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1. acāle adj.

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Chilled, cold; also fig. …

2. ācumendlīce adj. (plural) as n.

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Possible things or events; what can exist or occur. …

3. adel(e adj.

Additional spellings: adele
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(a) Of an egg: rotten, addled; (b) of brains: muddled. …

4. ādlig adj.

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Listless, ill. …

5. ǣȝ-endlīc adj.

Additional spellings: æȝendlic
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Unending, eternal. …

6. æl-fremed adj.

Additional spellings: ælfremed
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Remote, as a stranger or outcast. …

7. ǣn-līc adj.

Additional spellings: ænlic
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Of persons: noble. …

8. ǣren adj.

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Of brass, brazen. …

9. ær-wẹ̄ne adj.

Additional spellings: ærwene
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Thoughtless, heedless, careless. …

10. ǣð-mọ̄d adj.

Additional spellings: æðmod
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Merciful, gracious. …

11. æuez adj.

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Loyal. …

12. afọ̄te adv. & predicate adj.

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(a) On foot, afoot (i.e. not on horseback); fighten afote, gon afote, etc.; (b) folk afote, men afote, foot soldiers, etc. [cp. fọ̄t-folk, afote man]. …

13. aftemeste adj.

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Last; bi aftemeste erdede, to the last of his deeds (i. e. for all of his deeds). …

14. after adj. (?& adv.)

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(a) Second in time; after dai (night), the second day (night); second in a series; after del, the second part; personal name: ?the Second; (b) next following in time, immediately after, next; (c)……

15. afteward adj.

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on afteward Mai, in the latter part of May. …

16. aknoue(n ppl. (orig. adj.)

Additional spellings: aknouen
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ben aknoue, to acknowledge or admit (sth.): (a) acknowledge or admit the reality or validity (of sth.); (b) confess (a misdeed, sins, etc.); (c) disclose or reveal (sth.), disclose one's identity. --……

17. al limiting adj. & n.

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Denoting the total number of entities in a class or group: all (persons, creatures, things, units); all without exception: (a) with a noun: al(le men, al(le the knightes, the knightes al(le, etc.; (b)……

18. al-drihten adj.

Additional spellings: aldrihten
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Almighty. …

19. al-hōlī adj.

Additional spellings: alholi
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(a) Altogether holy, most holy; (b) al-holi chirche, Holy Church, the Church Universal; al-holi feith. …

20. alī̆rī adv. or adj.

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leiden legges aliri, ?crossed their legs or thighs; ?made their legs lame, acted as if paralyzed. …

21. al-kin(nes adj. & (earlier) genitive phr.

Additional spellings: alkin, al-kinnes, alkinnes
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Of every or any kind; of all kinds; in (on) al-kin wise (maner), in every or any way. …

22. al-lō̆nge adj.

Additional spellings: allonge, al longe
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In set phrases: al-longe dai, all day (long); all the time, continually; al-longe night, all night (long); al-longe yeres, for years. …

23. almesful adj.

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(a) Liberal in alms-giving, charitable, benevolent; (b) merciful, compassionate; almesful dede, work of mercy; (c) active in performing alms-deeds; (d) pertaining to charity, charitable; almesful man……

24. almes-gern adj.

Additional spellings: almesgern
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Eager to give alms, charitable, benevolent. …

25. al-might adj.

Additional spellings: almight
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(a) In the phrase (or compound) god almight (god-almight): God Almighty; (b) as noun: the Almighty. …

26. al-mightī adj. (& n.)

Additional spellings: almighti
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Almighty, omnipotent; -- (a) of God; god almihti and god-almighti (cpd.); (b) of a member of the Trinity; (c) of a divine attribute; (d) of a non-Christian god or object of worship; (e) of Samson……

27. al-mightī̆n, -en adj.

Additional spellings: almightin, al-mighten, almighten
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(a) Almighty, omnipotent; god-almihtines (gen.), god-almighten, God Almighty; (b) as noun: the Almighty. …

28. alō̆ng adj.

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Only in the phrase ben along on: (a) to be dependent upon, depend on (sb.); be up to (sb.); (b) to be (someone's) fault, be the fault of (sth.); (c) to be contingent on (a circumstance); vary with (an……

29. alþeodī adj. & n.

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Alien; a stranger. …

30. alþeodisc adj.

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Of another nation or class, alien. …

31. amad adj.

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(a) Beside oneself (as with fear, rage, or joy); (b) out of one's right mind, irrational, mad. …

32. andȝitol adj.

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Perceptive, observing. …

33. andsēte adj. & n.

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(a) Repugnant, odious; hostile; (b) as noun: adversary, enemy. …

34. and-weard adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: andweard
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(a) Present (as opp. to future), at hand; (b) opposite, across; in the presence of, present; (c) ?effective. …

35. anfencge adj.

