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
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