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freóndheald-lic

(adj.)
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freóndheald-lic, adj.
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Related Of gesibbum vel of freóndhealdlicum de consanguineo. Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 10

Linked entry: -healdlic

forligerlíce

(adv.)
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forligerlíce, adv.

Adulterously

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Adulterously (lit. and fig.) Hé áwearp his rihtǽwe and forligerlíce mánfulles sinscipes breác, Hml. Th. i. 478, 28. Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10

for-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
for-lytel, adj.

Very little

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Very little Byð forlytlu wynsumnes æt þám lýfe, Solil. H. 64, 20. Oþþe hit nán gód nis for eów selfe, oþþe forlytel gód wiþ eów tó metanne, Bt. 13; F. 40, 11. Forlytla sǽlþa oððe náne, 11, 2; F. 34, 30

for-nytlíce

(adv.)
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for-nytlíce, adv.

Very usefully

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Very usefully Fornytlíce (full nyttlíce, v. l.) utiliter, Gr. D. 174, 20

for-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
for-scyldig, adj.

wickedflagitious

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Very guilty, wicked, flagitious Mid forscildigum sceteratis (manibus), An. Ox. 4707. On forscyldegodum (-scyldigum, v. l.) monnan, Hml. A. 58, 170

fram-léce

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-léce, adj.
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Having the looks averted Framléce aversa, Germ. 401, 41. Cf. léc

Linked entry: -léce

frec-full

(adj.)
Grammar
frec-full, adj.
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Gluttonous, greedy Fræcfulre gulosa, An. Ox. 2445

frécne

(adj.)
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frécne, adj.
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Ne mæg se man wel sprecan ..., ne biþ þeós ádl hwæþere tó frécne, Lch. ii. 46, 13. Ðý lǽs ðá gongen on suá frécne stíge ne in praecipiti pedem ponant, Past. 41, 7. Ðonne se hirde gǽð on frécne wegas cum pastor per abrupta graditur, 29, 23. Forléton wé

fremful-lic

(adj.)
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fremful-lic, adj.
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Profitable, advantageous, beneficial Is swíðe fremfullic þæt gehwá hine gelóme and geornlíce tó Gode gebidde, Hml. Th. ii. 430, 3. Him ne ðúhte ná fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge tó þǽre gife, Hml. S. 31, 101

fremsum-lic

(adj.)
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fremsum-lic, adj.
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Benign Býcnode hé tó hyre mid onhyldum heáfde swyþe fremsumlicre ansýne, swá hé ealling byð cui ille benignissimi ut est vultus inclinato capite annuit. Gr. D. 280, 10

for-sewenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sewenlic, adj.

contemptibleabjectdespised

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deserving contempt, contemptible Forsewenlic biþ ꝥ werod ꝥ wífmenn feohtað that army is contemptible in which women fight, Hml. S. 31, 1097. Ðá ungedyrstigan wénað ðæt ðæt suíðe forsewenlic sié ðætte hié doð vehementer despecta putant esse quae faciunt

Linked entry: for-sáwenlic

for-slegenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-slegenlic, adj.

Shamefulignominious

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Shameful, ignominious God hine (John the Baptist) forlét swá forslegenlicne (cf. (?) for-slegen profligatus. II. 2; or (?) l. for-segenlicne ( = -sewen-) one MS. has forsewenlíce) and swá orwyrðlicne deáð þrowian, Mart. H. 156, 20

Linked entry: -slegenlic

for-spanincg

(adj.)
Grammar
for-spanincg, Adj
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Forspanninge lenocinio, An. Ox. 3192. On forspanegum inlecebris, Kent. Gl. 301. Forspanincga inlecebras, Scint. 87, 4

for-wordenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-wordenlic, adj.
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Substitute: Corrupt Þysse worulde wela is wyrslic and yfellic and forwordenlic, Wlfst. 263, 13

Linked entry: -worden-lic

for-wundorlic

(adj.)
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for-wundorlic, adj.
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Very wonderful Is ꝥ forwundorlic wíse and in úrum tídum tó wafienne res mira et nostris stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 240, 4: 255, 25: 229, 20

Linked entry: wundor-lic

for-wyrþendlic

(adj.)
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for-wyrþendlic, adj.
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Perishable Forwyrdendlice welan perituras divitias, Scint. 43, 11. Cf.(?) for-wirdan

fót-ádlig

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-ádlig, adj.
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Having the foot diseased, gouty Wǽron gehǽlede þrý fótádlige men, Hml, Th. ii. 26, 19

Linked entry: ádlig

frǽ-hræd

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽ-hræd, adj.
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Very quick Fraehraedae (-hraeðe) praepropera, Txts. 84, 733. Freáhræde propera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 35

frǽ-torht

(adj.)
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frǽ-torht, adj.
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Very brilliant, very splendid Freátorht luculentus, An. Ox. 11, 73. Mid freátorhtum limpidis, freátorh[t] limpida, Hpt. Gl. 511, 37. Þá freátorhtestan limpida, clarissima, 446, 22

Linked entry: torht

frǽ-wlitig

(adj.)
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frǽ-wlitig, adj.
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Very beautiful Þá syndon freáwlitige deór isti formosi sunt, Nar. 38, 15

Linked entry: wlitig