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course of life, lifetime
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  • Þæt feórðe muneca cyn . . . ealle heora lífláde (

    tota vita sua

    ) geond missenlice þeóda farað,
      R. Ben. 9, 21.
conduct, conversation, mode of life
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  • Þéh þe seó tunge þǽre helle tintregu forswígode, seó his líflád hí spræc and cýðde

    etiamsi taceret lingua, cottversatio loqueretur.

      Gr. D. 317, 21.
  • Þá gebróðra ongǽn hine sylfne wǽron spelliende and his ágenre lífláde (drohtnunge, v. l. ) swíðe ungelíce (

    suae conversationi longe dissimile

    s),
      106, 2.
  • Hé gebeáh into þám mynstre . . . and hine beeóde [on] gódre lífláde,

      Hml. S. 33, 328.
  • Hé ongan tǽlan his lífláde (drohtnunge,

    v. l. ) coepit conversationi ejus derogare,

      Gr. D. 117, 15.
Etymology
[v. N. E. D. livelihood.]
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v. riht-líflád.
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