back [] 1. ~ of axe ýr n?; 2. going ~ adj capiende retrograde; lying on the ~ capiende bent backwards; 3. ~ (in return) adv æfter thereupon
backward [] adj lætsum; bent ~s capiende thrown backwards; ~s (of motion) capiende going back; that can be read ~s in the same meter adj capiende; thrown ~s capiende lying on the back; ~s capiende bent backwards
bad []
bag [] ceod? ?, ceode? ? pouch, pohha m, poha m, pohcha m, pusa m scrip
baggy [] adj pohhede
bail [] inborh m security in cases of theft
bake [] sv/t6 ábacan, wv/t1b ábrǽdan
baked [] newly ~ adj níwbacen; ~ on ashes ascbacen
baker [] grístra m miller
balance [] 1. anmitta m scales; 2. ~ against irreg wv/t1b átellan wíð
bald [] adj andfeax, calu bare
ball [] æppel m anything round, clíewen n sphere, þóðer m, þóðor m sphere; ~ of thread or yarn clíewen n
Baltic Sea [] norðsǽ f
band [] nostle f fillet; ymbstandnes f, ymbstandennes f troop; armed-~ gárhéap m band of warriors; ~ of warriors gárhéap m; ~ of men gefylce n army; spear-~ gárhéap m armed-band
banish [] wv/t
banner [] gierela
baptism [] Christian ~ crístennes f; laver of ~ fantbæð n baptismal water
baptismal font [] fanfæt n
baptismal water [] fant m, fantbæð n laver of baptism
bar [] clús f, clúse f [L clausum] bolt, clústor n [L claustrum] lock, loc n bolt
bare [] 1. adj calu bald; ídel void; nacod, nacud nude; 2. lay ~ wv/t1a ábarian disclose; make ~ wv/t1a ábarian disclose
barefaced [] adj nebwlátful shameless
bargain [] 1. céap m gain; nǽming f contract; loc n agreement; 2. wv/t2 céapian1 trade
bark [] aspen ~ cwicbéamrind f; ~ of apple-tree apuldorrind f; ivy-~ ífigrind f; oak-~ ácrind f
barley paid as rent [] gafolbere m
barn-keeper [] gebrot m
barren [] adj íeðe2 desolate
barrier [] clústor n [L claustrum] bar
barter [] wv/t1b cýpan1 traffic
base [] adj gaf lewd, lýðre mean, lysu evil
basilisk [] fágwyrm m
basin [] céac m pitcher, læfel m bowl [L labellum], lempit f dish
basket [] cawl m, cýpe f vessel, leap m, gafolgyld n fiscus; fodder ~ for cattle yrfebin n; ~ for catching or keeping fish leap m
basket-weir [] a ~ cytwer m
bas-relief [] in ~ adj inheald embossed
bastard [] adj cifesboren
bath [] gannet’s ~ ganotes bæð n (i.e., the sea)
Bath [] Acemannes burh f, Acemannes ceaster f
bathe [] sv/t
batten
[] wv/t
battle [] 1. æscþracu f, lác2
n, f strife,
lindgelác n, camp m, n
combat, campwíg n
combat, gecamp m
warfare, níðplega m
fight, níðweorc n, gúð2 f
combat, handgemót2
n; gármitting f, gárgewinn
battlefield [] campstede2 m; cross marking a ~? æscstederód f
battle-friend [] gúðwine2 m weapon
bay [] laur m laurel
be [] sv/i5 licgan1 remain; ~ present irreg v/i ætbéon
beach [] ýðláf
beak [] nebb n bill; ~-shaped thing [] nebb n beak
beaker [] líð n cup
beam [] léoma1 m ray of light; weaver’s ~ lorg f, m, lorh f, m pole
bear [] sv/t4 beran, sv/t4 áberan carry, sv/t4 niman1 bring, wv/t1b cépan take to; irreg wv/t1b gebringan produce; ~ (a child) sv/t4 áberan
bearable [] adj áberendlic
bearer [] key-~ cǽgbora m jailor
bearing [] gelǽte n [ON lǽti] manners
beast [] néat n animal; níetan n small animal
beat [] sv/t7 ábéatan
strike, sv/t1 cnídan, wv/t
beaten by storms [] adv stormum ábéatne
