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sorh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-líc, adj.

Sorrowfulcausing sorrowgrievoussorrymiserable

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Sorrowful, causing sorrow, grievous, sorry, miserable Hit is eatmlíc and sorhlíc mannum tó gehýranne, eall ðæt man ús foresægþ, Wulfst. 241, 21. Ðonne biþ sorhlíc sár and earmlíc gedál líces and sáwle, 187, 14. Ðonne wyrð ehtnes grimlíc and sorhlíc there

sorhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sorhlíce, adv.

Miserablygrievously

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Miserably, grievously Herodes hys spere genam, and hyne sylfne ofstang; and hé swá sorhlíce hys lýf geendode, St. And. 34, 7. Ðǽr synd sorhlíce (cf. tó sorge, Dóm. L. 190) tósomne gemencged se þrosmiga lig and se þrece gycela, Wulfst. 138, 25

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sorig

(adj.)
Grammar
sorig, adj.

Sorrygrieved

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Sorry, grieved Hé biþ suíðe sorig (sárig, Cote. MSS.) dolet, Past. 33; Swt. 227, 8

sorh-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-cearig, adj.

Having grievous care, oppressed with anxiety or sorrow, anxioussorrowful

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Having grievous care, oppressed with anxiety or sorrow, anxious, sorrowful Siteþ sorgcearig sǽlum bidǽled, Exon. Th. 379, 4; Deór. 28: 278, 25; Jul. 603: 285, 4; Jul. 709: Beo. Th. 6294; B. 3152. Gesyhþ sorhcearig wínsele wéstne, 4901; B. 2455. Wreclástas

sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Soothverytruethe opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, realtruein conformity with the actual state of thingstruerighteousjust

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Sooth, very, true. the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real Ðæt hí oncnáwon ðæt ðú eart án sóþ God ut cognoscant te solum Deum verum, Jn. Skt. 17, 3. Hé wæs sóþ man, ðý hine dorste deófol costian

sóþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-fæst, adj.

true, without deceptiontrue in deedjustrighteouspiouswithout wickednesstrue in speechveracious

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true, without deception Ðes man is sóþfæst, ac git sindon bigswicon, Blickl. Homl. 187, 29. true in deed, just, righteous, pious, without wickedness Sóðfæst justus, Ps. Th. 114, 5 : 57, 9: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 19 : Rtl. 102, 15. Sóðfæst sunu, ðam wæs

sóþ-cwǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwǽde, (?); adj.

Veracious

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Veracious Sóðcuoed (sóðcweden, Rush.) verax, Jn. Skt. Lind. 7, 18 : 8, 26. Sóðcuéd, 3, 33

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spær-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
spær-líc, adj.

Sparingfrugal

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Sparing, frugal Swá sperlíc tam frugalis, Hpt. Gl. 494, 43

spærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spærlíce, adv.

Sparinglysparelyparcefrugalitersparingly

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Sparingly, sparely Spærlíce parce, Scint. 156, 9. Ðý mon dǽlþ spærlíce ðe mon nele hit forberste sparingly people spend, because they do not want to run short, Prov. Kmbl. 19. Ic sperlícor mid wordum sægde ðonne hié dǽdum gedón wǽrun solere me parcius

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spær

(adj.)
Grammar
spær, adj.

Sparefrugalparcus

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Spare, frugal Spær mete parcus cibus, Scint. 52, 6

spæren

(adj.)
Grammar
spæren, adj.

Of plasterof mortar

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Of plaster, of mortar Spaeren, sparaen, sparen gipsus, Txts. 67, 968. Spæren, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 67

spær-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
spær-hende, adj.

Of sparing handfrugalsparingprodigus

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Of sparing hand, frugal, sparing Spærhende frugi vel parcus, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 6. Uncystig oþþe spærhynde (-hende) frugi, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Zup. 74, 12. Spærhynde parcus, Germ. 392, 66

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spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speedprosperoushaving meanswealthyopulentrich in material wealthrich inabounding inabundantcopiouspowerfuluber, efficax, brevis

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having good speed, prosperous Him féran gewát Abraham wíde óð ðæt hé tó Siem com síðe spédig (prosperous in travel), Cd. Th. 107, 3; Gen. 1783. having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth Hé wæs swýðe spédig man on ðǽm ǽhtum ðe heora spéda

spédlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spédlíce, adv.

Successfullyefficaciouslypowerfullyin a manner which produces a resultprosper

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Successfully, efficaciously, powerfully, in a manner which produces a result Him spédlíce spearuwa hús begyteþ the sparrow succeeds in finding a house for itself, Ps. Th. 83, 3: 105, 2. Dó mé spédlíce cuicne quicken me effectually, 118, 154. Syle mé

spere-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
spere-leás, adj.

Without a point or head

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Without a point or head Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42

gésine

(adj.)
Grammar
gésine, adj.

Voiddestituteexpers

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Void, destitute; expers Módum tǽcan ðæt we gésine ne sýn godes þeódscipes to teach our minds that we be not destitute of God's communion, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 18; Exod. 528

ge-sotig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sotig, adj.

Dirty,

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Dirty, Gl. Prud. 579

ge-sinlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sinlíce, adv.

Curiouslystrictlycuriose,

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Curiously, strictly; curiose, R. Ben. 58

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ge-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sprǽce, adj.

Eloquentaffableeloquensaffabilis

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Eloquent, affable; eloquens, affabilis Næs ic nǽfre gesprǽce non sum eloquens, Ex. 4, 10. He wæs eallum gesprǽce erat affabilis omnibus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 34

gestig

(adj.)
Grammar
gestig, adj.

Strange

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Strange Huonne ðec we ségon gestig quando te vidimus hospitem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 38