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grǽdig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
grǽdig-, grǽdi-, grǽde-líce; adv.
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GREEDILY, covetously; avide He gýmþ grǽdelíce his teolunge he attends greedily to his gain, Homl. Th. i. 66, 10. Ðás fugelas habbaþ feónda gelícnysse ðe gehwilce menn beswícaþ and grǽdelíce grípaþ to grimre helle these birds are like the fiends, that

big-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
big-hydig, bí-hydig; adj.

Careful, watchful, solicitous, anxioussollicitus, sollers

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Careful, watchful, solicitous, anxious; sollicitus, sollers Wæs seó móder ðære gesomnunge bíhydig [MS. B. byghydig = bighydig] sollicita est mater congregationis, Bd. 4, 7; Whel. 277, 27

ge-clútod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-clútod, adj. [clút a patch]

CLOUTEDpatchednailedconsutusclavatus

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CLOUTED, patched, nailed; consutus, clavatus Geclútode bytta patched bottles [A. V. wine bottles old, and rent, and bound up ], Jos. 9, 5. Gesceód mid geclúdedum scón shod with clouted shoes, Dial. 1, 4

ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasantpleasinggratefulacceptablefitjŏcundusgrātusplăcĭtuscomplăcĭtusacceptus

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Pleasant, pleasing, grateful, acceptable, fit; jŏcundus, grātus, plăcĭtus, complăcĭtus, acceptus Noe wæs Gode gecwéme and gife ætfóran him gemétte Noe invēnit grātiam coram Domĭno, Gen. 6, 8. Seó wæs Criste gecwéme she was acceptable to Christ, Exon.

ge-sǽlig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlig-líc, -sǽl-líc; adj.

Happy, fortunatefēlix, fortūnātus

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Happy, fortunate; fēlix, fortūnātus Ðam ðe líf forgeaf gesǽliglíc to him who gave him a happy life, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 14: Gen. 2844: Exon. 23 b; Th. 66, 29; Cri. 1079

geolstrig

(adj.)
Grammar
geolstrig, adj.

Poisonousvirulentus

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Poisonous; virulentus, Hpt. Gl. 450, 453

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Then, when. Generally if the subject follows the verb the word is to be rendered by then, if the subject precedes the verb, by when. [þanne and þá differ in force; the former is used where the time of an action is indefinite, and is found with the future

Linked entries: þonne þænne

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Bold, in a good sense Móna se sixta ... se ðe bið ácenned, þríste, mǽre, Lchdm. iii. 186, 15. Ic ofstikode bár. Swíþe þrýste ( audax ) ðú wǽre ðá, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 19. Þríste sceal mid cénum, Exon. Th. 337, 8; Gn. Ex. 61. Gewát hé ( Andrew ) þríste

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

þorfend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þorfend, es; m.: þorfende; adj.
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(ptcpl.) used substantively. A needy person, a poor person Wæs sum ðærfe ł ðo[r]fond ( mendicus) ... wæs deád se ðorfendo (mendicus ), Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 20, 22. Ofer armne and ðorfend super egenum et pauperem, Rtl. 175, 33. Ðorfendo pauperes, Mk. Skt

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocentguiltlessinnocent of a crime, chargeguiltless in relation to (wið) a personinnocentnot accountable for an ill resultnot responsible

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innocent, guiltless Unscyldig insons, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 39; Zup. 63, 16. Mid werum unseyldigum unscyldig ( innocens ) ðú bist, Ps. Spl. 17, 27: Andr. Kmbl. 2275; An. 1139. Hér wearð Ecgbriht abbud unscyldig ofslegen, Chr. 916; Th. i. 190, col. 2. Ne cweþe

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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wanting, lacking, absent, with substantive verb, wana wesan to bs wanting Ic eom wana of ðam getele desum, Ælfc. Gr. 32 ; Zup. 202, II. Án þing ðé is wana (wona, Lind., Rush.) unum tibi deest, Lk. Skt. 18, 22 : Mk. Skt. 10, 21. Wæs eów ǽnig þing wana

wiþer-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Hostilely disposedadverse

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Hostilely disposed, adverse Hé áhóf wóðe wiðerhýdig he raised his voice with mind adverse, Andr. Kmbl. 1349; An. 675

wír-treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
wír-treówen, -tríwen; adj.

myrtle-treemyrtle

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myrtle-tree, myrtle Þweah mid wearmum wýrtrýwenum (-treówenum,v. l.) wóse, Lchdm. i. 236, 1

Linked entry: treówen

wítiend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wítiend-líc, (wítend-); adj.

Prophetic

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Prophetic Witiendlícere mihte prophetica virtute, Hpt. Gl. 492, 22. Wítendlícum wítedóme prophetica vaticinatione, 520, 16. Wítendlícere, 505, 3. Wítenlícere, 443, 58. Wítiendlícum propheticis, 416, 55

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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proud, high-spirited, bold. Similar entries v. wlencu, Wlanc Wedera leód, Beowulf, Beo. Th. 687: B. 341. Wlonc hæleþ, 668; B. 331. Wæterþisa wlonc, Exon. Th. 363 7; Wal. 50. Ðǽr wlanc manig on stæðe stódon, Elen. Kmbl. 461; El. 231. Duguþ eal gecrong

Linked entry: wlencu

wiþ-ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-ufan, adv. prep.

Above

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Above, Grammar wiþ-ufan, as adverb Sume (adverbs) synd localia . . . super wiðufan, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 225, 5: supra, 240, 9. On ðære bytminge wæs se arc rúm, and wiðufan genyrwed, Homl. Th. i. 536, 15. Hér wiðufan on ðyssere rǽdinge, 608, 15: ii. 228

wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst, wrǽste, wrást; adj.

delicateelegantsplendidnobleexcellent

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delicate, elegant, splendid Wrást delicatus, Txts. 55, 630. Wrástum (urastnm) delicatis, 55, 645. Hé hine wǽdum wrǽstum geteóde, Ps. Th. 108, 18. Óð wígbedes wrǽste hornas, 117, 25. Ne ðé on ðínum selegescotum swíðe lícaþ, þeáh ðe weras wyrcean wrǽst

Linked entries: wrǽstan wrást

wrǽst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst-líc, (wrást-); adj.

Delicateelegant

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Delicate, elegant Ðære wrástlícan delicate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 29 : 26, 44. Wrǽstlícum delicatis (ornamentis vestium delieatis decorari, Ald. 73), 87, 17

Linked entry: wærst-líc

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Outer: outmost, extreme. local Of helle ýteran ex inferno inferiori, Ps. Spl. T. 85, 12. On ðan ýttren in citeriorem, Hpt. Gl. 492, 69. On ða ýtran in posteriora, Ps. Spl. 77, 72. Ýtemeste extremus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 39. Ðæt ýtemeste land, ðæt man hǽt

Linked entry: ýtmest

bodiend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bodiend-lic, bodigend-lic; adj.

praised

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To be celebrated, praised, Ic bletsige ðé, Fæder, bodigendlic God, Hml, S. 7, 232