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▪ I. † ˈwlite, n. Obs. [OE. wlite m., beauty, splendour, appearance, form, corresp. to OFris. wlite, OS. wliti sheen, form, ON. litr colour, countenance (see lit n.), Goth. wlits πρόσωπον, ὄψις, µορϕή; also in the compound OE. andwlite, onwlite, beside andwlita (see anleth).] 1. Beauty; splendour.c ...
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Litr
It stems from a Proto-Germanic form reconstructed as *ulituz (compare with Gothic wlits 'shape, appearance', or Old English wlite 'clearness, sparkle')
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i-lited
† i-lited, -et, ppl. a. Obs. [f. ON. litr hue, countenance (= OE. wlite).] Hued, coloured.a 1225 Leg. Kath. 1433 Se rudie and se reade ilitet eauereuch leor.
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awonder
† aˈwonder, v. Obs. Forms: 1–2 ofwundrian, 3 awundre, 4–6 awonder. [prob. a worn-down form of OE. ofwundrian, pa. pple. ofwundrad, f. of- prefix + wundrian to wonder; cf. athirst.] 1. impers. It astonishes, amazes (one).c 1250 O. Kent. Serm. in O.E. Misc. 32 Al-se þo men þet weren in þo ssipe hedde ...
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evese
† ˈevese, v. Obs. [OE. efesian, efsian, f. efes, eaves; the original sense must app. have been ‘to cut the thatch at the eaves of a building’ (cf. eaves-knife); but all the known OE. examples have the wider sense ‘to clip’.] trans. To cut, clip (a person's hair, the coat of an animal, a tree, etc.);...
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woke
▪ I. † woke, a. Obs. Forms: α. 1–3 wac (1 waac, infl. wake), 4 north. wak, 4–5 wake; β. 2–3 woc, (3 wooc, infl. woke), 3–5 wok, 5 woke; 1 compar. waccra, superl. 1 waccust, 4 wakkest. [Com. Teut. (wanting in Goth. and Fris.): OE. wác, corresp. to OS., MLG. wêk, MDu. weec (Du. week), OHG. weih (MHG.,...
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wealful
† ˈwealful, a. Obs. Forms: 3 weole-, 3–5 wele-, 4–5 welful, 4 wellful, Sc. velfull, 5 welfull, 6 weelful, 6–7 weal(e)full. [f. weal n.1 + -ful.] Happy, prosperous, fortunate, blessed, gladsome.c 1230 Hali Meid. (MS. Titus) 31 For, beo hit nu, þat te beo richedom riue, ant tine wide wahes wlonke & we...
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wastum
† ˈwastum Obs. Forms: 1 wæstum, -em, -im, wæstm, westom, westm, weastm, 3 Orm. wasstme, vestme, westum. [OE. wæstm masc. = OS. wastum:—OTeut. type *waχstmo-z, f. root of wax v.] 1. Fruit, crop, produce; abundance of produce.c 888 ælfred Boeth. xxxix. 13 Be þæs cyninges ᵹebode brengð eorðe ælcne west...
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rosen
▪ I. † ˈrosen, a. Obs. Also 5 rosene, rosyne. [f. rose n. + -en4.] 1. Formed or consisting of roses; pertaining to roses; distilled from roses.c 1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 302 Ᵹenim þysse ylcan wyrte seaw aglaofotis mid rosenan ele ᵹemencᵹed. ? a 1366 Chaucer Rom. Rose 845 His leef a rosen chapelet Had ma...
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lovesome
lovesome, a. Now arch. or dial. (ˈlʌvsəm) Forms: 1–6 lufsum, 3 luffsumm, 3–5 lussum, 3 luvesum, 4 luffsum, lufsoum, lufsome, lussom, lossum, lossom, loovesum, 4–5 lofsom, lufsom, lovesum, 4–6 lovesom, 6 loveseme, lusum, ? luxom(e, lufesum, lufesome, Sc. luifsum, 5– lovesome. [OE. lufsum, f. luf-u lo...
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heo
† heo dial. hoo, pers. pron., 3rd sing. fem., nom. Obs. exc. dial. Forms: see below. [OE. h{iacu}u, h{iacu}o, héo, fem. of he; = OFris. hiu. In Goth., OS., and OHG., the fem. of the parallel pronominal stem i-s, i-r, was lost and supplied by a form sî, siu, Ger. sie. A like substitution took place l...
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dwale
▪ I. † dwale, n.1 and a. Obs. Forms: α. 1 dweola, dwola, dwala, 3 dwole, dwale, 3–4 duale. [In sense 1, a variant of dwele n., = OE. *dwela, dweola, dwola, dwala, error, heresy, madness; in sense 2 app. aphetic for OE. ᵹedweola, -dwola, etc. error, heresy, madness, also heretic, deceiver; f. ablaut-...
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ferly
▪ I. ferly, a. and n. (ˈfɜːlɪ) Forms: 1 fǽrlic, 3 fæ(i)rlich, feorlic(h, 4 -lych, south. veorlich, 3–4 ferlic(h, -lik(e, -lych, 3–5 ferli, (4 feerli, furley, 6 ferrely, 8 ferley), 3 farli(k, 5–9 farley, -ly, 5–6 fear(e)ly, 3 ferly. [OE. fǽrlic sudden, f. fǽr (see fear) + lic, -ly1. Cf. MDu. vêrlich ...
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geason
† ˈgeason, a. and n. Obs. Forms: 1 gǽsne, géasne, 3 geasne, 4 gesen(e, 5–6 geso(u)n, 6 ges(s)en, 6–7 gayson, geazon, geasone, (6 gai-, geison, 7 gey-, gheason), 5–7 geason. [OE. gǽsne, gésne barren. Cf. OHG. keisinî barrenness.] A. adj. 1. Producing scantily; barren, unproductive; exhausted. Const. ...
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lit
▪ I. lit, n. Obs. exc. dial. (lɪt) Forms: 3, 7, 9 lit, 4–5 litte, 5 lyt, 7, 9 litt. [a. ON. lit-r colour, also countenance, corresponding etymologically to OE. and early ME. wlite.] 1. A colour, dye, hue; also, a stain.c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 1968 In kides blod he wenten it, ðo was ðor-on an rewli lit. a ...
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