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ár-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wurþ, -wyrþ; def. se árwurþa; seó, ðæt árwurþe; adj. [ár honour, weorþ worth]

Honour-worth ⬩ honourable ⬩ venerable ⬩ reverend ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ honorandus ⬩ venerabilis ⬩ venerandus

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Ðæt árwurþe bæþ lavacrum venerabile, 3, 11; S. 535, 34

Linked entry: ár-weorþ

dreám-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dreám-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Joyous, musical ⬩ jucundus, musĭcus

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Joyous, musical; jucundus, musĭcus Dreámlíc oððe wynsum sý him spæc [MS. spæce] mín jucundum sit ei eloquium meum, Ps. Lamb. 103, 34. Ða dreámlícan musĭca, Cot. 133

rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight ⬩ directly, straightway ⬩ ⬩ rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, duly ⬩ correctly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Swá wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre, correctly Beo. Th. 3395; B. 1695. Swylce hý wǽron rihte ... swilce hí nú sindon they were exactly such then as they are now, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1.

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Loss ⬩ destruction

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Ðonne hié him ǽr tíde tó tióþ ðæt hí ne mágon, ðonne is him tó ondrǽdenne ðæt him weorþe tó lore ðæt hié tó ryhtre tíde gefolgian meahton, ðæt is se wisdóm, ðe hié ǽr tíde wilniaþ and eówiaþ, ac hé him wyrþ ðonne swíðe ryhtlíce tó lore admonendi ne, cum

Linked entries: los lyre

líg

(n.)
Grammar
líg, lég, es; generally masc. but ðæt lég occurs.

Flame ⬩ lightning

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Ðone deópan grund ðæs hátan léges and ðæs heardan léges [hell], Blickl. Homl. 103, 15. For ðæs léges [lightning] bryne, 203, 11. Léges blæstas, Andr. Kmbl. 3103; Au. 1154.

Linked entry: lég

feówrþa

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówrþa, m; seó, ðæt feówrþe; adj.

The fourth ⬩ quartus

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The fourth; quartus Féówrþe is fýr the fourth is fire, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 30

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined ⬩ prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnet ⬩ dead, killed, slain ⬩ mortuus, occīsus ⬩ accursed, condemned ⬩ execrātus, damnātus

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On ðæt deópe dæl gefeallaþ synfulra here, fǽge gǽstas the band of the sinful shall fall into the deep gulf, accursed spirits, 30 b; Th. 94, 3; Cri. 1534. feeble, timid; imbēcillus, tĭmĭdus Nis mín breóstsefa forht ne fǽge my mind is not afraid nor feeble

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful ⬩ terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Wæs ðǽr swíðe egeslíc geatweard there was a very horrible gatekeeper, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 18. Ðæs egeslícan ðæt ðú dó feóndes aídlian awyrgede syrwunga horrendi făcias hostis văcuisse (?) malignas insĭdias, Hymn. Surt. 47, 24.

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD ⬩ mortuus

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Næs ðǽr nán þing deád of ðám nec erat quidquam mortuum de his, Ex. 9, 7; 21, 34. Me hátran sind Dryhtnes dreámas ðonne ðis deáde líf the Lord's joys are more exciting to me than this dead life, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 31; Seef. 65.

Linked entry: déd

ófer

(n.)
Grammar
ófer, ófor, es; m.

an edge, border, margin ⬩ the land bordering on water, a river-bank, sea-shore, over in local names,

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On ðone ófer; ondlong ófres ðæt on Stánford, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 20. Ondlong strǽte, ðæt on reádan ófer, iii. 52, 17. On ðære eá ófre, Nar. 10, 14: Byrht. Th. 132, 39; By. 28. On ófre ðæs foresprecenan streámes, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 18.

blódig

(adj.)
Grammar
blódig, def. se blódiga, seó, ðæt blódige; adj.

BLOODY ⬩ sanguineus, cruentus

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Se bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht. Th. 136, 21; By. 154. Geseoh nú swá ðín swát ageát, blódige stíge behold now where thy blood poured forth, a bloody path, Andr. Kmbl. 2883; An. 1444.

deáhl

(adj.)
Grammar
deáhl, [ = deágol]; def. se deáhla; seó, ðæt deáhle; adj.

Dark, secret ⬩ obscūrus, secrētus

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Dark, secret; obscūrus, secrētus Ðære deáhlan neahte of the dark night, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13

dys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dys-líc, dyse-líc; def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, stupid ⬩ stultus

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From ðæm lífe ðæs dyselícan gewunon a vita stultæ consuetūdĭnis, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 2. On dyslícum geswincum in foolish labours, Past. 18, 2; Hat. MS. 26 a, 11

endlyfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
endlyfta, ændlyfta, ællyfta; seó, ðæt, -e; adj.

The eleventh ⬩ undĕcĭmus

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Endlyfta ðæra tăcna ys geháten áquārius the eleventh of the signs is called ăquārius, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 9; Lchdm. iii. 246, 3

Linked entry: ændlyfta

Babilónisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Babilónisc, def. se Babilónisca, seó, ðæt Babilónisce; adj.

Babylonish ⬩ Babylōnĭcus

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Babylonish; Babylōnĭcus Dóhtor, seó Babilónisce wræcce [MS. babilonisca wræcca] filia Babilonis misera, Ps. Lamb. 136, 8

DOL

(adj.)
Grammar
DOL, def. se dola, seó, ðæt dole; adj.
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DULL, foolish, erring, heretical; stŏlĭdus, stultus, hærĕtĭcus = αίρετικόs Dol biþ se ðe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeþ foolish is he who dreads not his Lord, Exon. 83 a; Th. 312, 7; Seef. 106: 89 a; Th. 335, 17; Gn. Ex. 35: Salm. Kmbl. 447; Sal. 224. Ge

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sight ⬩ cæcus ⬩ a blind or inward wound ⬩ a bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affected ⬩ morsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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Ðæt ðú grápie on midne dæg, swá se blinda déþ on þistrum ut palpes in meridie, sicut palpare solet cæcus in tenebris, Deut. 28, 29: Mt. Bos. 23, 26. Æt-hrán he ðæs blindan hand he took the hand of the blind [man], Mk. Bos. 8, 23.

deriendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deriendlíc, derigendlíc; def.se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Injurious, noxious, hurtful ⬩ nocīvus, noxius, nŏceus

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Ðæt ðú derigendlíce ætbrede ut noxia subtrăhas, Hymn. Surt. 133, 7. Us he gehealde fram derigendlícum nos servet a nocentĭbus, 9, 7

deád-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-bǽre, def. se deád-bǽra, seó, ðæt deád-bǽre; adj.

Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortĭfer, lethālis, lethĭfer

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Th. ii. 158, 22, Ðæt ðín heorte forhtige for ðam deádbǽrum drence that thy heart may fear the deadly drink, i. 72, 16. Deádbǽre sprancan lethifĕras labruscas, Mone B. 1993

Linked entry: deáþ-bǽre

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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Hua nát ðæt ðá wunda ðæs modes bióð dígelran ðonne ðá wunda ðǽs líchaman quis cogitationum vulnera occultiora esse nesciat vidneribus viscerum?

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