an-bíd
Awaiting ⬩ expectation ⬩ expectatio ⬩ mora
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Earmra anbíd the expectation of the miserable, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 2; Exod. 533: Elen. Kmbl. 1767; El. 885
Linked entry: on-bíd
be-hindan
Behind ⬩ post ⬩ pone
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Ligeþ him behindan hefig hrusan dǽl behind it lies the heavy mass of earth 29, 106; Met. 29, 52. Ne ðé behindan nú lǽt mænige ðus micle now leave not behind thee such a multitude of people Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 19; Cri. 155
folc-bearn
A folk-child ⬩ a child of man ⬩ pŏpŭli fīlius ⬩ hŏmĭnis fīlius
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Þurh ðé eorþ-búende ealle onfóþ, folcbearn, freoðo and freóndscipe through thee all dwellers upon earth, the children of men, shall receive peace and friendship, 84; Th. 105, 28; Gen. 1760
leóhtan
to illumine
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To give light, to illumine, make light, cause to shine Ðǽr leóhtes ne leóht lytel sperca earmum ǽnig there doth not any little spark give light to the miserable ones, Dóm. L. 14, 218. Hé lofe leóhteþ leófe ða hálgan hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus, Ps.
Linked entry: líhtan
pyle
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Pyles tácen is þæt þú mid þínum scytefingre sume feþer tácnum gestríce on þýne wynstran hand innewearde and lecge tó þínum eáron, Tech. ii. 126, 6. Bið se elnboga underléd mid pyle, Past. 143, 18.
sceard
A gap,notch
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A gap,notch Dó of ðam feórþan deále eall ðæt seó sǽ his ofseten hæfþ and eall ða sceard ðe heó him on genumen hæfþ subtract from this fourth part (of the earth) all of it that the sea has covered, and all the gaps (bays and creeks) it has taken ; huic
-hád
- 1070 ;
- Erl. 209, 35
þennan
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Ðænne ðone swíðran earm swá hé swíþast mǽge let him stretch out the right arm as hard as he can, Lchdm. iii. 22, 11. Swá hwider swá se cining his ríce mihte þennan whithersoever the king could extend his power, Anglia x. 142, 47.
or-lege
war, strife, hostility ⬩ a place where hostility is shewn
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Ðá ðú heán and earm on ðis orlege ǽrest cwóme, 129, 24; Gú. 426.
Linked entry: or-læg
ge-híran
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</b> said of the ear :--- trans. To hear sound or that which causes sound, to have cognizance of by means of the ear. the object a noun (pronoun) ꝥ íne stefne ic gehiére, Bl. H. 241, 6.
fæst-nes
Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification ⬩ firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum
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The firmament always turneth about us under this earth and above it, but there is an immeasurable space between it and the earth, Lchdm. iii. 294, 8-13. Gewurþe nú fæstnis tomiddes ðám wæterum ...
blódig
bloodthirsty
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Ox. 3023. smeared with blood Þá eár wǽron blódege (cruentae), Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. On blódigum limum, Hml. S. 31, 981. Blódigum (cruentis) handum, An. Ox. 11, 149. of colour, red as blood Ástígeþ blódig wolcen, Bl.
ofer-sprǽce
speaking too much, talkative, loquacious ⬩ zungun linguam magniloquum ⬩ saying more than is just or true
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Ne beo ðú tó oferspréce ac hlyst ǽlces monnes worda swíðe georne ' give every man thy ear, but few thy voice, ' Prov. Kmbl. 58. Salamon cwæþ, ðæt sélre wǽre tó wunigenne mid león and dracan ðonne mid yfelan wífe and ofersprǽcum, Homl.
BEGEN
Both ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambo ⬩ ambæ ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ⬩ ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo ⬩ of both ⬩ amborum ⬩ ambarum ⬩ amborum ⬩ to both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus ⬩ both ⬩ ambos ⬩ ambas ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambos et ambas vel ⬩ ambas et amb ⬩ with ⬩ by both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus
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Heora bega fæder earum ambarum pater Cd. 123; Th. 157, 4; Gen. 2600.
ságol
A staff, cudgel, club
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Ða ságlas (vectes) sticiaþ inn on ðám hringum ða earce mid tó beranne . . . Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon ða earce bere on ðǽm ságlum, Past. 22, 1; Swt. 171, 5-12. Hié Claudium mid ságlum of beótan, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 26.
á-uht
Aught ⬩ anything ⬩ aliquid
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Aught, anything; aliquid Eálá, ðæt on eorþan áuht fæstlíces weorces ne wunaþ ǽfre alas, that on earth aught of permanent work does not ever remain, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 32; Met. 6, 16.
DREÓSAN
To rush, fall, perish ⬩ cadĕre, ruĕre
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Swylgþ seó gitsung ða dreósendan wélan ðisses middangeardes avarice swallows the perishable riches of this earth, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 13: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 32; Met. 7, 16
fealwian
To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves ⬩ flāvescĕre
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Lytle hwíle leáf beóþ gréne, ðonne hý eft fealewiaþ, feallaþ on eorþan a little while the leaves are green, then they grow yellow again, fall to the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 627; Sal. 313. Fealuwaþ withers, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 116; Met. 11, 58
molsnian
To moulder ⬩ become corrupt ⬩ decay
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To moulder, become corrupt, decay Sóna hé molsnaþ and wyrþ tó ðære ilcan eorþan ðe hé ǽr of gesceapen wæs soon it (the body) suffers corruption, and turns to the same earth from which before it was made, Blickl. Homl. 21, 28.
Linked entries: a-molsnian ge-molsnian
geornan
To desire, beg ⬩ desīdĕrāre
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To desire, beg; desīdĕrāre Gé geornaþ ðæt gé woldon eówerne naman tobrǽdan geond ealle [eallne, MS.] eorþan ye desire that ye should spread your name over all the earth, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 4.
Linked entry: gyrnan