módor-líc
Maternal
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Maternal Móderlíc maternus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 57. móderlícere stæððinysse materna gravitate, Hpt. Gl. 469, 37
mónaþ-líc
monthly ⬩ lunar
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monthly Ða mónaþlecan menstrua, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 34. lunar Mónoþlíces clywnes lunaris luminis, Hpt. Gl. 418, 15
munuc-líc
Monastic
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Monastic On munuclícre drohtnunge in monachica conversatione, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 96, 46 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 2 : 4, 27; S. 603, 24. Hé wolde árǽran on his biscopríce munuclícne regol, Homl. Skt. 6, 59. Healdan his munuclíce scrúdware, L. Eth. v. 6; Th.
myrgen-líc
Morning
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Morning Ðýs myrgenlícan dæge heó biþ gongende of líchoman she will depart before evening, Blickl. Homl. 141, 33
neáh-líc
Near
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Near Unrótnysse neáhlíce tribulatio proxima, Ps. Lamb. 21, 12
nearu-líc
Oppressive ⬩ distressing ⬩ grievous
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Oppressive, distressing, grievous Feala mé se Hǽlend hearma gefremede, níða nearolícra, Elen. Kmbl.1822; El. 913
nemnigend-líc
Nominative
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Nominative Nominativus is nemnigendlíc, mid ðam casu wé nemnaþ ealle þing, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 17
nídþearf-líc
Necessary ⬩ needful ⬩ useful
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Necessary, needful, useful Neádþearflíc operae pretium, Hpt. Gl. 433. 25 : 506, 29 : operae pretium, necessarium, utile, justum, 499, 78 : debitum, necessarium, 424, 51. Is swýðe nýdþearflíc ( necessaria ) gesceád, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 35. Gif ic síe ðínum
níw-líc
New ⬩ fresh
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New, fresh Bearn ðíne swá swá nýwlícra elebergena filii tui sicut nouellae oliuarum, Ps. Lamb. 127, 3
norþ-líc
Northern
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Northern Ðære norþlícan boreali, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 46
nyt-líc
Useful ⬩ profitable ⬩ beneficial
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Useful, profitable, beneficial Ǽghwæðer ( the male and female pennyroyal ) ys nytlíc (MS. H. netlíc) . . . and hí on him habbaþ wundorlíce mihte, Lchdm. i. 204, 11. Móna se feórþæ wercu onginnan nytlíc ys the fourth day of the moon is advantageous for
ofersǽ-líc
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Transmarine: — On ðám ofersǽlícum dǽlum in trans*-*marinis partibus, Bd. 3, 28 ; S. 560, 13. Cf. ofersǽwisc
Linked entry: sǽ-líc
oferstígend-líc
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Superlative Sume synd superlativa, ðæt is oferstígendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Som. 4, 63
ofgangend-líc
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derivative Dirivativa, ðæt is ofgangendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 17, 4 : 17 ; Som. 20, 35
oftrǽd-líc
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Frequent Ðis syndon ða wǽpena ðe deófol mid oferswíðed biþ, ofthrǽdlíce rǽdinga háligra bóca and gelómlíce gebedu, L. E. I. 2 ; Th. ii. 404, 2. Hié Alexander uneáðe oferwonn ǽgðer ge for ðære sumorhǽte ge eac for ðǽm oftrǽdlícan gefeohtum, Ors. 3, 9;
orgel-líc
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proud, arrogant, disdainful (v. next word). deserving scorn or disdain Hwý sceal ǽnigum menn þyncean tó orgellíc ðæt hé onbúge tó óðres monnes willan qua conscientia dedignatur homo alienae voluntati acquiescere? Past. 42, 2 ; Swt. 307, 15
Linked entry: orgel
palent-líc
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Relating to a palace Tó ðǽm palentlícum ad palatinas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 67
pleg-líc
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Relating to play of any kind Ðæs pleglícan olimpiaci, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 20. Pleglícum scenico, Hpt. Gl. 474, 6 : palaestrico, 489, 60. Ðý pleglícan plegan scenica ludicra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 54. Ða pleglícan theatrales, 75, 17. Pleglícum palaestricis,
pleó-líc
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Dangerous, perilous, hurtful, hazardous Hit swýðe pleólíc is, ðæt man on ðám hálgum stówum áðer oððe ðæt dó oððe ðæt sprece ðæt ðǽm stówum ne gedafenaþ, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 27. Mé þincþ ðæt ðæt weorc ( translating Genesis) is swíðe pleólíc (dangerous