ge-gearnian
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Homl. 35, 36
-hégan
to hold a meeting
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to hold a meeting
lufen
Hope
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Hope[?] Sceal eall éðelwyn eówrum cynne lufen álicgean [lufena licgean, MS.] all delight in their country and hope shall fail your kin, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886
un-tóbrocen
Not broken in pieces
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Not broken in pieces Gif gé ðone bend healdaþ sóðre bróðerrǽdene untóbrocenne, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 5. Hé sum þing hæfde untóbrocen, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 258
hord
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Se gúðsceaða hord gesceát, dryhtsele dyrnne, 2319. Gong hord sceáwian under hárne stán, 2744.
herigend-
Praiseworthy ⬩ laudable
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Ða giftu beóþ herigendlíce that marriage is praiseworthy, Homl. Th. ii. 54, 10
síþ
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Homl. 79, 19, 22. (2 b) marking degree :-- Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule, 147, 16
hraðe
Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ soon ⬩ forthwith ⬩ straightway
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Icel. ok er þat skjótast af honum at segja.]
Linked entry: hræde
ge-rǽcan
To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer
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Homl. 207, 22. Ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gerǽcan never do thou let pride lay hold on thee, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 61; Met. 5, 31. Ðæs landes mǽre gerǽcan to obtain more of the land, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 21.
Linked entry: mis-rǽcan
wítnian
To punish ⬩ torment ⬩ plague
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Wítna mid tintregum ðínne sunu, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 205. Ðæt se hí móte mid mycclum wítum wítnian, Blickl. Homl. 61, 18. Hé hí wolde wítnian mid deáþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 12. Hé biþ wítnad manegum wítum vapulabit multis, Lk. Skt. 12, 47, 48.
tó-foran
Before. ⬩ in front of, ⬩ in presence of, ⬩ previous to ⬩ above, ⬩ in a greater degree than ⬩ superior to ⬩ over and above, ⬩ beside, ⬩ beyond
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Gé beóþ gebletsod tóforan eallum ódrum mannum, Deut. 7, 14: Homl. Th. i. 444, 30.
agén-yrnan
To run against meet with ⬩ meet ⬩ occurrere
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To run against meet with, meet; occurrere Him agénarn án man oscurrit homo, ME/Bos. 5, 2. Inc agényrnþ sum man oecurret vobis homo. Mk. Bos. 14, 13
Linked entry: agén-arn
þurh-spédig
Very wealthy
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Homl. 197, 27), Homl. Th. i. 502, 8
late
Slowly ⬩ late ⬩ at length ⬩ at last
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Ðæt ðæt lator biþ, ðæt hæfþ anginn, Homl. Th. i. 284, 7. Onbútan Martines mæssan and gyt lator, Chr. 1089; Erl. 226, 20. Ðæt hit hraþost weaxan mæg, and latost wealowigan, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 22.
sirwan
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Seó næddre wolde syrwan ongeán hire hó, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 12
forþ-bringan
To bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ fulfil ⬩ accomplish ⬩ proferre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ effĭcĕre
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Yfel man yfel forþbringþ mălus hŏmo profert mălum, Lk. Bos. 6, 45: Mt. Bos. 13, 52. Ealle ða wæstmas ðe eorðe forþbringeþ all the fruits that earth produces, Blickl. Homl. 39, 17.
heolfor
Blood from a wound ⬩ gore ⬩ cruor
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Flód blóde weól hátan heolfre blood and hot gore bubbled up in the water, Beo. Th. 2850; B. 1423: 1702; B. 849: 2609; B. 1302: Andr. Kmbl. 2483; An. 1243: 2555; An. 1279: Cd. 166; Th. 206, 9; Exod. 449: Th. 208, 1; Exod. 476
Linked entry: helabr
hwósta
A cough
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Wið hwóstan hú hé missenlíce on mon becume and hú his mon tilian scyle for cough, in what different ways it comes on a man and how it must be treated, 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 56, 13
ge-hwæðer
Both ⬩ each ⬩ either ⬩ uterque ⬩ promiscuus
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Ðǽr wearþ monig mon ofslægen on gehwæðre hond there was many a man slain on each side, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 19 : 871; Erl. 74, 12
Linked entry: ge-hwæðeres
sicerian
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on ðære hreón sǽ búton hit mon ǽr út áweorpe by very small quantities and with very great secrecy does the water make its way into the leaky ship, and yet it has the same intention as the loud wave in the rough sea, unless it be cast out beforehand; hoc