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Líða

Grammar
Líða, Add: — Líða-mónað, Chr. P. 277, margin, v. þri-líþe : -<b>lipa.</b>

Líða

(n.)
Grammar
Líða, an; m.
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Name of the months June and July Se mónaþ is nemned on lǽden Iunius, and on úre geþeóde se ǽrra Líða, for ðon seó lyft biþ ðonne smylte and ða windas. Ond monnum biþ ðonne gewunelíc ðæt hí líðaþ ðonne on sǽs bryme, Shrn. 87, 34. Se ǽrra Lýða, 99, 11.

Linked entry: ǽrra líða

líðeg

Similar entry: líðig

líðig

(adj.)
Grammar
líðig, adj.

Lithepliantsuppleflexiblesoftyielding

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Lithe, pliant, supple, flexible, soft, yielding Heó biþ líðig swá cláþ ongeán deófles láre it [a man's heart] is pliant as cloth to the devil's teaching, Wulfst. 234, 22. Ðá gelǽhte Petrus hire líðian [líðigan, MSS. U. B.] hand then Peter took her supple

Linked entries: líðe líðeg

líðs

(n.)
Grammar
líðs, e; f.

Gentlenesscalmeasepleasure

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Gentleness, calm, ease, pleasure Líðsa and wynna hám a home of pleasures and of joys [Eden], Cd. 45; Th. 58, 13; Gen. 945. Líðsum gewunedon they lived at ease, 80; Th. 100, 28; Gen. 1671

Linked entry: liss

líðung

(n.)
Grammar
líðung, e; f.

Relievingalleviationrelief

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Relieving, alleviation, relief Hé ongit ðæs innoþes líðunge he will find relief for the stomach, Herb. 18, 4; Lchdm. i. 112, 2

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful; terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus Eorþscræf egeslíc a fearful cavern, Andr. Kmbl. 3174; An. 1590. Egeslíc æled eágsýne wearþ the terrible fire was visible to the eye, 3098; An. 1552:

eges lic

Grammar
eges lic, l. eges-lic,
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and add: threatening Egeslic terribilis, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 43. Egeslic nýten on sǽ oððe on lande belua, 77, 74. Egslic horrida, An. Ox. 50, 55. Se egeslica dómes dæg, Bl. H. 27, 27. Egeslices horrentis, An. Ox. 3635. Mid egeslicum gebode imperio terrente

lynd

(n.)
Grammar
lynd, e; f.

Greasefatfatness

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Grease, fat, fatness Lind arvina, Wrt. Voc. 65, 14. Lynde [a]rvina, 284, 6. Hé hí fédde mid fætre lynde hwǽte cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, Ps. Th. 80, 15: 147, 3

ǽn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽn-líce, adv.

ONLYsingularlyelegantlyeleganter

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ONLY, singularly, elegantly; eleganter, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 37

Linked entry: án-líce

ǽn-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-lípig, -lýpig, -lépig; adj. [án one, hlíp, hlýp]

Eacheverysingularsolitaryprivatesingulisolus

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Each, every, singular, solitary, private; singuli, solus Þurh ǽnlípige dagas per singulos dies, Ps. Spl. 41, 15. Be ǽnlípigum mannum per singulos viros, Jos. Grn. 7, 14: C. R. Ben. 22

Linked entry: ǽn-lípie

ágend-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ágend-líce, adv.

Properlyas his ownproprie

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Properly, as his own; proprie, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 42

æðel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
æðel-líce, æðel-íce; adv.

Noblynobiliter

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Nobly; nobiliter Wæs se wer on hálgum gewritum æðellíce gelǽred vir erat sacris litteris nobiliter instructus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 17: 4, 26; S. 603, 9: 2, 1; S. 501, 8

Linked entry: æðel-íce

alýfed-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
alýfed-líce, adv.

Lawfullyallowably

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Lawfully, allowably; licite:=a-lýfed allowed, líce; adv

aldor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
aldor-líce, adv. [aldor = ealdor, -líce]

Principallyexcellentlyprinci-palitermagnificenter

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Principally, excellently; princi-paliter, magnificenter, Ps. C. 50, 103; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 103

Linked entry: ealdor-líce

ánfeald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ánfeald-líce, adv.

Singlysimplywithout intermissionsimpliciter

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Singly, simply, without intermission; simpliciter, R. Ben. 52

án-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípig, -lýpig; adj. [án one; hlíp, hlýp]

Going alonesolitaryprivatesingularalonesolitariusprivatussingularissolustantus

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Going alone, solitary, private, singular, alone; solitarius, privatus, singularis, solus, tantus Se ðá ánlýpig [MS. ánlýpi] awunode on syndrige stówe fram ðære cyricean qui tum in remotiore ab ecclesia loco solitarius manebat, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 1. Cynelíco

árful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
árful-líce, adv.

Mildlygentlyclementer

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Mildly, gently; clementer Iosep híg oncneów árfullíce Joseph clementer resalutavit eos, Gen. 43, 27

beald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
beald-líce, bald-líce, bal-líce ; adv.

BOLDLYinstantlyearnestlysaucilyaudenterstatim

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BOLDLY, instantly, earnestly, saucily; audenter, statim Ic bealdlíce mínum hondum slóg I boldly slew with my hands, Exon. 73 a ; Th. 272, 1; Jul. 492. Aoth bleów bealdlíce his horn Aod statim insonuit buccina, Jud. 3, 27 : 3, 21

Linked entries: bald-líce bald-lícost

bær-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bær-líce, adv.

OpenlynakedlyBARELYpalam

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Openly, nakedly, BARELY; palam,Jn. Lind. War. 6, 29