forþ-lífan
To stand out ⬩ appear ⬩ promĭnēre
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To stand out, appear; promĭnēre Mid ðý me of sweoran forþlífaþ seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles dum mihi de collo rŭbor tŭmōris, ardorque promĭneat, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 30
lift
the air
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the air
lige
a lie
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a lie
-líce
-lípe
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líne
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Add: a cord Ne magon hy ðá lífes línan on middan ynibfæðmian, Sal. K. 150, 31. a line, stroke made on a surface ' Þú leornedest be ánre línan wæs áwriten anlang middes þæs þóþeres'. . . ' Ic wót hwæt seó líne tácnað, ' Solil.
-líce
-ly
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a frequent adverbial termination, modern -ly
líft
a grant ⬩ allowance
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a grant, allowance Ús bóceras beteran secgaþ lengran lýft wynna learned men tell us of a better and longer grant of joys, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 24; Exod. 531
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Lige
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the river Lea
líne
a line ⬩ rope ⬩ a line ⬩ row ⬩ rule ⬩ canon
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a line, rope, a coil of rope Langre línan with a long line, Salm. Kmbl. 589; Sal. 294. Línan spiræ, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 14; Wrt. Voc. 56, 60. a line, row, line for guidance, rule, canon Þurh ðæs cantices cwide, Cristes línan [the rule laid down
-líce
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-líce
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Add: v. on—líce, swá-líce
lite-líce
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líðe-líce
Gently ⬩ mildly ⬩ softly ⬩ kindly ⬩ graciously
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Gently, mildly, softly, kindly, graciously Líðelíce, fægere pedetemtim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 49. Hé hié líðelíce hǽlan wolde graciously he would heal them, Blickl. Homl. 105, 26. Líðelíce hé ádlaþ he will have a mild attack of illness, Lchdm. iii. 186,
lang-lífe
Long-lived
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Long-lived Langlífe longævus, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 95; Wrt. Voc. 28, 72. Langlíf [MS. C. langlífe, Zup. 320, 1] longaevus, Wrt. Voc. 85, 59. Ðæt ðú sí langlífe ut longo vivas tempore, Deut. 5, 16: 4, 1. Longlífe and gileáffull suǽ Sarra longeva et
líf-líce
Vitally
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Vitally, so as to infuse life Hé genam ðá hláf and hine líflíce hálgode, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 10