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Acceptable, proper. …

36. ā̆nge adj. & n.

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(a) As pred. adj.: him was ange, he was vexed; dide hem ange, it troubled them; (b) as noun: vexation, trouble; pain. …

37. ?anged adj.

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Steep. …

38. anī limiting adj.

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(a) With concrete nouns: any (person (s), thing (s), etc.); often emphatic: any whatever, any at all; ani other, anyone else; best of ani man = better than ani; (b) with mass nouns, action nouns……

39. anī-kin(nes phr. (used attributively) & adj.

Additional spellings: anikin, ani-kinnes, anikinnes
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Any kind(s) of, any; also, every kind of [quot.Cursor 276]; for ani-kin aughte, by every means, all he could; on (in) ani-kin wise, in any way or manner; bi ani-kin wei, anyway; for ani-kin thing, for……

40. anlīch(e adj. (& n.)

Additional spellings: anliche
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(a) Alike, similar; (b) as noun: likeness, image; (one's) like. …

41. ān-rēd adj.

Additional spellings: anred
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(a) Resolute, persistent, constant; (b) reliable, sure; (c) spiritually harmonious, communal; mutual. …

42. anweald adj.

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Powerful (spirits). …

43. arēdī adj. & adv.

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(a) Prepared, ready, in readiness; haven aredi; maken aredi; stonden aredi; (b) already. …

44. ārfest adj.

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(a) Kindly, gracious; (b) pious, virtuous. …

45. argh adj.

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(a) Of a timid nature, cowardly; (b) frightened, afraid (to do sth.); (c) ignoble, worthless, contemptible; -- as noun: a base fellow; (d) slow, sluggish, lazy; (e) weak. …

46. arm adj.

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(a) Poor, poverty-stricken; as noun: needy person; edi and arm, rich and poor; (b) miserable, unfortunate; unhappy, sad; as noun: miserable one, unhappy man; (c) arm lif, wretched life, i.e. life on……

47. armlīch adj.

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Of punishment: grievous; of speech: sorrowful. …

48. arveð adj. & adv. (also in adjectival compounds.)

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(a) Difficult, hard; it is arveð, it is hard (to do); him is arveð, it is hard for him (to do); (b) arveð finde, hard to find, rare; arveð forþe, hard to achieve or do; arveð healde, arveðihialde……

49. arveðlīch adj.

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Full of hardship or suffering; onerous (tax), miserable (existence). …

50. ār-wurð adj.

Additional spellings: arwurð
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Worthy of respect or reverence. …

51. asǒnder, -re adv. & predicate adj.

Additional spellings: asondre
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(a) Of position: apart, distant; ben asonder, be separated; (b) of movement: apart; gon, parten, twinnen, wenden asonder, to part, part company, become separated; lepen asonder, become separated……

52. asshen adj.(1)

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(a) Of an ash; asshen tre, ash tree; (b) made of ash wood. …

53. aswǒue(n, aswoune predicate adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: aswouen, aswoune
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In a swoon or faint; ben, lien, fallen, tomblen aswoue. …

54. ātel adj.

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Dreadful, horrible, terrible. …

55. atelīch adj.

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Horrible, hideous, ugly. …

56. atēoriendlīc adj.

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Transitory, perishable. …

57. ā̆thel adj.

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Of persons: (a) of noble birth, noble; excellent, famous; (b) athel wif, wedded wife, spouse. …

58. ā̆þelīch adj.

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Precious (stone). …

59. að-neowe adj.

Additional spellings: aðneowe
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?Vigorous, powerful; ?prepared to help, ready. …

60. atterlīch adj.

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Horrible. …

61. attern adj.

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Poisonous, venomous. …

62. awāne adj.

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Of an opportunity to do sth.: lacking. …

63. badde adj.

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(a) Wicked, evil, vicious; [quot.: a1450] ill-behaved; (b) disloyal, unfaithful (to sb.); (c) dishonorable, bad (name). …

64. bak adv. (& adj.)

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Of motion or direction: to or toward the rear; away; backward(s; bakker, bakkermore, farther to the rear, farther away. …

65. bāle adj.

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(a) Dire, fateful, destructive; fierce (battle); deadly (poison, sin); fateful (hour); etc.; (b) distressed, sorrowful. …

66. bāleful adj.

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Of man or beast: (a) bent upon mischief or destruction, malevolent; fierce; (b) distressed, wretched, miserable. …

67. bār adj.

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(a) Not covered with clothing, unclothed; naked, nude, bare; naked and bar; on bar fot(en, barefoot; (b) scantily clad, ill-clad; in his bar sherte; (c) bare-headed; (b) bare-footed, unshod. …

68. bār-fọ̄t, -fọ̄ted adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: barfot, bar-foted, barfoted
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Barefoot; gon bar-fot, etc. (as friars, pilgrims, penitents, supplicants, or the poor). …

69. bā̆rnlēs adj.

