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líð-ness

  • noun [ feminine ]
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líð-ness, e; f.
Softness, gentleness, mildness, lenity, kindness
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  • Hí sind gesewene mid líðnysse ac heora líðnys is sóðlíce ásolcennys

    they appear with gentleness, but their gentleness is really sluggishness,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 46, 11.

  • On lígette is óga and on snáwe líðnyss ðære beorhtnysse

    in lightning is the terror of brightness, in snow its mildness,

    • i. 222, 32
      • .

  • Hé forbær manna yfelnysse þurh his líðnysse

    he endured the evil of men by reason of his gentleness,

    • 320, 16
      • .

  • Swá is tó mengenne ða líðnesse wið ða rédnesse

    miscenda ergo est lenitas cum severitate,

    • Past. 17, 11
      • ;
    • Swt. 124, 13
      • .
Derived forms
cum-, gæst-líðness
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “líð-ness.” 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/21785.

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