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Anglo-Saxon

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-twige

(suffix)
Grammar
-twige, v. líne-, þistel-twige.

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slím

(n.)
Grammar
slím, es; m. (?) n. (?)

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Slime, mud, mire Slím limus Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 14. borbus, cena 126, 53. Áfæstnod ic eom on líme (slíme ? cf. Ps. 68, 3: I am festened in slime depenesse) grundes infixus sum in limo profundi Ps. Spl. 68, 2

æðel-íc

(adj.)
Grammar
æðel-íc, adj. [æðele noble. líc like]

Nobleexcellentegregius

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Noble, excellent; egregius Æðelíc onginn a noble beginning, Andr. Kmbl. 1775; An. 890; Stenc æðelícra eallum eorþan frætwum [MS. frætwa] a nobler odour than all earth's ornaments, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 19; Pa. 48

Linked entry: æðel-líc

cúþe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cúþe-líc, cúþ-líc; adj.

Known, certainnotus, Som. Ben. Lye

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Known, certain; notus, Som. Ben. Lye

dol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dol-líc, dol-líg; adj.

Foolish, rashstultus, temĕrārius

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Foolish, rash; stultus, temĕrārius He manna mǽst mǽrþa gefremede, dǽda dollícra he of men had achieved most glories, rash deeds, Beo. Th, 5285; B. 2646. Druncen beorg ðé and dollíg word guard thyself from drunkenness and foolish words, Exon. 80 b; Th

eáster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster-líc, eástor-líc; adj.

Easter, paschalpaschālis

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Easter, paschal; paschālis Hý fóron to Hierusalem to ðam eásterlícan freólse they went to Jerusalem to the paschal feast. Lk. Bos. 2, 42: Homl. Th. ii. 32, 15: 284, I

engel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
engel-líc, engle-líc; adj.

Angelic angĕlĭcus

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Angelic; angĕlĭcus He ge-earnode ðæt he wæs brúcende engellícregesihþe angĕlĭca mĕruit vīsīone perfrui. Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 13

Linked entry: engle-líc

Lid-wiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Lid-wiccas, Lid-wícingas; pl.
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The people of Brittany [or using the name of the people for the country] Brittany Carl féng tó eallum ðam westríce ... bútan Lidwiccium Charles took all the western kingdom ... except Brittany, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 13. Two other MSS. have Lidwícingum,

líg-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
líg-þracu, gen. -þræce; f.
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Violence or tumultuous movement of flames Æfter lígþræce after the fire has spent its force, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 15; Ph. 225

bismer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bismer-líc, bismor-líc; adj.

Disgraceful, ignominious, dirty, unpleasantturpis, ignominiosus, fœdus

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[bismer, bismor disgrace, -líc] Disgraceful, ignominious, dirty, unpleasant; turpis, ignominiosus, fœdus Mid ðam bismerlícestan áþe with the most disgraceful oath, Ors. 4, 3; Bos. 79, 39: 1, 7; Bos. 29, 35. We lǽraþ, ðæt man geswíce bismorlícra efesunga

Linked entry: bismor-líc

wearg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-líc, (werig-); adj.

Vile, mean, wretched

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Vile, mean, wretched Sint ðæt werilíce welan ðisses middangeardes, ðonne hí nán mon fullíce habban ne mæg, ne hié nánne mon geweligian ne magon, búton hié óþerne gedón tó wǽdlan O! igitur angustas, inopesque divitias, quae nec habere totas pluribus licet

Linked entries: werig-líc wearglíce

bróðor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bróðor-líc, bróðer-líc; adj.

BROTHERLYfraternus

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BROTHERLY; fraternus Þurh ða bróðorlícan þingunge per fraternam intercessionem, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 21: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 57

an-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-líc, on-líc; adj.

Likesimilarequalsimilisæqualis

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Like, similar, equal; similis, æqualis Forðam ys heofena ríce anlíc ðam cyninge ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, Mt. Bos. 18, 23. Ðæt he bióþ swíðe anlíc that he is very like, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 11. Nis under wolcnum Drihtne ǽnig anlíc

Linked entries: an-lícast on-líc

cýð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cýð-líc, cýðe-líc; adj.

Manifest manifestus

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Manifest; manifestus

Linked entry: ge-cýðelíc

drys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
drys-líc, dris-líc; adj.

Fearful, terrible terrĭbĭlis

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Fearful, terrible; terrĭbĭlis Ahwilc vel egeslíc vel dryslíc terrĭbĭlis, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 65; Wrt. Voc. 61, 43

eádig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eádig-líc, eádi-líc; adj.

Happy, prosperous prosper, abundans, faustus

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Happy, prosperous; prosper, abundans, faustus Biþ ðæt ǽrende eádiglícre that errand will be more prosperous, Exon. 100 a; Th. 375, 1; Seel. 131. Cumaþ eádilíc wæstm on wangas convalles abundābunt frumento, Ps. Th. 64, 14

Linked entry: eádi-líc

éce-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
éce-líc, écce-líc; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting æternālis

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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; æternālis Upahebbaþ gatu écelíce elevāmĭni portæ aternāles. Ps. Spl. 23, 9. Éccelíc eternal, 23, 7

Linked entry: écce-líc

wítiend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wítiend-líc, (wítend-); adj.

Prophetic

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Prophetic Witiendlícere mihte prophetica virtute, Hpt. Gl. 492, 22. Wítendlícum wítedóme prophetica vaticinatione, 520, 16. Wítendlícere, 505, 3. Wítenlícere, 443, 58. Wítiendlícum propheticis, 416, 55

wrǽst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst-líc, (wrást-); adj.

Delicateelegant

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Delicate, elegant Ðære wrástlícan delicate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 29 : 26, 44. Wrǽstlícum delicatis (ornamentis vestium delieatis decorari, Ald. 73), 87, 17

Linked entry: wærst-líc

bodiend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bodiend-lic, bodigend-lic; adj.

praised

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To be celebrated, praised, Ic bletsige ðé, Fæder, bodigendlic God, Hml, S. 7, 232