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frymþe-lic

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Add: frymþ-lic original Frymþlices originalis, An. Ox. 5061. In bysene ðǽre frymðlican (frymþelecan, v. l.) cirican in exemplum primitiuae ecclesiae, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 468, 3.

líc-mann

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Man heóld þá ꝥ líc on þá hǽðenan wísan . . . þá on þone feórðan dæg fǽrlíce on mergen árás se ylce Gád árǽred þurh God, and þá lícmen wurdon wundorlíce áfyrhte, Hml. S. 36, 130

bisceop-lic

episcopalpontifical

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Add: bishop-like, proper to a bishop Hé ne gefremede náht biscoplices, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 20. episcopal, pontifical Biscoplic wurðscipe flamininus honor, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 54. Biscoplic stól pontificalis cathedra, An. Ox. 2029.

úp-lic

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úp-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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Tó þám úplican lífe ad superos, 2214

synder-líc

(adj.)
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synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Gl. 465, 43. private, that is done apart, not public Ða heáfodmenn on synderlícum geþeahte ðone sceat him sealdon, and bǽdon, ðæt hí sǽdon, ðæt ðæs Hǽlendes líc him wurde forstolen . . .

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

earg-lic

(adj.)
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earg-lic, adj.
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Cowardly, craven, timid Ne gewurðe hit ná on lífe ꝥ wé álecgan úre wuldor mid earhlicum fleáme, Hml. S. 25, 661. Ful earhlice laga ( laws that only cowards would submit to ) and scandlice nýdgyld ús synt gemǽne, Wlfst. 162, 10.

riht-lic

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Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rih[t]licre and rǽdlicre, Solil. H. 33, 3

cine-líc

(adj.)
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cine-líc, adj. [cyn fit, suitable]

Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequatecongruus, cornpetens

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Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate; congruus, cornpetens Ðæt we wilnian to heorn fultum be swá manegum mannum swá us cinelíc þince æt swá micelere spræce that we desire aid from them of so many men as may seem to us adequate for so great a

tweó-líc

(adj.)
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tweó-líc, adj.
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doubtful, uncertain Hit biþ twýlíc, hwæðer hit on lífe áðolige, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 24. Dubii generis, ðæt is twýlíces cynnes, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 6; Zup. 19, 17.

Linked entries: tweó-mann twí-líc

niþer-lic

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Add Hú swýþe ic sylf licge in þysum nyþerlicum þingum quantum ipse in infimis jaceam, Gr. D. 6, 28

trymmend-líc

(adj.)
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trymmend-líc, adj.
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Eác swylce ðæm cyninge hé sende trymmendlíce (-líc, Bd. M. 146, 9) gewrit misit regi literas exhartatorias, 2, 17; S. 520, 19

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wén-líc

(adj.)
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wén-líc, adj.

fairhandsomecomelyconveniens

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Lind. 14, 59. Woenlíca (weonlíce, Rush.) gecýðnise conuenientia testimonia 14, 56

Linked entry: wénþ

þearf-líc

(adj.)
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þearf-líc, adj.
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Lind. 17, 2. Swá swá him þincæ ðæt mǽ þearfliicustþ sí, Chart. Th. 554, 36

folc-lic

publicnationalcommongeneralpublicplebeiancommoncommonpopulous

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S. 31, 40. like the common people, common, without distinction or excellence: Móna se þrí and twéntigoða cild ácenned folclic, Lch. iii. 194, 22.

on-líc

(adj.)
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on-líc, adj.

Like, similar

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Like, similar Heáp synnigra híge onlíc, Ps. Th. 91, 6. Gelamp óðer wundor ðissum onlíc, Blickl. Homl. 219, 7: 223, 14. Eal hé ǽr on onlíc weorc áteáh, 215, 5. Manigfeald onlíc wundor ðysum ðǽr wǽrom æteówed, 209, 14.

þæs-líc

(adj.)
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þæs-líc, adj.
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Gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslíc si vita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5. Swíde þæslíc anginn menniscre álýsednysse wæs ðæt se engel wearð ásend fram Gode tó ðam mǽdene, Homl. Th. i. 194, 27.

Linked entry: his-lic

hel-lic

of hellinfernaldiabolic

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On ðám hellican líge, Hml. S. 17, 34.

trum-líc

(adj.)
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trum-líc, adj.
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Ðæt óðer líf ðætte fæstre beón scolde and trumlícre (stabilior ]. Past. 52 ; Swt. 411, 1. hortatory, of exhortation Hé ðam cyninge sende trumlíc ǽrendgewrit. Bd. 2, 17; S. 520, 19 note. v. next word

líc-wyrþe

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Add: líc-weorþ Wið his lícwyrðan scætte, C. D. B. iii. 491, 12. Hí gegearwodon ealle þá þing þe mihton beón gesewene ꝥ wǽron nýdbehéfe and lícwyrðe þám þe mid swá mycelum fæder þyder cuman mihton. Gr. D. 148, 8.

mǽr-líc

(adj.)
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mǽr-líc, adj.

Greatmagnificentglorioussplendidillustrious

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Gabrihel bodade Zacharian his mǽrlícan drohtnunge Gabriel announced to Zacharias his (John's) glorious life. Homl. Th. i. 352, 26. Ðá hæfde ðæt cild swíðe mǽrlíce stemne the boy had a magnificent voice, Wulfst. 152, 11.