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lím-fín

(n.)
Grammar
lím-fín, e ; f.
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A lime-heap Ðanon on gerihte on cyncges límfíne, of ðǽre fíne niðer, C. D. B. i. 518, 41. Cf. wudu-fín

Linked entry: fin

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Mín Drihten, ne lǽt mé nǽfre fǽrlicum deáðe of þissum lífe gewítan, Angl. xii. 499, 5. For his fǽrlican áweggewitennysse, Hml. S. 30, 225. Férlican ógan repentino terrore, Kent.

bet-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bet-líc, adj. sup. bet-lícast

Good-like, excellenteximius

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Good-like, excellent; eximius Bold wæs betlíc the mansion was excellent, Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925. Betlícast, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 7; Cri. 66

Linked entry: betst

líþe-lic

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Hit bið mid ðǽre líðelican manunga áredod . . . hine mon sleá mid líðe-licre andsuare, 297, 17-22. Add

ge-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre; superl. -lícost, -lícast, -lícust; adj.

Likealikesimilarequalsĭmĭlisæquālis

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Se líchoma wæs slǽpendum men gelícra ðonne deádum the body was more like a sleeping than a dead man, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 16 : Ps. Th. 88, 5. Gelícre similior, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 5. Slǽp biþ deáþe gelícost sleep is most like death, Salm.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

cine-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
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

lim-lǽweo

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-lǽweo, adj.
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-læpeo) lama ðe forworht wǽre weorþe forlǽten and hé æfter ðam þreó niht álibbe siððan man mót hylpan if a criminal that has been mutilated be left, and he live after that three days, then he may be helped, L. E. G. 10; Th, i. 172, 16

Linked entry: lim-lǽw

wer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wer-líc, adj.
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Hié ǽghwelcum cnihtcilde ymbsnidon ðæt werlíce lim, Shrn. 47, 20. Ða werlícan virilia, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 54. <b>I a.

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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reason Ðæt wǽre rihtlíc tó ongytenne ðæt ealle ða ðe Godes willan worhton, fram ðam ðe hí gesceapene wǽron, ðæt hí ðonne wǽron fram him éce méde tó onfónne, merito intelligendum Bd. 3, 22;S. 552, 21. right as regards conduct, righteous Ðæt biþ rihtlíc líf

wén-líc

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

þreáníd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þreáníd-líc, adj.

That entails painful violencecalamitousafflictive

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That entails painful violence, calamitous, afflictive Micel is ðæt ongin and þreániédlíc ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne great is the undertaking and calamitous for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 16; Jul. 128

mete-láf

(n.)
Grammar
mete-láf, e; f.

A remnant of food

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Lind. 14, 20

on-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
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.

lád-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lád-líce, adv.

Hatefullydetestablyhorriblyunpleasantly

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Wit gewídost lifdon láðlícost we should live as far apart as possible, and in most grievous sort, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 17; Kl. 14

hwón-lic

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In last line l. Skt. for Swt. and add Wurdon æteó-wode fela ðúsend engla, þý lǽs ðe wǽre geþúht ánes engles ealdordóm tó hwónlic tó swá micelre bodunge, Hml. Th. i. 38, 6. Hit wǽre hwónlic gebúht ꝥ . . . bútan mennisce eágan mihte geseón ꝥ . . Hml.

bóc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bóc-líc, adj.

BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to booksbiblicus

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BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books; biblicus Gregorius wæs fram cildháde on bóclícum lárum getýd Gregory was from childhood instructed in book-learning, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 16. On bóclícum gewritum in book-writings, 284, 24.

irfe-láf

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-láf, e; f.

heirloominheritanceheir

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Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe he [Abraham] was ready to give to the flame, his dear son, the only heir that was left him on earth, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 14 ; Exod. 403

hel-lic

of hellinfernaldiabolic

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On ðám hellican líge, Hml. S. 17, 34.

líc-hama

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Twégen líchaman, twá líc gemína (defunctorum) cadauera, An. Ox. 1870: Ph. 489. <b>I a.</b> the trunk as opposed to the limbs :-- Hé. leomum onféng and líchoman,Cri. 628. <b>I b.