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rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtwísness, e ; f.

righteousness justice rightness reasonablenessreason

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Nis nán swá swíðe bedǽled ryhtwísnesse, ðæt hé nán ryht andwyrde nyte, gif men ácsaþ.

smale

(adv.)
Grammar
smale, smæle; adv.

finely not loudly

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Genim swefl, gebeát swíðe smale 88, 17: i. 358, 9. Ásift smale þurh smæl sife ii. 94, 1. Getrifula smale 90, 27. Ðeáh ðú hié smale tódǽle swá dust Bt. 13; Fox 38, 33.

Linked entries: smæl smæle

hold-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hold-líce, adv.

Graciously, with kindness or friendliness, with devotion or attachment, faithfully, loyally

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Hé cwæþ swíðe holdlíce be us 'Fæder mín ic wille ðæt ða ðe ðú mé forgeáfe beón mid mé ðǽr ic beó' he said very graciously concerning us 'My Father, I will that those whom thou hast given me be with me where I am,' Homl.

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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S. 26, 154. to stumble, fall into a pit, snare:-- Gif ðæt swín filð on ðæt sol, Past. 421, 2. Feallað firenfulle on heora fengnettum, Ps. Th. 140, 2. to fail, fall away, decay, crumble away.

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Winde gelícost, ðonne hé hlúd ástígeþ, wǽðeþ be wolcnum, wédende færeþ, and eft semninga swíge gewyrðeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 2542; El. 1272. Winde biwáune weallas, Exon. Th. 291, 2; Wand. 76. Wérig sceal se wiþ winde róweþ, 345, 12; Gn. Ex. 187.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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H. 131, 30. ꝥeáh þe se bysceop him ꝥ swíðe bewerede episcopo multum prohibente, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 661, 17.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Him þúhte on healfslápendon líchaman, ná eallinga swylce on swefne, ac gýt gewisslícor, ꝥ hé sceolde néde ofer áne swíðe smale bricge, Vis.

hlutor

Grammar
hlutor, l. hlútor,

clearbrightshiningsplendidbrightuntroubledpeaceclearsplendidgloriousillustriousbrilliantguiltdeceitpuresincere

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Swín þe . . . nyllaþ hí áspyligan on hlúttrum wæterum, 37, 5; F. 192, 27. of air, weather, clear, not cloudy Þurh þá hlútran per sudum Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 64. of bright objects, bright, shining, splendid, not dimmed (lit. and fig.)

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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Swíðe nearewe (Cott. MS. nearwa) sent and swiðe heánlíce ða menniscan gesǽlþa, 11, 1; Fox 30, 25. Hét hié from hweorfan neorxna wange on nearore líf, Cd.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

FÆGEN

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆGEN, fægn; comp. fægenra; sup. fægnost; adj.

FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elatelætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus

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Ic bió swíðe fægn [Cott. gefægen] gif ðú me lǽdest ðider ic ðé bidde I shall be very glad if thou leadest me whither I desire thee, Bt. 40, 5 ; Fox 240, 25.

hreóh-ness

Grammar
hreóh-ness, hreó-ness, e; f.

stormtempest

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Hé dyde swíðe hreónesse ðære sǽwe he made the sea very rough, Blickl. Homl. 235, 5. On ðissere worulde hreóhnyssum in the storms of this world, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 26

Linked entry: hréð-ness

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wishdesireexpectseekstrive forcŭpĕreconcŭpiscĕredesīdĕrāreexpĕtĕreambīre

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Ðæt sum sume swíðe ondryslícu, and eác to gewilnienne secgende wæs ut quīdam multa et trĕmenda, et desīdĕranda narrāvĕrit, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 3. Ic gewilnige [gewilnie, MS. D,] cŭpio, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 8: 28, 1; Som. 30, 39.

Linked entry: wilnian

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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a building, dwelling, house; ædificium, domicilium, domus Wæs ðæt bold tobrocen swíðe the dwelling was much shattered, Beo. Th. 1998; B. 997.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, ge-cind, acc. ge-cynd, ge-cynde; f. also ge-cynd, ge-cynde, nom. acc; gen. -cyndes; dat. -cynde; pl. nom. acc. -cyndu, -cyndo, -cynd; gen. -cynda; dat. -cyndum; n.

naturekindmannerconditiongendernaturaindolesingeniumproprietasmodusqualitasconditiogenusgenerationnakednessgenerationatalespartesgenitalesverendaoffspringproles

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On swíðe lytlon hæfþ seó gecynd genóg with very little nature has enough, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 10. Is sió þridde gecynd betere the third nature is better, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 373; Met. 20, 187. On ða beteran gecynd into the better nature, Andr.

wirman

(v.)
Grammar
wirman, p. de

To warm make warm

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Mid wyrmendum þingum lácnian, swilc swá pipor is, and óþra wermenda wyrta, Lchdm. ii. 62, 2-3

Linked entry: wyrman

be-rǽdan

(v.)

to dispossessbetray

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-rǽden (and-rǽd). to dispossess, deprive of power, betray, with acc. of person Twégen his búrþéna woldon berǽdan swíðe unrihtlíce heora cynehláford duo eunuchi volue*-*runt insurgere in regem, Hml. A. 95, III.

ge-dwola

Grammar
ge-dwola, one who errs.
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Swilc gerihtwísiað þone árleásan for sceattum'. . . Eft cwæð Salomon be swilcum gedwolum : 'Hí (impii) blissiað on yfelnesse, ' Hml.

íþe

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Hí bióð swíðe éðe tó tedǽlenne, 34, 11; S. 92, 27. Him wǽre iéðre ðǽt hé hira gearra wénde, Past. 433, 29. Náwuht nis iéðre tó gesecganne, 239, 10: Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 11. Micle iéðre, Past. 203, 17. Micle ðe iéðre, 277, 25. Éþre is facilius est, Mt.

Linked entries: eáþe éþe

sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sárlíce, adv.

sorely, painfullysorely, grievously, lamentably sorely, bitterly, heavily

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Hit oft swíðe sárlíce gebyrede ðæt wríteras forléton unwritene ðara monna dǽda ðe on hiora dagum foremǽroste wǽron it has often happened most lamentably, that writers have left unwritten those men's deeds that in their days were most distinguished, Bt

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Adrianus wæs geong and ǽnlic, Shrn. 59, 28. Fæger on ansýne and ǽnlic, 88, 13. Ǽnlicu Godes drút alma Dei genetrix, Dóm. L. 290. Ǽnlicum claro, An. Ox. 3082: preclaram, 3721.

Linked entry: án-lic