deórwyrðlíce
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Hé geseah Drihtnes ródetácn deórwurðlíce scínan, ii. 304, 11 ; Hml. S. 27, 92. Se déma deórwurðlíce bebyrigde his líchaman, 215. II. in high esteem, as of great value :-- Þí hé elcað ðæt we sceolon deórwyrðlíce healdan Godes gife.
beorhte
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Þú gedést ꝥ hé scínaþ swíþe beorhte, . . . sume beorhtor, sume unbyrhtor, swá swá steorran, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 20. Steorran gebirhte, sume þeáh beorhtor, sume unbeorhtor, 34, 5; F. 140, 6. splendidly Beorhte hine gescrý-dan, Lch. iii. 198, 26.
nihtes
At night ⬩ night
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Ðæra eágan scínaþ nihtes, Nar. 34, 14, Se biþ dæges hát and nihtes ceald, 36, 27. Dæges and nihtes die et nocte, Ps. Th. 1, 2 : Mk. Skt. 4, 27 : Blickl. Homl. 47, 11 : 127, 30 : 137. 22. Deges and naehtes, Ps. Surt. 31, 4
leóhte
Brightly ⬩ clearly
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Brightly, clearly Leóhte and beorhte scínaþ clearly and brightly they shine, Blickl. Homl. 127, 35: Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 10; Dóm. 20: 26 a; Th. 76, 14; Cri. 1239: Elen. Kmbl. 2229; El. 1116: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 25; Met. 9, 13.
Linked entry: líhte
swegle
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Ex. 78. metaphorical Hý mótan his ( Christ's ) ætwiste brúcan, swegle gehyrste weorðian Waldend (cf. ðonne scínaþ ða rihtwísan swá swá sunne on hyra Fæder ríce, Mt. 13. 43). Exon. 24, 32; Cri. 393
birhtu
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Hé scínaþ beorhte swíþe mistlice birhtu, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 21. Hé geseah þæt hús mid heofonlicre bryhto geondgoten, Guth. 88, 10. Tó ongietenne ðá bierhtu (birhtu, v. l.; bierhto, l. 24) ðæs sóðan leóhtes, Past. 69, 14.
Linked entry: beorhtu
cliwen
A clew ⬩ a ball of thread, ball ⬩ glomus, globus
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Men gesáwon scínan æt his hnolle swilce fýren clywen men saw shining on his crown as it were a fiery circlet, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 2. Cliwene glomere, Mone B. 3713. Cleóne [= cleowene] glomere, 526. Cliowena globos, 1662
wlite-beorht
Of splendid beauty ⬩ beautiful
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Eorþan cyningas monegum and mislícum wǽdum wlitebeorhtum scínaþ, golde gegerede and gimcynnum reges purpura claros nitente, Met. 25, 4. Wlitebeorhte wæstmas, Cd. Th. 94, n ; Gen. 1560
efor-fearn
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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man rădiŏlum, and óðrum naman efor-fearn, nemneþ, ys gelíc fearne, and heó byþ cenned on stánigum stówum, and on ealdum hús-stedum, and heó hæfþ on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa fægerra pricena, and ða scínaþ swá gold this plant, which
wyrcness
work ⬩ labour ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ doing ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ performance
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His geearnunge oft ðurh godcunde wyrcnesse (operationem) mid miclum mægenum scínaþ, 3, 19; S. 550, 16.
Linked entry: wircness
girela
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., and add: in a collective sense, attire, apparel, clothing, garments Ðá gimmas . . . scoldon scínan on ðæs hiéhstan sácerdes hrægle . . . ðonne ne beóð hira gimmas on ðǽm gerénum ðæs biscepes gierelan, Past. 135, 12.
trum-líc
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Tǽceþ ús se torhta trumlícne hám, burhweallas beorhte scínaþ, Cd. Th. 282, 30; Sat. 294. Ða geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne vineam solidam auro miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28.
líxan
To shine ⬩ glitter ⬩ gleam
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Sumum scinan ða scilla and líxtan swylce hié wǽron gyldene auri fulgori similes, Nar. 13, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 46; El. 23: 580; El. 90: 2229; El. 1116: Cd. 148; Th. 185, 20; Exod. 125.
Linked entry: lícsan
scill
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Sumum ( serpents ) scinan ða scilla swylce hié wǽron gyldene. Nar. 13, 19. Ðonne hié ( the serpent ) mon slóg oððe sceát, ðonne glád hit on ðǽm scyllum, swelce hit wǽre sméðe ísen. Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 8.
eág-þyrl
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Þá leóhtfatu scínaþ þurh þá eágþyrelo, Bl. H. 127, 33, 36. Swá swá culfran tó heora éhðyrlum ... Úre éhðyrla sind úre eágan, Hml. Th. i. 584, 28, 32. Þurh ðá éghþyrl (-þyrla, eághþyrelu, v. ll. ), Bd. 4, 7; Sch. 388, 5. Add
scild-burh
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Thw. 26, 2 ; Jud. 305. a city which affords protection, a city of refuge. v. scild, Sóðfæste men in heora fæder ríce scínaþ in sceldbyrig ( heaven ), Cd. Th. 283, 23; Sat. 309.
Linked entry: bord-haga
leóma
Light ⬩ radiance ⬩ sheen ⬩ splendour ⬩ lightning ⬩ ray
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Fýrleóht geseah blácne leóman beorhte scínan he saw the firelight, a pale gleam, shine brightly, Beo. Th. 3038; B. 1517.
Linked entries: sunnan-leóma ge-leómod
sweðrian
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Dryhten forlét dægcandelle scíre scínan, sceadu sweðe*-*rodon, 1672; An. 838. Sweþredon, Exon. Th. 179, 16; Gú. 1262. Swiðredon, Cd. Th. 184, 27; Exod. 113. Ðonne dú ongite ðæt ðæt geswel hnescige and swiþrige, Lchdm. ii. 208, 16.
Linked entries: swaðrian sweðerian swiðrian ge-sweðerian
gleng
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Ǽresð alra glengea scolde scínan gold on his hrægle . . . Tóeácan ðǽm golde ealra glenga fyrmesð . . . se giem iacintus, Past. 85, 1-5. Cume manna gehwilc tó circan búton golde and glæncgum, Wlfst. 181, 2.
be-fóran
BEFORE ⬩ ante ⬩ coram ⬩ præ ⬩ BEFORE
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Hwá ne wáfaþ ðæs, ðæt ða steorran scínaþ befóran ðam mónan, and ne befóran ðære sunnan who wonders not at this, that the stars shine before the moon, and not before the sun? Bt. 39, 3 ; Fox 214, 30. Grammar be-fóran, ACC.