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un-herigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-herigendlíc, adj.

Not praiseworthy

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Not praiseworthy Se bið unherigendlíc ðe unnyt leofaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 17

un-hírlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírlíc, adj.

fiercesavagedismaldoleful

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fierce, savage, of living creatures Mera mengeo on onsióne máran and un[hý]rlícran ðonne ða elpendas, Nar. 11, 1. of things Ðá cwom ðǽr swíðe micel wind and tó ðæs unheórlíc se wind geweóx ðæt hé ðara úra getelda monige áfylde tum euri uenti tanta uis

Linked entries: un-heórlíc hír-lic

un-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híwe, adj.

Formless

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Formless Unhíwe informia, Germ. 399, 259

un-hlíseádig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hlíseádig, adj.

Disreputable

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Disreputable Ðæs unhlíseádgan infamis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 49

Linked entry: hlís-eádig

un-hlísful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hlísful, adj.

Disreputable

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Disreputable Unhlísful infamis, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 2. Uuhlísfullum gydde infami elogio, Hpt. Gl. 524, 76. Unhlísfullest infamis, 505, 12

un-hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hneáw, adj.

Not niggardlyliberalbounteousgiving liberallygiven liberallyabundant

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Not niggardly, liberal, bounteous, giving liberally Sumne hí gemétaþ geofum unhneáwne, Exon. Th. 326, 36; Víd. 139. Ælfwine hæfde heortan unhneáweste hringa gedáles, 323, 3; Víd. 73. given liberally, abundant Geofum unhneáwum, 43, 10; Cri. 686. [Icel

un-hold

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hold, adj.

unfriendlyhostileunfaithfuldisloyal

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unfriendly, hostile Ðæt dyde uphold mann inimicus homo hoc fecit, Mt. Kntbl. 13, 28. Hé ástealde swíðe strang gyld ... and him wæs ðá unhold eall ðæt his ǽr gyrnde, Chr. 1040; Erl. 166, 22. Wearð ríces ðeóden unhold þeóden ðám ðe ǽhte geaf, Cd. Th. 218

Linked entry: hold

un-hrædsprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hrædsprǽce, adj.

Not ready of speech

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Not ready of speech Ic eom unhrædsprǽce incircumcisus sum labiis, Ex. 6, 30

Linked entry: hræd-sprǽce

un-hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hrór, adj.

Not stirring

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Not stirring Unhrórum neátum immobilibus animantibus, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 14

un-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hygdig, adj.

Foolish

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Foolish On his heortan cwæð unhýdig sum ungleáwlíce dixit insipiens in corde suo, Ps. Th. 52, 1. Hwí nǽre ðú genóg earm and genóg unhýdig (-hýðig?), þeáh ðé þúhte ðæt ðú welig wǽre, ðonne ðú óþer twéga oððe hæfdest ðæt ðú noldest, oððe næfdest ðæt ðú

un-læt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-læt, adj.

Not slowquickreadyactive

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Not slow, quick, ready, active Unlæt non pigra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 61. Wíga, unlæt láces ( death ), Exon. Th. 164, 5; Gú. 1007. Hræd and unlæt, 436, 9; Rä. 54, 11

Linked entry: læt

un-leahtorwirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leahtorwirþe, adj.

Unblameable

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Unblameable Godes ǽ is swíðe unleahtorwyrðe lex Domini inreprehensibilis, Ps. Th. 18, 7

un-leánod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leánod, adj.

Not repaid

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Not repaid Ic wille, gif ic ǽnigum menu ǽnig feoh unleánod hæbbe, ðæt míne mágas ðæt geleánian, Chart. Th. 491, 5

un-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leás, adj.

Not falsetrue

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Not false, true Uhleás non frivola, non falsa, Hpt. Gl. 432, 21. Se bið unleás forscrencend ðe his leahtras forscrencð, Homl. Th. i. 586, 23. Wé willaþ eów gereccan óðres mannes gesihðe ðe unleás is, ii. 332, 26. Gelýf hys hálgum, for ðam hí wéron swíðe

Linked entry: leás

un-leáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-leáslíce, adv.

Not falselytruly

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Not falsely, truly Heó geseah ðæt his bodung unleáslíce gefylled wæs, Homl. Th. i. 42, 29. Gif wé ðæt geðyld on úrum móde unleáslíce healdaþ, ii. 546, 1. Hé cwæð ðis unleáslíce, 386,10. Mid ánfealdnysse sprece hé ǽfre unleáslíce, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th.

Linked entry: leáslíce

un-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leóf, adj.

Not dearnot belovedodioushateful

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Not dear, not beloved, odious, hateful Sodomware, Gode unleófe, Cd. Th. 148, 6; Gen. 2452. Gigantmæcgas, Gode unleófe, Metode láðe, 77, 1; Gen. 1268. Wigláf seah on unleófe ( the followers who had failed Beowulf in his need ), Beo. Th. 5719; B. 2863

un-libbende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-libbende, adj.

Not livingdead

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Not living, dead Se dyde monig wundor ge lybbende ge unlybbende, Shrn. 127, 22

Linked entry: un-lifigende

un-líchamlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-líchamlíc, adj.

Incorporeal

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Incorporeal Seó sáwul is unlíchomlíc, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 176. Unlíchamlíce incorporalia, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 11, 19: 9, 21; Zup. 47, 2

wancol

(adj.)
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wancol, adj.
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Unstable, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating Hió hit gecýþ self mid hire hwurfulnesse ðæt hió biþ swíþe wancol se instabilem muta*-*tione demonstrat, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 35. Nú ðú hæfst ongyten ða wanclan (wonclan, v. l.) treówa ðæs blindan lustes deprehendisti

wan-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hǽle, ; adj.
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Having bad health Ealle ða ðe wonnhiǽle wǽron, healtte and blinde, dumbe and deáfe, Nar. 48, 31

Linked entry: wan-hál