forht-líc
- adjective
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Him forhtlíce fǽrspel bodedon
they fearful announced to them the sudden news,
- Judth. 12 ;
- Thw. 25, 5 ;
- Jud. 244.
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Fleóþ forhtlíce þunres brógan
they, being afraid, shall flee the terror of [thy] thunder;
a vōce tŏnitrui tui formīdābunt,
- Ps. Th. 103, 8.
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On ða forhtlíce sorgum wlítaþ
on which, they, frightened, look sorrowfully,
- Exon. 24 a ;
- Th. 68, 15 ;
- Cri. 1104.
Bosworth, Joseph. “forht-líc.” 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/11546.
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