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§135; §426; §443; §444;
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  • Greátre grosse, greát and smæl

    grossas et graciles

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 67, 68.
coarse of grain or
texture
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  • Twéntig ambra ealoð, and tú hund greátes hláfes (

    coarse bread

    ) and þridde smales,
      Cht. Th. 158, 25.
  • Áscrep þá greátan rinde of

    scrape the coarse rind off,

      Lch. ii. 270, 17.
of persons,
big, stout
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  • Hlǽne macer, greát grossus, smæl gracilis, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 50. II a. of parts of the body :-- Se earm wæs swá swíðe greát and áswollen

    brachio in tantum grossescente,

      Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 565, 3.
  • Se greáta líra beneoðan þám þúman,

      Vis. Lfc. 84.
  • Gif mon þá greátan sinwe forsleá,

      Ll. Th. i. 100, 3.
  • Mycele cneówu and hindan greáte

    genibus nodosis,

      Guth. Gr. 128, 126.
of things,
material,
massive, bulky, big
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  • 'Ðú ne meaht gefrédan micelne beám on ðínum ágnan eágan' ... se yfela willa on ðǽre heortan is se greáta beám (

    trabes

    ),
      Past. 224, 4.
  • Lǽt niman ǽnne greátne cwurnstán,

      Lch. iii. 38, 15.
  • Hé (

    Stephen

    ) orsorh betwux ðám greátum hagolstánum þurhwunode,
      Hml. Th. i. 52, 18.
  • Swingan mid greátum gyrdum,

      Hml. S. 35, 189. (1 a) of finely grown trees :-- Of
    ðǽm greátan helebeáme ... on ðá greátan apeldre; of ðǽre greátan apeldre, C. D. iii. 135, 18-22.
  • Onefen ðone greátan æsc, ii. 172, 23.
  • On greátan þorn, v. 150, 8.
  • Gif mon óðres wudu bærneð ... forgielde ǽlc greát treów mid .v. sciłł.,

      Ll. Th. i. 70, 5.
non-material things
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  • Of gealádle ... cymeþ great yfel; sió biþ ealra ádla rícust,

      Lch. ii. 106, 19.
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