sorh-líc
Sorrowful ⬩ causing sorrow ⬩ grievous ⬩ sorry ⬩ miserable
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Ðonne biþ sorhlíc sár and earmlíc gedál líces and sáwle, 187, 14. Ðonne wyrð ehtnes grimlíc and sorhlíc there shall be persecution cruel and grievous, 89, 16. Stingaþ hine mid sorhlícum sáre on his heortan, 141, 9.
herigend-lic
praiseworthy ⬩ approbation ⬩ excellent
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Hé gewilnode ꝥ hé hæfde herenesse þæs clænan lífes, ac hé nolde in him habban ꝥ hergendlic (heriend-, v. l.) líf (laudabilem vitam), Gr.
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stirn-líc
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hard, harsh Warna ðæt ðú nán þing styrn*-*líces ne sprece ongén Iacob cave, ne loquaris contra Jacob quidquam durius, Gen. 31, 29.
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riht-líc
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
leóf-líc
Lovely ⬩ beautiful ⬩ delightful ⬩ pleasant ⬩ lovable ⬩ dear
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Eafora leóflíc on lífe, Cd. 82; Th. 103, 4; Gen. 1713. Leóflíc geþwǽrnes fair concord, Dóm. L. 18, 270. Ðone wlitigan wong and wuldres setl leóflíc the beauteous plain and the pleasant seat of glory, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228. 18; Ph. 440.
ge-líc
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Substitute: what is like 'Ic nát nánwiht Godes gelíces ( Deo simile)' . . . 'Ic wondrie þín, hwí þú secge þæt þú Gode náwiht gelíces nyte (nihil te nosse Deo simile )'. . . Gyf ic wiht him gelíces wiste, ic wolde þat lufian, Solil. H. 15, 13-19.
efen-lic
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Substitute: equal in extent Þǽm wintrum tódǽldum efenlice dǽle quibus (annis) aequa portione divisis, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 463, 17. of equal degree, of like condition Éce efenlic comperennis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 61.
earm-lic
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Bið earmlic gedál líces and sáwle, Wlfst. 187, 15. Æfter þǽre earmlycan eówre geendunge, 295, 20. On þǽre earmlican tíde ea tempestate, An. Ox. 3938. Ðý earmlican calamitosa (atrocitate ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 61.
líc-wyrþe
pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ agreeable ⬩ estimable ⬩ sterling
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Lind. 11, 26. Ðé micle má lícwerþe se gehnysta gást much more pleasing to thee is the contrite spirit, Ps. C. 50, 126; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 126.
heofon-lic
chaste
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Hér Dúnstán forlét þis líf and geférde ꝥ heofonlice, Chr. 988; P. 125, 15. Hé ús forgeaf heofonlicne hám, Kr. 148. Geearnian ðone hefonlican éðel. Past. 255, 4. Heofonlicra ceastriwarena supernorum (i. angelorum) ciuium, An. Ox. 328.
wundor-líc
Wonderful ⬩ exciting admiration ⬩ surprise
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Ðys is fram Drihtne geworden, and hit ys wundorlíc (wundurlíc, Lind.: wunderlíc, Rush. mirabile) on úrum eágum, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 42: Ps. Th. 117, 21. Ðæt is wundorlíc, ðæt gé nyton hwanon hé is, Jn. Skt. 9, 30: Met. 20, 86.
heá-líc
High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound
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Leóht swilce heálíc sunnbeám a light like a splendid sunbeam, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 152. Swíðe heálic nama a name of great distinction, Blickl. Homl. 167, 31: L. E. I. 40; Th. ii. 438, 11.
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ǽfen-líc
Vespertine, of the evening ⬩ vespertinus
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Vespertine, of the evening; vespertinus, Ps. Spl. 140, 2
æfter-líc
After ⬩ second ⬩ secundus
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After, second; secundus, Cot. 191
ǽw-líc
Lawful ⬩ legitimus
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Lawful; legitimus,Procem. R. Conc
ágniend-líc
Possessive ⬩ pertaining to possession or owning ⬩ possessivus
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Possessive, pertaining to possession or owning; possessivus
andgit-líc
Sensible ⬩ intelligible ⬩ intelligibilis
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Sensible, intelligible; intelligibilis, Solil. 11
aldor-líc
principal ⬩ principalis
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principal; principalis
beorht-líc
Bright ⬩ light ⬩ clear ⬩ lucid ⬩ splendid ⬩ lucidus ⬩ clarus ⬩ splendidus
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Bright, light, clear, lucid, splendid; lucidus, clarus, splendidus, Runic pm. 6; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 340, 19 : Ps. Th. 67, 3
býcnend-líc
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Allegorical, mystical; allegoricus Býcnendlíc racu allegorica expositio, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 42