beautiful [] 1. adj léoflic pleasant, ánlic; léoht resplendent, lufiendlic, lufigendlic lovely; 2. ~ly adv léoflíce
beautify [] irreg wv/t1b cyrtenlǽcan1 make elegant
beauty [] cyrtenes f elegance, glǽm2 m splendor
because [] conj ac for; nú since
bed []
bed-chamber [] cot n, cote f cottage
bedeck [] wv/t
bed-time [] gebedgiht f
bee [] enclosure for ~s ymbhaga m; swarm of ~s ymbe n; taxable swarm (of ~s) gafolheord f
beer [] small ~ æfterealu n
beetle [] ceafor m cock-chafer, ymel m; ~ or moth which flies by night nihtbutorfléoge f
before []
beforehand [] adv ǽr [cmp ǽror; spl ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst] formerly, on ǽr, ǽr þissum formerly
beget [] wv/t1a cennan1 create, wv/t1b ástríenan2
beggar [] loddere m
begin (the weft) [] sv/t3 inweorpan
beginning [] anginn n; ǽwielm m source; ingang m ingress; the ~ of a month cálend m
behave towards [] sv/t7 lǽtan
behavior [] ymbwendung f
behead [] wv/t2 héafdian
behind [] 1. prep w.d.i. æfter
after (local and temporal);
prep w.d. æthindan after;
2. adj æfterweard following
æftwanweard in the rear;
æftanweard coming after;
3. adv æftewearde, on láste/last,
æftan from behind;
from ~ æftan behind;
4. leave ~ sv/t7 lǽtan
behold [] interj lóc/lóca nu, lá! lo!, nú lo!
beholding [] ymbséon f regard
behoove [] wv/t2 ábehófian concern
being [] adj not ~ nǽrende; ptc [ne + wesan]
being together [] gæd n union
belch [] wv/t1b cylcan eructate; ~ out (in a contemptuous sense) wv/t1b cylcan utter; ~ up a thing wv/t1b cylcan
beleaguer [] wv/t
belief [] créda m [L credo] confession of faith, léafa1 m faith
believe [] 1.
easy
to ~? adj léafléoht; 2. wv/t1b, wv/i1b
líefan
believing [] 1. adj geléafsum faithful, gelíefed pious, léafful1 orthodox (Christian); 2. adv ~ly léaffullíce
belittle [] wv/t2 lýtlian1
bell [] church-~ ciricbelle f; noon-~ nónbelle f; ringing of the noon-~ nónhring m
bellowing [] grymetung f, grymettung f roaring
belong to [] sv/i5 licgan1
belonging to the people generally [] adj ceorllic common
beloved [] 1. adj léof1 dear; 2. ~ one léof m friend
below [] adv neoðan, neoðane beneath, niðer beneath, niðere down
belt [] gyrdel m girdle; surrounding ~ ymbgang m circumference
bend [] 1. ymbbígnes f circuit; 2. wv/t1b ábégan bow, wv/t1b ábýgan bend down; ~ down wv/t1b ábégan bend, wv/t1b ábýgan bend
bending [] adj ábégendlic flexible; ~ around ymbbígnes f bend
beneath [] 1. situated ~ adj niðeweard; 2. adv neoðan, neoðane below; niðer downwards; from ~ neoðan, neoðane below
beneficial [] adj nytt helpful
benefit [] 1. ár f favor; gód n advantage, nytnes f use; ~s ár f ecclesiastical living; 2. wv/t2 gebrýcian, gebrýcsian profit
benign [] adj líðe (cmp lýðre, spl lýðrest?) gentle
bent [] adj géap crooked, gecrócod crooked; ~ backwards capiende lying on the back; ~ down niðerbogen; ~ downwards niðerheald
bequeath [] sv/t7 lǽtan1, wv/t1b lǽfan1 leave
bequest [] ierfe n heritage, yrfeláf f inheritance
bereave [] wv/t1b ástýpan deprive
bereavement [] ástýpednes f, ástýpnes f privation
bereft (of) [] adj w.d.g. gefylled; adj w.g. léas devoid of
berries [] cluster of ivy-~ ífigcrop m, ífigcroppa m
