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gæst-líðe

kind to guestshospitable

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kind to guests, hospitable

heófe-líce

(adj.; adv.)
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heófe-líce, adj.

Lamentablegrievousfunebris

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Lamentable, grievous; funebris, Som

heofon-líce

(adv.)
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heofon-líce, adv.

From heavenheavenlycelitus

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From heaven, heavenly; celitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3

hreów-líce

(adv.)
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hreów-líce, adv.

Miserablycruellygrievously

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Miserably, cruelly, grievously Ða ðe swá hreówlíce ácwealde wǽron crudeliter interemptos, Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 3: Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 35. Blǽdran swíðe hreówlíce berstende blisters bursting very painfully, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 7. Mágon hie swá hreówlíce

hwæt-líce

(adv.)
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hwæt-líce, adv.

Quicklyspeedily

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Quickly, speedily Gehýr mé hwætlíce exaudi me, Ps. Th. 137, 4. Hwætlícor citius, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 23

hwearf-líce

(adv.)
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hwearf-líce, adv.

In turn

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In turn Huoerflíce vicissim, Lk. Skt. p. 10, 6

íðe-líce

(adv.)
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íðe-líce, adv.

Easily

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Easily Iéðelíce and scortlíce ic hæbbe nú gesǽd hiora ingewinn without making the account difficult or long I have now related their intestine struggle, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 28. Iéðelíce forneáh búton ǽlcon gewinne easily, almost without any struggle,

læt-líce

(adv.)
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læt-líce, adv.

Slowly

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Slowly Ðá andswarode hé him lætlíce theft he answered him slowly, Guthl. 20; Gdwin, 80, 12. Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33

Linked entry: latlíce

lád-líce

(adv.)
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lád-líce, adv.

Hatefullydetestablyhorriblyunpleasantly

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Hatefully, detestably, horribly, unpleasantly Ongunnon láðlíce rýnan they began to roar horribly, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 166; Met. 26, 83. Wit gewídost lifdon láðlícost we should live as far apart as possible, and in most grievous sort, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442

leahter-líce

(adv.)
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leahter-líce, adv.

Viciouslynoisomely

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Viciously, noisomely Ðæt deáde flǽsc rotaþ leahtorlíce ðonne se deádlíca líchama þeówaþ gálnysse the dead flesh rots noisomely when the mortal body is a slave to lust, Homl. Th. i. 118, 13

lícend-líce

(adv.)
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lícend-líce, adv.

Pleasingly

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Pleasingly Forðon mín gebed nú gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce quoniam adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8

líht-líce

(adv.)

Similar entry: leóht-líce

líðe-líc

(adj.)
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líðe-líc, adj.

Gentlemildsoft

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Gentle, mild, soft Líðelíce stefne lena voce, Nar. 36, 21. Mid líðelícum wordum with gentle words, Past. 30, 2; Swt. 205, 8

lof-líce

(adv.)
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lof-líce, adv.

Honorablygloriously

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Honorably, gloriously Uton wé gehýran hú swíðe loflíce Sanctus Johannes wæs mid ðæs Hálgan Gástes mægenum gefylled, Blickl. Homl. 165, 16

lustful-líce

(adv.)
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lustful-líce, adv.

joyfullygladly

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With joy or pleasure, joyfully, gladly Lustfullíce libenter, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 30. Se mildheorta Drihten onféhþ swíðe lustfullíce eallum ðǽm gódum ðe ǽnig man gedéþ his ðæm néhstan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 25

mægenleas-líce

(adv.)
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mægenleas-líce, adv.

Feeblyimpotently

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Feebly, impotently Mægenleaslíce eviscerando, Germ. 398, 122

mǽgwlit-líce

(adv.)
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mǽgwlit-líce, adv.

Figuratively

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Figuratively Mégwlitlíce figuraliter, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 10

mǽþ-líce

(adv.)
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mǽþ-líce, adv.

With due regard to otherscourteously

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With due regard to others, courteously Mǽþlíce humaniter, Ælfc. Gr. 45; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6

Linked entry: un-mǽþlíce

manigfeald-líce

(adv.)
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manigfeald-líce, adv.

Manifoldlyin many waysin the plural

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Manifoldly, in many ways; as a grammatical term, in the plural Monígfaldlíce multipliciter. Ps. Surt. 62, 2. Wé mihton be eallum ðám óðrum stafum mænigfealdlíce sprecan we might speak of all the other letters under various heads, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3,

mann-líce

(adv.)
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mann-líce, adv.

Manfullyin a manner becoming to a mannobly

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Manfully, in a manner becoming to a man, nobly Swá manlíce mǽre þeóden heaðorǽsas geald mearum and máðmum, Beo. Th. 2096; B. 1046