oxan-hirde
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Micel ic gedeorfe; þænne se yrþlingc unscenþ þá oxan, ic lǽde hig tó lǽse, and ealle niht ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan, and eft on ǽrnemergen ic betǽce hig þám yrþlincge wel gefylde and gewæterode, Coll. M. 20, 23-31. Be oxanhyrde.
HÝD
HIDE ⬩ skin
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Gif hwá his hýde forwyrce and cirican geierne síe him sió swingelle forgifen if any one be liable to flogging [lit. forfeit his hide] and escape into a church, let the scourging be forgiven him, L. In. 5; Th. i. 104, 15.
Linked entry: hýd-gild
mundbyrdan
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Add: to defend, protect Hit gelamp ꝥ se hálga wer mundbyrde his ágene þegnas (bewerede his gingran, v. l. discipulos defendit ), Gr. D. 43, 13
un-gyrdan
To ungird
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To ungird Se cyning ungyrde hine ðá his sweorde rex discinxit se gladio suo, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 35. Se cásere hét hine ungyrdan and bewǽpnian, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 409. Gif him þince ðæt hé sý ungyrd, broc ðæt biþ, Lchdm. iii. 172, 12
Linked entry: on-gyrdan
lemian
To lame ⬩ cripple ⬩ enfeeble ⬩ strike
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Hine sorhwylmas lemedon [MS. lemede] tó lange the waves of care had crippled him too long, Beo. Th. 1814; B. 905
un-gesǽliglíce
unhappily ⬩ miserably ⬩ wickedly
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Similar entries v. un-gesǽllíce Swá ungesǽliglíce Iudas ðam láreówe deáð sǽtade, swá him eall his líf tó ungesǽlðum wearð, Homl. Ass. 161, 225
Linked entry: ge-sǽliglíce
bróþor-wíf
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Is bewered þæt mon hine ne menge wiþ his bróþorwífe ( cognata ) . . . ꝥ him álýfed ne waelig-acute;re ꝥ hé his bróþorwíf hæfde. Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 70, 7, 15. Steópmódrum and bróþorwífum nouercis et cognatis , Sch. 68, 18
ge-lettan
To hinder ⬩ delay ⬩ let ⬩ stop ⬩ retardare ⬩ impedire
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To hinder, delay, let, stop; retardare, impedire Hí hine mágon gelettan they may delay it, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 9. Hine seó eá lange gelette ðæs oferfæreldes the river long hindered him from passing over, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43. 45.
Linked entry: lettan
be-rídan
to ride round ⬩ to surround ⬩ besiege ⬩ perequitare ⬩ præcingere ⬩ to ride after ⬩ pursue ⬩ persequi
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He hine berád he rode after him, 755; Ing. 70, 1
smeortan
To smart ⬩ dolere
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To smart Gnættas cómon mid fýrsmeortendum bitum ignitos ciniphes Ors. i, 7; Swt. 36, 30. [ Þenne akeþ his heorte and smerteð O. E. Homl. ii. 207, 21. Hire ne oc, ne ne smeart 21, 27. Ðenne wile his heorte aken and smerten 207, 34.
yfel
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</b> of abusive speech :-- Hié wyrgdon ðone cásere and him yfel cwǽdon, Blickl.
giongor-scipe
Youngership ⬩ service ⬩ juvĕnīlis status ⬩ ministĕrium
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Youngership, service; juvĕnīlis status, ministĕrium Ðæt hie his giongorscipe fyligan woldan that they would follow his service, Cd. 14; Th. 16, 26; Gen. 249
Linked entry: geongor-scipe
mǽl
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Add Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hí hit habbað, ac se gesceádwísa man sceal cépan his mǽles, Hml. S. 16, 318. Þonne hí etað tó ánes mǽles on dæg quando in die una refectio fuerit, Chrd. 15, 7. Be hyre ( St.
be-reccan
to relate ⬩ recount ⬩ explain ⬩ narrare ⬩ exponere ⬩ to explain one's conduct ⬩ justify one's self ⬩ se excusare ⬩ se purgare ⬩ accusatorum criminibus respondere
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Him wæs lýfnesse seald ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan [MS. B. bereccan] accepit locum se defendendi, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11, note
Linked entry: be-secgan
be-stelan
to rob ⬩ to go secretly ⬩ stealthily ⬩ to steal
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Similar entries v.bi-stelan in Dict. to go secretly, stealthily, to steal, with reflexive pronoun Hé árás, and bestæl hine tó him and forcearf his mentles ǽnne læppan occulte surrexit, et oram chlamydis ejus abscidit, Past. 197, 21.
micel
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Sellan fela ðám ðe hié lytel sceoldon, oððe lytel ðǽm ðe hié micel sceoldon. Past. 321, 17. Þet hió him néren máran ondeta þonne hit árǽded wæs on Æðelbaldes dæge, Cht. Th. 70, 25.
beót-líce
threateningly ⬩ boast-ingly ⬩ vauntingly ⬩ arrogantly
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Hig swáþeáh áblende beótlíce ástigon. Num. 14, 44. Hé beótlíce mid deóflicum fiðerhaman fleón wolde, Hml. Th. i. 380, 29. Gé beótlíce lǽtað, þæt gé máre magan, þonne hit gemet sý, Wlfst. 46, 15.
hatian
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I. 1 β Ðá styriendan nétenu . . . hyrigaþ monnum, lufiaþ ꝥ hí lufiaþ and hatiaþ ꝥ hí hatiaþ, and flióð ꝥ hí hatiaþ and sécaþ ꝥ hí lufiaþ, Bt. 41, 5; F. 252, 24-28. cf. I. 1 γ ¶ Mýs hættende sorices insectanda, An. Ox. 8, 388
for-cweþan
to reproach ⬩ upbraid ⬩ blame ⬩ reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to reprove ⬩ to refuse ⬩ decline ⬩ to excuse ⬩ to refuse ⬩ to receive ⬩ to reject ⬩ disapprove of
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.; ne sceal hine mon cildgeongne forcweðan, ǽr hé hine ácýðan móte a young man must be taught, encouraged and incited ...; when a child he must not be rebuked, before he can shew his character, Gn. Ex. 49.
níd-þearf
necessity ⬩ inevitableness ⬩ necessity ⬩ constraint ⬩ need ⬩ a necessary thing ⬩ what a person needs ⬩ need ⬩ distress ⬩ trouble ⬩ a necessary business
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necessity, inevitableness Sum hit sceal geweorþan unáwendendlíce, ðæt biþ ðætte úre nýdþearf (néd-, Cott. MS.) biþ, and his willa biþ. Ac hit is sum swá gerád ðæt his nis nán neódþearf (néd-, Cott.