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líc-þrowere

  • noun [ masculine ]
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líc-þrowere, es; m.
A leper, one suffering from ulcers on the body
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  • Lícþrowere

    leprosus,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 78
    • ;
    • Som. 72, 32
    • ;
    • Wrt. 45, 64
    • .
  • Lazarus wæs lícþrowere

    [ulceribus plenus],

    • Homl. Th. i. 328, 15
    • :
    • Homl. Skt. 3, 480
    • .
  • On Simones húse ðæs lícþroweres

    in the house of Simon the leper,

    • Blickl. Homl. 73, 2
    • .
  • Manega lícþroweras

    multi leprosi,

    • Lk. Skt. 4, 27
    • :
    • H. R. 105, 2
    • .
Etymology
[Cf.
Icel. lík-þrá leprosy.
]
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v.  þrowere.
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