a-wellan
To cause to bubble ⬩ to well ⬩ facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat
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To cause to bubble, to well; facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat Hreðor innan wæs wynnum awelled the breast within was welled with joy, Andr. Kmbl. 2037; An. 1021
Linked entry: on-willan
a-þrintan
To swell up ⬩ tumere
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To swell up; tumere Ic ða wiht geseah, womb wæs aþrunten I saw the creature, its belly was swollen up, Exon. 109 b ; Th. 419, 7 ; Rä. 38, 2
Linked entry: aþrunten
eofor-cumbol
A boar-banner ⬩ signum ad apri similĭtūdinem fabrĭcātum
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A boar-banner; signum ad apri similĭtūdinem fabrĭcātum Ðǽr wæs on eorle ǽnlíc eoforcumbul there was on the man a beauteous boar-shaped ensign, Elen. Kmbl. 517; El. 259
Linked entry: cumbol
freomian
To profit ⬩ be good ⬩ avail ⬩ prōdesse ⬩ vălēre
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To profit, be good, avail; prōdesse, vălēre Ðæt ðære ylcan stówe myl wið fýre wæs freomigende ut pulvis lŏci illīus contra ignem văluĕrit, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 16
freórig-ferþ
Sad in soul ⬩ tristis anĭmo
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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Cwom freórigferþ ðá seó fǽmne wæs he, sad in soul, came to where the damsel was, Exon. 52 b; Th. 182, 30; Gú. 1318
fyrdleás
Without an army or force ⬩ exercĭtu cărens
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Without an army or force; exercĭtu cărens Hit ðonne fyrdleás wæs it was then without a force, Chr. 894; Th. 164, 29, col. 2; 165, 29, col. 1, 2
Linked entry: fierdleás
línen-werd
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Dressed in linen Hé wæs línenwerd and his lendena wǽron ymbgirde he was clothed in linen, and his loins were girded, L. Ælfc. P. 17; Th. ii. 370, 11
Linked entry: -werd
maniend
One who claims
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Se wæs ǽrest theloniarius ðaet is gafoles moniend he (St. Matthew) was first theloniarius, that is a tax-gatherer, Shrn. 131, 24
mold-græf
A grave
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Wæs lǽded líc tó moldgræfe, Exon. 75 b; Th. 284, 1; Jul. 690. Ǽnra gehwylc from moldgrafum séceþ Meotudes dóm, 63 b; Th. 233, 13; Ph. 524
ge-lýfan
To allow, permit ⬩ concēdĕre, permittĕre
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To allow, permit; concēdĕre, permittĕre Wæs him seó rów gelýfed þurh lytel fæc repose was allowed them for a little time, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 5; Gú. 185
sundor-genga
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-Sum fearhrýþer ðæs óþræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode, and him gewunode ðæt hé wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga, Blickl. Homl. 199, 5. Cf. án-genga
un-sceandlíce
Shamelessly
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Shamelessly Ic mé unsceandlíce [ the un- has been erased (properly. v. sceandlíce) in one MS. ], swá swá ic gewuna wæs, tómiddes heora gemengde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 372
ánga
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Dele <b>II,</b> and add Ic wæs mínra yldrena ánuga bearn, Shrn 36, 22. Mine ángan sáwle unicam meam animam, Ps. Th. 34, 17
dæg-steorra
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Hé wæs ásend tóforan Drihtne, swá swá se dægsteorra gǽð beforan ðǽre sunnan, Hml. Th. i. 354, 33. Ðú geworhtest dægsteorran ( auroram ) and sunnan, Ps. Spl. 73, 17. Add
ge-lícweorþ
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Pleasing, agreeable to Enoch wæs Gode gelícwurðe, Hml. S. 16, 17. Ðonne mæg hé eówian ðǽr Gode suíðe gelícweorðe (lícwyrðe, v. l. ) forhæfdnesse, Past. 315, 19. v. wel-gelícwirþe
gram
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Hé beforan þone graman cyning ( tyrannum ) gelǽd wæs, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 22. See next word. Add
þiderweardes
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Þá sæt se Godes wer feorron lóciende on þone þe þiderweardes wæs gangende (behealdende þone cumendan Riggo, v.l.) vir Dei sedebat eum venientem conspiciens, Gr. D. 131, 25. Add
Bryten-lond
The land of Britain ⬩ Britanniæ terra
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The land of Britain; Britanniæ terra Maximus, se cásere, wæs on Bryten-londe geboren Maximus, the emperor, was born in the land of Britain, Chr. 381; Ing. 11. 9
ge-þæf
Agreeing ⬩ content ⬩ consentiens
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Agreeing, content; consentiens He his nó geþæf wæs he was not a consenting party to it, Cod. Dipl. 183; A. D. 803; Kmbl. i. 222, 35: R. Ben. 7
mennisc
Men ⬩ people
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Ðǽr wæs mycel mennisc tóweard there was a great multitude of people coming, 182, 5. Ðeáh eal mennisc wǽre gegaderod though all men were gathered together, 26, 26.