Storm

m. I. a storm, tempest :--Storm nymbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 70 : procella, i. 52, 62 : 76, 45 : grando, Blickl. Gl. Se swearta storm norðan and eástan, Met. 4, 22. Se stearca storm, 6, 11. Seó réþnes ðæs stormes saevitia tempestatis, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 614, 9. Hé ofslóh on storme (grandine) wíngeardas heora, Ps. Spl. 77, 52. Mid ðý storme ðæs wintres hiemis tempestate, Bd. 2, 13 ; S. 516, 19. Ðás stánhleoþu stormas cnyssaþ, Exon. Th. 292, 19 ; Wand. 101 : 307, 13 ; Seef. 23. Storma nimborum, Hpt. Gl. 439, 71. Stormum nimbis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 36. On ðære hreón sǽ and on ðǽm miclan stormum, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59, 3. Gescyrped mid ðære rinde wið ða stearcan stormas, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 8. Seó lyft ábyrþ ealle wolcna and stormas, Lchdm.iii. 274, 10. Ia. fig. a storm of arrows :--Strǽla storm scóc ofer scyldweall, Beo. Th. 6225 ; B. 3118. Ib. storm, disturbance, disquiet :--Hwæt is ðonne ðæt ríce and se ealdordoom bútan ðæs módes storm, se biþ simle cnyssende ðæt scip ðære heortan, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59, 4. Swelce eác tóætécte ðisse gedréfnisse storm Sǽberhtes deáþ, Bd. 2, 5 ; S. 507, 6. Ða strongan stormas weoruldbisgunga, Met. 3, 3. II. uproar, tumult :--Storm up árás æfter ceasterhofum, cirm unlytel hǽðnes heriges, Andr. Kmbl. 2474 ; An. 1238. Storm up gewát heáh tó heofonum, herewópa mǽst, Cd. Th. 206, 30 ; Exod. 459. III. violent attack, cf. to storm a place :--Ðis is stronglíc, nú ðes storm becom, þegen mid þreáte (of the harrying of hell), Cd. Th. 288, 26 ; Sat. 387. Forstond ðú mec and gestýr him (the devils), ðonne storm cyme mínum gǽste ongegn, Exon. Th. 455, 32 ; Hy. 4, 58. [O. Sax. storm : O. H. Ger. sturm procella, tempestas ; strepitus, agitatio, motus, seditio, tumultus : Icel. stormr a tempest ; tumult, uproar.]