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will-sum

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wil-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-sum, adj.

desirablepleasantwillingvoluntaryspontaneousdevoutdevoted

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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,

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ang-sum-líc

(adj.)

troublesomeanxioustristissollicitus

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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.

sorrowfullyeriste

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sorrowfully; eriste

ge-teogo

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teogo, getigu. v. egeþ-getigu, sulh-geteoga.

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for-lǽge

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽge, subj. of forlicgan.

neglecteddisgraced

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neglected, disgraced Ðý-læs seó mynegung [MS. mynugung] forlǽge lest the giving notice should be neglected, L. Ath. v. § 7; Th. i. 234, 29;

bald-lícost

(adv.)
Grammar
bald-lícost, sup.

Most bravelyfortissime

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Most bravely; fortissime Ðe baldlícost on ða bricge stóp who stept on the bridge most bravely, Byrht. Th. 134, 2; By. 78

a-tuge

(v.)
Grammar
a-tuge, p. subj. of a-teón.

might draw awayabstraheret

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might draw away; abstraheret,Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 19;

(v.)
Grammar
tý, indic., imper. subj. of týn
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to instruct

forþ-cyme

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cyme, subj. pres. of forþ-cuman.

may come forth or forward

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may come forth or forward, Exon. 125 a; Th. 480, 28; Rä. 64, 8;

for-tió

(v.)
Grammar
for-tió, subj. pres. of for-tión.

may cover over

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may cover over;

hýr-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hýr-, heár-sum; adj.

Obedientcompliant

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Obedient, compliant Se ðe him hýrsum beón wolde hé gehét qui sibi obtemperantibus promitteret, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 26. Him hýrsum beón ei obtemperare, 2, 12; S. 574, 16. Hit biþ his láreówum hýrsum it is obedient to its teachers, Salm. Kmbl. 798; Sal.

áge

Grammar
áge, subj. s. of ágan to own.
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Mk. Bos. 10, 17;

asicyd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
asicyd, part. [a from, súcan to suck]

Taken from suckweanedablactatus

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Taken from suck, weaned; ablactatus Swá swá asicyd ofer módor sicut ablactatus super matre, Ps. Spl. M. C.130, 4

an-fénge

(v.)
Grammar
an-fénge, p. subj. of an-fón.

shouldest have taken

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shouldest have taken,Cd. 42; Th. 54, 10;

for-swulgen

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulgen, subj. p. pl. of for-swelgan.

would have swallowed up or devoured

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would have swallowed up or devoured, Ps. Lamb. 123, 4;

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, sup. adv.

At firstmostvery wellbestprīmomaxĭmeoptĭme

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At first, most, very well, best; prīmo, maxĭme, optĭme Hie feónda gefær fyrmest gesǽgon they first saw the enemies' march, Elen. Kmbl. 136; El. 68: Cd. 158; Th. 197, 21; Exod. 310. Swá he fyrmest meahte as much as ever he could, Bd. 2, 6; S.

sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.
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Tácen sutol, Cd. Th. 270, 12; Sat. 89. Orðancum swutulum argumentis evidentibus (apertis, manifestis ), Hpt. Gl. 486, 21.

-weard

(adj.; suffix)
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-weard, adj.
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Add: v. of-, súþ-, súþan-weard: <b>-wearde.</b> v. or-wearde: <b>weardere.</b> Add: One MS. has weartæres: <b>weardes.</b> Add:

be-sáwe

(v.)
Grammar
be-sáwe, pl. -sáwen p. subj. of be-seón.

looked

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looked, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 9;