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1. balgh adj.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Bulging, stout (chest, haunches); (b) bulging, round (knoll); ?smooth; (c) stout, big (tree, pole, stone).

2. bẹ̄ld(e, bēld(e adj.

Additional spellings: belde, belde
11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of persons: bold, brave, doughty; (b) of actions or words: bold, daring; (c) encouraging, helpful.

3. bōld adj.

126 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Of persons: brave, courageous, daring, fearless; bold of herte; bold in blod; bold brained; maken bold, encourage (sb.); (b) of animals: fearless, ?ferocious; (c) of actions: courageous, bold…

4. bright adj.

147 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Of the sun, moon, stars, fire: giving off much light, shining brightly, bright; of light: intense, brilliant; also fig. [quot. 1421]; (b) of God, angels, saints, heaven: characterized by intense…

5. cōld adj.

207 quotations in 8 senses
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Low in temperature: (a) cold, chilly (weather, season, climate); (b) cold or cool (dwelling); chilly (grave); (c) cold to the touch; cold as is, cold as a ston; (d) of food and drink: cold, cooled…

6. dẹ̄re adj.(1)

218 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Of God, of persons: excellent, noble, honored, valiant; dere of degre, high in rank; often in direct address; dere God, dere ladi, dere lord, dere sire; (b) as noun: noble one(s, valiant man, etc…

7. dē̆rne adj.

77 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Secluded, solitary (place); secret (passage, etc.); (b) in names: derne-clive, derne hus, derne love, derne place [see also Smith PNElem. 1.131].

8. dīȝel adj., n., & adv.

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(a) Hidden, secret; of words: cryptic; (b) as noun: on diȝel, in secret; (c) as adv.: secretly.

9. dīȝelīche adj. & n.

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(a) Secret, mysterious; (b) as noun: a hidden meaning, a secret.

10. flẹ̄me n.(1) & adj.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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An exile, a fugitive, an outlaw; crien (greden) fleme, to proclaim (someone) an outlaw, to banish; don (maken) fleme, to outlaw or exile (someone); as adj.: exiled, outlawed.

11. glā̆sen adj.

26 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Made of glass; (b) yeven a glasen houve, to delude (sb.); glasen glose, a deluding or sophistical interpretation; (c) glasen wright, a glazier.

12. grẹ̄dī adj.

44 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Greedy, gluttonous, overeager to eat; (b) hungry, unsatisfied; also fig.; (c) of animals: ravening, ravenous, voracious; also fig.; gredi on, hungry for (prey).

13. grei adj. & n.

119 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Ash-colored, flint-colored, dull, gray; of cloth: gray, drab; of a man: gray-haired; grei hered, grei hore, grei hored, gray-haired, hoary; grei her, an old man; grei tauier, one who taws pelts…

14. grēt adj. & adv. & n.

696 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Large in size or quantity, big; gret and smal, large and small, all; gret ne smal, big or little, of no kind; althergrettest, largest of all [cp. alder- pref.]; gret belle, large bell; (b) much…

15. half adj.

197 quotations in 11 senses
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Constituting the half part of an object, an aggregate, a unit of numbering, coinage, measurement, time, area, etc.; half: (a) immediately preceding a noun; (b) separated from a noun by the definite…

16. halt adj.

34 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Crippled as to walking, limping or uneven in gait, lame; halt and (or) lame; halt foted, having crippled feet; (b) as noun: one who limps or is lame; the halt, the lame; (c) fig. deficient…

17. heigh adj.

758 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) High, lofty, big, tall; heigh der, stag; heigh got, he-goat; heigh halle (hous, bold), large house [often connoting pride and ostentation]; heigh hors (stede), fine tall horse [also, like heigh

18. hẹ̄rdlēs adj.

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Without a shepherd.

19. hēren adj.

11 quotations in 1 sense
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Made of hair; woven or braided of hair; heren clout, a rag of haircloth; heren sarge, a curtain of woven hair; heren sherte, a hair shirt; heren sive = her(e-sive.

20. hẹ̄rsum adj.

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(a) Obedient, compliant; (b) ?of worship: devout.

21. hevī-tīme adj.

Additional spellings: hevitime
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Burdensome, grievous, grave.

22. hundfōld adj., adv., n.

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(a) As adj.: hundfold mede, a hundredfold reward; (b) as adv.: hundfold more, one hundred times as great; (c) as noun: bi hundfold, by a hundred times, a hundred times as much.

23. ihẹ̄rsum adj.

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Obedient; obedient or docile to (sb.), compliant or submissive to (someone's words).

24. imēte adj.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Moderate, temperate; (b) suitable, appropriate.

25. imēthful adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Moderate.

26. isēlī(e adj.

Additional spellings: iselie
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Blessed; prosperous; (b) good; prudent; (c) seemingly pious.

27. isẹ̄n(e adj.

Additional spellings: isene
41 quotations in 2 senses
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Capable of being seen, apparent to sight, visible.

28. ivel-dēde adj.

Additional spellings: iveldede
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Evil-doing, wicked.

29. light adj.(1)

74 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Of the sun, moon, fire: emitting light, bright; (b) of a lamp: alight; (c) of a place: filled with light; of the day, weather: not dark, bright, fair; light dai, daylight; dawn; (d) of eyes…

30. light adj.(2)

346 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Of things: light in weight; light in proportion to bulk, of small specific gravity, not dense; of persons: thin; also fig.; (b) of containers: light in content, empty; of measures: underweight…

31. manī-fældlīce adj.

