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hyge-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-gál, adj.

Light-mindedwanton

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Light-minded, wanton, Exon. 103 b; Th. 394, 2; Rä. 13, 12

hyge-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-leás, adj.

Thoughtlesscarelessfoolish

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Thoughtless, careless, foolish Ne geríseþ biscopum ne æt hám ne on síðe tó higeleás [iuncglíc, MS. G.] wíse ac wísdóm and weorþscipe gedafenaþ heora háde a too thoughtless manner is not seemly for bishops, neither at home nor when travelling, but wisdom

hyge-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-róf, adj.

Stoutmagnanimous

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Stout, strong of mind or heart, magnanimous, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 6; Ruin. 20: 46 b; Th. 159, 13; Gú. 926: Andr. Kmbl. 465; An. 233: 2009; An. 1007: Beo. Th. 413; B. 204: Cd. 82; Th. 102, 32; Gen. 1709; 75; Th. 93, 22; Gen. 1550: Exon. 15 b; Th. 33,

hyge-þyhtíg

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-þyhtíg, adj.
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Doughty of heart, Beo. Th. 1497; B. 746

hyge-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-wlanc, adj.

Proud

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Proud, elated in mind, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 1; Rä. 20, 2: 112 b; Th. 431, 21; Rä. 46, 4

hyht-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hyht-ful, adj.

joyousexultantgladpleasant

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Full of hope or joy, joyous, exultant, glad, pleasant Ic þurh Judas ǽr hyhtful gewearþ and nú gehýned eom þurh Judas eft through Judas formerly I became exultant, and now again through Judas am I humiliated, Elen. Kmbl. 1842; El. 923. Ontýn eárna hleóðor

Linked entry: hyht-leás

hyrned-nebba

(adj.)
Grammar
hyrned-nebba, adj.

Horny-hard-beaked

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Horny- or hard-beaked [epithet of raven and eagle], Judth. ii; Thw. 24, 28; Jud. 212: Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 11; Æðelst. 62

Linked entry: -nebba

hyðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hyðe-líc, adj.

Convenientadvantageous

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Convenient, advantageous Ðæt wæs hyðelíc that was convenient, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 17; Ruin. 42

Linked entry: be-hyðlíc

hýð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hýð-líc, adj.
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Relating to a port Ðá hýðlícan portunalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 19

ídel-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-georn, adj.

lazyinert

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Fond of idleness, lazy, inert Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor ne tó ídelgeorn forðan ðe slép and ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas and unhǽlo ðæs líchoman be not too fond of sleep or idleness, for sleep and idleness nourish bad habits and bad health in the body, Prov. Kmbl.

ídel-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-sprǽce, adj.
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Talking idly, vainly Ða felaídelsprǽcan multiloquio vacantes, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 25

idig

(adj.)
Grammar
idig, [?]; adj.

Busyactive

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Busy, active Tóþas idge busy teeth [referring to the eating of the forbidden fruit by Adam and Eve ], Exon. 61 b ; Th. 226, 18; Ph. 407

ifiht

(adj.)
Grammar
ifiht, adj.
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Covered with ivy On ðonæ ifihtan stoc to the ivy-covered post, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 176. 8. In ða ifihtan ác, 379. 29. On ðone ibihttan alr; of ðam ibihtan alre, v,124, 27

ilfig

(adj.)
Grammar
ilfig, adj.

madfrantic

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Affected by elves [?], mad, frantic Fanaticus, i. minister templi, futura præcinens, vel ylfig, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 40. Ylfie vel mónaþseóce comitiales, i. e. garritores, 132, 26. Comitiales, lunaticos wanseóce i. garritores, ylfie, Hpt. Gl. 519. 44

Linked entry: ylfig

inburh-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
inburh-fæst, adj.

atriensisseneschalluslictor

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Stationed in a hall; atriensis; scil. atrii janitor, seneschallus, lictor, Lye

in-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-byrde, adj.
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Born in a master's house Dunne wæs inbyrde tó Hǽðfelda Dunne belonged by birth to Hatfield, Chart. Th. 650, 28. Wífús and Dunne and Seoloce syndan inbyrde tó Hǽðfelda, 649. 33. Ða inberðan menn tó Eblesburnan, 152, 8

Linked entry: in-berþ

Indisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Indisc, adj.

Indian

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Indian Ðone gársecg mon hǽt Indisc e qua oceanus Indicus vocari incipit, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 8. On indisc sprecende indice loquentes. Nar. 25, 16. Indisce mýs mures indici, 16, 5. Indiscum wordum indico sermone, 29, 8

in-fléde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-fléde, adj.
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Full of water [of a stream] Tigris eá infléde Tigris, stream of abundant flood. Cd. 12 ; Th. 15, 12 ; Gen. 232. Lǽt nú streámas weallan, eá infléde, Andr. Kmbl. 3006 ; An. 1506

Linked entries: fléd fléde

in-liþewác

(adj.)
Grammar
in-liþewác, adj.

Inflexibleintractableintractabilis

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Inflexible, intractable; intractabilis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 72

innane

(adv.)
Grammar
innane, adv.

Within

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Within Hig beóþ innane reáfigende wulfas intrinsecus sunt lupi rapaces, Mt. Kmbl. 7,15

Linked entry: innan