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líðe

  • adjective
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Grammar
líðe, líð; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§97; §164; §434;
Lithe, soft, gentle, meek, mild, serene, benign, gracious, pleasant, sweet
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  • Swá fæder þenceþ his bearnum milde weorþan swá ús God ðám ðe hine lufiaþ líðe weorþeþ

    sicut miseretur pater filiis, ita misertus est Dominus timentibus se,

    • Ps. Th. 102, 13
      • .

  • Leorniaþ æt mé ðæt ic eom líðe and swíðe eádmód

    discite a me, quia mitis sum et humilis corde,

    • Homl. Th. i. 210, 18
      • .

  • Hé biþ ðám gódum lufsum and líðe,

    • Exon. 21 a
      • ;
    • Th. 57, 5
      • ;
    • Cri. 914
      • .

  • Óðer [wæstm] wæs swá wynlíc wlitig and scéne líð

    the other [fruit] was so delightful, beauteous and fair, delicate,

    • Cd. 23
      • ;
    • Th. 30, 17
      • ;
    • Gen. 468
      • .

  • Hwæðer him cume ðe réþu wyrd ðe líðu

    whether fortune foul or fair come to him,

    • Bt. 40, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 238, 9
      • .

  • Líðe ł smilte

    serenum,

    • Hymn. Surt. 24, 15
      • .

  • Hé forlét eall ðæt ðǽr líðes wæs and swétes

    vino epulisque deseruit,

    • Ors. 2, 4
      • ;
    • Swt. 76, 14
      • .

  • Cumb fulne líðes aloþ

    a coomb full of mid ale,

    • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 203, 8
      • :
    • Chart. Th. 105, 12
      • .

  • Dreám líðes lífes

    the joy of the serene life [of heaven],

    • Exon. 32 a
      • ;
    • Th. l00, 7
      • ;
    • Cri. 1638
      • .

  • Mid líðre

    mulsa,

    • Hpt. Gl. 48q, 14
      • .

  • Mid líðra tungan

    with lithe tongue,

    • Homl. Skt. 4, 407
      • .

  • Mid líðran gesceafte

    [water],

    • Boutr. Scrd. 22, 30.

  • Andwlitan mid líðan

    vultu sereno,

    • Hymn. Surt. 22, 11
      • :
    • 143, 2
      • .

  • Mid líðere sprǽce

    with gentle speech,

    • Ap. Th. 2, 25
      • .

  • Mid líðre wisðlunga mon hors gestilleþ

    lenis sibilus equos mitigat,

    • Past. 23
      • ;
    • Swt. 173, 21
      • .

  • On líðum wíne,

    • Herb. 57, 1
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 160, 1
      • :
    • 80, 2
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 182, 19
      • .

  • Líðne(lenis) drenc,

    • Bt. 39, 9
      • ;
    • Fox 226, 12
      • .

  • Ðæt líðe land

    the pleasant land,

    • Cd. 12
      • ;
    • Th. 13, 31
      • ;
    • Gen. 211
      • .

  • Eádige beóþ ða líðan ... Ða synd líðe and gedéfe, ða ðe ne wiðstandaþ yfelum, ac oferswýðaþ mid heora goodnesse ðone yfelan,

    • Homl. Th. i. 550, 19
      • :
    • Mt. Kmbl. 5, 5
      • .

  • Líðe æppla

    mitia poma,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 47
      • ;
    • Som. 48, 26
      • .

  • Nú ic freónda beþearf líðra on láde

    now need I gracious friends on my course,

    • Apstls. Kmbl. 183
      • ;
    • Ap. 92
      • .

  • Hearda wunda beóþ mid líðum beðengum gehnescode

    dura vulnera per lenia fomenta mollescunt,

    • Past. 26, 2
      • ;
    • Swt. 183, 20
      • .

  • Swíðe líðum wordum

    with very gentle words;

    humanitatis lege eos mulcens,

    • Nar. 25, 10
      • :
    • Exon. 37 b
      • ;
    • Th. 124, 3
      • ;
    • Gú. 334
      • .

  • Mid líðum styrungum

    with gentle gestures,

    • Glostr. Frag. 110, 8
      • .

  • Lagu lácende sceal líðra wyrðan

    the tossing wave shall become calmer,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 874
      • ;
    • An. 437
      • .

  • Oft byþ ðæt brocc líðre

    the disease is often less severe,

    • Wulfst. 12, 5
      • .

  • Ðǽr .syndon lýðran wedera ðonne on Brettania

    coeli solique temperie magis utilis,

    • Ors. 1, 1
      • ;
    • Swt. 24, 19
      • .

  • Se sceortigenda dæg hæfþ líðran gewederu ðonne se langienda dæg,

    • Lchdm. iii. 252, 9
      • .

  • Líðesta

    mittissime,

    • Hymn. Surt. 65, 11
      • :
    • 126, 2
      • .

  • Manna mildust, leódum líðost,

    • Beo. Th. 6346
      • ;
    • B. 3183
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. líði
:
Icel. linr
:
O. H. Ger. linde lind lenis, mollis
:
Ger. ge-lind, -linde.
]
Derived forms
cum-, gæst-, uncum-, un-líðe
Similar entries
v. líðig.
Linked entries
v.  líð.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “líðe.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/21767.

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