ár-líc
honest ⬩ honourable ⬩ noble ⬩ becoming ⬩ proper ⬩ honestus ⬩ decorus ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ nobilis ⬩ Delicious ⬩ delicatus ⬩ suavis
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honest, honourable, noble, becoming, proper; honestus, decorus, honorabilis, nobilis Árlíc bisceopsetl an honourable bishop-seat, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 1: Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 11. Is nú árlíc ðæt we ǽfestra dǽde démen it is now becoming that we consider the
gástlíc
Ghostly ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spīrĭtālis
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Ghostly, spiritual; spīrĭtālis Gástlíc hreám a cry of spirits, ghostly cry, Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 5. Leoðolíc and gástlíc the bodily and the ghostly, Andr. Kmbl. 3254; An. 1630. Gé gástlícne god-dreám forségon ye despised spiritual joy divine, Exon. 41
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leásung
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Add: lying; a lie Þý lǽs on mé mæge ídel spellung oþþe scondlic leásung beón gestǽled ne aut fabulae aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar Nar. 2, 21. Hí tieligeað ðæt hié ne sculen leásunga secgan ( falsa dicere ), Past. 237, 8. vain or foolish speech
ge-trýwan
To trust ⬩ hope
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To trust, hope Ða ðe noldan on hine getrýwan those who would not trust in him, Blickl. Homl. 159, 11. Ic getrýwe in ðone torhtestan þrýnesse þrym I believe in the most glorious virtue of the Trinity, Exon. 42 a; Th. 140, 28; Gú. 617. Mín sáwel on ðé
mǽþ
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Add Swá þæs gyltes mǽð beó secundum modum culpę, Chrd. 62, l. add Nis nánes mannes mǽð ꝥ cunne ásæcgan eal ꝥ gód þe God hæfð gegearwod þám þe hine lufiað, Angl. xii. 514, 29. Se man hæfð gold, þæt is gód be his mǽde, Hml. Th. i. 254, 19. Add Intingan
réþe
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Take here hréþe in Dict. and <b>I a.</b> add Réþe gefylce tyrannici commanipulares, An. Ox. 858. Mid róde tácn þá réðan (devils) áflían, Hml. S. 17, 145. Þám réþestum feóndum seuissimis, i. ferocissimis hostibus, An. Ox. 745. Add Stefn leás
fægere
Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully ⬩ suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre
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Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully; suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre Fægere leohte ðæt land lago yrnende the running water pleasantly washed the land, Cd. 12; Th. 13, 30; Gen. 210: Ps. Th. 125, 1: Menol. Fox 283; Men. 143: Elen
wundian
To wound
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To wound Se ðe mann wundaþ and wyle hine ofsleán qui percusserit hominem volens occidere, Ex. 21, 12. Hé (the itch) wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 20. Beón hwílum wundiaþ, Fragm. Kmbl, 41; Leás. 22. Wǽpenstrǽlas mé wundedon, Ps. Th. 56
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nearwe
straitly ⬩ strictly ⬩ closely ⬩ narrowly ⬩ strictly ⬩ exactly ⬩ oppressively ⬩ forcibly ⬩ anxiously ⬩ in a manner causing trouble
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straitly, strictly, closely Nearwe gebunden straitly bound, Exon. Th. 463, 2; Hö. 64. Hyne sár hafaþ nearwe befongen, Beo. Th. 1957; B. 976: Elen. Kembl. 2550; El. 1276 : Met. 21, 5. narrowly, strictly, exactly (of enquiry) Þeódcwén ongan georne sécan
ge-lygnian
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To charge with falsehood Ðá ne gecneów se portgeréfa þára namena nán ðing þe hé namode, ac hé sóna gelignode hine, and cwæð: 'Nú þurh þínre leásan tale ic ongyten hæbbe ꝥ þú eart án forswíðe leás mon,' Hml. S. 23, 686. Gif hé wolde gefsestnian mid áþe
ídel-ness
Idleness ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ uselessness ⬩ futility ⬩ emptiness ⬩ falseness
