slíþelíc
Graven
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Graven Gebǽdon ða slíþelecæn adoraverunt sculptile Ps. Spl. T. 105, 19
slíþen
Cruel, hard, evil
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Cruel, hard, evil Slíden infastum Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 66. Ðú wéndest ðæt ðiós slíþne wyrd ðás worulde wende bútan Godes þeahte Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 4. Fin eft begeát sweordbealo slíþen dire harm from the sword overwhelmed Fin Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147. Hú slíþen
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slíþe
Cruelly
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Cruelly Bearn ðara ðe ofslegene slíþe wǽran filios interemtorum Ps. Th. 101, 18
slíþe
Formed, moulded ⬩ fictus ⬩ graven ⬩ feigned, false
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Formed, moulded; fictus graven (of images) Ealle ðe gebiddaþ ða slíþan omnes qui adorant sculptilia Ps. Spl. T. 96, 7. Hí offrodon ðæ sliððæn sacrificaverunt sculptilibus 105, 35. feigned, false Hé oncneów slíþe mód úre cognovit figmentum (taken by
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smǽte
Refined, pure
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Refined, pure (of gold) Smaete gold obrizum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 11. Smǽte obrizum 75, 72. Hié wurdan sóna tó ðam golde ðe man háteþ obritsum ðæt is smǽte gold Shrn. 32, 21. Smǽte gold ðæt in wylme biþ þurh ofnes fýr eall geclǽnsod Elen. Kmbl. 2616;El
smǽte-gylden
Of refined gold
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Of refined gold Smǽtegyldne obridzum Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 25. Ða smǽtegyldenan cláþas auri obriza lammina 2, 7
smeá-líc
searching, penetrating ⬩ that goes to the root ⬩ heart of a matter, profound ⬩ exquisite, choice
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searching, penetrating (of inquiry, trial, etc.) Hwæt is sió þyrelung ðæs wǽges búton scearplícu and smeálícu fandung ðæs módes ðæt mon mid ðære . . . onlúce ða heardan heortan quid est parietem fodere, nisi acutis inquisitionibus duritiam cordis aperire
smeart
Smart, painful
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Smart, painful Ic wylle swingan eów mid ðam smeartestum swipum, ðæt is, ðæt ic wítnige eów mid ðam wyrstan wíte Wulfst. 295, 10. [Gif þi sulf one smerte discepline drauh þet swete likunge into smeortunge A. R. 294, 12. Stede and twei sporen and ane smearte
smeá-þancol
Acute, subtle
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Acute, subtle Mid smeáþancelre trahtnunge tenaci memoriae textu Hpt. Gl. 410, 64
smeáþcol-líc
Subtle, crafty
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Subtle, crafty Smeáþancollíce wriþan ł cnottan cræftelícum sertaque mystica dactylico Germ. 389, 28
smeágend-líc
Meditative
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Meditative Smeágendlíc meditativa Ælfc. Gr. 34; Zup. 211, 6
smicer
Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant ⬩ elegans, delicatus
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Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant Smicre elegans, loquax Txts. 59, 737: elegans Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 22. Smicerre ansíne eleganti forma 30, 26. Smicere leóþe carmine rithmico 23, 24. Windan manigne smicerne wǽn and manig ǽnlic hús settan and fegerne tún timbrian
smiþ-cræftig
Skilled as a smith
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Skilled as a smith
smylte
Quiet, tranquil, calm, serene ⬩ of physical calmness ⬩ gentle, mild, of the wind ⬩ favourable, prosperous ⬩ of mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled
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Quiet, tranquil, calm, serene of physical calmness Se mónaþ (June) is nemned on úre geþeóde se ǽrra líða, for ðon seó lyft biþ þonne smylte Shrn. 87, 34. Swilce seó heofone ðonne heó smylte (serenum) byþ Ex. 24, 10. Hyt byþ smylte weder Mt. Kmbl. 16,
smylte
Quietly, mildly, gently
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Quietly, mildly, gently Ðonne smylte bláweþ súþan-westan wind Bt. 9; Fox 26, 17
smylt-líc
Tranquil, serene
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Tranquil, serene Smyltelíco gewidra Shrn. 74, 11. Smyltlícum tranquilla Rtl. 39, 9. Smyltlícum seneris (serenis?) 98, 8
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smolte
Quietly, mildly
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Quietly, mildly Ðonne smolte (cf. smylte, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 17) blǽwþ súþan and westan wind under wolcnum Met. 6, 8
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smóþ
Smooth, unruffled
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Smooth, unruffled Mid smóðestum andwlite serenissimo vultu Engl. Stud. ix. 40
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snǽd-mǽlum
By bits, a bit at a time
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By bits, a bit at a time Pusla snǽdmǽlum pick them out by a bit at a time Lchdm. ii. 356, 13
snellíce
Rapidly, quickly, with activity ⬩ strenue
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Rapidly, quickly, with activity Sum sceal snellíce snére wrǽstan one rapidly bends the harpstrings Exon. Th. 332, 9; Vy. 82