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Without offspring, childless. …

70. bāte-wil adj.

Additional spellings: batewil
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Pleasing to the taste, appetizing, tasty. …

71. bẹ̄chen adj.

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Consisting of beech trees; of a beech tree, of beech wood. …

72. bed-lawer(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: bedlawer, bed-lawere, bedlawere
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One who is confined to bed; adj.: bedridden; bed-lawer man. …

73. bed-rēde(n adj. & n.

Additional spellings: bedrede, bed-reden, bedreden
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(a) Confined to bed, bedridden; (b) one who is confined to bed. …

74. bēnen adj.

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Of beans; benen mele, bean meal. …

75. bērdlēs adj.

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(a) Without a beard, beardless; berdles boi, berdles chin, etc.; (b) not having reached manhood, underage; (c) pers. name. …

76. bēren adj.

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Made of barley. …

77. best adj. (superlative)

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(a) Of persons: best, finest, greatest; also, highest in rank; best frend, closest friend; on the best, one of the best; (b) of things, actions, conditions, etc.: best, most excellent or desirable, of……

78. bet adv. & adj.

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(a) In a better manner, better; more satisfactorily, successfully, fittingly, thoroughly, vigorously, etc.; don bet, be more successful; I mai no bet, I can do no better; þat he mai bet, as best he……

79. bettre adj.

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Superior in quality or character, better; contextually: more desirable, preferable; more favorable, advantageous; improved; etc.; also, more betre; haven the bettre chepe, del, ende, have the……

80. bewune adj.

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Accustomed, wont (to do). …

81. bihẹ̄ve adj.

Additional spellings: beheve
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Of things: needed; beneficial; appropriate, fitting; -- (a) alone; (b) with preceding noun or pron.; (c) with following to phrase. …

82. bihī̆nde(n adv. & predicate adj.

Additional spellings: behinde, bihinden, behinden
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Of location or position: (a) in the rear, in back, at the back, behind; at the rear end; on the back side; (b) bihinde and bifore, in back and in front; on all sides, in all directions; bihinde ne……

83. bihọ̄velī adj.

Additional spellings: behoveli
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(a) Useful, profitable, beneficial, good (for sth. or sb.); (b) suitable, fit; proper, appropriate; (c) requisite, necessary; bihoveli at nede. …

84. bile-whīt adj.

Additional spellings: bilewhit
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Pure in heart, virtuous; kind, gentle. …

85. bilō̆ng adj.

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(a) Belonging (to sth.); (b) bilong on, dependent upon (God), in (God's) power. …

86. bisī adj.

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Of persons: engaged or involved in an activity, occupied; fully occupied, busy; preoccupied; for bisi, for being preoccupied; bisi inough, busy enough, hard put. …

87. bisib(be adj.

Additional spellings: besib, bisibbe, besibbe
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Related by blood; gostliche bisib, related spiritually. …

88. bī̆sne adj.

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Having defective vision, dim-eyed, purblind; also (loosely), blind. …

89. bitel adj.

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Sharp-edged, sharp (weapon); sharp, cruel (blow). …

90. bitter adj.

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(a) Bitter, brackish, or harsh to the taste; bitter tonne, a cask of harsh wine; (b) pungent (in smell). …

91. blǣð-fæst adj.

Additional spellings: blæðfæst
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Flourishing, prosperous. …

92. blā̆k adj.

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(a) Of a black color, black; (b) blak and blo, black and livid, black and blue [see blo adj.]; blak or whit, black or white, of any color or kind; blak as col (blacche, croue, inde, molde, pich, slo),……

93. blēche adj.

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Pale, pallid; of fair complexion. …

94. bleik adj.

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(a) Of complexion: pallid, sallow, pale; (b) whitish, white. …

95. blēt adj. & n.

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(a) Bare (boughs); (b) bareness, lack of cover. …

96. blēð adj. & n.

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Timid, apprehensive; as noun: fear. …

97. blī̆nd adj.

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(a) Of a person, the eyes: blind, sightless; also, temporarily unable to see; as blind as a betel (ston, bere, Bayard), completely blind, stone-blind; as blind Bayard, like Bayard, blindly; (b) blind……

98. blīthe adj.

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(a) Joyful, happy, glad, gay; wroth or blithe, angry or glad, pleased or displeased; blithe and glad (merie), fain and blithe; (b) blithe of (for), glad of (sth.), happy about, pleased with (sb.); (c)……

99. blī̆the-mọ̄d adj.

Additional spellings: blithemod
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Glad, happy. …

100. blọ̄dī adj.

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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……

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