fóre-gísel
A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses
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A foremost hostage, principal or eminent hostage; præstans vel electus obses Salde se here him fóregíslas and micle áþas the army gave him eminent hostages with great oaths, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 16: 877; Erl. 79, 24.
fóre-gulpon
boasted greatly
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boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13;
for-singian
to sin greatly
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to sin greatly, L. Pen. 12; Wilk. 95, 9
frǽ-
before ⬩ in a greater degree ⬩ very ⬩ exceedingly ⬩ præ-
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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:
Linked entry: fætt
freá-
before ⬩ in a greater degree ⬩ very ⬩ exceedingly ⬩ præ-
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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:
fóre-gilpan
To boast greatly ⬩ valde jactāre
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To boast greatly; valde jactāre Ðæt he wǽre cumen to ðám gódan tídum ðe Rómáne eft fóregulpon that he was come to the good times of which the Romans afterwards boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13
foxes clife
The greater burdock ⬩ arctium lappa
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The greater burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eáwyrt take burdock, some men call it fox's cliver or the greater burdock, some riverwort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3: Lchdm. iii. 74, 10
here-hýþ
Spoil ⬩ booty ⬩ plunder
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Ða mycele herehúþe tó scipon brohton they brought the great booty to the ships, 1001; Erl. 137, 15. Ða herehýhþ ðe on helle genumen hæfde the spoil that he had taken in hell, Blickl. Homl. 89, 33. Genimon myccle herehýþ to take great spoil, 95. 2.
brád
broad ⬩ open ⬩ spacious ⬩ flat
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Voc. ii. 74, 22. of great extent, wide-spread, spacious Ðǽre rúman a(u)guste, brád augustum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 23 : i. 287, 78. Se bráda bryne ofer ealle woruld . . . þæt bráde bealo, Wlfst. 186, 8, 11.
Linked entry: brádlinga
wearn
A multitude, a great number or quantity, a great deal
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A multitude, a great number or quantity, a great deal Þunie (þu me, Th.) him gewinnes wearn ofer wealles hróf and heom on midle wese mán and inwit circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas, et labor in medio ejus, Ps. Th. 54, 9.
Linked entries: un-wearnum wirn worn
æsc
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Onefen ðone greátan æsc, C. D. ii. 172, 24. Add
micel-líc
Great ⬩ grand ⬩ magnificent ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious
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Great, grand, magnificent, splendid, illustrious Micellíc magnificum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 64. Wæs se wer for Gode and for mannum micellíc ( magnificus ), Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 38. Hú his mægenþrymnes mycellíc standeþ, Ps. Th. 110, 2.
ge-anmétan
To encourage ⬩ anĭmāre
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To encourage; anĭmāre He him to fultume com, and hine swíðe geanmétte he came to his help and greatly encouraged him, Ors. 3, 10; Bos. 70, 45. Wæs Demetrias swíðe þearle geanmétt Demetrius was very greatly encouraged, 3, 11; Bos. 75, 25
bán-geberg
A greave
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A greave Baangeberg[um] ocreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 35
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gærsum
Treasure ⬩ riches ⬩ thēsaurus ⬩ ŏpes
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For his mycele gersuma for his great treasures, 1090; Erl. 226, 38
ge-líca
An equal ⬩ æqualis ⬩ par ⬩ æqualitas
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Micel is ðæt ongin ðínre gelícan great is the attempt for thy equal [cf. Ger. für Deinesgleichen; colloquial English for the like of you], Exon. 67 b; Th. 250, 16; Jul. 128. Nán þing nis ðín gelíca no thing is thine equal, Bt. Met.
Linked entry: un-gelíca
hláford-swice
Treachery to a lord, ⬩ treason
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hláfordswice se biþ on worulde ðæt man his hláfordes sáwle beswíce and full mycel hláfordswice eác biþ ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde oððe of lande lifigendne drífe the greatest treachery in the world against one's lord is to betray his soul, and very great
for-logen
lied greatly
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lied greatly, Lupi Serm. 1, 12; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 41;
Linked entries: -logen for-leógan
heá-líc
High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound
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Abram ðæt is heálíc fæder Abram, that is, great father, i. 92, 13. Leóht swilce heálíc sunnbeám a light like a splendid sunbeam, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 152. Swíðe heálic nama a name of great distinction, Blickl. Homl. 167, 31: L. E.
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windel-streáw
Windle-straw, some kind of coarse grass or reed
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Genim ðæt micle greáte windelstreáw twyecge, ðæt on worþium wixð, Lchdm. ii. 44, 4