Additional spellings: manifældlice
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Various, numerous.

32. mēr(e adj.(1)

Additional spellings: mere
39 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of God, the Virgin Mary, angels: glorious; (b) of persons: illustrious, noble, great.

33. milch(e adj.

Additional spellings: milche
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of a woman: having milk; milch womman, a wet nurse; also, a woman who has lately given birth; (b) of a cow or other beast: giving milk, fresh; milch cou, a fresh cow; also, a milk cow; milch beste

34. nẹ̄d-tharf adj.

Additional spellings: nedtharf
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Necessary, needful.

35. neigh adj.

96 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Near (in space), nearby; close together; adjacent, surrounding; neigh costes, borders; to neigh, too close together; neigh biside, near; fer and neigh, neigh and fer (wid), far and near, near and…

36. neod-bihẹ̄fe adj.

Additional spellings: neodbihefe
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Necessary.

37. nẹ̄̆r(re adj.

Additional spellings: nerre
60 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Nearer in space or time; ner dai, an earlier date; (b) more closely related by kinship; ner kin (sibbe); (c) in proverbs.

38. next(e adj.

Additional spellings: nexte
140 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Nearest in position or distance; neighboring, adjacent, contiguous; closest (to sb., sth., or a place); next wei, the most direct route, shortest way; (b) closest (to profits or benefits); (c) of…

39. ōfōld adj.

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(a) Single; with tonge ofold, with one voice, unanimously; (b) simple, constant, without duplicity.

40. ōld(e adj.

Additional spellings: olde
702 quotations in 20 senses
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(a) Of living beings: near the end of the normal span of life, advanced in age; also, of children: of an age late in childhood, pre-adolescent; (b) used disparagingly; (c) old man, a man well-advanced…

41. ōld(e)lī adj.

Additional spellings: oldeli
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Elderly, aging.

42. ō̆n-eige adj.

Additional spellings: oneige
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One-eyed.

43. ō̆nfōld adj.

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(a) Single, one, onefold; (b) simple, honest; (c) of interpretation: simple, literal; (d) bi onfold, onefold.

44. ō̆n-lẹ̄̆pī adj.

Additional spellings: onlepi
52 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Single, just one; on-lepi night, for a single night; (b) different from all others, unique; on-lepi sone (doughter, brother), only son (daughter, brother); on-lepi blis, unparalleled bliss…

45. overcōld adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Too cold; of medicines: having an excess of the property of coldness; also fig. excessively lacking in human warmth of feeling.

46. pratī(e adj.

Additional spellings: pratie
42 quotations in 4 senses
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Cunning, crafty, clever; of a bee: skillful.

47. rāthe adj.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eager, prompt; also, rash; (b) aroused, provoked; ?angry; (c) early, soon; to rathe, too early; (d) important, prominent, principal; sup. rathest, of first quality, best; (e) in surnames.

48. right adj.

387 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Straight, not crooked; right entraille (gut), the rectum; reule right, aligned straight as a ruler; (b) of a road, journey, etc.: direct; right wei, direct way, nearest way; (c) in fig. contexts…

49. right-wīs(e adj.

Additional spellings: rightwis, right-wise, rightwise
129 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Conforming to divine law, virtuous, holy, righteous; (b) of God: good, holy, just; right-wis blod, innocent blood of Christ; right-wis gost, the Holy Ghost; (c) just in all dealings, impartial…

50. sẹ̄̆ld-sẹ̄n adj.

Additional spellings: seldsen
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Rarely encountered, seldom seen; (b) as adv.: seldom, rarely.

51. self adj., n., & pron.

258 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Intensifying a previous noun or pron.: himself, itself, etc.; -- postpositive with noun but separated from the pron. it modifies; (b) god (crist, oure lord, etc.) self, god al-mighti self; (c) ich

52. sē̆lī adj.

137 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Spiritually favored, blessed; holy, virtuous; also, bringing God's favor, bringing blessing; (b) worthy, noble; fine, excellent; the seli man, the goodman, husband; (c) fortunate, lucky…

53. sēlī̆lī adj.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Fortunate, happy.

54. sellī adj.

63 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of events, actions, situations, etc.: strange, surprising, unusual; also, remarkable, noteworthy; selli cas, selli sight, selli thing, etc.; (b) of a beast, tree, an object, etc.: remarkable…

55. sharp adj.

308 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) Of a weapon, tool, etc.: sharp of edge, keen; of a spear, pick, needle, thorn, etc.: sharp of point; also fig. [quot.: c1400 Bk.Mother 38/27]; (b) in proverbial or traditional comparisons; --…

56. shōld(e adj.

Additional spellings: sholde
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of water: shallow; (b) of a vessel or pit: shallow, not deep; (c) of the point of a surgical needle: short; (d) in surname and place names.

57. stathel-fast adj.

Additional spellings: stathelfast
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Steadfast, sure.

58. thwīre adj.

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(a) Of persons, the soul, etc.: obstinate in wrongdoing, willful, wicked, perverse; also, of a path, way: crooked;—used in fig. context; (b) as noun pl.: those who are obstinate or perverse, the…

59. thwī̆rlī adj.

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Of persons: obstinate in wrongdoing, perverse; of conduct, deeds: evil, iniquitous; of a thought, deed, etc.: sinful, wicked, depraved; also in fig. context.