berry [] corn n seed, cropp m, croppa m sprout; a bunch of ~s léactrog m, léactroc m; laurel-~ laurberige f
beset [] irreg wv/t
besides [] adv þǽrbufan; ~ that þǽrbufan
besiege [] sv/t
best [] the ~ of anything cyst f, m w. gen pl the choicest
bestowed [] adj gebritnod
betake oneself [] sv/t4 niman1 go; ~ to wv/t1b cépan avail oneself to
betray [] sv/t7 ingefeallan
disclose, wv/t
betroth [] wv/t
between [] prep w.d. ábitweonum
beyond []
bid [] sv/t2 ábéodan proclaim; ~ farewell to sv/t2 hǽl ábéodan wish one good luck
bill [] nebb n beak
billow [] ýð f flood
billows [] holmwylm m
billowy [] adj ýðig stormy
bind [] wv/t1b cyspan1 fetter, wv/t2 gefeterian2 fetter; ~ around sv/t3 ymbbindan
binding [] gebundennes f obligation
bird [] lyftfléogend m; ~ of prey néfugol m; male ~ carlfugol m cock; sea-~ ganot m water-fowl; a supposed ~? pernex m [mistranslation of L pernix]; catching of ~s yltwist f; crop (of a ~) cropp m, croppa m; young ~ nest n brood
birth [] 1. cenning f parturition, ácennednes f, ácenning f; after-~ cildhama m; imperfect ~ lambyrd f; 2. of noble ~ adj æðelcund
birthday [] cennes f
birthplace [] cenningstów f
bit [] cáma m [L] collar; ~ (of a bridle, bristling with points cenep m [ON kanpr]
bite into pieces [] sv/t1 ábítan gnaw
biting [] adj numol snappish; numol stinging
bitter [] make ~ or sour wv/t2 ábiterian, ábitrian embitter; turn ~ wv/i2 ábiterian, ábitrian
bittern [] cýta m kite; ? púr ?
black [] 1. coal-~ adj colsweart; 2. ~ centaury ísenhearde f knapweed
blackmail [] níedbád f exaction
blacksmith [] ísensmið m, ísenwyrhta m
blade [] gærswyrt f grass
blame [] 1. clearing from ~ lád f exculpation; 2. sv/t6, also wv/t1b léan, wv/t2 leahtrian1 accuse; 3. ~less adj leahtorléas faultless
blaming [] nǽting f
blandish [] irreg wv/t1b léasóleccan flatter
blanket [] tribute-~ gafolhwítel m tribute-whittle
blaspheme [] wv/t
blasphemer [] hierwend m, yfelsacend m
blasphemy [] hierwing f, yfelsacung f calumny, yfelsæc n?, yfelsung f
blast [] ǽðm m
bleach [] wv/t1a áblǽcan whiten
blemish [] áwierding f corruption; glemm m spot; ~ (in an object) fácen n fault
blind [] 1. adj ymeséne; 2. wv/t1b áblindan make blind; become ~ wv/i2 áblindian; make ~ wv/t1b áblindan blind
blinded [] adj áblend
blister [] pocc m pustule; ice-~ ísgeblǽd n
blood (man of royal ~) [] æðeling m nobleman
blood relation [] nýdmǽg1 m, nýdmǽge1 f cousin
blot out [] wv/t
blow [] 1. andslyht2 m;
2. sv/t7 ábláwan blow away;
wv/t1a pyffan puff,
wv/t
blowing [] ábláwung f inflation
blowing fiercely (of flame) [] adj áblǽst
blunt [] wv/t1b ástyntan repress
blush [] wv/i2 áblysian, wv/t2 áréodian redden
blushing [] áblysgung f, áblysung f shame
boast []
boaster [] gielpna m
boastfulness [] gealpettung f, gielpnes f
boasting [] empty ~ ídelgielp n vainglory
boat [] naca2 m ship; small ~ ǽrendscip n skiff
bodily [] 1. adj líchamlic physical; 2. adv líchamlíce personally
bodily torment [] níedbád f
body [] líc n, lícfæt2 n, limgesíð f; líchama m corpse; separation of soul and ~ gástgedál2 n death; ~ of priests préosthéap m, préosthíred m
bog-myrtle [] gagel m? sweet gale
boil [] irreg v/t áwillan bring into commotion; sv/t2 áséoðan seethe, wv/i2 fámgian foam
