Of persons and animals: (a) strong, sturdy, robust; big of bones, of sturdy build; big in armes, strong-armed; of big strengthe, powerful; (b) full-grown, big; (c) stout-hearted, courageous, fierce……

(a) Bold, daring, courageous; valiant, doughty, noble (knight, king); (b) audacious, forward; impudent, wicked. …

Visible, as distinct from invisible or spiritual. …

(a) Having the character of a foe, an intruder, or a transgressor: inimical, hostile, troublesome; violating (a vow); (b) having the spirit of a warrior: eager for battle, bold, fierce. …

Divine, sacred, to be revered or worshiped: (a) of God, Christ, the Trinity; holi fader (god, lord), God; holi barn, the Christ Child; holi trinite (thrilihod, thrimnesse), the Holy Trinity; (b) of a……

Wicked, depraved, sinful: (a) of persons, the soul; ivel man, etc.; (b) of a spirit; ivel gost, an evil spirit, a devil; the Devil; (c) of an action; ivel dede, ivel werk; (d) of speech; ivel speche,……

(a) Of a spear, an arrow: sturdy; capable of wounding, cruel; (b) of courage: firm, steadfast; (c) of persons: fierce, violent; of an outcry: furious, vehement; (d) of a wind: rushing, turbulent. …

(a) Bright, shining; sparkling; -- often used in alliterative verse with reduced meaning; shir liked, ?shiny; (b) of a face, flesh, etc.: fair, white; also, as noun: white, fair flesh; (c) of colors……

(a) Of little length; smiten forth limes short, to cut the legs off short; shivered short, broken off short; (b) short iswired; short nosed; short pastroned; short ribbe, an asternal rib; short shapen……

Dirty, filthy; covered with soot. …

Staggering, tottering, stumbling; -- as term of abuse. …

(a) Willing to bear hardship, affliction, etc.; (b) self-restrained, slow to anger, calm; (c) patiently awaiting an event; also, as noun: one who patiently waits. …

With noun, pron., or num. as noun, referring to specific members of a class: (a) used anaphorically, pointing to persons or things previously mentioned: these, those;—sometimes further specified by an……

(a) Trusting, trustful; (b) trustworthy, faithful; traist and treue, treue and traist; (c) assured, certain; also, secure, safe; be ye traist; (d) as adv.: securely; also, firmly. …

Customary, usual. …

Lacking physical rigidity, flexible, pliant [glossing L flexibilis, lentus]; also, thin, slender. …

As indefinite adj. modifying inanimate nouns; any sort of, every sort of. …

As interrog. adj. in direct questions: what?, what sort of?: (a) modifying inanimate nouns; also in elliptical construction [quot. a1400, 1st]; (b) modifying animate nouns; whatkinnes a. …