Old English Adverbs & Adjectives 2 Flashcards
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agen
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agen,adj.,own
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andweard
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andweard,adj.,present
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anfeald
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anfeald,adj.,simple, onefold(cp. MnG einfältig)
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anræd
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anræd,adj.,resolute
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arleas
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arleas,adj.,dishonourable
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arod
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arod,adj.,bold
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arweorþe
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arweorþe,adj.,honourable
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atelic
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atelic,adj.,horrible, dreadful
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atol
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atol,adj.,terrible, hateful(poet.)
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æfæst
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æfæst,adj.,pious
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ælfscyne
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ælfscyne,adj.,beautiful as a fairy(3 occurrences, poet.)
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ælmihtig
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ælmihtig,adj.,almighty
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æmettig
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æmettig,adj.,empty
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ænig
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ænig,adj.,any
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ærest
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ærest,adj.,first
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ærgod
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ærgod,adj.,good from old times(5 occurrences, only inBeowulf)
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æscrof
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æscrof,adj.,brave in battle
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æþele
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æþele,adj.,noble
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beadurof
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beadurof,adj.,bold in battle(8 occurrences, poet.)
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bealuhygdig
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bealuhygdig,adj.,intending evil, hostile(hapax legomenon,Beowulf)
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beorht
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beorht,adj.,bright
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blac
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blac,adj.,pale(cp. MnE bleak)
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blæc
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blæc,adj.,black
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brun
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brun,adj.,brown, black, purple, red(cp. MnE brown)
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bysig
bysig,adj., busy
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ceald
ceald,adj., cold
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cwic
cwic,adj., alive (cp. MnE quick)
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deop
deop,adj., deep
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deorc
deorc,adj., dark
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digol
digol,adj., secret
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dyre
dyre,adj., dear (cp. MnG teuer)
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dyrne
dyrne,adj., secret
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dysig
dysig,adj., foolish (cp. MnE dizzy)
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eadig
eadig,adj., blessed, happy (Ead-, cp. Christian names Edward, Edwin)
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eald
eald,adj., old
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earm
earm,adj., poor (MnG arm)
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ece
ece,adj., eternal
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fæger
fæger,adj., beautiful, pleasant (cp. MnE fair)
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feor
feor,adj., far
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forma
forma,adj., first
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fremde
fremde,adj., strange (cp. MnG fremd)
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frod
frod,adj., old, wise (poet., cp. Tolkien’s Frodo)
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fus
fus,adj., eager
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gamol
gamol,adj., old, ancient (poet.) (cp. MnDa gammel, MnG vergammeln)
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geomor
geomor,adj., sad (poet., cp. MnG Jammer)
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geong
geong,adj., young
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georn
georn,adj., eager (cp. MnE to yearn, MnG gerne)
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god
god,adj., good
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grædig
grædig,adj., greedy
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begen
begen,adj. and pron., both
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arlice
arlice,adv,. honourably, kindly
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abutan
abutan,adv., about, around
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ahwær
ahwær,adv., anywhere
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ariht
ariht,adv., properly
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æfre
æfre,adv., forever, always, ever
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æghwær
æghwær,adv., everywhere
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ær
ær,adv., before, previously (cp. MnE ere)
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ætgædere
ætgædere,adv., together
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ætsomne
ætsomne,adv., together
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baldlice
baldlice,adv., boldly
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bet
bet,adv., better
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eac
eac,adv., also
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eft
eft,adv., again
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giet
giet,adv., yet, still
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gyse
gyse,adv., yes
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hal
hal,adj., safe, unhurt (cp. MnE whole)
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halig
halig,adj., holy
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hat
hat,adj., hot
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hæþen
hæþen,adj., heathen
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heah
heah,adj., high
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laþ
laþ,adj., hateful, hostile (cp. MnE loathsome)
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læne
læne,adj., temporary, transitory, granted, lent
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leas
leas,adj., devoid of (cp. MnE -less)
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leof
leof,adj., beloved, dear (cp. MnE love, MnG lieb)
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lofgeorn
lofgeorn,adj., eager for praise (cp. Beowulf 3182)
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manig
manig,adj., many
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mære
mære,adj., famous, glorious, notorious (cp. MnG Märchen)
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micel
micel,adj., great, large, much
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modig
modig,adj., brave, bold, arrogant (cp. MnE moody)
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neah
neah,adj., near
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genog
genog,adj., enough
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oþer
oþer,adj., other
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rice
rice,adj., powerful, great (cp. MnE rich)
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sar
sar,adj., sore
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sarig
sarig,adj., sorrowful (cp. MnE sorry)
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gesib
gesib,adj., related (cp. MnE sibling)
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singal
singal,adj., perpetual
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snottor
snottor,adj., wise (poet.)
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soþ
soþ,adj., true (cp. MnE sooth)
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gesund
gesund,adj., unharmed, whole, uncorrupted (cp.
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sweart
sweart,adj., dark, black (cp. MnE swarthy)
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swelc
swelc,adj., such
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sweotol
sweotol,adj., clear, manifest
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til
til,adj., good
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torht
torht,adj., bright
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uncuþ
uncuþ,adj., unknown, strange (cp. MnE uncouth)
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wlanc
wlanc,adj., proud
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wraþ
wraþ,adj., hostile (cp. MnE wroth)
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yfel
yfel,adj., evil (cp. MnG übel)
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ilca
ilca,adj. andpron., same (cp. MnE ilk)
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sum
sum,adj. andpron., a, a certain, some
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hu
hu,adv., how
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hwær
hwær,adv., where
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nu
nu,adv., now
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oft
oft,adv., often
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ongean
ongean,adv., back, again
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samod
samod,adv., together, too, at the same time
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simle
simle,adv., always
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siþþan
siþþan,adv., since, afterwards, later
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sona
sona,adv., immediately, soon
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swa
swa,adv., so, thus
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swiþe
swiþe,adv., very, greatly
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þeah
þeah,adv., though
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þonne
þonne,adv., then
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ut
ut,adv., out
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þa
þa,adv. and conj., then, when
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þær
þær,adv. and conj., there, where
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an
an, numeral, a, an, one
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twegen
twegen, num., two (cp. MnE twain, Mark Twain)
