edwít-líf
A disgraceful life ⬩ probrōsa vita
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A disgraceful life; probrōsa vita Deáþ biþ sélla eorla gehwylcum ðonneedwítlíf death is better for every man than a disgraceful life, Beo. Th. 5775; B. 2891
flód-blác
Flood-pale ⬩ made pale by water, that is, by drowning ⬩ per ăquam pallĭdus
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Flood-pale, made pale by water, that is, by drowning; per ăquam pallĭdus Flódblác here the flood-pale host, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 11; Exod. 497
Linked entry: blác
fór-tymbrian
To build before or in front of ⬩ stop up ⬩ obstruct ⬩ obstruĕre
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To build before or in front of, stop up, obstruct; obstruĕre Fórtymbred is múþ sprecendra unrihtu obstructum est os lŏquentium inīqua, Ps. Spl. C. 62, 10
mót-hús
A house where a court or assembly is held
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A house where a court or assembly is held Dómhús vel móthús epicausterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 52. Móthúses prod[r]omi. Hpt. Gl. 476, 61
Linked entry: gemót-hús
níd-nimung
A taking by force ⬩ rapine
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Full is mið nédnimincg plenum est rapina, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 39
earfoþ-sǽlig
Unblessed ⬩ infēlix
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Unblessed; infēlix Ne biþ ǽnig ðæsearfoþsǽlig mon on moldan there is not any man on earth so unblessed, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 1; Crä. 8
Linked entry: sǽlig
god-wrecnis
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Wickedness, impiety Hefig mán is and godwrecnis ðæt mon hine menge mid his steópméder cum noverca miscere grave est facinus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 10
Linked entry: -wrecness
gold-sele
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A hall in which gold is distributed, or one adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 1434; B. 715: 2510; B. 1253: 3282; B. 1639: 4172; B. 2083
scrépe
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Suitable, adapted, convenient Hit (Britain) is gescrǽpe (scroepe, MS. C.) on lǽswe sceápa and neáta alendis apta pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, l; S. 473, 13
Linked entry: scroepe
blód-wanian
To diminish blood ⬩ sanguinem minuere
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[wanian to diminish] To diminish blood; sanguinem minuere Nys ná gód móna blódwanian it is not a good moon for diminishing blood, Lchdm. iii. 184, 16
gémnis
Care, anxiety ⬩ cura
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Care, anxiety; cura Ne is ðé gémnise non est tibi curæ, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 40: 34: Mt. Kmbl. Lind 9, 12. Gémnisse sollicitudo, 13, 22
swelgend
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A voracious person, a glutton, debauchee Ðes man is swelgend ecce homo devorator, Lk. Skt. 7, 34. Se swelgend, Alexander, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 16
Linked entries: swelgere sweliend ge-swelgend
under-neoþemest
lowest
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Cf. sió eorðe is nioþor ðonne ǽnig óðru gesceaft, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 20), Met. 20, 135
Linked entries: neoþemest under-niþemæst
yfel-tyhtend
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One who incites to evil; inciting to evil Deófol is yfeltihtend and leáswyrcend, Homl. Th. i. 102, 1. Ungeleáffulle and yfeltihtende sind mid ðé, 528. 3
Linked entry: tyhtend
án-laga
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Substitute: Acting alone Ánlaga solitare (the passage in Aldhelm is: Carnalis pudicitiae immunitas . . . solitaria nequaquam paradisi valvam recludere valeat, 16, 34), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 35
dracu
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Trouble, affliction Eal hit is for synnum and gyt weorþeð máre, þæs þe béc secgað, wracu (dracu, v. l. ) and gedrecednes, Wlfst. 91, 7. v. dreccan
for-druncnian
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To be made drunk Forgange hé wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg foredruncnigan (potu quo quis inebriari possit), Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21
Linked entry: fore-druncnian
for-wundorlic
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Very wonderful Is ꝥ forwundorlic wíse and in úrum tídum tó wafienne res mira et nostris stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 240, 4: 255, 25: 229, 20
Linked entry: wundor-lic
geár-geriht
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Þæt wé eal gelǽstan on geárgerihtan þæt úre yldran hwílum ǽr Gode behétan; ðæt is sulhælmessan and Rómpenegas and cyricsceattas and leóhtgescota, Wlfst, 113, 9. Add
ge-laured
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Substitute: Mixed with the juice or blossom of laurel Dó spátl tó and gelauredne ele, ꝥ is laures seáw oððe blóstman gemenged, Lch. ii. 226, 2