ge-défelíc
Fit ⬩ becoming ⬩ decent ⬩ honest ⬩ honestus
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Fit, becoming, decent, honest; honestus Ðǽr syndon gedéfelíce menn runt ibi homines honesti, Nar. 37, 32
ge-deorfleás
nil prosperum ⬩ without labour, trouble ⬩ without effort ⬩ without result, success
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This word in Glos. Prudent. Recd. 151, 73 is explained nil prosperum. The natural meaning would be without labour, trouble, which hardly agrees with that given above. Leo 230, 38, to connect the two, suggests the meaning without effort, so without result
ge-deorfsum
Troublesome ⬩ grievous ⬩ mŏlestus ⬩ grăvis
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Troublesome, grievous; mŏlestus, grăvis Ðis wæs swíðe gedeorfsum geár this was a very grievous year, Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 1
Linked entry: ge-dyrfsum
ge-dreóh
Sober
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Sober We lǽraþ ðæt man, æt ciric-wæccan, swíðe gedreóh sí we teach that man, at the church wakes, be very sober, L. Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12
ge-dreóhlíce
Discreetly ⬩ modestly ⬩ cautiously ⬩ patienter ⬩ modeste ⬩ prudenter
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Discreetly, modestly, cautiously; patienter, modeste, prudenter, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 6
Linked entry: dreóhlíce
ge-drýme
Melodious ⬩ joyous ⬩ lætus
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Melodious, joyous; lætus Drihta gedrýmost most joyous of multitudes, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 21; Exod. 79 : Hpt. Gl. 513, 519
ge-drófenlíc
Troublous
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Troublous Ðeós world is gedrófenlíc this world is troublous, Blickl. Homl. 115, 3
ge-dyrste-líce
Boldly ⬩ daringly ⬩ rashly ⬩ temere ⬩ audaciter
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Boldly, daringly, rashly; temere, audaciter, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 16
ge-dysig
Foolish
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Foolish
ge-eádmódlíce
Humbly ⬩ humiliter
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Humbly; humiliter, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 11
ge-efenlíc
Equal
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Equal, Bd. 4, 29; S. 6o8, 3, note, MS. Ca. See next word
Linked entry: ge-efenlícad
ge-dwimorlíce
Illusorily ⬩ fantastically
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Illusorily, fantastically, Homl. Th. ii. 140, 16
Linked entry: -dwimorlíce
ge-fædlíce
Orderly ⬩ quietly ⬩ quiēte
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Orderly, quietly; quiēte, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 145, 78
Linked entry: -fædlíce
ge-feaxen
Having hair ⬩ haired ⬩ cŏmātus
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Having hair, haired; cŏmātus Ða syndon gefeaxene swá frihteras they have hair as soothsayers have, Nar. 37, 1
ge-féðe
Lying at the feet ⬩ Contentus ⬩ conscriptus
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Lying at the feet, Gl. Prud. 1046. Contentus, conscriptus, Hpt. Gl. 499
ge-firn
Long ago
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Long ago, Th. Apol. 19, 25
ge-flítful
Contentious ⬩ contentiōsus
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Contentious; contentiōsus Geflítful contentiōsus, Ælfc. Gl. 85; Som. 74, 10; Wrt. Voc. 49, 33 : 74, 31 : Hpt. Gl. 502
ge-flítfullíc
Contentious ⬩ contentiōsus
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Contentious; contentiōsus Wæs geflítfullíc senoþ æt Cealchýþe there was a contentious synod at Chalk, Chr. 785; Erl. 56, 7
ge-flítlíce
Contentiously ⬩ emulously ⬩ certātim
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Contentiously, emulously; certātim Ðæt ge wépned ge wífmen geflítlíce dydon quod vĭri et fēmĭnæ certātim făcĕre consuērunt, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 15
ge-flítmǽlum
Contentiously ⬩ emulously ⬩ certātim
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Contentiously, emulously; certātim, R. Ben. interl. 72