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ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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Proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent; the word remains with a somewhat different meaning in rank, used of coarse but fertile growth Gif ǽnig man hæbbe módigne sunu and rancne ( protervum ) ðe nelle híran his fæder and his méder, Deut. 21, 18. Ne beón gé

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt

ranclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ranclíce, adv.
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showily (v. ranc, II) Ne eówer reáf ne beó tó ranclíce gemacod, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 358, 6. boldly (v. ranc, III) Ymbe ða feówer tíman wé wyllaþ cýðan iungum preóstum má þinga ðæt hig mágon ðé ranclícor ðás þing heora clericum geswutelian, Anglia

reád

(adj.)
Grammar
reád, adj.
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Red Reád deáh coccus, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 40. Reád teafor minium, 46, 74. Se reáda telg, Exon. Th. 408, 21; Rä. 27, 15. Reád ruber, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 35 : flavum, fulvum, 108, 70 : roseus, vel rubeus, vel pheniceus, i. 46, 50 : croceus, Hpt. Gl. 524, 37

Linked entry: reód

reáde

(adv.)
Grammar
reáde, adv.
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Redly, in red Hire andwlita biþ reáde wan livid with a red tinge, Lchdm. ii. 348, 19. Ðá wearþ beám monig blódigum teárum birunnen reáde and þicce, Exon. Th. 72, 22; Cri. 1176. Ic eom reáde bewǽfed I am clothed in red, 484, 2; Rä. 70, 1

reád-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
reád-fáh, adj.
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Red-stained, having patches of red colour Wág reádfáh, Exon. Th. 476, 19; Ruin. 10

reád-staled

(adj.)
Grammar
reád-staled, adj.
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Having a red stale or stalk Reádstalede hárhuna, Lchdm. i. 378, 19

Linked entry: staled

reáfigende

(adj.)
Grammar
reáfigende, adj.
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Ravening, rapacious; rapax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 42

reáfol

(adj.)
Grammar
reáfol, adj.
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Rapacious Reáfol captator, Germ. 397, 19. Cild ácenned þríste reáful ofermód him sylfum gelícigende a child born on the thirteenth day of the moon will be bold, rapacious, arrogant, pleasing himself, Lchdm. iii. 190, 14. v. next word

réceleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
réceleáslíce, adv.
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Negligently, carelessly, without attention Nis ús náwht récceleáslíce tó gehíranne neque neligenter audiendum est, Past. 57, 4; Swt. 439, 31

recene

(adv.)
Grammar
recene, adv.
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Quickly, straightway, at once Recene (recone, Lind.) protinus, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 29. Hét him recene tó his sunu gangan, Cd. Th. 53, 20; Gen. 864 : 134, 41; Gen. 2228. Ðú nú recene beheald intende, Ps. Th. 29, 1. Recone ł sóna confestim, Mk. Skt. Rush

Linked entry: ricene

recenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
recenlíce, adv.
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Quickly, immediately, at once, straightway Eodun hreconlíce ( cito ) from byrgenne, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 28, 8. Hreconlíce (ricenlíce, Rush.) protinus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 18. Reconlíce (ricenlíce, Rush.) continuo, 1, 31. Reconlíce (recunlíce, Rush.) protinus

Linked entry: ricenlíce

ge-wisfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wisfullíce, adv.

Knowingly ⬩ expertly ⬩ scienter

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Knowingly, expertly; scienter, Greg. pref. lib. 2, Dial

ge-witfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-witfæst, adj.

Of sound mind

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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17

Linked entry: -witfæst

gewit-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
gewit-seóc, adj.

Mind-sick ⬩ lunatic ⬩ demoniac ⬩ energumenus

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Mind-sick, lunatic, demoniac; energumenus, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 35; Wrt. Voc. 45, 67: 75, 52

Linked entry: wit-seóc

ge-tingelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-tingelíce, adv.

eloquently

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eloquently Ðæt cild getingelíce spræc the child spoke eloquently, Homl. Th. ii. 490, 32

ge-treówfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówfull, adj.

Faithful ⬩ fĭdēlis

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Faithful; fĭdēlis Getreówfull fĭdēlis, Ælfc. Gr. 9; 28; Som. 11, 38. Gecýðnys getreówfull testĭmōnium fĭdēle, Ps. Spl. 18, 8. Ðú góda þeów and ðú getreówfulla thou good servant and faithful, Blickl. Homl. 63, 26

ge-treówlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówlíc, adj.

Faithful ⬩ fĭdēlis

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Faithful; fĭdēlis Getreówlícu oððe getrýwe ealle bebodu his synd fĭdēlia omnia mandāta ejus sunt, Ps. Lamb. 110, 8. Us is swíðe uncúþ hwæt úre yrfeweardas getreówlíces dón willon æfter úrum lífe it is quite unknown to us how faithfully our heirs will

ge-wealdende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wealdende, adj.

Powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potens ⬩ validus

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Powerful, mighty; potens, validus Mid his gewealdendre hand with his mighty hand, Ps. Th. 113, 8

ge-welhwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-welhwǽr, adv.

Everywhere ⬩ ŭbīque

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Everywhere; ŭbīque Is wíde cúþ þeódum gewelhwǽr it is well known to people everywhere, Menol. Fox 61; Men. 30: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 33

Linked entry: wel-hwǽr

ge-wemmodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wemmodlíce, adv.

Corruptly ⬩ impurely

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Corruptly, impurely Gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ corrupte loquimur, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8

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