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beót-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
beót-lic, adj.

Threateningarrogant

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Threatening, arrogant Hé sende tó þám cyninge beótlic ǽrende, ꝥ hé ábúgan sceolde tó his manrǽdene, Hml. S. 32, 44

brægen-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
brægen-seóc, adj.

Brain-sickfranticmad

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Brain-sick, frantic, mad Brægenseóc (bregen-, Hpt. Gl. 514, 31) freneticus. An. Ox. 4668. Brægensécne (-seócne, Hpt. Gl. 520, 67) freneticum, 5011

breáþ

(adj.)
Grammar
breáþ, adj.

Brittle

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Brittle Se wyrttruma byð breáþ and tídre þonne hé gedríged byð, and þonne hé tóbrocen byþ hé rýcþ, Lch. i. 260, 7

Linked entry: bríþel

brémend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
brémend-lic, adj.
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Worthy to be celebrated Brémendlicum cele-brandis, An. Ox. 7, l. Brýmlicum ( = brýmendlicum), 4614

brádlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
brádlinga, adv.

Flatly

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Flatly, with the hand open Similar entries (v. brád, I. 2) Sete þíne hand brádlinga tó þínum leóre, Tech. ii. 120, 27. Brálinga, 121, 3. Dó brálinga þíne hand tó þínre nasan, 123, 12. Wend þú his hand brádlinga ádúne, 121, 26

Linked entry: brád

breoton

(adj.)
Grammar
breoton, adj.

Spaciousample

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Spacious, ample Fóh hider tó mé burh and breotone bold, Sat. 687

brim

(adj.)
Grammar
brim, adj. ?
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Brimne stór and hwítne rýcels, Lch. iii. 14, 21

bríw-þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
bríw-þicce, adj.
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Thick as pottage Wylle hit oð ðæt hit beó wel bríwþicce, Lch. iii. 76, 7

brómig

(adj.)
Grammar
brómig, adj.

Broomy

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Broomy Se cnoll is styccemǽlum mid brómige (printed hsomige) wuda oferwexen the knoll was overgrown with patches of broom, Bl. H. 207, 27

Linked entries: hrímig hromige

cú-wearm

(adj.)
Grammar
cú-wearm, adj.
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Warm from the cow (of milk) Scene fulne cú-wearmre meolce, Lch. ii. 354, 2. Mid cúwearmum [meolcum], 15. On cúwearme meolce, 358, 24

Linked entry: wearm

cwém-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cwém-líce, adv.
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graciously, kindly Drihten, bihald cuoemlíce Domine, intende placatus, Rtl. 41, 39. humbly Cuoemlíce wé biddas suppliciter exoramus, Rtl. 93, 21

cwic-beámen

(adj.)
Grammar
cwic-beámen, adj.
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Of quickbeam Mid cwicbeámenum sticcan, Lch. iii. 14, 25

Linked entry: -beámen

Cyllenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Cyllenisc, adj.
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0f Cyllene Cillinescum cyllineae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 19

Linked entry: cillinesc

cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyn, adj.
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Add: and subst. Suá is cynn ðæt sió giémen sié ðám beboden dignum est, ut cura ei imponatur, Past. 43, 24: 45, 2, 5: 185, 6. Suá hit is cynn ðætte . . . 195, 20. Hit is cynn ( justum est ) ðæt wé ðæs gemǽnelíce brúcen, 337, 3. Hit is cyn ðæt wé úre scomigen

cræfte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cræfte-líce, adv.
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With art, skilfully Hé his láre suá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) tósceád, Past. 291, 20. Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) his stemne, 453, 12

creás-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
creás-lic, adj.
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Dainty, rich (of food) Sume þá preóstas þe worold*-*welan habbað . . . scolon máran and creáslicran fódan ( maiorem annonam ) habban on mynstre, Nap. 13

cristallisc

(adj.)
Grammar
cristallisc, adj.
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Of crystal Cristallisce dryncfatu, Nar. 5, 13

crísten-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
crísten-lic, adj.
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Christian Folc crístinlic plebs Christiana, Rtl. 91, 39

crypel

(adj.)
Grammar
crypel, adj.
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Crippled[ Nán unhál cild, ne crypol, ne dumb, Hml. A. 179, 322.]

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
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Coal-black Hwílum hé bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart