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sorh-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-full, adj.

full of care or anxietycarefulanxiousfeeling anxietyattended with anxietycausing anxietysorrowfulmournfulsadfeeling sorrow or griefattended with or causing sorrowgrievoussollicitus

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full of care or anxiety, careful, anxious, feeling anxiety Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissaþ swylce dol seldon drýmeþ sorgful ymbe his forðgesceaft nefne hé fǽhþe wite seldom does the prudent man rejoice without anxiety about his future, just as the

sorh-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-leás, adj.

free from anxiety or caresecurefree from sorrow

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free from anxiety or care, secure Sorgleás secura, Rtl. 63, 10: 8, 23: 40, 15. Ic hit ðé geháte, ðæt ðú most sorhleás swefan, ðæt ðú ondrǽdan ne þearft aldorbealu eorlum, Beo. Th. 3348; B. 1672. Ne sculon wé nǽfre sorhleáse beón, ac symble úrne deáðes

sorh-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful songa lay of grief

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A sorrowful song, a lay of grief Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum swylce ðǽr iú wǽron. Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460. Ongunnon ðá (after putting Jesus in the grave)

sorh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-líc, adj.

Sorrowfulcausing sorrowgrievoussorrymiserable

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Sorrowful, causing sorrow, grievous, sorry, miserable Hit is eatmlíc and sorhlíc mannum tó gehýranne, eall ðæt man ús foresægþ, Wulfst. 241, 21. Ðonne biþ sorhlíc sár and earmlíc gedál líces and sáwle, 187, 14. Ðonne wyrð ehtnes grimlíc and sorhlíc there

sorh-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-lufu, e, an; f.

Love that is attended with anxiety or sorrowhapless love

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Love that is attended with anxiety or sorrow, hapless love Him seó sorglufu slǽp ealle binom, Exon. Th. 378, 14; Deór. 16

sorh-word

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-word, es; m.

A word expressive of care or sorrow

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A word expressive of care or sorrow Hié (Adam and Eve) fela sprǽcon sorhworda, Cd. Th. 49, 8; Gen. 789

sorh-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-cearig, adj.

Having grievous care, oppressed with anxiety or sorrow, anxioussorrowful

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Having grievous care, oppressed with anxiety or sorrow, anxious, sorrowful Siteþ sorgcearig sǽlum bidǽled, Exon. Th. 379, 4; Deór. 28: 278, 25; Jul. 603: 285, 4; Jul. 709: Beo. Th. 6294; B. 3152. Gesyhþ sorhcearig wínsele wéstne, 4901; B. 2455. Wreclástas

sóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-bora, (?), an; m.

A truth-bearerone who has exact knowledge

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A truth-bearer, one who has exact knowledge Ðone hæleð higegleáwe hátaþ wíde cométa be naman, cræftgleáwe men, wíse sóðboran (other MSS. have wóþboran, which suits better the alliteration), Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 27

sóþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-fæst, adj.

true, without deceptiontrue in deedjustrighteouspiouswithout wickednesstrue in speechveracious

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true, without deception Ðes man is sóþfæst, ac git sindon bigswicon, Blickl. Homl. 187, 29. true in deed, just, righteous, pious, without wickedness Sóðfæst justus, Ps. Th. 114, 5 : 57, 9: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 19 : Rtl. 102, 15. Sóðfæst sunu, ðam wæs

sóþ-cwǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwǽde, (?); adj.

Veracious

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Veracious Sóðcuoed (sóðcweden, Rush.) verax, Jn. Skt. Lind. 7, 18 : 8, 26. Sóðcuéd, 3, 33

Linked entries: -cwǽde sóþ-cweden

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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a true saying, a truth Ic fela sette sóðcwida, Met. 2, 7: 7, 3. Ðæt ðeós onlícnes word sprece, secge sóðcwidum; ðý sceolon gelýfan eorlas, hwæt mín æðelo sién, Andr. Kmbl. 1465; An. 733: Cd. Th. 294, 14; Sat. 471: 244, 10; Dan. 446: Elen. Kmbl. 1057;

sóþ-gid

(n.)

a true tale

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a true tale Sóðgied wrecan, Exon. Th. 306, 2; Seef. 1: 314, 17; Mód. 15

sóþ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cyning, es; m.

The king of truth or justicethe Deity

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The king of truth or justice, the Deity Ic wát geare, ðæt ðam líchryre (the murder of Cain) on lást cymeþ sóðcyninges seofonfeald wracu, Cd. Th. 67, 13; Gen. 1100. [Sóþ and cyning often occur together in the nominative, but it is doubtful whether they

Linked entry: sóþ-fæder

sóþ-sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-sagu, e; f.

true speechtrutha true sayinga historya true tale

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true speech, truth On manna gehwylces móde and múðe sóðsagu stande, Wulfst. 74, 16. a true saying, a history Sóðsaga historia, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 4: historiae, 7, 9

sóþ-spell

(n.)

a true storyhistory

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a true story, history Sóðspell historia, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 4

sóþ-sprǽc

(n.)

a true saying

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a true saying Sóðsprǽco eloquia, Rtl. 171, 35

sóþ-word

(n.)

a true word

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a true word Ic Gode sealmas singe, sóðword sprece, Ps. Th. 56, 9: 118, 93

torn-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
torn-sorh, gen. -sorge; f.

Anxious care

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Anxious care Tornsorgna ful eald ongon eaforan lǽran, Exon. Th. 304, 27; Fä. 76

sót-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
sót-ceorl, sot-ceorl ?
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Andlang hagan on sótceorles æcer, C. D. v. 148, 13: vi. 41, 20

són-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
són-cræft, es; m.

Music

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Music Sóncræft musicam Anglia xiii. 38, 306