† arvethlichadj.
Obsolete.
= arveth adj.
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arvethc885
uneathOE
arvethlichc1000
evilc1175
hardc1175
deara1225
derfa1225
illc1330
wickeda1375
uneasy1398
difficul?a1450
difficile?1473
difficulta1527
unready1535
craggy1582
spiny1604
tough1619
uphill1622
shrewda1626
spinousa1638
scabrous1646
spinose1660
rugged1663
cranka1745
tight1764
thraward1818
nasty1828
upstream1847
awkward1860
pricklyc1862
bristling1871
sticky1871
rocky1873
dodgy1898
challengeful1927
solid1943
ball-busting1944
challenging1975
c1000 Ælfric Deut. i. 17 Gif eow ænig þing þince earfoþlice, secgað hit me.
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 127 Þo com þe fader his speche and witeȝede þe childes arueðliche herbiwist. [Also on p. 125.]
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adj.c1000