searu
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Salem stód searwum (or ?) áfæstnod, weallum geweorðod, 218, 17; Dan. 40. Sadol searwum fáh (cf. searu-fáh), Beo. Th. 2080; B. 1038. Earmbeága fela searwum gesǽled (cf. searu-sǽled), 5521; B. 2764: Exon.
wísian
shew ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ to shew ⬩ shew ⬩ point put ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ indicate
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where movement takes place, to shew the way, guide, direct, Grammar wísian, absolute Hé stóp on strǽte, stíg wísode, Andr. Kmbl. 1970; An. 987. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, hand wísode, Byrht. Th. 135, 61 ; By. 141.
Linked entry: riht-wísian
ge-scendan
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Gl. 245, 23. to confound, abash, bring to shame God mundað þá stówe, and þá slihð and géscynt þe þǽr sceaðian willað, Hml. S. 25, 805. Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé, for ðǽm ðú ne weorðesð gescended ( non confunderis), Past. 181. 10.
ge-ceósan
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Ofer ealle óþre ic þá stówe geceás, Bl. H. 201, 7. Geceás hé him þone deáþ, ꝥ him mon ofléte blódes on þám earme, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 22. Geceós dé nú fultum. Hml. S. 25, 399.
ge-dréfan
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Wæter stód dreórig and gedréfed, B. 1417. Þá gedréfed wearð, onhréred hwælmere, An. 369.
hrægl
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</b> a cloth (e. g. an altar-cloth. v. wígbed-hrægel), a sheet, a covering (e. g. of a wall. v. wág-hrægl) :-- Is ofer his byrgenne stówe treówgeweorc on gelícnesse medmycles húses geworht mid hrægle (hrægele, v. l.) gegearwod (coopertus ), Bd.
níd
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obuenerat) for bóte his synna, Bd. 4, 25 ; Sch. 493, 19. necessity from the facts or circumstances of the case Nales oð bewerenesse þá symbelnesse tó mǽrsienne mæssesanges, gif þæt nýd (néd, v. l.) ábǽdeð oððe symbeldæg gelimpeð oððe óðer sácerd in þǽre stówe
líc
A body
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Stód se biscop æt ðam líce, 4, 11; S. 580, 13: L. Edg. c. 65; Th. ii. 258, 13. Bæþ wið ðam miclan líce a bath for elephantiasis, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 18.
drífan
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To proceed with violence, act impetuously Þá þe hlystan nellað . . . ac willað forð on wóh and gewill drífan and geswícan nyllað those that will not listen . . . but will rush on wrongly and wilfully and will not stop, Wlfst. 304, 13
grówan
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Geseah hé ánre stówe fæc þám óþrum felda grénre (grówenre, v. l.) uidit unius loci spatium cetero campo uiridius, Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 233, 1. <b>II a.
in-tó
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Hí unrǽd rǽddon intó ðissum earde, 1052 ; P. 182, 2. with special force. into the possession of Æfter hiera dæge eft intó ðǽre hálgan stówe, C. D. iii. 50, 5. Gá intó Glæstingabyrig, 128, 7. Hé gesealde twá gegrynd intó Níwan mynstre, 29.
CYRICE
in the compound ⬩ a church, the material structure ⬩ ecclesia ⬩ a heathen temple ⬩ templum paganum
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On eorþlícere cyrcan líþ stán ofer stáne in an earthly church stone lies over stone, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 17: i. 453, 2: 504, 8: 506, 11, 18.
FEOH
cattle ⬩ living animals ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ jūmenta ⬩ Money ⬩ value ⬩ price ⬩ hire ⬩ stipend ⬩ FEE ⬩ reward ⬩ pĕcūnia ⬩ merces ⬩ Goods ⬩ property ⬩ riches ⬩ wealth ⬩ bŏna ⬩ dīvĭtiæ ⬩ ŏpes
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Ic sealde him gangende feoh I gave him live stock [walking cattle], Cd. 129; Th. 164, 23; Gen. 2719. cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange, hence Money, value, price, hire, stipend, FEE, reward; pĕcūnia, merces Næbbe gé feoh on eówrum
þynne
Thin ⬩ thin ⬩ lean ⬩ the opposite of fat or stout ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of thick ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of broad ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ delicate ⬩ fine
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Gr. 24; Zup. 137, 9. of dimension, thin, lean, the opposite of fat or stout Þynne monn galbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 11.
irfe
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D. i. 316, 17, 26. cattle, (live-) stock, v. ge-irfian. [The passages given in Dict. under yrfe may be taken here] Be yrfes ætfenge. Sé þe yrfe befó de illis qui pecus intertiant. Si quis pecus aliquod interciet, Ll. Th. i. 204, 9.
á-teorian
to get exhausted ⬩ faint, ⬩ to lose heart or energy ⬩ get weary ⬩ faint ⬩ to get exhausted ⬩ come to an end ⬩ fail ⬩ be wanting ⬩ to be defective
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Gl. 462, 26. in grammar, to be defective On ó;ðrum stówum hí áteoriað, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 205, 13
fóre-weard
FORWARD ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior
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FORWARD, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior Lǽteþ fóreweard hleór on strangne stán he shall let his cheek [fall] forward on a strong stone, Salm. Kmbl. 228; Sal. 113.
hearga
a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol
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Hergas fana, Bd. 3, 30; Sch. 331, 20: 333, 1. the part of a temple in which the altar and idol stood Hearh delubrum (Roma fregit delubra sacelli, Ald. 151, 22), An.
wín-geard
a vineyard ⬩ a place where vines grow ⬩ the vines growing in such a place ⬩ vinea ⬩ a place where other plants than vines grow ⬩ a vine ⬩ vitis ⬩ vinea
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On sumum stówum wíngeardas (vineae) grówaþ, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 14: Ps. Th. 104, 29. Wíngearda hócas ðe hí mid bindaþ ðæt him néhst bið capreoli vel cincinni vel uncinuli, wíngearda hringa[s] corimbi, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 59-60.
Linked entries: wín-eard wíngeard-bóh
hand
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Þá hwíle þe eów unfrið on handa stód, Cht. E. 229, 28. [Cf. wind heom stod on honde þe scaf heom to Irlonde, Laym. 22313. ] with acc. into one's possession, charge or keeping Beówulfe ríce on hand gehwearf, B. 2208.