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bréme

(adv.)
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bréme, adv.

Famously, notably, gloriously;famose, solemniter, gloriose

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Famously, notably, gloriously; famose, solemniter, gloriose Is his miht ofer middangeard bréme gébledsod his might is gloriously blessed throughout the earth, Andr. Kmbl. 3434; An. 1721

Linked entry: brýmuste

bresne

(adj.)
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bresne, adj.

Strong, powerful, bold;potens

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Strong, powerful, bold; potens Ic his cynn gedó brád and bresne I will make his race wide-spread and powerful, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 17; Gen. 2801: 180; Th. 226, 18; Dan. 173

bríce

(adj.)
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bríce, adj.

Usefulutilis

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Useful; utilis Dæg byþ eallum bríce day is useful to all, Runic pm. 24; Kmbl. 344, 14; Hick. Thes. i. 135

briht-líce

(adv.)
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briht-líce, adv.

Clearlybrightlyclaresplendide

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Clearly, brightly; clare, splendide Ðæt he brihtlíce eall geseah ut videret clare omnia, Mk. Skt. Hat. 8, 25

BRÚN

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÚN, adj.

BROWN, dark, duskyfuscus, subniger, rufus, furvus

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BROWN, dark, dusky; fuscus, subniger, rufus, furvus Sum brún part brown, Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 17; Ph. 296. Brúne leóde brown people; Æthiopes, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 4; Exod. 70. Sió brúne ýþ the dusky wave, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 58; Met. 26, 29

brún-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-fág, adj.

coloured, dyedOf a brown colour, brown-huedfulvi coloris

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[brown, fág coloured, dyed] Of a brown colour, brown-hued; fulvi coloris Ætbær brúnfágne helm he bore away the brown-hued helmet, Beo. Th. 5223; B. 2615

brún-wann

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-wann, adj.

fuscusaterDark-brown, duskyfusco-ater

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[brún fuscus, wan, wann ater] Dark-brown, dusky; fusco-ater Niht helmade brúnwann beorgas steápe dusky night covered over the steep mountains, Andr. Kmbl. 2613; An. 1308

Linked entry: wann

bryne-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
bryne-hát, adj.

Burning hotardentissimus

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Burning hot; ardentissimus Ǽr se wlonca dæg bodige brynehátne lég ere the awful day proclaim the burning hot flame, Exon. 110b; Th. 448, 9; Dón. 51

gafol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol-lic, adj.

Connected with tribute or taxes

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Connected with tribute or taxes Fiscalis reda gebellicu[m] waegnfearu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 63. Fiscalis ræde gafellicum wǽnfare, 35, 56. Gafollic fiscale (tributum ), An. Ox. 6, 20

gaf

(n.; adj.)
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gaf, adj.
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Dele, and Similar entries see gaf-sprǽc: -gaf; n. See ge-gaf

gál

(adj.)
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gál, adj.
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Gál, wrǽne petulcus, i. luxuriosus An. Ox. 3336. Se Iovis wearð swá swíðe gál, þæt hé on his ágenre swyster gewífode, Wlfst. 106, 12. Twá mǽdencild . . . ꝥ án sydefull and ꝥ óðer sceandlic . . . ꝥ clǽne herigendlic, ꝥ gále tállic, Hml. S. 5, 281. Gálre

gagol-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
gagol-bǽre, adj.

Lascivious, wanton

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Lascivious, wanton

ge-andweard

(adj.)
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ge-andweard, (?); adj.

Present, in the presence

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Present, in the presence of a person Þás míne dohtor þe ic beforan ðé, Diana, geandweard (= geandweardod ?) hæbbe, Ap. Th. 24, 21

Linked entry: and-weard

geán-dýne

(adj.)
Grammar
geán-dýne, adj.

Steeparduous

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Steep; fig. arduous (cf. uphill) Þis is mid sumum mannum swýþe geándýne þing and earfoðlic þing hoc apud nonnullos res ardua est et difficilis Ll. Th. ii. 134, 6. Cf. dún, æf-dýne

Linked entry: -dýne

wíg-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-bǽre, adj.

Warlikemartialeager for fighting

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Warlike, martial, eager for fighting Wígbǽre bellicosus, pugnandi cupidus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 36

wíg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-líc, adj.

Warlikemartial

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Warlike, martial Ðæt wæts wíglíc werod, Cd. Th. 192, 17; Exod. 233. Wíglíc bellica Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 42. Wíglíce tól instrumenta bellica Hpt. Gl. 424, 28. Wíglíce bellicosas 425, 7. Wépna wíglíce arma bellica, Hymn. Hure. 135, 23

wíg-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-heard, adj.

Stout in fighthardy

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Stout in fight, hardy Wígan wígheardne. Byrht. Th. 133, 64; By. 75

wigol

(adj.)
Grammar
wigol, adj.

Adapted to augury

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Adapted to augury Wigole fugelas oscines aves Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 8

wilddeór-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilddeór-líc, adj.

Wild beast-likebrutishbrutalbestial

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Wild beast-like, brutish, brutal, bestial Se wísdóm is eorðlíc and wildeórlíc (-diór-, Hatt. MS.) est isla sapientia ter-rena, animalis Past. 46; Swt. 346. 25. Seó wildeórlíce árleásnes Brettacyninges feralis impietas regis Brittonum Bd. 3, 9; S. 533

wil-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-fægen, adj.

Having ones desiresatisfiedglad

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Having ones desire, satisfied, glad Wilfægen voti compos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 59 : compos Ælfc. Gr. 9, 31; Zup. 58, 1. Wilfangen (l. -fægen) voti compos . Engl. Stud. xi. 67, 96. Ongan hé wilfægen æfter ðam wuldres treó eorðan delfan, ðæt hé funde behelede

Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig