapon ⬩ membrum virile
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Gehealdan heardne méce, wǽpnes wealdan, Byrht. Th. 136, 48; By. 168. Gif hé folcgemót mid wǽpnes brýde árǽre, L. Alf. pol. 38; Th. i. 86, 16. Be ðám monnum ðe heora wǽpna tó monslyhte lǽnaþ.
Linked entries: wǽmn wǽpen-mann wǽpn wǽpned
ge-dón
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Hý gedydon ðæt cild sprecende Shrn. 142, 22. phrase Erre móde git mé gedydon ye made me of angry heart, Bl.
ge-trymman
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. :-- Hé sette synoð, and getrymde and gefæstnode ealle ðá ðing be Godes mynstran ðá wǽron gesett be Wihtgáres dæge, Chr. 796; P. 56, 27. ꝥte e of mental or moral strength, to give strength to mind or heart, establish, confirm faith, &c.
swíðe
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Biþ ðý heardra ðe hit sǽ*-*streámas swíðor beátaþ, Cd. Th. 80, 10; Gen. 1326. Ðǽm módum ðe hí willaþ swíþost beswícan the minds that they will most completely dtceive, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 12.
Linked entry: swíðor
hát
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Licgað mé ymbútan heardes írenes háte geslægene ( forged while the iron glowed ) grindlas greáte, Gn. 383. Ær hé bǽl cure, háte heaðowylmas, B. 2819. Lége hátra, Rä. 41, 57.
wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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Wénum hopefully, expectantly, 380, 17; Rä. 1, 9. with gen. of what is hoped for or expected : On ðam is godcundnesse wén ðe manna ingehygd wát divinity may be expected in him who knows men's hearts, Blickl. Homl. 179, 25: Exon. Th. 302, 21; Fä. 39.
Linked entry: wéna
sum
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Wæs him gegearwod sum heard harmscearu, Cd. Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432. Sum wæs ǽhtwelig æþeles cynnes ríce geréfa, Exon. Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18. On his heortan cwæð unhýdig sum dixit insipiens in corde suo. Ps. Th. 52, 1. Sumes hundredmannes þeówa, Lk.
Linked entry: ÁN
sprǽc
Speech. ⬩ speech, talking ⬩ speech, the faculty of speaking ⬩ skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence ⬩ what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words ⬩ speech, language, talk, discourse, words ⬩ a speech, language ⬩ speech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussion ⬩ a question, case that requires explanation ⬩ a sentence, decision, agreement, terms ⬩ a case, cause, suit, claim ⬩ talk about a person or thing, report, fame ⬩ words denoting places where there is speaking ⬩ lingua, loquela ⬩ colloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus
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Th. i. 322, 25. what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words Heard is ðeós sprǽc durus est hic sermo, Jn. Skt. 6, 60. Spéc, Kent. Gl. 503.
under
Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down
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Wedera leód heard under helme, Beo. Th. 689; B. 342. Cwom Wealhþeów gán under gyldnum beáge, 2330; B. 1163. where one object is at the lower part of another, under, at the foot of Wæs bát under beorge, Beo. Th. 427; B. 211.
Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend
ge-setnes
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Ealle þá gesetnessa þe tó hearde wǽron hé gedyde líþran. Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 244, 14. Rihtra dóma gesetenesse (-setnesse, v.l.) decreta iudiciorum, Bd. 2, 5 ; Sch. 132, 1. Swylce hé ne cunne Crístes gesetnyssa. Móyses ús lǽrde on his gesetnissum, Ælfc.
ge-wunian
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Hér is nédran swég, wyrmas gewunade adders have their home here Sat. 103. of things Yrre ne scealt þú tó lange on þínre heortan gewunian (perhaps lǽtan should be supplied) thou shall not loo long give place to anger in thine heart Angl. xii. 516, 25.
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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strǽte . . . foldweg tredan, An. 774. of action, behaviour. of persons, to go on Sé ðe mid lufe bið áfylled, sé færð on smyltnesse, and sé ðe hatunge hæfð, sé færð mid yrsunge he that is filled with love goes on quietly, and he that has hatred in his heart
Linked entry: farnian