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Idleness, vanity, frivolity, uselessness, futility, emptiness, falseness Seó ýdelnes is ðære sáwle feónd idleness is an enemy of the soul, L. E. I. 3 ; Th. ii. 404, 11. Ǽlces libbendes mannes mægen and anwald is ídelnes universa vanitas omnis homo vivens
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rǽd-fæst
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Wise, prudent Se deófol gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý ðe rǽdes ne gýmeþ the devil causes the man by a false show to act as if he were wise, who cares not for wisdom, Wulfst. 53, 9. Ðæt ic on ðínum rihte rǽdfæst lifige
gímeleáslíce
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Take here <b>gémeleáslíce</b> in Dict., and add: carelessly, without taking pains, negligently Gif heora hwylc fúllíce oðþe gýmeleáslíce mynstres þing behwyrfe si quis sordide aut neglegenter res monasterii tractaverit R. Ben. 56, 11. Ðára
sméðe
Smooth ⬩ smooth, without roughness or inequalities ⬩ smooth, without discomfort or annoyance ⬩ smooth, suave, avoiding offence ⬩ smooth, not irritating (of food, medicine, etc.) ⬩ smooth ⬩ not harsh, melodious, harmonious
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Smooth in glosses: Sméðe lenis Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 48. Smoeðum politis 117, 55. Ðæs sméðestan politissimis 66, 27. smooth, without roughness or inequalities of surface Sméðe ringce tinius Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 56. Mín bróður ys rúh and ic eom sméðe Gen. 27
ege-full
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Add: fearful, inspiring fear, terrible, of persons Egeful hláford metuendus dominus, R. Ben. 2, 2. Cóm rídende sum egefull ridda, Hml. S. 25, 773. Swá egefull wæs Alexander þá þá hé wæs on eásteweardum þissum middangearde ꝥte þá from him ondrédan þe
BEÓ
A BEE ⬩ apis
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A BEE; apis. The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it. While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas
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DWELLAN
To lead into error, deceive, mislead ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre ⬩ To prevent, hinder, delay ⬩ impĕdīre, tardāre ⬩ To continue, remain, DWELL ⬩ mănēre, habĭtāre
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v. a. To lead into error, deceive, mislead; in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre Ic ðé ne dwelle I do not deceive thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1, MS. Cot. Ðú sǽdest ðæt ic ðé dwealde thou saidst that I deceived thee, 35, 5; Fox 164, 32. Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelle
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FIREN
a wicked deed ⬩ sin ⬩ crime ⬩ scĕlus ⬩ crīmen ⬩ peccātum ⬩ tribulation ⬩ torment ⬩ suffering ⬩ pain ⬩ trībŭlātio ⬩ tormeutum ⬩ crŭciātus
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a wicked deed, sin, crime; scĕlus, crīmen, peccātum Næs ðǽr gefremed firen æt giftum there was no sin committed at the nuptials, Hy. 10, 17; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 17. Nú eft gewearþ flǽsc firena leás flesh is again become void of sins, Exon. 9b; Th. 8, 25
teón-full
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grievous, vexatious, troublous, woeful Se teónfulla dæg ( the last day ), Wulfst. 187, 3. Hú geswincful and hú teónful ðis líf is how full of travail and trouble this life is, 273, 6. Ða teónfullan infesta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 15. of persons, causing hurt
slipor
slippery, not easy to hold, moving easily ⬩ slipping easily, easily moved ⬩ foul ⬩ lubricum
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slippery, not easy to hold, moving easily Deófol næddre ys slipor ðæs gif heáfde ná byþ wiðstanden eall on innemystum heortan ðænne ná byþ ongyten byþ ásliden diabolus serpens est lubricus, cuius si capiti non resistitur, totus in interna cordis, dum