ge-spannan
To join ⬩ span ⬩ clasp ⬩ fasten
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To join, span, clasp, fasten Gúþweard grímhelm gespeón the leader clasped his helm, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 27; Exod. 174. Ðá héht cásere gesponnan fiówer wildo hors to scride then the emperor ordered to harness four wild horses to a chariot, Shrn. 71, 34
be-creópan
To bring secretly ⬩ to creep ⬩ irrepere
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To bring secretly, to creep; irrepere Ðæt he síe becropen on carcern that he should be secretly led to prison, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 71; Met. 25, 36
bi-heáwan
To hew or cut off, to deprive of ⬩ cædendo privare
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To hew or cut off, to deprive of; cædendo privare Iohannes bibeád heáfde biheáwan commanded to cut off John's head, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 10; Jul. 295
tapor-æx
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Dele (borrowed from English) in bracket. The word seems Slavonic as to its first part, cf. Russian topor an axe, and to have come from Scandinavia to England
spelc
splint ⬩ fissula, ⬩ a splinter or narrow strip of wood ⬩ splints for binding up broken bones
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a splint Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... dó spelc tó, Lchdm. ii. 68, 7. Wið foredum lime ... dó spilc tó apply a splint, 66, 23
a-flian
to put to flight ⬩ fugare
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to put to flight; fugare, Herb. 96, 2; Lchdm, i. 208, 20
a-seárian
To become dry ⬩ to sear ⬩ dry up ⬩ arescere
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To become dry, to sear, dry up; arescere, Lchdm. iii. 355, 24
be-rǽcan
to cause to smoke
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to cause to smoke, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, note 24
be-grornian
to lament ⬩ to grieve for ⬩ mœrere
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to lament, to grieve for; mœrereCd. 13; Th. 16, 14; Gen. 243
be-strídan
To BESTRIDE ⬩ ascendere
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To BESTRIDE; ascendere Bestrídan hors to bestride a horse; equum ascendere, Lye
Linked entry: strídan
ge-brittan
to exhibit ⬩ give ⬩ to crumble ⬩ break small ⬩ exhĭbĕre ⬩ impendĕre ⬩ friāre
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to exhibit, give, to crumble, break small; exhĭbĕre, impendĕre, friāre.Som. Ben. Lye
witran
to make certain ⬩ to inform
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to make certain (?), to inform Witro veror, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 23
borettan
brandish
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To move to and fro, brandish Borettið, borętit vibrat, Txts. 107, 2147
for-losian
to destroy
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to destroy Tó forlosanne hine ad perdendum eum, Mt. L. 2, 13
Linked entry: losian
riht-líf
A right life
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A right life Wýf tó onfónne tó rihtlífe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 22
ǽ-swícian
To offend ⬩ to depart from the law ⬩ to dissemble ⬩ scandalizare ⬩ deficere ab aliquo
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To offend, to depart from the law, to dissemble; scandalizare, deficere ab aliquo Gyf ðín swýðre eáge ðé ǽswyície si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Bos. 5, 29
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
BELLAN
To BELLOW ⬩ to make a hollow noise ⬩ to roar ⬩ bark ⬩ grunt ⬩ boare ⬩ latrare ⬩ grunnire
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To BELLOW, to make a hollow noise, to roar, bark, grunt; boare, latrare, grunnire Bearg bellende a roaring [grunting] boar Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 10; Rä. 41, 106
ferhþ-cearig
Anxious in soul ⬩ anĭmo sollĭcĭtus
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Anxious in soul; anĭmo sollĭcĭtus Sarra ongan, ferhþcearig, to were sínum mæþlan Sarah, anxious in soul, began to speak to her consort, Cd. 101; Th. 133, 28; Gen. 2217
ge-fullian
To become full ⬩ perfect
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To become full, perfect Gú geseóþ nú todæge mínra gewinna wæstm gefullian ye see now to-day the fruit of my toils come to perfection, Blickl. Homl. 191, 23
Linked entry: fullian