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áwo

(adv.)
Grammar
áwo, adv.

Alwayseversemperunquam

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Always, ever; semper, unquam Áwo ever, Exon. 26 b ; Th. 78, 9; Cri. 1271: 32 a; Th. 101, 25; Cri. 1664. Siððan áwo ever after, 48 a; Th. 164, 24; Gú. 1016. Áwo to ealdre for evermore, 14 b; Th. 30, 13, note; Cri. 479

áþ-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
áþ-wyrþe, adj.

Worthy of an oathworthy of creditdignus qui juret

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Worthy of an oath, worthy of credit; dignus qui juret Gif he áþwyrþe biþ if he be oath-worthy, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 14: L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 160, 21

bécen

(adj.)
Grammar
bécen, adj.

BEECHENmade of beechfagineus

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BEECHEN, made of beech; fagineus Bécen fagineus, Ælfc. Gl, 45; Som. 64, 101; Wrt. Voc. 32, 36

bécniendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bécniendlíce, adv.

Allegoricallyby parableallegorice

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Allegorically or by parable; allegorice,Som

bær-fót

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-fót, adj.

BAREFOOTthat goeth barefootednudipes

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BAREFOOT or that goeth barefooted; nudipes, Peccat. Med. 8

bær-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bær-líce, adv.

OpenlynakedlyBARELYpalam

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Openly, nakedly, BARELY; palam,Jn. Lind. War. 6, 29

bæsten

(adj.)
Grammar
bæsten, adj.

Made of bastBASTtiliaceus

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Made of bast, BAST; tiliaceus Híg ðá hine gebundon mid twám bæstenum rápum then they bound him with two bast ropes, Jud. Grn. 15, 13

bald

(adj.)
Grammar
bald, adj.

BOLDaudaciousadventurousconfidentaudaxconfidens

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BOLD, audacious, adventurous, confident; audax, confidens Bald breóst-toga a bold chief, Salm. Kmbl. 369; Sal. 184: Hilde calla bald bord upahóf the bold war-herald raised his shield, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 27; Exod. 253. Wǽron hí ðe baldran gewordene confidentiores

Linked entry: baldra

balde

(adv.)
Grammar
balde, adv.

Boldlyfreelyconfidentlyinstantlyaudacterliberefidenterinstanterpronestatimsine mora

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Boldly, freely, confidently, instantly; audacter, libere, fidenter, instanter, prone, statim, sine mora Hie balde gecwǽdon they said boldly, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 11; Dan. 200

a-wyrgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-wyrgendlíc, adj.

Detestableabominabledetestabilis

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Detestable, abominable; detestabilis, Nathan. 7

a-ýdlig

(adj.)
Grammar
a-ýdlig, adj.

Voidemptyidlevainvacuusirritusvanus

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Void, empty, idle, vain; vacuus, irritus, vanus

belced-sweora

(adj.)
Grammar
belced-sweora, adj.

Possessed of an inflated neckinflata cervice præditus

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Possessed of an inflated neck; inflata cervice præditus Ic eom belced-sweora I am neck-inflated Exon. 127 b; Th. 489, 24; Rä. 79, 1

Linked entry: sweora

be-norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-norþan, adv.

In the northpartibus borealibus

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In the north; partibus borealibus Ofer eall benorþan everywhere in the north Chr. 1088 ; Th. 357, 10

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, adj.

Barleymade of barleyhordeaceus

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Barley, made of barley; hordeaceus Genim smæl beren mela take fine barley-meal, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 24. Hæfþ fíf berene hláfas habet quinque hordeaceos, Jn. Bos. 6, 9 : 6, 13

berendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
berendlíc, adj.

Bearabletolerable

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Bearable, tolerable

berht

(adj.)
Grammar
berht, adj.

Brightsplendidusclarus

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Bright; splendidus, clarus, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 43; Met. 22, 22

búta

(adv.)
Grammar
búta, adv.
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Without; foras, foris He eóde búta exiit forás, Mk. Lind. War. 14, 68. Petrus stód to dura búta Petrus stabat ad ostium foris, Jn. Rush. War. 18, 16

býgend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
býgend-líc, adj.
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Flexible, pliable; flexilis, flexibilis Býgendlíc on ðám geþeódnessum his liða flexibilibus artuum compagibus, Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 37

Linked entry: bígend-lic

bylwet-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bylwet-líce, adv.
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Simply; simpliciter, Ors. l, 2; Bos. 26, 29

cáfe

(adv.)
Grammar
cáfe, adv.
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Quickly, promptly; celeriter, prompte Mægen samnode cáfe to ceáse he promptly collected his strength for the fight, Elen. Kmbl. 111; El. 56