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spærlíce

  • adverb
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Grammar
spærlíce, adv.
Sparingly, sparely
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  • Spærlíce

    parce,

      Scint. 156, 9.
  • Ðý mon dǽlþ spærlíce ðe mon nele hit forberste

    sparingly people spend, because they do not want to run short,

      Prov. Kmbl. 19.
  • Ic sperlícor mid wordum sægde ðonne hié dǽdum gedón wǽrun

    solere me parcius loqui quam gesta sint omnia,

      Nar. 2, 24.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. sparalíhho parce, frugaliter: Icel. sparliga sparingly.]
Linked entries
v.  sperlíce.
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  • spærlíce, adv.