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dwǽs-líce

(adv.)
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dwǽs-líce, adv.
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Foolishly, stupidly Sé ðe wylle drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, Ll. Th. ii. 357, 40

dwás-líht

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Dele

dwol-líce

(adv.)
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Add: erroneously, ignorantly, stupidly Dwollíce, (dollíce, v. l. ) etan binnan Godes húse, Hml. S. 13, 72. Þurh ðone deófol þe hé dwollíce gehýrsumede, 7, 172: 18, 391: Hml. Th. ii. 140, 19. Þá deóflu oncneówon Críst, and þæt Iudéisce folc hine dwollíce

dyrste-líce

(adv.)

Similar entry: dyrstig-líce

dyrstig-líce

(adv.)
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Add: boldly, daringly Dyrstelice (deorster-, Hpt. Gl. 424, 19) audacter, An. Ox. 753. presumptuously, with temerity On swá hwilcum dæge swá þú dyrstilíce geþrístlǽcst ꝥ þú þone hálgan sácerdhád underféhst quacumque die sacrum ordinem temerare praesumeris

earfoþ-líce

(adv.)
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Add: with difficulty, hardly Earfedlíce (erabed*-*lícae, Erf.) egre, Txts. 59, 729. Earfoðlíce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 15: 142, 71: difficulter, Wülck. Gl. 251, 42. Earfoþlí[ce] quoquomodo, An. Ox. 56, 151. Ðone þurst wé earfoðlíce ( vix ) ábǽron, Nar. 7,

efen-ling

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Add: [Luuien þi cristen euenling alswa þe seoluen to love thy neighbour as thyself, O. E. Hml. i. 57, 39. Þin sunful efenling luue 57, 222.]

erd-ling

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esn-líce

(adv.)
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The Latin translated in the passage Past. 363, 2 is: Viri fratres

fácen-líce

(adv.)
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Fácenlíce fraudulenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 14: astute, Wülck. Gl. 242, 21. Hý þenceað swíðe fácenlíce (faecen-, Ps. Srt.) dolose cogitabant, Ps. Th. 34, 20: 35, 2. Sum fǽmne hí fácenlíce híwode sárlíce seóce, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 5. Add

fǽcen-líce

(adv.)
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fǽcen-líce, adv.

Fraudulently ⬩ deceitfully

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Fraudulently, deceitfully Faecenlíce fraudulenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 28

Linked entry: fácen-líce

fleax-líne

(n.)
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fleax-líne, an; f.
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A cord for hanging flax on (?) Hé sceal fela towtóla habban; flexlínan, spinle, reól, Angl. ix. 263, 10

cyste-líce

(adv.)

Similar entry: cystig-líce

for-líþan

(v.)
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for-líþan, p. -láþ, pl. -liton, -liþon; pp. -liden, -liþen
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To suffer shipwreck Forliþan naufragaverant, An. Ox. 4490: 4621

Linked entries: for-liden for-lidennes

ge-líca

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Add: the like of another (gen. or possessive pronoun), one that has the same characteristics as another. of persons Hwæt wǽron hí búton fearra gelícan, þá ðá hí heora fýnd mid horne líchamlícere mihte potedon?, Hml. Th. i. 522, 24. Sindon hiora gelícan

ge-licgan

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Add: of living creatures. to be in a prostrate or recumbent position Hé gelæg ( jacebat ) tó dura his, Lk. L. 16, 20. In ðǽm gelæg menigo micelo, Jn. L. R. 5, 3. to assume a prostrate or recumbent position Benedictus eóde tó ðæs cnapan líce, and ðǽr

ge-lícian

(v.)
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ge-lícian, p. ode.
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to make like or to be like, to imitate. Cf. ge-líc; Tó gelícanne ad imitandum, Rtl. 22, 36. Haedno forebeádend gelícad gentiles prohibens imitandos, Mk. p. 4, 15. to liken, compare. Cf. ge-líc; Geefned bið ł gelíced bið assimilabitur, Mt. L. 7, 24.

ge-lífen

(adj.)
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ge-lífen, adj.
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Having permission, excused Hæfe mec giléfenne (-léfen, L.) habe me excusatum, Lk. R. 14, 19

Linked entry: ge-léfen

ge-lifian

(v.)

Similar entry: ge-libban

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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to make light. to mitigate, make less painful or severe, to assuage physical pain Wið þæs cwiðan sáre and wið þone hǽtan, genim þás wyrte . . . heó hyne (if hyne refers to cwiðan the passage belongs to ) gelíhteð, Lch. i. 294, 13. Ic mínne þurste geléhte