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líf-dæg

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
líf-dæg, es; m.
A day of life, any portion of the time that a person lives
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  • Ðín geleáfa in lífdæge úrum móde þurhwunige

    may belief in thee while we live continue in our hearts,

    • Hy. 6, 8
    • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 8
    • .
  • Swá his lífdagas lǽne syndon,

    • Ps. Th. 102, 14
    • .
  • Ic on lífdagum healde ðínra worda waru

    vivam et custodiam sermones tuos,

    • 118, 17
    • :
    • 139, 8
    • :
    • Cd. 162
    • ;
    • Th. 203, 25
    • ;
    • Exod. 409
    • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 880
    • ;
    • El. 441
    • .
  • On hyra lífdagum

    in the days of their life,

    • Exon. 25 b
    • ;
    • Th. 75, 22
    • ;
    • Cri. 1225
    • :
    • 97 b
    • ;
    • Th. 364, 23
    • ;
    • Wal. 75
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    • Bt. Met. Fox 15, 11
    • ;
    • Met. 15, 6
    • .
  • Ic him lífdagas lange sylle

    longitudine dierum replebo eum,

    • Ps. Th. 90, 16
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    • Chart. Th. 372, 18
    • .
  • Gyf God ne gescyrte ðæs þeódscaþan lífdagas,

    • Wulfst. 86, 17
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  • Sumon dægbóte and sumon má daga and sumon ealle his lífdagas,

    • L. Pen. 3
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    • Th. ii. 278, 14
    • :
    • Cd. 43
    • ;
    • Th. 56, 10
    • ;
    • Gen. 910
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  • Hé him lífdagas leófran ne wisse ðonne hé hýrde heofoncyninge

    no pleasanter time in his life did he know, than when he obeyed heaven's king.

    • 162
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    • Th. 203, 25
    • ;
    • Exod. 409
    • .
  • Oflét lífdagas

    died,

    • Beo. Th. 3248
    • ;
    • B. 1622
    • .
Etymology
[
Icel. líf-dagar.
]
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