ælmes-lic
of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitable ⬩ depending upon alms, poor
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of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitable Hié hígon gefeormien and hígon ús mid heora godcundum gódum swǽ gemynen swǽ ús árlic and him ælmeslic siǽ, Cht. Th. 476, 34. Swé hit him rehtlicast and elmestlicast wére, 465, 24. depending upon alms, poor
Linked entry: elmestlic
ælmes-líce
Charitably
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Charitably Fóe hé tó thaem londe and hit forgelde and thaet wiorth gedaele fore hiora gástas suae aelmeslíce and suae rehtlíce suae hé him seolfa on his wísdóme geleornie, C. D. i. 234, 34
ǽ-melle
Insipid
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Insipid Insipidun, quod saporem non habet, hoc est unmeagle sive ǽmelle, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 37
Linked entry: -melle
ǽ-mirce
Excellent, distinguished ⬩ egregius,
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Excellent, distinguished; egregius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 28
Linked entry: -mirce
æppel-berende
Apple-bearing
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Apple-bearing Æppilberende pomiferam, Rtl. 98, 33
ǽngan-cundes
In a way that is unique
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In a way that is unique (?) Críst stód ofer ádle (alde, MS.) ǽngancundes as none other did Lch. iii. 36, 25
æpsen
Impudent, shameless, foul
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Impudent, shameless, foul Æpsin frontosa, An. Ox. 7, 301
Linked entry: æfesne
ǽr-beþóht
Premeditated
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Premeditated Hwæðer ðe gewealdes ðe unge-wealdes, hwæðer ðe fǽrlíce ðe þurh ǽrbeþóhte wísan, Ll. Th. ii. 428, 12
Linked entry: be-þencan
ǽr-gefremed
Before-committed
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Before-committed Ðá ǽrgefremedan synna, Ll. Th. ii. 434, 14
Linked entry: ge-fremian
ǽr-gelǽred
Previously instructed
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Previously instructed Ǽrgeléred praemonita, Mt. L. 14, 8
Linked entry: ge-lǽred
ǽr-hwílum
In earlier times, formerly
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In earlier times, formerly Ðá micclan welan ðe hig ǽrhwílon áhton, Guth. 14, 23. Oft ic nú miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, and þeáh uncúðre ǽrhwílum quondam fond, Met. 2, 9
Linked entry: hwílum
ǽrnemergen-lic
Of the early morning
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Of the early morning Mæssan ǽrnemergen-lice missam matutinalem, Angl. xiii. 384, 277
æsc-fealu
Ashy-coloured
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Ashy-coloured: — Æscfealu vel æscgrǽg cinereus, deterrimus color. Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 14
ǽr-nemned
Before-named
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Before-named Se ǽrnæmda cyning, Ll. Th. i. 36, 8
Linked entry: ǽr-nemd
ǽr-leóf
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Very dear [Æ]rl[e]óf gratus, An. Ox. 56, 296
fylgend-lic
That may be imitated.
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That may be imitated. Cf. fylgean; II. 1 b Fyligendlicne imitabilem, Angl. xiii. 421, 803
fynig
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fyniht
Produced in marshy, fenny places
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Produced in marshy, fenny places Mettas þe gód blód wyrceað, swá swá sint scilfixas finihte, Lch. ii. 244, 25. [Cf. He must abstaine from maryshe fyshes and fennie
fyrmest
excellent
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In l. 5 for Cot. 153 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 7, and add: marking order in time Hé tó fulluhte heora fyrmest beáh, Hml. S. 10, 150. Seó bóc ys geháten Genesis, . . . for þám þe heó ys firmest bóca, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 34. marking order in rank, importance
fyrmest
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Add: of position Wæs feorhbealu fǽgum, sé þe fyrmest læg, B. 2077. Hé on þám folce fyrmest eóde, By. 323. where position marks importance Hí sécað ðæt hié fyrmest hlynigen æt ǽfengieflum, Past. 27, 7. of rank Þá þe under Alexandre fyrmest wǽron, Ors