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grǽdig-

  • adverb
  • prefix
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grǽdig-, grǽdi-, grǽde-líce; adv.
GREEDILY, covetously; avide
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  • He gýmþ grǽdelíce his teolunge

    he attends greedily to his gain,

      Homl. Th. i. 66, 10.

  • Ðás fugelas habbaþ feónda gelícnysse ðe gehwilce menn beswícaþ and grǽdelíce grípaþ to grimre helle

    these birds are like the fiends, that deceive some men, and greedily snatch them to grim hell,

    ii.
      516, 10.

  • Ðonne him hingraþ he yt grǽdilíce

    when he is hungry he eats greedily,

      Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 21.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “grǽdig-.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17421.

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