fyrn
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Fyrn olim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 75. Ðá ðe wǽron forðférede for hund geárum oððon gyt fyrnor (firnor, v. l.), Wlfst. 96, 7. Add
fyrst
first, foremost in position ⬩ foremost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence
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For 'First . . . Exod. 399' substitute: first, foremost in position Hé wæs mid þǽm fyrstum mannum on þǽm lande he was among the first men in the country, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 13. foremost in virtue or worth, best, of great excellence Hú se láreów sceal
gægne
Concisely, briefly
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Concisely, briefly Gægne compendiose, breviter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 57
gryre-fáh
Terribly hostile ⬩ terrible in its variegated colouring
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Terribly hostile or terrible in its variegated colouring, Beo. Th. 5146; B. 2576
gryre-líc
horrible, terrible
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horrible, terrible, Andr. Kmbl. 3101; An. 1553: Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 27; Rä. 24; 3: Beo. Th. 2886; B. 1441: 4278;B. 2136
gung
Young, youthful ⬩ jŭvĕnis, adolescens
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Young, youthful; jŭvĕnis, adolescens Ic eom gungre yldo adolescentior sum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 3. Hí ofslógon ǽnne gungne Brytiscne man they slew a young Briton, Chr. 501; Erl. 15, 16
gúþ-frec
Bold in war
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Bold in war Gúþfrec guma man bold in war, Andr. Kmbl. 2235; An. 1119
gúþ-hwæt
Active ⬩ vigorous in war ⬩ valiant
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Active, vigorous in war, valiant,Apstls. Kmbl. 113;Ap. 57
gúþ-wérig
Weary with battle
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Weary with battle, Beo. Th. 3176; B. 1586
gúþ-mód
Of warlike mind
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Of warlike mind, Beo. Th. 617; B. 306
gýmeleás
Careless ⬩ negligent ⬩ uncared for ⬩ wandering ⬩ stray ⬩ negligens
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Careless, negligent, uncared for, wandering, stray; negligens Gýmeleás feoh [giémeleás fioh] stray cattle, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9; Ps. Th. 70, 10. Ða gímeleasan men ðe heora líf adrugon on ealre ídelnisse careless men who passed their life in all frivolity
gyrst
Grinding ⬩ grating ⬩ stridulus
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Grinding, grating; stridulus, Hpt. Gl. 513
hæbbenga
With constraint, constrainedly
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With constraint, constrainedly
hædre
Straitly, hardly, oppressively, anxiously ⬩ arcte, anxie
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Straitly, hardly, oppressively, anxiously; arcte, anxie Hyge hædre [hearde, A.] wealleþ my mind is agitated with anxiety, Salm. Kmbl. 126; Sal. 62. [Míne sáwle] hædre gehogode hǽl save [my soul] oppressed by anxious thoughts, Exon. 118 b; Th. 456, 5;
hægsteald-líc
Virgin ⬩ virginalis
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Virgin; virginalis, Rtl. 66, 1
hǽl-bǽre
Salutary
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Salutary, Lye
hæplíc
Equal ⬩ compar
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Equal; compar Cot. 35, Lye
hærfestlíc
Autumnal
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Autumnal Hærfestlíc dæg autumnalis dies, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 76, 19; Wrt. Voc. 53, 29. On ðæs hærfestlícan emnihtes ryne in the course of the autumnal equinox, Lchdm. iii. 238, 28 : 252, 1
hǽðen
HEATHEN, pagan, gentile ⬩ a heathen ⬩ a heathen, gentile woman ⬩ ethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanus ⬩ a heathen
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HEATHEN, pagan, gentile; and subst. a heathen Twá folc ðæt is Iudéisc and hǽðen two peoples, that is Jew and gentile, Homl. Th. i. 206, 32. Ðes wæs hǽðen hic erat samaritanus, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 16. Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce biþ gebroht tó ðam mæssepreóste
hafen-leás
Lacking means, poor, indigent ⬩ inops
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Lacking means, poor, indigent; inops Hafenleás inops, Wrt. Voc. 74, 20. Hé wæs swíðe welig wædlum and þearfum and symle him sylfum swíðe hafenleás he was very wealthy for the poor and needy, and ever very indigent for himself, Homl. Th. ii. 148. 34.
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