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arg

(adj.)
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arg, adj.

Wickeddepravedbadmaluspravus

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Wicked, depraved, bad; malus, pravus. An impure word only found in the Lindisfarne Gospels or the Durham Book Cneórisse yflo and arg an evil and wicked generation; generatio mala et adultera, i. e. prava, pigra, etc. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 39. Arg peccatrix

Linked entry: earg

ár-wurþlíc

(adj.)
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ár-wurþlíc, adj.

Venerablevenerabilis

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Venerable; venerabilis Árwurþlíc on to seónne venerabilis aspectu, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 35

Linked entry: ár-weorþlíc

ár-wyrþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþ, adj.

Honourablevenerablehonorabilisvenerandus

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Honourable, venerable; honorabilis, venerandus, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23: Elen. Kmbl. 2256; El. 1129

ár-wyrþlíce

(adv.)
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ár-wyrþlíce, adv.

Honourablyreverentlysolemnlykindly

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Honourably, reverently, solemnly, kindly, R. Ben. 58

a-sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
a-sweotole, adv.

Clearlymanifeste

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Clearly; manifeste, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 16

a-swunden-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
a-swunden-líce, adv.

Slothfullysegniter

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Slothfully; segniter

áter-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
áter-líc, adj.

Poison-likeveneno similis

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Poison-like; veneno similis Áterlíc vel biter gorgoneus, Cot. 98, = átor-líc

Linked entry: átor-líc

beadu-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
beadu-róf, adj.

War-renownedbold in warin pugna strenuus

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War-renowned, bold in war; in pugna strenuus Beadurófes beácn a beacon of the war-renowned, Beo. Th. 6301; B. 3161. He hǽlo and frófre beadurófum abeád he offered safety and comfort to the bold in war, Andr. Kmbl. 191; An. 96

Linked entry: beado-róf

beadu-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
beadu-scearp, adj.

Battle-sharpsharp in fightapplied to a swordad pugnam acutus

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Battle-sharp, sharp in fight, applied to a sword; ad pugnam acutus Cyning wælseaxe gebræd biter and beaduscearp the king drew his deadly knife bitter and battle-sharp, Beo. Th. 5401; B. 2704

Linked entry: scearp

bealo-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-fús, adj.

Inclined to sinpeccandi pronus

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Inclined to sin; peccandi pronus, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 23; Reim. 50

bealo-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-hydig, adj.

Intending evilbaleful-mindedperniciem moliens

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Intending evil, baleful-minded; perniciem moliens, Beo. Th. 1450; B. 723

bealo-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-leás, adj.

Void of evilinnocentinnocens

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Void of evil, innocent; innocens, Exon. 89 b; Th. 335, 27; Gn. Ex. 39

beard-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
beard-leás, adj.

BEARDLEssimberbisthose without a bearda youthstriplinga hawkbuzzardephebusbuteo

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BEARDLEss; imberbis. Used as a noun, it denotes those without a beard, as a youth, stripling, also a hawk or buzzard; ephebus, buteo Beardleás ephebus, vel buteo, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55; Wrt. Voc. 50, 33

bán-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bán-leás, adj.

Bone-lesswithout bonesossibus carens

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Bone-less, without bones; ossibus carens, Exon. 112b; Th. 431, 19; Rä. 46, 3

beado-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
beado-cræftig, adj.

War-craftyskilful warwarlikebellicosus

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War-crafty, skilful war, warlike; bellicosus Beadocræftig beorn a chief skilful in war, Exon. 78b; Th. 295, 28; Crä. 40

beado-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
beado-róf, adj.

War-renownedbold in warin pugna strenuus

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War-renowned, bold in war; in pugna strenuus Beornas beadorófe war-renowned warriors, Apstls. Kmbl. 155; AP. 78

Linked entry: beadu-róf

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