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híw-lic

beautifulformosamfigurative

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Add: beautiful. In Lch. iii. 204, 8: 212, 6 the original Latin is formosam. of language, figurative Híwlice ł þeáwlice spǽce tropologiae, i. similitudinis ł figurati sermonis, Hpt. Gl. 432, 12

here-lic

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Relating to an army Þá herelican classica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 57. Substitute:

hete-lic

malignanthardsevere

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Add: of persons, malignant Dydon þá heáfodmenn swá swá ꝥ hetelice wíf (Jezebel) him bebeád, Hml. S. 18, 194. of things, hard, severe Hé mæg him wénan hetelices leánes, Wlfst, 191, 23. Hé ferde on hetelicum wintra, on swá swíðlicum cyle ꝥ sume men swulton

hof-lic

(adj.)
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hof-lic, adj.
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Pertaining to a court or palace Tó hoflican geseton ad palatinas zetas An. Ox. 2996

hreóh-lic

(adj.)
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hreóh-lic, adj.
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Stormy, full of trouble Hú feallendlic and hú lǽnendlic and hú hreóhlic þeós woruld ys, Wlfst. 136, 27. See preceding word

hreósend-lic

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Add: ready to fall. v. hreósan; Hreósendlice cassabundum, i. corruendum (stipitem ), An. Ox. 2237. v. hreósan; Hreósendlic cassabundus, i. corruendus (in tartarum ), An. Ox. 686. v. hreósan; Hreósendlicum scúrum ruituris imbribus, An. Ox. 3973

hundfeald-lic

(adj.)
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hundfeald-lic, adj.
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Hundred-fold Hundfealdlic hé onféhð centu*-*plum accipiet, Scint. 58, 2

hund-lic

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Add: — Hundlice oððe tuxas canini, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 50 : Bl. H. 181, 28

hungor-lic

(adj.)
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hungor-lic, adj.
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Hungry; of things, meagre, scanty; — Hungerlicre gnéðelicnesse familicae frugalitatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 33.] þá ungerlican familice, 80, 8.þá hungerlican, 34, 28. See hungrig; where the same passage is glossed

hræd-lic

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Add: quick, swift. v. hræd; Hyra hors mid swá hrædlicum ryne ( tanto cursu ) oferférdon þá eá swylce . . ., Gr. D. 15, 28. of time, coming soon to an end. Cf. hræd; 1, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 28 (in Dict.). happening within a short time. v. hræd; 2 Se hrædlica

hráw-lic

Similar entry: hrá-lic

hynden-lic

Similar entry: hédend-lic

hýþ-lic

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ir-lic

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Of yrlicere (hyrlicre, Hpt. Gl. 449, 78) réþnesse furibunda ferocitate, An. Ox. 1844. Críst sylf wrát gewrit swýðe eorlicum wordum for Sunnandæges weorcum, Wlfst. 207, 3. See next word. Add

Linked entry: eor-lic

íþe-lic

(adj.)
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íþe-lic, adj.
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easy to do Hú iéðelic bið tó forgiefenne sió geðóhte synn, Past. 419, 10. Gif ðú ne wilt ús geðafian in swá ýðelicum (ǽðelicum, v. l.) þinge (in tam facili causa ), Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 135, 3. of a material object, inconsiderable, slight, of moderate size

Linked entry: eáþe-lic

ládigend-lic

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Lǽden-lic

(adj.)
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Lǽden-lic, adj.
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Latin Nú hæfst þú mé ofte gebedon ꝥ ic þé út árehte mid Lǽdenlicre sprǽce þæs eadigestan Nicholaes gebyrdtída, Nap. 40

leóþ-lic

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Hé mid leóðlicum metre be þám mónðum þus giddode, Angl. viii. 301, 34. Add

líc-fæt

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L[íc]f[æt] beofað, seomað sorgcearig, Jul. 708. Add

líc-leóþ

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Lícleóð epicedion. Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 77 : carmen funebre, Hpt. Gl. 427, 62 : epitaphion, carmen super lumulum ł mortuo-rum, 70. Add