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un-fúl

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fúl, adj.

Not foul ⬩ good ⬩ insulsum

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Not foul, good; but the word glosses insulsum, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 50

Linked entry: fúl

a-fúl

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dele, and see afu(h)-lic

car-ful

Grammar
car-ful, (care-).
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Add: of persons, filled with anxiety, anxious, troubled Ðú eart carful and bysig ymbe fela ðing thou art careful and troubled about many things (Lk. 10, 41), Hml. Th. ii. 440, 8. Ne beó ðú carful ymbe woruldlicum gestreónum, 344, 2. Férde se cásere

geflít-ful

Grammar
geflít-ful, l. ge-flitful,
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and add Geflitful peruicax, i. contumax, ł superbus, An. Ox. 4094. Ðá gesibsuman menn sind Godes bearn gecígede, and witodlíce ðá geflitfullan sind deófles lyma, Hml. Th. i. 604, 34

car-ful

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Add Ðá dióflu drífað þá cearfullan sáwla tó helle, Verc. Först. 112, 4. Add Hé weorpeð ðá cearfullan cǽge (the key of hell) in on þá helle, 15

hlís-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-ful, adj.

Famous, ⬩ of good repute, ⬩ renown

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Famous, of good repute, renown Hlísful famosus vel opinosus, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 35; Wrt. Voc. 47, 39: famosus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 71. Ðý læs ðe hé wurde tó hlísful on worulde and ðæs heofenlícan lofes fremde wǽre lest he should become too famous in this

frécen-ful

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For Mone B. 685, 686 Substitute An. Ox. 628

ful-lǽst

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ful-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-lic, adj.

Full

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Full. Similar entries Cf. full; II. Seó Níl is ealdor fullícra eá Nilus est caput fluuiorum, Nar. 35, 19 note. Similar entries Cf. full; V. Fullíc ꝥ God behét hé onféhð he will receive what God promised in full, Scint. 60, 2. Similar entries Cf. full

Linked entry: fallic

fúl-lic

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Fúllic fedus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 292, 4. Hit is fúllic þingc and Gode láð, þæt hí . . . befýlað hí selfe . . . þæt hí farað fram wífe tó wífe, eall swá stunte nýtenu dóð, Wlfst. 305, 7. Ic ne mæg for sceame þá sceandlican dǽde, þæt ǽnig man sceole etan on gange

Linked entry: fúl-líce

fúl-stincende

(adj.)
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Ðone fúlstincendan migðan, Lch. i. 284, 9. Þá fúlstincendan eá foetentem fluvium, Gr. D. 322, 21. Add

car-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
car-ful, adj.

CAREFUL, anxious, curious ⬩ sollicitus, curiosus

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CAREFUL, anxious, curious; sollicitus, curiosus Drihten carful oððe ymhydig is mínes Dominus sollicitus est mei, Ps. Lamb. 39, 18. Carful curiosus, Ælfc. Gl. 89; Som. 74, 112; Wrt. Voc. 51, 25

ge-sund-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sund-ful, -full; adj.

Full or quite sound ⬩ prosperous ⬩ successful ⬩ prospĕrus

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Full or quite sound, prosperous, successful; prospĕrus Gesundfull síþfæt dó us, God prospĕrum ĭter făciet nōbis Deus, Ps. Spl. 67, 21. His swíðre hand is gesundfull óþ ðis his right hand is sound to this day, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 85

wilfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wilfullíce, adv.

Willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ with a good will

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Willingly, voluntarily, with a good will Wil-ful[l]ice sponte Hpt. Gl. 435, 66

ge-nyht-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nyht-ful, -full; adj.

Plentiful ⬩ profusus, prodigus

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Plentiful; profusus, prodigus, Lye

æf-ést-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-ést-ful, adj.

Full of envy ⬩ invidia plenus ⬩ invidiosus

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Full of envy; invidia plenus, invidiosus He is swíðe æféstful for ðínum góde he is very full of envy at thy prosperity, Th. Apol. 14, 24

full

(adv.)

having no space empty ⬩ containing abundance of. ⬩ abounding in ⬩ abundantly characterized by ⬩ full of food ⬩ complete ⬩ perfect ⬩ whole ⬩ entitled to all the privileges implied by a designation ⬩ complete ⬩ whole ⬩ entire ⬩ completed

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Add: having no space empty. absolute Orcas fulle, Jud. 19. Grammar full, with gen. Búc ful wæteres, Hml. Th. ii. 422, 19. On ceác fulne wínes, Ll. ii. 30, 23. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. where a receptacle is used as

Linked entry: ful-lic

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULL ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus ⬩ sătiātus ⬩ confertus ⬩ intĕger

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FULL, filled, complete, entire; plēnus, sătiātus, confertus, intĕger Ðæt se weorþig full sǽte that the street was [lit. sat] full, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 18. Be-yrnþ se móna hwíltídum ðonne he full byþ on ðære sceade ufeweardre the moon, when it is full,

Linked entries: ful ful- fol fullíce

ege-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ege-nys, eges ful-nes, -ness, e; f.

Fearfulness, fear ⬩ tĭmor

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Fearfulness, fear; tĭmor, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 39

fús

ready ⬩ eager ⬩

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Add: where there is prompt or rapid movement. of a person Hé fús gewát from his ágenum hofe Isaac lǽdan, Gen. 2869. Þǽr fúse feorran cwóman tó þám æðelinge, Kr. 57. Hé gemétte Hingwar mid eallre his fyrde fúse tó Eádmunde (hurrying to Edmund), Hml. S

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