Birīnus
Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex,
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biscopsetl on Dorceceastre, and he ðǽr, se bisceop, Gode lifde and cyricean worhte and hálgode ... and he ðǽr his dagas ge-endode and to Drihtne férde, and in ðære ylcan ceastre bebyriged wæs, and eft æfter monigum geárum Hædde bisceop hét his líchoman up
Linked entry: Byríne
ge-lǽdan
To lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ bear ⬩ bring ⬩ derive ⬩ bring out ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ bring up ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ ăgĕre ⬩ indūcĕre ⬩ deferre ⬩ perferre ⬩ derīvāre ⬩ edūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ edŭcāre
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To lead, conduct, bear, bring, derive, bring out, bring forth, produce, bring up; dūcĕre, dedūcĕre, ăgĕre, indūcĕre, deferre, perferre, derīvāre, edūcĕre, prodūcĕre, edŭcāre He wile folc gelǽdan in dreáma dreám he will lead the people into joy of joys
sund
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Swelaþ sǽfiscas sundes getwǽfde ( the ocean having been dried up by the heat ), 61, 20; Cri. 987. Wǽglíþende setlaþ sǽmearas sundes æt ende by the shore (or at the end of their swimming (?)), 361, 6; Wal. 15.
á-styrian
to move a thing from its place ⬩ to cause a living creature to move itself:-- ⬩ to stir up, ⬩ to cause motion in something ⬩ to cause emotion in a person ⬩ to cause strife ⬩ passion ⬩ To stir ⬩ move one's self
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D. 15, 6. with the idea of guidance :-- Þú ealle ðá unstillan gesceafta tó þínum willan ástyrast das cuncta moveri, Bt. 33, 4;F. 128, 9. to stir up, to cause motion in something Syle drincan, sóna hyt þone innoð ástyreþ, Lch. i. 2, 26, 17.
Linked entry: á-styrung
á-teón
to draw (out), ⬩ to protract ⬩ to deal with, ⬩ to treat a person ⬩ to employ property ⬩ time ⬩ talents
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Þæt ic áteó þás hringan up of ðysum hlyde, 21, 66. Forþ átogene prolata (suspiria), An. Ox. 988. fig. of withdrawal, derivation, production, &c. Fæla þe ic hæfde tó mé gewyld and tó átogen, ... ealle hé from ðé átýhð. Nic. 13, 40.
eorþ-líc
EARTHLY, terrestrial ⬩ terrēnus, terrestris
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Ðú meahte ǽlc eorþlíc þing forsión thou mayest look down upon every earthly thing, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 13 ; Met. 24, 7. Hine nolden his eorþlícan mágas wrecan his earthly kinsmen would not avenge him. Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 11, 15.
FELD
FIELD ⬩ pasture ⬩ plain ⬩ an open country ⬩ campus ⬩ campestria
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On ðam felde upon the plain, Salm. Kmbl. 427; Sal. 214. Hie gesóhton Sennera feld they sought the plains of Shinar, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 23; Gen. 1668: 205; Th. 253, 27; Dan. 602. Híg fundon ánne feld invēnērunt campum, Gen. 11, 2.
lám
Clay ⬩ mud ⬩ mire ⬩ earth
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Ic áworpe ða myht fram mé ðe mé fram ðé geháten ys swá ðæt lám ðe ic myd mýnum fótum ontrede I cast away from me the power that is promised me by thee, as the dirt that I tread upon with my feet, Shrn. 151, 22
melda
a narrator ⬩ an informer ⬩ announcer ⬩ a betrayer
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a narrator, an informer, announcer Ðæs ðe ic ǽfre on ealdre ǽngum ne wolde monna ofer moldan melda weorþan what I would never relate to any man upon earth, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 3; Gú. 1203: 73 b; Th. 275, 28; Jul. 557.
meltan
to melt ⬩ become liquid ⬩ be consumed, dissolved ⬩ to digest
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Multon meretorras ( when the waters of the Red Sea fell upon the Egyptians ), Cd. 167; Th. 208, 16; Exod. 484. Ðonne mé mægen mylte dum defecerit virtus mea, Ps. Th. 70, 8. Ne sceal ánes hwæt meltan ( be consumed on the pile ), Beo.
hættian
To take the hair and skin from a person's head
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To take the hair and skin from a person's head Ðonne dó man út his eágan and ceorfan of his nóse and eáran and uferan lippan oððe hine hættian then let his eyes be put out and his nose and ears and upper lip be cut off; or let him have the hair and skin
on-sægedness
the rite, act of sacrifice or offering ⬩ what is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation
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Ne offra ðú ðínre onsægdnysse ( victimae ) blód uppan beorman. Ex. 23, 18. Þurh lác ðære hálwendan onsægdnesse ( hostiae ), Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 592, 22. Gode onsægdnesse beran, S. 592, 25 : 5, 10; S. 624, 32.
Linked entries: á-sægdnes an-sægdnes sægedness on-segedness á-segendness
be-lúcan
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Add: to shut up in a place, enclose Ic mé on þisse gyrde belúce, Lch. i. 388, II. Hé wæs on hire innoðe belocen, sé ðe belícð ealne middangeard on his ánre handa, Hml. Th. i. 198, 3. Hiene ðǽrinne ne belýcð (circumcludit) nán ege, Past. 220, 13.
DRIGE
DRY ⬩ siccus, arĭdus
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Adrugode se streám swá ðæt he mihte dryge ofergangan the stream dried up so that he might go over dry, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 14: Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 22; Rä. 41, 77. Tunge biþ drige the tongue is dry, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 8.
lecgan
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Lecge man ꝥ ísen uppan þám stapelan, Ll. Th. i. 226, 28. Gif man óðer wǽpn gedreóhlíce lecge þǽr hig stille mihton beón, 418, 6. Hét se cásere lecgan Georium innon ðone hwær, Hml.
land
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D. ii. 100, 9-24 (and see híd; 2). country in contrast with town Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe, LI.
for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send
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H. 219, 1. to leave of, give up. to abandon a habit, pursuit, course of life, with acc. Forlǽtaþ hí þá sibbe þe hí nú healdaþ, Bt. 21; F. 74, 33, 35. Ðá þú ðíne fæstrǽdnesse forléte, 5, 1; F. 8, 30.
FECCAN
FETCH ⬩ bring to ⬩ draw ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ tollĕre ⬩ afferre ⬩ haurīre
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Se ðe ys uppan hys húse, ne gá he nyðer ðæt hé ǽnig þing on his húse fecce qui in tecto, non descendat tollĕre alĭquid de dŏmo sua, Mt. Bos. 24, 17: L. Edg. C. 67; Th. ii. 258, 20.
hreppan
to touch ⬩ treat
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Hire on beseón oððe hí hreppan to look upon her or touch her, 7, 151. Hwá dearr hí hreppan, Homl. Th. i. 458, 17. His eágan hreppan mid ðam seáwe to touch his eyes with the juice, Herb. 31; Lchdm. i. 128, 12.
in-tó
Into
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Sume urnon intó cyrcean and belucan ða duran intó heom some ran into the church and shut the doors upon them, Chr. 1082 ; Erl. 217, 13. with acc Férde his hlísa intó ealle Syriam abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24.