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wulf-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
wulf-heort, adj.

Wolf-heartedcruel

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Wolf-hearted, cruel Onwóc wulfheort, se ǽr wíngál swæf, Babilone weard, Cd. Th. 223, 7; Dan. 116. Wulfheort cyning, 224, 12; Dan. 135: 231, 14; Dan. 247

ymb-hygdig

(adj.)
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ymb-hygdig, adj.
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feeling anxiety, careful, anxious, solicitous, attentive Ymbhédig sollicitus Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 24. Emhídig ł carful zelotypus Hpt. Gl. 415, 1. Emhídi, 414, 77. Emhédig ł hohful, 459, 71. Hé mid ymbhýdie (behygdige, Bd. M. 264, 31) móde smeáde sollerti

Linked entries: ymb-hédig -hygdig

ymb-sceáwiendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ymb-sceáwiendlíce, adv.
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Circumspectly Mid ðý hé swá gemetfæstlíce and swá ymbsceáwiendlíce hine sylfne on eallum ðingum beheóld cum ita se modeste et circumspecte in omnibus gereret Bd. 5, 19; S. 937, 5

word-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
word-gleáw, adj.

Prudent in speech

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Prudent in speech Cwæð se ðe wæs cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12 ; Dan. 418

wyn-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-fæst, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Ðætte Sione dún sigefest weorðe, and weallas Sion wynfeste getremed, Ps. C. 133

wynlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wynlíce, adv.

Pleasantlydelightfully

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Pleasantly, delightfully Ðæt ic wynlíce on psalterio ðé singan móte, Ps. Th. 107, 2: 149, 4: Exon. Th. 82, 30; Cri. 1346

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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winsome, agreeable, pleasant Wynsum suavis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. Wynsum, wlitig elegans, i. speciosus, gratus, puncher, praecipuus, magnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 80. Ða wynsuman amoena, 1, 6. pleasant to the senses or to the mind Treów tó brúcenne

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasantagreeable

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Pleasant, agreeable Hé bið ðám gódum glædmód on gesihþe, wlitig, wynsumlíc weorude ðam hálgan, Exon. Th. 57, 1; Cri. 912. Wynsumlíc votivum, acceptum, desiderativum, Hpt. Gl. 446, 49. Þúhte fæger and wlitig heora líf and wynsumlíc, Blickl. Homl. 107,

-wyrde

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-wyrde, adj.

Linked entry: -word

wyrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrdig, adj.

Wordy

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Wordy Werdi verbosus, Kent. Gl. 576

wyrm-basu

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrm-basu, adj.

Scarlet

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Scarlet Wyrmbaso coccus, Txts. 113. 67

Linked entry: wurm-reád

wyrm-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrm-fáh, adj.

Having serpentine ornamentation

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Having serpentine ornamentation Ðæt sweord wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh, Beo. Th. 3400; B. 1697

wyrmsig

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrmsig, adj.
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Purulent Ðǽm wyrmsigum purulentis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 56

Linked entries: ge-wurms wurmsig

á-blegned

(adj.)
Grammar
á-blegned, adj.
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Ulcerated Wiþ út áblegnedum ómum, Lch. ii. 10, 5: 98, 25: iii. 42, 25

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Add: useful, needful Behéfe ( utilis ) ic eom eal-lum folce, Coll. M. 26, 25. Cræft behéfe and neódþearf ars utilis et necessaria, 27, 27: 18, 16. Sibling þé swá behéfe swá ðín hand, Hml. Th. i. 516, 15. Mé þingð behéfe þing ꝥ ic gecýðe, Angl. viii.

biren

(adj.)
Grammar
biren, adj.
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Of a bear Byrenre ursinae, An. Ox. 1476. Byrenne ( = -re; byorenne, Hpt. Gl. 508, 43), 4380

be-swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
be-swicol, adj.

Deceitful

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Deceitful Se feónd ðæt mód ðurh dá bisuiculan (-swicolan, v. l.) ólicunga forlǽreð, Past. 239, 16

bet-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
bet-boren, adj.
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Better-born, of higher-birth Gif æðelborenran (bett-, v. l.) wífmen þis gelimpe. Ll. Th. i. 70, 1

be-þearfende

(adj.)
Grammar
be-þearfende, adj.

Needyindigent

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(ptcpl.) Needy, indigent Beðearfende mon homo indigens, Kent. Gl. 708

be-þearflic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-þearflic, adj.

Usefulprofitable

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Useful, profitable Syle mé þæt beþearflice gebed þínre fulfremednysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 242, note

Linked entry: beþearfaþ