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lytel

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
lytel, neut. of adj, used as subst. or adv.

A little

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A little Dó lytel sealtes tó put a small quantity of salt to it, Herb. 2, 19; Lchdm. i. 86, 7. Hwerhwette niþewearde án lytel the lower part of cucumber, a little, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii, 336, 4. Mycel multum, lytel parum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 34.

LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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LITTLE Nú gyt is án lytel fyrst adhuc modicum, Jn. Skt. 14, 19. Hwæt is ðæt líf elles búton lytelu ylding ðæs deáþes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 27. Lytulu sprǽc, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 16; Dóm. 8. Se lytla finger, L. Alf. pol. 60; Th. i. 96, 7. Lá lytle heord

Linked entries: lytlum litel

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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as the opposite of great. of material objects, portions of space, &c., small in size, not large Ne bið nǽnig tó þæs lytel lið on lime áweaxen, Seel. 96. Swilce án lytel (lytlu, v. l. ) pricu, Bt. 18, 1 ; F. 62, 4. Lyttel scipp naviculam, Mt.

lytel-hygdig-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lytel-hygdig-, , hýdig; adj.

Small-minded ⬩ pusillanimous

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Small-minded, pusillanimous Mon ðæs lytelhýdig ne ðæs læthýdig no man of mind so small and so sluggish, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 4; Crä. 10

lytel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lytel-ness, e; f.

Littleness

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Littleness Sume [adverbs] syndon quantitatis; ða getácniaþ mycelnysse oððe lytelnysse, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 34

lytel-ne

(adv.)
Grammar
lytel-ne, adv.

almost ⬩ nearly

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All but, almost, nearly Hé lytelne [lytesne?] Breotona ríce forlét Brittaniam pene amisit, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 22

lytel-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
lytel-mód, adj.

faint-hearted ⬩ pusillanimous

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Of little courage, faint-hearted, pusillanimous Semec hálne dyde from lytelmódum qui me salvum faceret a pusillanimo, Ps. Surt. 54, 9. Ða lytelmódan and ða unþrístan ðonne hié ongietaþ hiera unbældo and hiera unmiehte hié weorþaþ oft ormóde pusillanimes

un-lytel

(n.)
Grammar
un-lytel, es; n.

No small amount ⬩ much

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No small amount, much Eft wearð folces unlytel, Wulfst. 10, 17. Hé lǽfde þære wudewan unlytel on feó and on óðrum ǽhtum, Homl. Ass. 108, 200: Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 14

for-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
for-lytel, adj.

Very little

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Very little Byð forlytlu wynsumnes æt þám lýfe, Solil. H. 64, 20. Oþþe hit nán gód nis for eów selfe, oþþe forlytel gód wiþ eów tó metanne, Bt. 13; F. 40, 11. Forlytla sǽlþa oððe náne, 11, 2; F. 34, 30

lytel-fóta

Grammar
lytel-fóta, l. (?) fitel-fóta (q. v.

lytel-fóta

(adj.)
Grammar
lytel-fóta, adj.
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Having small feet Litelfóta petilus, Ælfc. Gl, 76; Som. 71, 132; Wrt. Voc. 45, 35

ungemet-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-lytel, adj.

Exceedingly little

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Exceedingly little Ðæt ðeós eorðe sié eall for ðæt óþer ungemetlytel, Met. 10, 9

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not little ⬩ great ⬩ not little ⬩ not few in number ⬩ much ⬩ not little ⬩ great

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of size, extent, not little, great Wé magon tócnáwan be hyre leóman ðæt seó sunne unlytel is, Lchdm, iii. 236, 11. Wolcen unlytel, Ps. Th, 77, 16. Unlytel dǽl foldan, Cd. Th. 154, 4; Gen. 2550. Unlytel dǽl eorþan gesceafta, 97, 17; Gen. 1614. Unlytel

lytig

(adj.)
Grammar
lytig, lyteg; adj.

Cunning ⬩ astute ⬩ sly ⬩ artful ⬩ crafty ⬩ wily

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Cunning, astute, sly, artful, crafty, wily Litig procax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 48. Se lytega sǽtere seductor callidus, Past. 65, 2; Swt. 463, 11. Hú manega costunga ðæs lytegan feóndes quanta hostis callidi tentamenta, 21, 5; Swt. 161, 18. Forðæm him [a

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lyteg

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lytle

(n.)
Grammar
lytle, an; f.
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A servant-maid, female slave Heó (Judith) hire lytlan ( Abram. Cf. mid ánre þínene Abra, 109, 231), Hml. A. 114, 401

lytig-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lytig-, lyte-líc; adj.

Deceitful ⬩ false

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Deceitful, false Ymbtrymedu mid lytelícre ládunge fallaci defensione circumdatæ, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 8

lytig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
lytig-, lyte-líce; adv.

Cunningly ⬩ artfully ⬩ craftily

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Cunningly, artfully, craftily Ðe hit symle lytiglíce ládaþ sese callide defendentis, Past. 35, 3; Swt. 241, 8. Litelíce callide, Ex. 32, 12. Ða woruldsǽlþa mid swíðe manigre swétnesse swíðe lytelíce óleccaþ ðǽm módum, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 10. Hú lytelíce

lytes-ná

(adv.)
Grammar
lytes-ná, lytes-ne, lytest-ne; adv.

Almost ⬩ nearly

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Almost, nearly, within a little Lytesná concedam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 49. Lytisná, 14, 65: Ep. Gl. 7 d, 31. Wæs his ríce brád wíd ofer werþeóde lytesná ofer ealne yrmenne grund his realm was broad, wide over mankind, almost over all the world, Exon. 66

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lytig

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Add: in a good sense, prudent Letig astutus (Prov. 13, 16), Kent. Gl. 450: 485: callidus (Prov. 22, 3), 809. Leti, 412: versutus (Prov. 12, 23), 424. in a bad sense Litig and pǽtig versuta et callida, Germ. 389, 21. Letig wer hatol vir versutus odiosus