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cniht-líc

  • adjective
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cniht-líc, adj.
Boyish, childish; puerilis
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  • Ne he cnihtlíce gálnysse næs begangende

    nor was he [Guthlac] addicted to boyish levity

    • Guthl. 2;
    • Gdwin. 12, 16.
  • Swá oft swá cnihtlícu yldo begǽþ

    as childish age is often wont

    • 2;
    • Gdwin. 12, 19.
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  • cniht-líc, adj.