ge-andweard
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
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geán-dýne
Steep ⬩ arduous
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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
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wíg-bǽre
Warlike ⬩ martial ⬩ eager for fighting
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Warlike, martial, eager for fighting Wígbǽre bellicosus, pugnandi cupidus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 36
wíg-líc
Warlike ⬩ martial
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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
Stout in fight ⬩ hardy
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Stout in fight, hardy Wígan wígheardne. Byrht. Th. 133, 64; By. 75
wigol
Adapted to augury
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Adapted to augury Wigole fugelas oscines aves Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 8
wilddeór-líc
Wild beast-like ⬩ brutish ⬩ brutal ⬩ bestial
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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
Having ones desire ⬩ satisfied ⬩ glad
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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
wilfullíce
Willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ with a good will
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Willingly, voluntarily, with a good will Wil-ful[l]ice sponte Hpt. Gl. 435, 66
wilde
Having power ⬩ powerful ⬩ strong
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Having power, powerful, strong Hit næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae vicerit occisorum non commemorare numerum Ors. 4, l; Swt. 156, 22. Beó á seó mildheortnys wyldre ðonne se rihta dóm semper
wilder-líc
Wildbeast-like ⬩ brutish
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Wildbeast-like, brutish Hié be sumum dǽle wildorlíce (wildiórlíce, Cott. MSS. ) beóð ex qua parte bestiales sunt Past. 17; Swt. 109, 23
rihte
right, due, directly, straight ⬩ directly, straightway ⬩ ⬩ rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, duly ⬩ correctly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly
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of direction, right, due, directly, straight Swá oft ǽspringc út áwealleþ of clife hárum, and gereclíce, rihte flóweþ, irneþ wið his eardes runs straight on in its course Met. 5, 14. Ryhte beeástan him, [v.eást-rihte; norþ-rihte] due east of them, Ors
riht-geþancod
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Right-minded, having right thoughts Ða rihtgeþancodon rectos corde, Ps. Lamb. 7, 10. Rihtgeþancedon,10, 3
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riht-gefremed
Rightly constituted, orthodox
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Rightly constituted, orthodox Forðon ðe hé Wilfriþ rihtgefremedne gemétte quia catholicum Vilfridum comperit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 34
gryre-fæst
Terribly fast
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Terribly fast, Elen. Kmbl. 1516; El. 760
gúþ-heard
Stout in war
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Stout in war, Elen. Kmbl. 407; El. 204
gúp-róf
Famous in war
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Famous in war, Beo. Th. 1220; B. 608; Elen. Kmbl. 545; El. 273
gúþ-reów
Fierce in fight
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Fierce in fight, Beo. Th. 115; B. 58
gylden-feaxa
Having golden hair ⬩ auricomus
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Having golden hair; auricomus, Cot. 11, Lye
gydenlíc
Nunlike ⬩ vestal ⬩ vestalis
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Nunlike, vestal; vestalis Cot. 179, Lye