líþ
- noun [ neuter ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§344;
Strong drink
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Ðá him ðæt líþ gescired wæs
digesto vino,
- Past. 40, 4 ;
- Swt. 295, 6 .
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Ðam men ðe hine ne lyst his metes ne líþes
for the man that does not care for his meat or drink,
- L. M. 1, 19 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 62, 16 .
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Of mistlícum dryncum ðæs líþes
from various strong drinks,
- Bt. 37, 1 ;
- Fox 186, 17 .
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Se ðe his oferdrencþ mid ðæs écan lífes líþe
aeterna nos dulcedine inebrians,
- Past. 36, 9 ;
- Swt. 261, 15 .
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Ðá bær unc mon líþ forþ
oblato poculo,
- Bd. 5, 3 ;
- S. 616, 31 .
Etymology
Goth. leiþus oίκερα
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O. Sax. líð
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O. Frs. líth
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Icel. líð cider
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O. H. Ger. líd, líth potus, liquor, poculum, fiala, sicera
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it remains in some provincial German words, e.g. leit-haus
an ale-house; leit-geber keeper of an ale-house.
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Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “líþ.” 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/21759.
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