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HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave Hond and heard sweord the hand and the hard blade, Beo. Th. 5011; B. 2509. Ic wát ðæt ðú eart heard mann scio quia homo durus es, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 24. Heard is ðeós sprǽc this is

horig

(adj.)
Grammar
horig, horhig; adj.

Foul, dirty, defileduncleanlutulentus, cenosus

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Foul, dirty, defiled Swá hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his reáf ne beó horig so is it proper that his vestment be not foul, L. Ælfc. C. 22 : Th. i. 350, 21. Næs his reáf horig, Homl. Th. i. 456, 20. Mid horium reáfe, 528, 24. Mid horhgum scicelse, Th. Ap. 13

cnǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
cnǽwe, cnáwe; adj.

Knowingconsciousawarecognoscens, conscius

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Knowing, conscious, aware; cognoscens, conscius

CRUMB

(adj.)
Grammar
CRUMB, crump; adj.

Bent downstooping cernuusobuncus

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Bent down, stooping; cernuus, obuncus Crump obuncus Cot. 144. Ða crumban obunca 185

Linked entries: crymbing crymbig

on-foreweardan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-foreweardan, prep. adv.

In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of

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In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of Onforeweardan ðysre race in the earlier part of this narrative, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 790. Malchus eode onforeweardan ( led the way ) in tó his ðám hálgan geféran, 23, 752

smale

(adv.)
Grammar
smale, smæle; adv.

finely not loudly

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finely (v. smæl, V.) Hundes tux gebærned and smale gegniden Lchdm. i. 372, 1. Gegníd tó duste swýðe smale 196, 12: 198, 1, 15. Genim wæterhæfern gebærnedne and ðonne gegniden smale ii. 44, 20. Genim swefl, gebeát swíðe smale 88, 17: i. 358, 9. Ásift

Linked entries: smæl smæle

smeáh

(adj.)
Grammar
smeáh, smeóh; adj.

creeping in, penetratingsubtle, crafty insinuating

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creeping in, penetrating Wið smeógan wyrme Lchdm. iii. 10, 17. Similar entries v. smea-wyrm subtle, crafty [Ðe man is ʒiep toʒenes him seluen; þat is smegh oðer man to bicharren and to biswiken E. Homl. ii. 195, 5. Cf. Two þing ben in þe manne, on his

smolt

(adj.)
Grammar
smolt, smeolt; adj.

Serene, quiet, peaceful

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Serene, quiet, peaceful Smolt wæs se sigewong Exon. Th. 146, 23; Gú. 714. Smeolt Andr. Kmbl. 3160; An. 1583. Smolt regn imbres Rtl. 85, 9: torrens Blickl. Gl. (Ps. 125, 4). Smolt biþ serenum erit Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 2. Smolt dæg ł restdæg (smolte dæge

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snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.

Quick, active, strongof rapid movement, quick, rapid, swiftactive, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold keen, severe; sharp acute firm, determined bold, active alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent

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Quick, active, strong in following glosses Snel alacris Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 75: 6, 50: expeditus, velox, fortis 30, 17: explicitus, liber, efficatus 145, 35. Snellne adultum Hpt. Gl. 485, 25. of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift Sum biþ on londe snel

hlutre

(adv.)
Grammar
hlutre, hluttre; adv.

Clearly, brightly

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Clearly, brightly Heofon hluttre ongeat heaven clearly perceived, Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 3: Cri. 1150. Ðonne heofontungol hlutrost scíneþ when the sun shines brightest, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 48; Met. 22, 24

tó-cumende

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-cumende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Coming to a strange place,strange,foreign

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Coming to a strange place, strange, foreign Hé for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum for the love of God he took his meals with the strangers who came, Shrn. 129, 27

tó-irnende

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-irnende, adj.(ptcpl.)

Running together

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Running together Ðá se Hǽlend geseah ða tóyrneudan menegu cum videret Jesus concurrentem turbam. Mk. Skt. 9, 25

springd

(adj.)
Grammar
springd, sprind; adj.

Activevigorous

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Active, vigorous Snellne, sprindne adultum, juvenem, Hpt. Gl. 485, 26. Geþogenne ł sprindne adultum, maturum, 491, 13. Sprindne adultum, Anglia xiii. 34, 186. His geðoht is springdra and swiftra ðonne xii. ðúsendu háligra gásta, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 34

Linked entry: sprind

springdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
springdlíce, sprindlíce; adv.

Activelyvigorously

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Actively, vigorously Sprindlíce ł cáflíce naviter, alacriter, agiliter, velociter, Hpt. Gl. 405, 22. Fromlíce ł sprinlíce naviter, velociter, viriliter ł fortiter, 423, 71

Linked entry: springd

á-sprungen

(adj.)
Grammar
á-sprungen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Defunct

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Defunct Is þeáw ꝥ ásprungenra manna líc and ǽwfæstra manna man byreð on ciricean consuetudo est monachorum et hominum religiosorum cadavera (cf. monachos vel homines religiosos defunctos, 53, 9) in ecclesiam portare, Ll. Th. ii. 160, 24

CALU

(adj.)
Grammar
CALU, caluw; adj.
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CALLOW, bald, without hair; calvus, glaber Calu oððe hnot glaber [MS. glabrio ], Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 36: Exon. 111b; Th. 427, 31; Rä. 41, 99. Monig man weorþ fǽrlíce caluw many a man becomes bald suddenly, Prov. Kmbl. 42

Linked entry: caluw

CÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CÉNE, cýne; adj.

KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlikeacer, audax, animosus, bellicosus

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KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlike; acer, audax, animosus, bellicosus Se wæs úþwita céne and cræftig who was a philosopher keen and profound, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 110; Met. 10, 51. Stóp út céne collenferþ he stept out bold [and] firm of mind, Andr. Kmbl.

ceorl-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ceorl-líce, ceorlíce; adv.

Commonlyvulgariter

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Commonly; vulgariter, Bridf

clifig

(adj.)
Grammar
clifig, clifiht; adj.

CLIFFY, steepclivosus

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CLIFFY, steep; clivosus, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 120; Wrt. Voc. 19, 4: Cot. 34: 209

cild-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cild-líc, cildisc; adj.

Childishinfantilis, puerilis

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Childish; infantilis, puerilis Cildlíc puerilis, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 23: 9, 28; Som. 11, 38. For ðære cildlícan yldo propter infantilem ætatem, Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 28

Linked entry: cild-isc