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hwerf-líc

  • adjective
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Grammar
hwerf-líc, adj.
Changeable, shifting, not enduring
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  • hwerflíce ðás woruldsǽlþa sint

    quam sit mortalium rerum misera beatitudo,

    • Bt. 11, 1
    • ;
    • Fox 32, 37
    • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. hwarb-, hwerb-líh versatilis, volubilis
:
cf. Icel. hwerfull shifty, changeable
]
Similar entries
v. hwearf; adj.
Linked entries
v.  hwurf-líc.
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