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ǽn-líc

  • adjective
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ǽn-líc, adj. [án one, líc like]
Wright's OE grammar
§425; §634;
ONLY, singular, incomparable, excellent, beautiful, elegant; unicus, egregius, elegans, pulcher
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  • He hæfde án swíðe ǽnlíc wíf

    he had a very excellent wife,

    • Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 30
      • .

  • Ǽnlíces hiwes

    of an excellent shape,

    • Ælfc. T. 33, 15
      • .

  • Ðeáh hió ǽnlícu sý

    though she be beautiful,

    • Beo. Th. 3887
      • ;
    • B. 1941
      • .

  • Eal wæs ǽnlícra ðon mæge stefn areccan

    all was more excellent than voice can tell,

    • Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 17
      • ;
    • Gú. 1294
      • .

  • Cynn Fabiane forðan hit ealra Rómána ǽnlícost wæs

    because the Fabian family was the highest in rank of all the Romans,

    • Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 28
      • .
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v. án-líc.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽn-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/697.

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