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friþ-sum

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
friþ-sum, adj.

Peaceful ⬩ peace-making ⬩ pacific ⬩ pācĭfĭcus

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Peaceful, peace-making, pacific; pācĭfĭcus Sibsume oððe friþsume pacífíci, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 9

Linked entries: -sum ge-fryþsum

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Long ⬩ prolix ⬩ long-enduring ⬩ long-suffering

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Long, taking a long time, prolix, lasting a long time, long-enduring, long-suffering Nis mé ðæs þearf tó secgenne forðon hit longsum is and eác monegum cúþ nec per ordinem nunc retexere nostrum est, quia et operi longum et omnibus notum videtur, Ors.

lof-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lof-sum, adj.

excellent ⬩ noble

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Deserving praise, excellent, noble Wæstm wæs lofsum, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 17; Gen. 468

bóc-sum

(adj.)
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bóc-sum, adj.

Obedient, flexible, BUXOM ⬩ obediens, flexibilis ⬩ flexibilis ⬩ flexibilis ⬩ flexibilis

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Obedient, flexible, BUXOM; obediens, flexibilis

súr-milisc

(adj.)
Grammar
súr-milisc, -melsc; adj.
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Having a mixture of sour and sweet in taste Apulder malus, súrmilsc apulder malus matranus, swéte apulder malomellus, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 48. Ða mettas ðe strangunge mægen hæbben swá swá beóþ æppla nales tó swéte ac súrmelsce, Lchdm. ii. 176, 18

Linked entry: milisc

weorc-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
weorc-sum, adj.
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Grievous, noxious Deáðes beámes weorcsumne wæstm, Cd. Th. 37, 23; Gen. 594

ang-sum

(adj.)
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Hí þæne ancsuman weg geceósað, be þǽm se Hǽlend cwyð, 'Ancsum and neara is se weg þe tó lífe lǽt,' R. Ben. 20, 9. Add

nyht-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
nyht-sum, adj.
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Abundant Nihtsumere wynne opulenti luxus, An. Ox. 322. Nihtsume abundantes, Ps. L. 71, 12. Þá nihtsumestan spryttinga uberrima plantaria, An. Ox. 1129

tæl-sum

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cwém-sum

Similar entry: ge-cwémsum

sib-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
sib-sum, adj.

Peaceable ⬩ pacific ⬩ friendly

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Peaceable, pacific, friendly Sibsum pacificus, Rtl. 39, 9. Eálá ðú sóða and ðú sibsuma, Crist ælmihtig. Exon. Th. 14, 5; Cri. 214. Ða Gotan lustlíce sibbsummes friðes æt eów biddende sindon the Goths willingly ask for a friendly peace at your hands;

will-sum

Similar entry: wil-sum

wil-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-sum, adj.

desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ willing ⬩ voluntary ⬩ spontaneous ⬩ devout ⬩ devoted

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desirable, pleasant Ðam bið gæst Godes âgen bearn, wilsum in worlde, Exon. Th. 318, 11; Mod. 81. Eorðan wilsume terram desiderabilem, Ps. Surt. 105, 24. Ðæt willsume weorc onginnan desideratum opus inire, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 33. Wilsum desiderabilia,

Linked entry: will-sum

swan

(n.)
Grammar
swan, swon, es; m.

A swan ⬩ cygnus

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A swan Suan holor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 42. Swan, 43, 7. Suon olor, 115, 45. Swon, ilfetu, 63, 40; alvor, 6, 55. Swann olor, i. 62, 12. Swan diomedia, 63, 14. Swanes feðre, Exon. Th. 207, 6; Ph. 137. For instances of the word in local names, see swonleáh

ang-sum-líc

(adj.)

troublesome ⬩ anxious ⬩ tristis ⬩ sollicitus

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troublesome, anxious; tristis, sollicitus

Linked entry: ang-sum-líce

ang-sum-líce

(adv.)
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ang-sum-líce, adv.

sorrowfully ⬩ eriste

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sorrowfully; eriste

dæg-sceald

(n.)
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dæg-sceald, the sun (? cf.
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Icel. himin-targa the sun) Dægscealdes hleó ( the protection from the sun i. e. the pillar of cloud ) wand ofer wolcnum; hæfde witig God sunnan síðfæt segle ofertolden, swá þá mæstrápas men ne cúdon, Exod. 79

súþmest

(adj.)
Grammar
súþmest, v. súþ; adj.

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swaþu

Grammar
swaþu, ?
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Swína swaþu suesta, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 56. Suína suadu (sceadu, Corp. Gloss.) suesta, sivesta, Txts. 98, 972

swót

(adj.)
Grammar
swót, adj.

Sweet

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Sweet Ðæt hús gefylled wæs of suót stenc ðæs smirinese domus impleta est ex odore ungenti, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 3. Mid swótum wyrtum, Nar. 49, 8