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earmlíc

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

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Fox 19, 55; Met. 19, 28: 27, 32; Met. 27, 16: 28, 148; Met. 28, 74

fǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽrlíce, férlíce, feárlíce; adv.

Suddenly, immediately, by chancesŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Cometæ synd gehátene ða steorran ðe fǽrlíce and ungewunelíce æteówiaþ the stars are called comets which appear suddenly and unusually, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 20; Lchdm. iii. 272, 3: Gen. 14, 15: 19, 32: Job Thw. 165, 23: Bt. 38, 2; Fox

fæstlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fæstlíc, adj.

FASTLIKE, firm firmus

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Fox 6, 32; Met. 6, 16. Gehyge ðú fæstlícne rǽd devise firm counsel, Cd. 203; Th. 252, 30; Dan. 586. Fæstlíce fórescyttelsas firm bars, Exon. 12 a; Th. 20, 3; Cri. 312

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a peoplea rulergeneral

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Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se bisceop mínes heretéman then said he 'whose son is it ?' Then said the bishop 'my prince's' [?], Shrn. 130, 9.

Linked entry: -tíma

módig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
módig-líc, adj.

Noble-mindhigh-souledcourageousbraveSuperbmagnificent

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Fox 20, 3; Met. 20, 2. Módiglíce menn síðfrome brave men, bold in travel, Andr. Kmbl. 491; An. 246. Ne seah ic elþeódige men módiglícran no braver men from foreign lands have I seen, Beo.

Linked entry: móde-líc

mús

(n.)
Grammar
mús, e; f.

a mousea muscle

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Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús ðæt wǽre hláford ofer óðre mýs, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 2. Mýs sorices. Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 73. [Ðæt gewrit beó geworpen músen tó gnagene, Chart. Th. 318, 28.] a muscle Mús ðæs earmes torus vel musculus vel lacertus Wrt.

pleg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-stów, e ; f.
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A place for play, a gymnasium, wrestling-place, amphitheatre Oretstówe ł winstówe ł plegstówe scammatis, Hpt. Gl. 405, 41. Plegstówe amphitheatri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 13.

reccere

(n.)
Grammar
reccere, es; m.
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Ðone ealdordóm ðe se reccere for monigra monna þearfe underféhþ, 17, 7; Swt. 119, 6. Offa Mercene reccere, Cod. Dip. B. i. 340, 10. Recceras presbiteri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 14

searu-gim

(n.)
Grammar
searu-gim, searu-gimm, es; m.
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., Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144. 31), Met. 21, 21: Beo. Th. 2318; B. 1157. Ðæt ic ǽrwelan, goldǽht ongite, gearo sceáwige sigel, searogimmas ( the dragon's hoard ), 5491; B. 2749: Exon. Th. 478, 5; Ruin. 36

be-wríhan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wríhan, bi-wríhan; p. wráh, pl. -wrigon; pp. -wrigen

To cover over, conceal, wrap upvelare, operire

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Fox 4, 93; Met. 4, 47: Cd. 8; Th. 10, 14; Gen. 156. Bewrigenum wrapped up, instr. Cd. 77; Th. 95, 28; Gen. 1585

ge-dyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dyrnan, -diernan, -dirnan; p. de; pp. ed

To concealhidekeep secretcēlāreoccultāre

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Se ðe ða þýfþe gedyrne, forgylde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, 36; Th. i. 124, 17, note 40, MS. B. Ðonne hit gedyrned weorþeþ when it is hidden, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 27; Gn. Ex. 117

Linked entries: ge-diernan ge-dirnan

un-snytro

(n.)
Grammar
un-snytro, (-u); f.

Folly

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Hé his selfa ne mæg for his unsnyttrum ende geþencean, Beo. Th. 3472; B. 1734: Met. 9, 11. Hé unsnytrum ( foolishly, unwisely ) Andreas hét áhón, Exon. Th. 260, 35; Jul. 308. Unsnyttrum, 251, 14; Jul. 145: 153, 25; Gú. 831: Elen. Kmbl.1900; El. 947

un-gewitfull

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewitfull, adj.

foolishinsensatemadinsanenot in one's senses

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Welan and weorþscipes hí willniaþ, and ðonne hí hine habbaþ, ðonne wénap hí swá ungewitfulle ðæt hí habban ða sóþan gesǽlþa, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 30. mad, insane, not in one's senses Ða wódðrága ðæs ungewitfullan monnes se lǽce gehǽlð furor insanorum

Linked entry: ge-witfull

wídgilness

(n.)
Grammar
wídgilness, e; f.
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Behealdaþ ða wídgilnesse and ða fæstnesse and ða hrædlérnesse ðisses heofenes respicite coeli spatium, firmitudinem, celeritaíem, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 5. Wé beóð ful swyfte tó farenne geond ealle wídgylnyssa ( vast expanses ) Godes ríces, Homl.

Linked entry: wídgalness

árfæstnes

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Hé bæd ðone ælmihtigan for his árfæstnysse ꝥ hé þám preóste gemiltsode, Hml. S. 6, 167: 30, 350. Ongeán þǽre árfæstnysse hé sylð árleásnysse, þæt hé ne árige his underþeóddum ne his gelícum, Wlfst. 59, 16

án-setla

(n.)
Grammar
án-setla, an; m.
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Nán man ne dear for árwyrðnesse þæs ánsetlan leahtras tǽlan, R. Ben. 134, 22 — 135, 18

fæger

(n.)
Grammar
fæger, es; n. (not e; f.).

beauty

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Hwæþer ðú beó á þý fægerra for óþres mannes fægere, 30, 1; F. 108, 28. what is beautiful Þeáh hé mycel áge und feala fægeres, him bið mycel daru gif hé hit geseón ne mæge, Bl. H. 21, 8

fore-lǽrende

(adj.)
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Ealle þá þe ymbe standaþ hié syndan betran þonne ic; and þú eart forelǽrende on ðára apostola gebede then said Peter to Paul, 'Brother Paul, do thou arise and pray first . . . ' [Then said he], 'All those that stand about me are better than I; it is for

ge-nípan

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For ' to rise as a cloud . . . Exod. 454' substitute Him ongén genáp atol ýða gewealc: ne þǽr ǽnig becwóm herges tó háme the horrid waves grew dark as they rolled on to meet them; not one of that host got back to his home, Exod. 454.

ge-stihtung

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Ðæt wille ic gecýþan, þæt þá rícu of nánes monnes mihtum swá gecræftgode ne wurdou, ne for nánre wyrde, buton from Godes gestihtunge ut omnia haec Dei judiciis disposita, non autem humanis viribus, aut incertis casibus accidisse perdoceam, Ors. 2, l ;