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smoltlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smoltlíce, adv.

Gently, quietly

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Gently, quietly Flówæþ seó welle swá fægete and swá smoltlíce swá hunig Engl. Stud. viii. 477, 10

smúgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
smúgendlíc, adj.

Creeping, reptile

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Creeping, reptile Ealle slincendu ł smúendlícu omnia reptilia Ps. Lamb. 68, 35

snel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
snel-líc, adj.

moving rapidly, swift ⬩ quick in action, ready, bold ⬩ strenuus

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moving rapidly, swift Snellíc sǽmearh Andr. Kmbl. 533; An. 267. quick in action, ready, bold Monig snellíc sǽrinc Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690

snáw-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
snáw-hwít, adj.

Snow-white

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Snow-white Snáwhwít niveus Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 48. Snáwítre clǽnnysse nivei pudoris Hymn. Surt. 104, 17. Mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen Homl. Th. i. 400, 29. Sittende on snáwhwítum horse ii. 134, 27. Snáwhwítne hláf Homl. Skt. i. 2, 405: 18, 164

snáwig

(adj.)
Grammar
snáwig, adj.

Snowy

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Snowy

snáwlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
snáwlíc, adj.

Snowy ⬩ ninguidus

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Snowy Snáwlíc nivalis Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 49. Se feórða heáfodwind hátte septemtrio: se blǽwþ norðan and cealde and snáwlíc (snáwig, MS. L.) Lchdm. iii. 274, 23

snúde

(adv.)
Grammar
snúde, adv.

At once, quietly, directly ⬩ to walk fast

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At once, quietly, directly Snúde denuo Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 3. Gangaþ snúde go directly Elen. Kmbl. 625; El. 313: 307; El. 154. Hét hine snúde eft cuman bade him quickly return Beo. Th. 3743; B. 1869. Se wyrm gebeáh snúde tósomne 5129; B. 2568. Snúde

snotorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
snotorlíce, adv.

Wisely, prudently, philosophically

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Wisely, prudently, philosophically Snotorlíce sapienter Ps. Lamb. 46, 8. Snotorlíce (snotur-, Rush.) ł wíslíce sapienter Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 34. Uton ðás þing geþencean swíþe snotorlíce wíslíce Blickl. Homl. 97, 1. Snotorlíce academice Wrt. Voc. i. 61

snotor-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor-wyrde, adj.

Prudent or wise of speech

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Prudent or wise of speech Herodes wearð gewréged tó ðam cásere . . . hé wæs snotorwyrde tó ðan swíðe, ðæt se cásere hine mid máran wurðmynte ongeán ásende Homl. Th. i. 80, 9. Sum man wæs geháten Mercurius on lífe, se wæs swýðe fácenfull and ðeáh full

Sodomitisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sodomitisc, adj.

Of Sodom

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Of Sodom Ða Sodomitiscan menn Gen. 13, 13. Sodomitiscra cining 14, 17: 18, 20

Sodomisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sodomisc, adj.

Of Sodom

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Of Sodom Sodomisc cynn Cd. Th. 116, 12; Gen. 1935. Used as a noun, sodomita Sodomisce .vii. geár fæston sodomitae .vii. annos jejunent L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 5; Th. ii. 228, 16

sóþfæst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþfæst-líc, adj.

True ⬩ sincere

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True, sincere Hí (patriarchs and martyrs) sungon sigedryhtne sóðfæstlíc lof praise unfeigned, Andr. Kmbl. 1754; An. 879

sóþe

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþe, adv.

truly ⬩ genuinely ⬩ really ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with the facts of a case ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast

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truly, genuinely, really Ic mé sóðe sáwle míne tó Gode hæfde georne geþeóded, Ps. Th. 61, 5. Mín sáwl on ðé sóðe getreóweþ, 62, 7: 118, 15. Is on sibbe his stów sóþe behealden, 75, 2. truly, in accordance with the facts of a case Ic eów sóðe secgan

sóþes

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþes, adv.

Of a truth ⬩ verily ⬩ indeed ⬩ really

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Of a truth, verily, indeed, really Sóþes ic secge ðé amen dico tibi, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 26. Sóðes ðú eart Godes sunu, Lk. Skt. 4, 41. Ðéh hé sylf his ágenum eágum eal ne gesáwe, ðæt sóðes is geworden, Wulfst. 3, 21

sóþ-líc

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
sóþ-líc, adj.

true ⬩ genuine ⬩ unfeigned ⬩ true ⬩ right ⬩ probable; just; fit

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true, genuine, unfeigned Nǽnig óðerne freóþ in fyrhðe, ðæt hé sóðlíce (or adv.?) sybbe healde, gástlíce lufe, Fragm. Kmbl. 72; Leás. 38. true, right Ne þincþ mé nǽfre nánwuht swá sóþlíc swá mé þincþ ðín spell ðǽm tímum ðe ic ða gehiére cum tuas rationes

sóþ-cweden

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-cweden, adj.

True-spoken ⬩ speaking truly ⬩ veracious

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True-spoken (cf. fair-spoken), speaking truly, veracious

sott

(adj.)
Grammar
sott, adj.

Foolish ⬩ stupid ⬩ a fool

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Foolish, stupid; substantively, a fool Sot sottus, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 16. Sott hebes, 50, 59. Se ðe his ágene sprǽce áwyrt, hé wyrcþ barbarismus. Swylce hé cweðe ðú sót ðǽr hé sceolde cweðan ðú sott, Anglia viii. 313, 21. Ne biþ se ná wita, ðe unwíslíce

Linked entry: sot

sóþ-sagol

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-sagol, adj.

Veracious

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Veracious Sóðsagol veridicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 18: verax, Ps. Lamb. 85, 13. Swá swá sóþsagol stǽrwrítere guasi verax historicus, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 4. Se ðe wǽre leássagol, weorðe se sóþsagol, Wulfst. 72, 16

specel

(adj.)
Grammar
specel, (?); adj.

Speckled

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Speckled

spec-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
spec-fáh, adj.

Speckled ⬩ spotted ⬩ full of spots

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Speckled, spotted, full of spots Specfaag maculosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 25

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