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1. blọ̄dī adj.

57 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Of blood, consisting of blood, full of blood; of the eyes: bloodshot; (b) physiol. the four blodi humoures, the four humors, formed from the blodi lompe and flowing in the bloodstream; blodi

2. derk adj.

137 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Of a room, the underworld, the grave, etc.: lacking illumination; dark, dusky, dismal; also fig.; (b) of the atmosphere, the weather, etc.: dark (night); lowering, threatening (clouds, weather)…

3. grẹ̄ne adj.

208 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Green, of the colour of grass; (b) of the skin or complexion: green; also, pale, colorless, livid; gul and grene, pale and grene; (c) as symbolic of inconstancy or envy; (d) grene cloth, the…

4. līflī adj.

45 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Living, existing, alive; lifli werking, ?action of existing; (b) living and life-giving; -- usually spiritually.

5. rau(e adj.

Additional spellings: raue
93 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Uncooked; -- also in allegorical context [quot.: c1390]; (b) of cream: not thickened by cooking, uncooked; (c) of clay or a clay vessel: unfired, unbaked.

6. sā̆d adj.

312 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Sated, surfeited; satisfied; ben sad of, to be weary or tired of (sb. or sth.); (b) as noun: satiety, weariness.

7. 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; --…

8. unkīnd(e adj.

Additional spellings: unkinde
196 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Not in accord with the regular course of nature, unnatural, bizarre; of weather: unseasonable, unusual; of an act: against human nature; of an animal’s behavior or actions: uncharacteristic…

9. unkīndelī adj.

49 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Not in accord with the regular course of nature, unnatural, extraordinary; of medical treatment: unusual, unorthodox; in unkindeli time, prematurely (b) of a plant: developing, as by suckers, in…

10. warm adj.

93 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Of the sun, a fire: radiating a considerable degree of heat (b) of weather, wind: characterized by pleasantly warm temperatures, mild, balmy; ?also, hot, scorching [last quot.]; (c) of a day,…

11. wā̆terī adj.

63 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Characterized by abundant precipitation, rainy (b) full of water vapor; humid; (c) consisting of naturally occurring water or water vapor; wateri moisture (shoures); (d) possessing the essential…

12. wē̆t adj.

150 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Consisting of moisture, flowing, fluid, wet, liquid;—freq. used pleonastically of liquid substances: wet se (teres), reines (teres, wateres, etc.) wet (b) full of moisture; of cheese: ?fresh;…

13. wīndī adj.(2)

34 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of a time, season, etc.: characterized by frequent or strong winds (b) of a storm: accompanied by or consisting of strong winds; of a cloud: turbulent; of a vapor: full of wind, airy; also,…

14. wọ̄d(e adj.

Additional spellings: wode
298 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Of persons or other sentient beings: insane, mentally deranged, of unsound mind, out of one’s mind; wod man, a madman; wod sik [OE wōd-sēoc], insane, mad; brain wod, out of one’s mind; waxen wod