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bleó-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
bleó-reád, -reód; adj.

BLUE RED, purple, myrtle-colouredcæruleorumber, myrteus

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BLUE RED, purple, myrtle-coloured; cæruleorumber, myrteus Bleóreád myrteus, Cot. 135. Bleóreód myrteus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 89; Wrt. Voc. 46, 46

bleó-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
bleó-fág, -fáh; adj.

Of various colours, party-colouredversicolor

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[bleoh, bleó color; fág, fáh varius] Of various colours, party-coloured; versicolor Byrne is mín bleófág my byrnie is party-coloured, Exon. 105 b; Th. 400, 18; Rä. 21, 3: Cot. 115. Oferslop bleófáh habban ǽrende fúllíc getácnaþ to have a party-coloured

ge-bécnendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-bécnendlíce, -bécniendlíce; adv.

Figurativelyallēgĕrĭce

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Figuratively; allēgĕrĭce, Cot. 1

ge-beorhlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-beorhlíc, -beorglíc; adj.

Safecautiousprudentbecomingtūtuscircumspectusdĕcens

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Safe, cautious, prudent, becoming; tūtus, circumspectus, dĕcens Gebeorhlícre ys me faran to eá, mid scype mýnum, ðænne faran mid manegum scypum, on huntunge hranes tūtius est mihi īre ad amnem, cum nāve mea, quam īre cum multis nāvĭbus, in venātiōnem

ge-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-byrde, -bierde; adj.

Inborninnatenaturalinnatusingenitusnaturalis

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Inborn, innate, natural; innatus, ingenitus, naturalis Ne him nis gebyrde ðæt hí ðé folgien it is not natural to them that they should follow thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 40, 34. Him gebyrde is ðæt he géncwidas gleáwe hæbbe to him it is natural that he should

Linked entry: ge-bierde

ge-cost

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cost, adj. [cost tried]

Triedprovedchosenprobātus

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Tried, proved, chosen; probātus Til mon, tiles and tomes meares, cúþes and gecostes a good man has care for a good and tame horse known and tried, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 14; Gn. Ex. 143. Heápe gecoste with a chosen company, Elen. Kmbl. 538; El. 269. Swyrd

Linked entry: -cost

ge-cyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cyndelíc, adj. [cyndelíc natural]

Naturalaccording to naturenatūrālis

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Natural, according to nature; natūrālis Hit is gecyndelíc ðæt ealle eorþlíce líchaman beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan, ðonne on wanigendum it is natural that all earthly bodies are fuller at the increasing moon than at the waning, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt

Linked entry: ge-cundelíc

ge-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fægen, -fagen; adj.

Gladrejoicedlætus

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Glad, rejoiced; lætus Ic bió swíðe gefægen I shall be very glad, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 25, MS. Cot. Hie ðæs gefægene wǽrun they were rejoiced thereat, Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 31 : 878; Erl. 80, 11

Linked entry: ge-fagen

gegninga

(adv.)
Grammar
gegninga, -nunga; adv.

Plainlywhollyaltogethercertainlydirectlyomnino

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Plainly, wholly, altogether, certainly, directly; omnino Ðær ðú gegninga gúðe findest there wilt thou straightway find war, Andr. Kmbl. 2697; An. 1351. Ðæt hit gegnunga from Gode cóme that it came directly from God, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 35; Gen. 683 : Exon

Linked entries: génunga geagninga

ge-heád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-heád, adj. [heáh high]

Lifted upexaltedexaltātus

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Lifted up, exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten swýðe geheád Britain was very much exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27, MS. B

Linked entry: ge-hýd

ge-héed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-héed, adj. [ = ge-heád]

Exaltedexaltātus

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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27

ge-hylmd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hylmd, -hylmed; adj.

GaleatusFrondosus

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Galeatus, Cot. 97. Frondosus, 89

ge-hýrsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsum, -hiérsum; adj.

Obedientobligingready to serveobĕdiensoffĭciōsus

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Obedient, obliging, ready to serve; obĕdiens, offĭciōsus Wæs Abraham Gode gehýrsum Abraham was obedient to God, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 4 : Homl. Th. ii. 162, 26 : Mt. Bos. 6, 24. Éstful vel gehýrsum offĭciōsus, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 54; Wrt. Voc. 61, 32.

Linked entries: hýr- ge-hiérsum

ge-iermed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-iermed, -irmed; adj.

Afflicted

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Afflicted, Past. 28, 1; Swt. 188, 16

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of beliefbelievingfaithfulholyfĭdēliscrēdŭlus

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Full of belief, believing, faithful, holy; fĭdēlis, crēdŭlus Heó wundrade hú he swá geleáfful, on swá lytlum fæce, and swá uncýðig, ǽfre wurde gleáwnysse þurhgoten she wondered how he, so full of belief, in so short a space, and so ignorant, could ever

ge-leorendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leorendlíc, -liorendlíc; adj.

Transitorytransiens

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Transitory; transiens, Rtl. 28, 1

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-limplíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fitlyseasonablyopportunelyopportúne

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Fitly, seasonably, opportunely; opportúne Ðæt hí oncnáwen hú gelimplíce úre God ða ánwaldas and ða rícu sette that they might know how seasonably our God settle the empires and the kingdoms, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 40, 7. Gelimplíce he us lǽrde hú we us gebiddan

Linked entry: limplíce

geonlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geonlíc, [ = geonglíc?]; adj.

Youthful

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Youthful For geonlíces mægdenes plegan for a young maiden's play, Shrn. 123, 7

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-risenlíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Becomingly, fitlyapte

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Becomingly, fitly; apte Seó wæs gerisenlíce gehlidad mid gelíce stáne opercŏlo sĭmĭlis lăpĭdis aptissĭme tectum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 32: 3, 17; S. 544, 4, col. 1. Gerisenlícor aptius, 2, 13; S. 517, 2: 3, 29; S. 561, 29

Linked entry: -risenlíce

ge-scádwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-scádwíslíce, comp. or; adv.

Wisely, prudently, clearlyprudenter

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Wisely, prudently, clearly; prudenter, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20: 2, 1; Bos. 38. 29