HEFIG
HEAVY ⬩ weighty ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ serious ⬩ grieved ⬩ important ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus
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HEAVY, weighty, oppressive, grievous, difficult, serious, grieved, important; gravis, molestus Wæs torn were hefig æt heortan in the man's heart was grievous anger, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 11;Gen. 980. Suíðe hefig is quam difficile est, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 24
Linked entry: hefig-mód
hetol
Full of hate ⬩ hostile ⬩ malignant ⬩ evil
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Full of hate, hostile, malignant, evil Se heáhengel ðe nu is hetol deófol the archangel that now is a devil full of malice, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 22. Maxentius ða burh geheóld mid hetelum geþance Maxentius held the town with hostile intent, Homl. Th. ii.
Linked entries: hetol-ness hatol
hygdig
Disposed ⬩ minded ⬩ careful ⬩ considerate ⬩ chaste ⬩ modest
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Disposed, minded, careful, considerate, chaste, modest Þancolmód wer þeáwum hýdig a man of thoughtful mind, virtuously disposed, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 25; Gen. 1705. Hygdig casta, Rtl. 68, 12. Hygdigo friódóm casta libertas, 105, 1. Hygdego, 109, 35
inn
In ⬩ within
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In, within Ic wæs cuma and gé mé ne in ne gelaðodun I was a stranger, and ye did not invite me in, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 43. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt gé in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe
innera
Inner ⬩ interior
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Inner, interior Seó inre hrind liber, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 68, 6; Wrt. Voc. 38, 57. Se innra man ðæt is seó sáwl interior homo, id est anima, L. Ecg. P. iv. 63; Th. ii. 224, 6. Se inra wind, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32. Þurh ða twá pund wæs getácnod ǽgðer ge
irmen
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A word occurring mostly as a prefix with the idea of greatness, universality. In the following passages it occurs independently Faraþ geond ealne yrmenne grund go through the whole earth, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 18; Cri. 481. Ofer ealne yrmenne grund, 66
Linked entry: eormen
irre
Gone astray ⬩ wandering ⬩ confused ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ angry ⬩ enraged ⬩ wrathful ⬩ indignant
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Gone astray, wandering, confused, perverse, depraved Ðæt wæs earfoþcynn yrre and réðe genus pravum et peramarum, Ps. Th. 77, 10. Óþ ðæt his eáge biþ æfþancum ful yrre geworden until his eye is filled with evil thoughts and gone astray, Salm. Kmbl. 994
irringa
Angrily ⬩ in anger
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Angrily, in anger Be ðæm ilcan hé cwæþ eft ierrenga hinc iterum iratus dicit, Past. 56, 7; Swt, 435, 11. Ðá tó evan god yrringa spræc, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 27; Gen. 918. Seó beó sceal losian ðonne heó hwæt yrringa stingþ the bee shall perish when she stings
læssa
Less
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Less Se ðe lessa ys ys on heofena ríce him máre qui autem minor est in regno cælorum, major est illo, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 11. Hwæðere hé ðám ðe on sceare máran wǽron on ðám mægnum eáþmódnesse and hýrsumnesse nóhte ðon læssa wæs verum eis quæ tonsura majores
lyswen
corrupt ⬩ purulent ⬩ depraved
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Full of matter, corrupt, purulent; depraved[?] Ðonne se swile tóbyrst ðonne biþ seó micge lyswen swilce worms, L. M. 2, 17; Lchdm. ii. 198, 26
pællen
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Purple, rich or costly (of garments) Hé hyne on pællenre scýtan befeóld, St. And. 42, 13. V. pællene weofodsceátas, Chart. Th. 429, 25. Bicgaþ eów pællene cyrtlas, ðæt gé tó lytelre hwíle scínon swá swá róse, Homl. Th. i. 64, 13. Se cyning gesýmde gold
pín-treówen
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Belonging to a pine-tree Cyrnlu of píntrýwenum (-treów-, MS. O.) hnutum, Lchdm. i. 250, 9
Linked entry: treówen
gódlíc
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Goodly, good Gódlíc gumrinc a goodly man, Exon. 129 a; Th. 495, 7; Rä. 84, 4. Gódlíce geardas goodly dwellings, Cd. 35; Th. 46, 6; Gen. 740. Gódlecran stól a goodlier throne, 15; Th. 18, 31; Gen. 281
gold-wlanc
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Splendidly adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 3766; B. 1881: Salm. Kmbl. 414; Sal. 207
grislíc
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GRISLY, horrible; dreadful, horrid; horridus, horrendus, horribilis. [Laym. grislich: Orm. grissliȝ: A. R. grislich: Ayenb. grislich: O. Frs. gryslik: cf. O. H. Ger. grisenlich, Grff. iv. 301: Ger. grässlich.] This word seems to belong to 'grísan' rather
grundlinga
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From the very bottom or root, entirely, totally Grundlunge oððe mid stybbe mid ealle stirpatus: grundlunga funditus: grundlinga oððe mid wyrttruman mid ealle radicitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3, 4. Hí tobrǽcon ða burh grundlinga they destroyed the city
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grǽg-hiwe
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Of a grey hue or colour, Lye
gram-hygdig
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Fierce-minded, hostilely disposed Gramhegdig, Ps. C. 50, 49; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 49. Gromhýdig guma, Exon. 55 b; Th. 196, 6; Az. 170: 18 b; Th. 46, 8; Cri. 734: Beo. Th. 3502; B. 1749. Ðǽr nǽfre feóndes ne biþ gástes gramhýdiges gang where never shall
ge-embehtan
To minister ⬩ ministrare
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To minister; ministrare Geembehta ministrare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 40. He geembihtæs ministrat, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 15. Ðætte he geembehtade ut ministraret, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 45 : 15, 41
ge-fragian
To learn by asking
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To learn by asking Gefragade exquisierat, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 16