boiled [] newly ~ adj nísoden
bold [] 1. adj cáf brave, cáflic, heardmód brave; céne, gárþríst daring; heardlic warlike; níðheard2 brave in battle; ~ in arms gárcéne bold in fight; ~ in fight gárcéne; 2. ~ly adv cáfe, cáflíce, céne brave, cénlíce; heardlíce in a warlike manner
boldness [] cáfscipe m alacrity, cénðu f, néðing f daring, nóð2 f daring
bolt [] clús f, clúse f [L clausum] bar, loc n bar
bond [] internal ~ inbend m, f; iron ~ ísenbend2 m, f fetter
bondage [] born in ~ adj ǽhtboren
bond-slave [] nýdþéwetling m
bone? [] lim n
book [] ~ of canons canonbóc f; canonical ~s canones béc f pl [L canon]; Latin ~ lǽdenbóc f ~ of prescriptions lǽcebóc f; ~ of service for compline nihtsang m; ~ of the epistles pistolbóc f; ~s of the law ǽbéc f pl
booth [] léafsele m place for shade
booty [] fang m plunder, lác n, f, herefeoh n, nóð2 f plunder
border [] þerscold m, þerscwald m, þerscwold m, þerxold m, þerxwold m limit; northern ~ norðefes f
border? [] sv/i5 licgan1 lie along
born [] adj geboren; ~ in bondage ǽhtboren; lawfully ~ ǽwumboren; low-~ ceorlboren not noble; new~ níwcend; ~ on the estate inbyrde
both [] 1. pron ǽghwæðer either; 2. ~…and conj ǽghwæðer (ge)…ge, ǽgðer…and
bottle [] pinnan f? flask
bottom [] niðernes f deepness
bought [] adj áboht
bound [] 1. adj gebunden; 2. not to be ~ irreg v/t nágan not owe
boundary [] landgemǽre n, landgemirce n frontier, landmearc n; north-west ~ norðwestgemǽre m; ~ of ploughed land yrðmearc f, landscearu f landmark
boundless [] adj grundléaslic vast
bountiful [] adj gifol generous
bounty [] cystignes f, cystines f goodness, glædmódnes f kindness
bow [] wv/t1b ábégan bend down
bow? [] ýr m
bowed [] adj ábogen; ~ down ábéag
bowels [] innefaran ?, inneforan ?; ~? neweséoða m pit of the stomach; weakness of the ~ innoðtýdernes f
bowl [] læfel m basin [L labellum]
box [] cæpse f [L capsa]; iron ~ yrsebin f; money ~ gafolgyld n fiscus
boy [] cniht m youth
boyhood [] cnihthád m youth, cniht m
boyish [] adj cnihtlic childish
boyishness [] cnihtwíse f
branch [] clyster n bunch; lim n; palm-~ palm m, palma m, palmtwig n
brass [] ár n copper
brave [] 1. adj cáf bold, céne, heardmód bold, heardhicgende2; ~ in battle níðheard2 bold; 2. ~ly adv cáfe, céne, heardlíce stoutly
brave [] adj þegnlic noble; ~ly adv þegnlíce manfully
brawl in a house [] infiht n, insócn f
bray (in a mortar) [] wv/t
brazen vessel [] árfæt n
breach [] gebryce m fracture; ~ of the law lahbryce m; ~ of the peace ǽhlýp m assault
break [] sv/t4 ábrecan break down; ~ away sv/i3 áberstan escape; ~ down sv/t4 ábrecan break to pieces; ~ into sv/t5 inbrecan; ~ out sv/i3 áberstan burst out, sv/i3 út áberstan; ~ out, away, forth sv/i4 ábrecan; ~ out in pimples wv/t2 piplian show eruptions; ~ to pieces sv/t7 ábéatan strike, sv/t4 ábrecan break down; ~ up wv/t1b gebrýtan destroy
breaking [] gebryce m fracture
breast [] feorhloca m, gástcofa m; innoð m, f inside, gástcofa m spirit’s chamber
breath [] ǽðm m air, gást m
breathe [] sv/t7 ábláwan
blow; ~ out wv/t
breathing [] ǽðm m breath, inéðung f inspiration; hardness of ~ nirewett n
brethren [] gebróðor m pl, gebróðra m pl, gebróðru m pl brothers
