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frum-líc

(adj.)
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frum-líc, adj.

Original

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Original, Hpt. Gl. 433

ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ful, adj.

Full ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus

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Full, filled, complete, entire; plēnus Ealra fúla ful full of all foulness [impurities ], Elen. Kmbl. 1534; El. 769: 1875; El. 939: Cd. 166; Th. 206, 11; Exod. 450: Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 12; Jul. 612: 78 b; Th. 294, 33; Crä. 24: 84 a; Th. 316, 4.Mód.

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ful-clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-clǽne, adj.

Full clean ⬩ very pure ⬩ purissĭmus

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Full clean, very pure; purissĭmus Ic ðíne gewitnesse wát fulclǽne I know thy testimonies [are] very pure, Ps. Th. 118, 14

ful-cyrten

(adj.)
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ful-cyrten, adj.

Very beautiful ⬩ pulcherrĭmus

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Very beautiful; pulcherrĭmus Fulcyrtenu ceorles dóhtor a churl's very beautiful daughter, Exon. 106 b; Th. 407, 16; Rä. 26, 6

ful-dyslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-dyslíce, adv.

Very foolishly ⬩ stultissĭme

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Very foolishly; stultissĭme Se Godes cunnaþ fuldyslíce he tempteth God very foolishly, Salm. Kmbl. 455; Sal. 228

ful-earmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-earmlíce, adv.

Full miserably ⬩ very wretchedly ⬩ miserrĭme

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Full miserably, very wretchedly; miserrĭme Sum sceal fulearmlíce ealdre linnan one shall full miserably lose his life, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 20; Vy. 54

ful-freólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-freólíc, adj.

Very liberal ⬩ pĕnĭtus libĕrālis

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Very liberal; pĕnĭtus libĕrālis Ða yldestan Chus and Cham hátene wǽron, fulfreólíce feorh, frumbearn Chames the eldest were called Cush and Canaan, most liberal beings, Ham's firstborn, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 25; Gen. 1618

ful-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-geómor, adj.

Full sad ⬩ very sad ⬩ valde tristis

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Full sad, very sad; valde tristis Ic ðis giedd wrece bí me fulgeómorre I recite this lay of myself very sad, Exon. 115 a; Th. 441, 19; Kl. 1

fúlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fúlíce, adv.

Foully ⬩ sordĭde

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Foully; sordĭde, R. Ben. 82

full

(adv.)
Grammar
full, adv.

Fully ⬩ perfectly ⬩ entirely ⬩ plēne ⬩ perfecte ⬩ omnīno

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Fully, perfectly, entirely; plēne, perfecte, omnīno Þurh tyn winter full for fully ten winters, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25. He sæt ðǽr tyn winter full he remained there fully ten winters, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 33; Met. 26, 17

full-æðele

(adj.)
Grammar
full-æðele, adj.

Full noble ⬩ very noble ⬩ valde nōbĭlis

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Full noble, very noble; valde nōbĭlis Manege beóþ ǽgðer ge fullæðele ge fullwélige, and beóþ ðeáh fullunróte many are both very noble and very wealthy, and yet are very unhappy, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 3

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full-cáflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
full-cáflíce, adv.

Full quickly ⬩ very eagerly ⬩ velocissĭme

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Full quickly, very eagerly; velocissĭme Se fullcáflíce bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he very eagerly plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht. Th. 136, 19; By. 153

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full-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
full-cúþ, adj.

Full known ⬩ well known ⬩ bĕne nōtus

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Full known, well known; bĕne nōtus On cyninga bócum ys fullcúþ be ðám in the books of the kings it is well known about them, Jud. Thw. 161, 20

Linked entry: cúþ

full-dysig

(adj.)
Grammar
full-dysig, adj.

Very foolish or ignorant ⬩ perfecte stultus

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Very foolish or ignorant; perfecte stultus Fulldysig biþ se mann the man is very foolish, Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 6

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full-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
full-georne, adv.

Full earnestly ⬩ very diligently ⬩ diligentissĭme

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Full earnestly, very diligently; diligentissĭme Ic míne earfeðu ealle fullgeorne fóre him sæcge I tell all my troubles very diligently before him, Ps. Th. 141, 2

full-getreów

(adj.)
Grammar
full-getreów, adj.

Full true ⬩ altogether true ⬩ pĕnĭtus vērax

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Full true, altogether true; pĕnĭtus vērax We synd fullgetreówe sŭmus pĕnĭtus vērāces, Gen. 42, 31

fúl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fúl-líc, adj.

Foul ⬩ base ⬩ fœdus ⬩ turpis

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Foul, base; fœdus, turpis Gárclifan etan ǽrende fúllíc getácnaþ to eat agrimony betokens a disagreeable message, Lchdm. iii. 198, 25. Ansíne fúllíce habban to have a dirty face, iii. 204, 10, 26

full-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
full-neáh, adv.

Full nearly ⬩ very nearly ⬩ almost ⬩ fĕre

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Full nearly, very nearly, almost; fĕre Ðú eart fullneáh forþoht thou art almost despairing, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 16: Chr. 897; Th. 175, 39, col. 1

ful-longe

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-longe, adv.

Full long ⬩ very long ⬩ diutissĭme

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Full long, very long; diutissĭme Ða gyldnan geatu ðe fullonge ǽr bilocen stódon the golden gates which very long before stood locked, Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 12; Cri. 252

fullunga

(adv.)
Grammar
fullunga, adv.

Fully

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Fully Fullunga peramplius, Rtl. 21, 8: Jn. Skt. Lind. note in the margin

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