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líft

  • noun
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Grammar
líft, lýft
a grant, allowance
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  • Ús bóceras beteran secgaþ lengran lýft wynna

    learned men tell us of a better and longer grant of joys,

    • Cd. 169
    • ;
    • Th. 211, 24
    • ;
    • Exod. 531
    • .
Etymology
[
Bouterwek suggests lyst ( = lust) wynna,
Grmm. Gr. ii. 466 would read lyftwynn recreatio in aere
;
Thorpe suggests líf for lyft.
]
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Cf. lífan.
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v.  lýft.
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