ge-sylhþ
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for a plough Ágife hé ꝥ land þám híréde mid swá myclum swá se híréd him on hand sette; ꝥ synd . xii. þeówe men, and .II. gesylhðe oxan, and .I. hund sceápa. Cht. Th. 435, 6. [Cf. Hé geann án sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4.
a-fíndan
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Ðǽra sceápa hláford com hám áfundenum sceápe, Hml.
FRIÐIAN
to keep the peace ⬩ towards, make peace ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend ⬩ keep ⬩ pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre ⬩ tuēri
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Ðæt ic friðian sceal that I shall protect them, Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 14; Rä. 17, 7. Ealle Godes gerihta friðige man georne one shall diligently keep all God's laws, L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 9, note 8
Linked entry: freoðian
rǽcan
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Se gebúr sceal erian healfne æcer and rǽcan (cf. on bærene gebringan, Chart. Th. 145, 1) ðæt sǽd on hláfordes berne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 35
Linked entry: a-rǽcan
gift
a gift; as a technical term ⬩ the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife ⬩ marriage ⬩ nuptiæ
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Æt ðǽm giftan sceal mæsse-preóst beón at the nuptials there shall be a mass-priest, L. Edm. 13, 8; Th. i. 256, 6. Wífigende and gyfta syllende nubentes et nubtum tradentes, Mt. Bos. 24, 38: Lk. Bos. 20, 34.
un-gerád
stupid ⬩ rude ⬩ unskilled ⬩ foolish ⬩ ignorant ⬩ discordant ⬩ disagreeing ⬩ at variance
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Ic sceal nú mid ungerádum wordum gesettan, þeáh ic geóhwílum gecoplíce funde carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi, moestos cogor inire modos, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7
Linked entry: ge-rád
un-lytel
not little ⬩ great ⬩ not little ⬩ not few in number ⬩ much ⬩ not little ⬩ great
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Kmbl. 2985; An. 1495. of quantity, amount, number, not little, not few in number, much Tó miclum bryne sceal wæter unlytel, Wulfst. 157, 9. Menigo, folc unlytel, Elen. Kmbl. 1740; El. 872: 565; El. 283: Andr. Kmbl. 2542; An. 1272: Beo.
un-strang
Not strong ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble
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Á sceal man ðam unstrangan men líðelícor déman ðonne ðam strangan, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 4. Hyra handa wǽron unstrange hine tó ácwellanne, Shrn. 117, 31. Hé ( Peter ) mid his gange getácnode ǽgðer ge ða strangan ge ða unstrangan on Godes folce.
eardian
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.; P. 3, 12. to live, pass one's life Seó cyrice sceal fédan þá þe æt hire eardiaþ, Bl. H. 41, 28.
elcian
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se Ælmihtiga forgeáfe gódne willan þám seócan hǽðenan, þæt hé leng ne elcode tó His geleáfan that the Almighty would give a good will to the sick heathen, that he should not put off longer coming to a belief in Him, ii. 26, 1. with clause Nán man ne sceal
for-ealdian
to run out ⬩ expire
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Th. 31, 3. of a period of time, to run out, expire Seó syxte yld þe nú ys hyre geendung ys swýðe ungewis, ac hyre yld sceal forealdian and mid worulde ende beón geendod, Angl. viii. 336, 13
glædnes
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Cf. glædlíce; Gode man sceal dón mid glædnysse ǽfre þá betstan behát, Hml. A. 35, 272. Þá Godes þegnas mid glædnysse efston, ástræhton heora swuran tó slæge for Críste, Hml.
hlæder
a ladder ⬩ flight of steps ⬩ stairs
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Hé sceal habban ... hlǽdre, Angl. ix. 263, 8. Lytlum and lytlum stígan stæpmélum swilce hé on sume hlǽdre stíge, and wylle weorðan uppe on sumu sǽclife, Solil.
medume
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Sceal hé þurh clǽne andetnysse and þurh medeme bóte (through meet penance) and þurh his teáras þá synna eft áðweán, Hml. A. 158, 158. Hé gecéð him to geþingum ðínne ðone medoman naman ( thy worthy name), Shrn. 77, 8.
CNYSSAN
To press ⬩ trouble ⬩ toss ⬩ strike ⬩ dash ⬩ beat ⬩ overcome; ⬩ premere ⬩ tribulare ⬩ pulsare ⬩ contundere ⬩ vincere
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Ne mec sceal ámas cnyssan the weaver's reeds shall not strike me Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 22; Rä. 36, 8. Cnysseþ ðæt sár on ða rib the sore striketh upon the ribs L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 3.
timber
material for constructing a house, ship, etc., ⬩ timber ⬩ material of which anything is formed ⬩ a structure, ⬩ building, ⬩ edifice ⬩ the building of a house, ship, etc.
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Ne sceal cyrcean timber (ligna ecclesiae) tó ǽnigum óðrum weorce, L. Ecg. P.
Linked entry: and-timber
cwéman
To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy ⬩ placere, satisfacere
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To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy ; placere, satisfacere Sum sceal on heápe hæleðum cwéman one shall in company give pleasure to men, Exon. 88a; Th. 331, 33; Vy. 77.
Linked entry: cwǽman
lǽce-cræft
a remedy ⬩ recipe ⬩ medicine
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Ðis sceal ðan manna tó lǽcecræfte this shall be a remedy for the men, 22.
lyt
Few ⬩ little
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Ne sceal hé tó lyt þancian heora ælmessan he shall not be too sparing of thanks for their alms, Blickl. Homl. 43, 13.
Linked entry: lyt-hwón
muud-bora
one who can give protection (mund) ⬩ protector ⬩ patron ⬩ guardian ⬩ advocate ⬩ a guardian
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Sceal him (an ecclesiastic or a foreigner who was wronged) cyng beón oððon eorl and bisceop for mǽg and for mundboran, L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 8: L. Eth. ix. 33: Th. i. 348, 6: L. C.