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leóf-líc

  • adjective
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leóf-líc, adj.
Lovely, beautiful, delightful, pleasant, lovable, dear
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  • Wígláf leóflíc lindwíga

    Wiglaf, warrior dear,

    • Beo. Th. 5199
      • ;
    • B. 2603
      • .

  • Leóflíc cempa,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2891
      • ;
    • An. 1448
      • .

  • Leóflíc wíf,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 572
      • ;
    • El. 286
      • .

  • Eafora leóflíc on lífe,

    • Cd. 82
      • ;
    • Th. 103, 4
      • ;
    • Gen. 1713
      • .

  • Leóflíc geþwǽrnes

    fair concord,

    • Dóm. L. 18, 270
      • .

  • Ðone wlitigan wong and wuldres setl leóflíc

    the beauteous plain and the pleasant seat of glory,

    • Exon. 62 a
      • ;
    • Th. 228. 18
      • ;
    • Ph. 440
      • .

  • Hié Sarran wlite heredon óð ðæt hé lǽdan héht leóflíc wíf tó his selfes sele,

    • Cd. 89
      • ;
    • Th. iii. 16
      • ;
    • Gen. 1856
      • .

  • His sweord leóflíc íren

    his sword, weapon of price,

    • Beo.Th. 3622
      • ;
    • B. 1809
      • .

  • Lofiaþ leóflícne

    they laud the beloved (God),

    • Exon. 13 b
      • ;
    • Th. 25, 13
      • ;
    • Cri. 400
      • .
Etymology
[
Goth. liuba-leikr lovely (Phil. 4, 8)
:
O. Sax. liof-lík
:
O. Frs. liaf-lík
:
O. H. Ger. liub-líh amoenus, venustus, pulcher, gratus, elegans, splendidus
:
Ger. lieb-lich.
]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “leóf-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/21435.

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