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lícan

  • verb
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to please
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  • Ne lícaþ him ðeáh his earfoþu

    his troubles do not please him,

    • Ps. Th. 40, 1
    • .
  • Wel lícaþ Drihtne ða ðe hine him ondrǽdaþ

    beneplacitum est Domino super timentes eum,

    • 146, 12
    • .
Etymology
[
Goth. leikan
:
O. H. Ger. líchén.
]
Similar entries
v. lícend-líc; lícian.
Linked entries
v.  lícian.
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