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an-drysne

  • adjective
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an-drysne, on-drysne; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§434;
terrible, fearful, dreadful; terribilis, horrendus
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  • Wearþ ðæt andwyrde swíðe andrysne

    that answer was very fearful,

    • Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 104, 3
    • .
as causing fear, venerable, venerated, respectable; verendus, reverendus
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  • Ne biþ he náuðer ne weorþ, ne andrysne

    he is neither honourable, nor respectable,

    • Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 22
    • :
    • Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 112, 13
    • .
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  • an-drysne, adj.