brewed [] adj gebrowen
bribe [] endeavor to ~ wv/t2 céapian1
bridesmaid [] hádswǽpe f
bridesman [] hádswǽpa m
bridle [] 1. geweald n; 2. wv/t2 ámídlian, wv/t2 gebrídlian restrain
briefly [] adv nearolíce closely
bright [] 1. adj léoht luminous, léohtlic radiant; hádor2 clear; perennially ~ géartorht; 2. ~ly adv léohte brilliantly; hádre clearly
brightness [] glǽm
brilliance [] glǽm
brilliancy [] fágnes f variety of color
brilliant [] 1. adj léohtbǽre luminous; 2. ~ly adv léohte brightly
bring [] irreg wv/t1b bringan,
sv/t4 niman1 carry,
wv/t1b lǽdan1 take;
irreg wv/t1b gebringan lead;
~ before one wv/t2 geandwerdian
present; ~ forth wv/t1a
cennan1 conceive,
wv/t2 gehrifian, wv/t1b lǽdan1
produce; ~ forward
wv/t1b inlǽdan lead up;
~ in irreg wv/t1b inbrengan, inbringan
present, irreg wv/t1b
ingebringan, sv/t4 ináberan, wv/t1b inlǽdan
lead in; ~ into commotion
irreg v/t áwillan boil;
~ low wv/t1b ábýgan subdue,
wv/t2 niðerian1
depress; ~ out wv/t1a yppan
bringer [] lǽdend m; ~ of evil tidings yfelberend m
bringing up [] infóster n rearing
Bristol Channel [] norðsǽ f northern sea
broad [] adj géap spacious
broil [] ingerec n
broken [] adj gebrocen, ábrocen; ~ up gebrócod afflicted
brooch [] préon m pin
brood [] nest n young bird
broom [] ceacga m furze
brother monk [] gehada m
brotherhood [] gebróðorscipe m fraternity; member of a ~ of related persons gilda1 m
brothers [] gebróðra m pl, gebróðru m pl brethren; ~ collectively gebróðor m pl
brothership [] gebróðorscipe m brotherhood
brought [] adj gebroht
bruchus [] grimena m caterpillar (a kind of locust without wings)
bruise [] wv/t
bruised [] adj gebrýsed
bruising [] gebrýsednes f
brutish [] adv níetenlic animal
brutishness [] níetennnes f
buckle [] clofe f, gyrdelhring m girdle, fifele f [L fibula]
buffet [] wv/t
buffoon [] glíwere m parasite, léasere m jester
build [] wv/t1b átimbran, wv/t2 átimbrian erect; wv/t2 ástemnian found; ~ nests wvt1b nistan, wv/t2 nistian, wv/t1b nistlan, wv/t2 nistlian
builder []church-~ circwyrhta m; city ~ ceasterwyrhta m
building [] ærn n store; ancient ~ ǽrsceaft f
bulbous [] adj clufeht, clufehte
bunch [] clyster n cluster, cropp m, croppa m cluster; a ~ of berries léactrog m, léactroc m
burden [] handhæf n
burdock [] cliðe f
burghers [] ceasterwaran1 m pl citizens
burial [] gebyrgednes f; ~ place legerstów f
burn [] sv/i3 ábeornan take fire
burning []
burst out [] sv/i3 áberstan break out
bush [] gebrogne n
bushel [] cýf f vat
business [] ǽbod m, cierr m affair, intinga m matter; níed f errand
busy [] wv/t2 ábisgian occupy; be ~ with wv/t2 ábisgian engage in; ~ oneself wv/t1b plegan occupy oneself; ~ oneself with wv/t2 geimpian
but [] 1. conj ac, and; ~ also ac moreover; 2. adv gefæstlíce verily
butt [] wv/t
butter [] cúbutere f
buttress [] cantel m?, n? support
buy [] wv/t1b cýpan1 barter, wv/t2 céapian1
by [] 1. prep w.d., rarely a. æt (instrumental) [prep w.i.???]; prep w.d., rarely a. æt (local) near; 2. adv ymb utan; ~ that (person or thing) þǽrbig, þǽrbie thereby
by no means [] adv náteshwón, náteþæshwón not at all
bystander [] ymbstandend m
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