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æl-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-ceald, adj. [æl=eal]

All coldmost coldusquequaque frigidus

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All cold, most cold; usquequaque frigidus Meahtest weorþan æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran ðone Saturnus hátaþ you might be at that all-cold star which they call Saturn, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 37; Met. 24,19

Linked entry: eal-ceald

ǽrra

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrra, ǽrre; adj.

Formerearlier

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Former, earlier, Exon, 113b; Th. 436, 11; Rä. 54, 12: Menol. Fox 213; Men. 108: Elen. Kmbl. 609; El. 305

Linked entry: ǽr

Africanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Africanisc, Afrisc; adj.

Belonging to AfricaAfricanAfricanus

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Belonging to Africa, African; Africanus Africanisc æppel [MS. -isca, -ple] a pomegranate; malum Punicum, Cot. 133

án-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-íge, -ígge; adj.

One-eyed

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One-eyed Áníge luscus. Cot. 122. Gif he hí gedó ánígge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25

Linked entries: án-eága ǽn-íge

án-lýpig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lýpig, -lýpi; adj.

Solitaryprivate

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Solitary, private, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 1

andgyttol

(adj.)
Grammar
andgyttol, andgytol; adj.

understandingintelligentsensibleintelligensintelligibilis

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understanding, intelligent, sensible; intelligens, intelligibilis, R. Ben. 7: 63

Linked entry: andgitol

an-walg

(adj.)
Grammar
an-walg, -wealg; adj.

Entirewholesoundinteger

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Entire, whole, sound; integer, Past. 52, 2

Linked entry: an-wealg

árleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árleáslíce, adv. [árleás, líce]

Wickedlyimpiouslyimpie

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Wickedly, impiously; impie Ic ne dyde árleáslíce nec impie gessi, Ps. Th. 17, 21: Ps. Spl. 17, 23: Exon. 40 b; Th. 136, 7; Gú. 537

arwunga

(adv.)
Grammar
arwunga, arwunge; adv.

Gratuitouslygratis

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Gratuitously; gratis Arwunga ge onféngun, arwunge ge sellaþ gratis accepistis, gratis date, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 10, 8

Linked entry: earwunga

ÁWA

(adv.)
Grammar
ÁWA, áwo; adv.

Alwayseverfor eversemperunquamusque

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Always, ever, for ever; semper, unquam, usque Áwa always, Ps. Th.143, 13. Áwa usque, 70, 16: 138, 15: Elen. Kmbl. 1899; El. 951. Ne wile heó áwa ðæs síþes geswícan nor will it ever desist from its course, Salm. Kmbl. 646; Sal. 322. Áwa to feore in seculum

Linked entries: áwo náwa

atolíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atolíc, adj. [atol, líc]

Direhorridloathsomedirushorridusdeformis

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Dire, horrid, loathsome; dirus, horridus, deformis, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, note 17

beor-swinig

(adj.)
Grammar
beor-swinig, adj. [ = bær-synnig]

Openly-wickeda publican

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Openly-wicked, a publican Lk. Rush. War. 19, 2

earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ðǽr sceal earmlíc ylda cwealm æfter wyrþan then must afterwards miserable slaughter of men take place, Andr. Kmbl. 363; An. 182. Wǽs gehýred earmlíc ylda gedræg the wretched tumult of men was heard. Andr. Kmbl. 3108; An. 1557

ellen-wód

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-wód, adj. [wód mad]

Raging, furiousfŭriōsus

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Raging, furious; fŭriōsus Wæs ellenwód fæder wið déhter the father was furious with his daughter, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 4; Jul. 140

Linked entry: wód

eorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eorlíce, [ = eorl-líce]; adv.

Manfully, strongly, greatly vĭrĭlĭter, vĕhĕmenter, multum

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Manfully, strongly, greatly; vĭrĭlĭter, vĕhĕmenter, multum Gebealh heó swíðe eorlíce wið hire suna she was very greatly incensed against her son, Cod. Dipl. 755; Kmbl. iv. 54, 30

ést-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ést-ful, adj. [ést bounty]

Full of kindness, devoted to, ready to serve dēvōtus, vōtivus, offĭciōsus

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Full of kindness, devoted to, ready to serve; dēvōtus, vōtivus, offĭciōsus Éstful dēvōtus, Greg. Dial. 1, 3, 11. Éstful vel gehýrsum offĭciōsus; éstful vōtivus, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 54, 56; Wrt. Voc. 61, 32, 34

Linked entry: éstfulnes

éðe

(adv.)
Grammar
éðe, sup. éðest; adv.

Easilyfăcĭlĭter

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Easily; făcĭlĭter, Hy. I. 6; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 6. v. eáðe; adv

fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
fellen, adj. [fel skin]

Made of skinspellĭceus

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Made of skins; pellĭceus Fellen gyrdel wæs ymbe his lendenu ĕrat zōna pellĭcea circa lumbos ejus, Mk. Bos. 1, 6. God worhte Adame and his wífe fellene reáf and gescrídde hí fēcit Deus Adam et uxōri ejus tunĭcas pellĭceas et induit eos, Gen. 3, 21. Fellen

feoh-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
feoh-gífre, adj. [gífre greedy]

Greedy of moneyavariciouscovetouspĕcūniæ ăvĭdusăvārus

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Greedy of money, avaricious, covetous; pĕcūniæ ăvĭdus, ăvārus Wita sceal ne tó feohgífre >the sagacious must not be too greedy of money, Exon. 77 b; Th. 290, 21; Wand. 68

Linked entry: gífre

ferren

(adj.)
Grammar
ferren, ferlen; adj.

Far offdistantremotelonginquus

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Far off, distant, remote; longinquus On ferren [ferlen MS. Rl.] land in regiōnem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Hat. 19, 12