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rúmed-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rúmed-líc, (rúm-méd ?) -líc; adj.

Ample, large, liberal

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Ample, large, liberal Hwæt rúmedlíces oððe micellíces oððe weorðfullíces hæfþ se eówer gilp? Bt. 18,1; Fox 62, 21. Mid rúmedlícum ælmessum, Shrn. 80, 10

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rúm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-líc, adj.

gracious, liberal, benignliberal, abundant, plentiful

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gracious, liberal, benign Rúmlíc benignus (Deus), Rtl. 104, 32. Rúmlícum helpe benign favore, 17, 35. liberal, abundant, plentiful Nú wille wé ðis águnnene weorc mid rúmlícum wæstme begán, Anglia viii. 300, 6. Se ðe mid fódan ðære upplícan lufe biþ

sǽ-lác

(n.)

a gift or present or offering

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a gift or present or offering that comes from the sea or from a lake Beowulf maþelode: Hwæt wé ðé ðás sǽlác ( what B. had brought to Hrothgar from Grendel's lake-dwelling ) brohton tíres tó tácne, Beo. Th. 3308; B. 1652: 3253; B. 1624

sǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-líc, adj.

Of the sea

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Of the sea On sǽlícum strande on the sea-shore, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 10. Of sǽlícum grunde, 138, 11. On sǽlícere ýðe in the water of the sea, 138, 8. Hí fixodon on sǽlícum ýðum, i. 576, 21. Gedréfed on ðám sǽlícum ýðum ðyssere worulde, ii. 388, 7. On sǽlícum

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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giving occasion for sorrow, sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous Wá lá wá! ðæt is sárlíc ðæt swá leóhtes andwlitan men sceolan ágan þýstra ealdor heu, proh dolor! quod tam lucidi vultus homines, tenebrarum auctor possidet, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 15. Sárlíc

sceam-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-líc, adj.

shamefast, bashfulshameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious

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shamefast, bashful Scæemlíc, seó scamfæste pudibunda, pudica, erubescens, Hpt. Gl. 492, 53. shameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious Ðá ongan hé him secgan hú lytel and hú scomlíc ðæs monnes líf biþ hér on worolde . . . and hú wuldorlíc seó éce eádignes

scearp-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-líc, adj.

Sharp, keen, searching, effectual

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Sharp, keen, searching, effectual Hwæt is sió þyrelung ðæs wáges búton scearplícu and smeálícu fandung ðæs módes ðæt mon onlúce ða heardan heortan quid est parietem fodere, nisi acutis inquisitionibus duritiam cordis aperire? Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 1

up-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-líc, adj.

on highloftysublimecelestial

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on high, referring to this world Ðonne bið gefylled eall uplíc lyft ǽtrenum líge, Wulfst. 138, 5. Úre Drihten gesceóp ... ða upplícan heofenan ... and ðæt upplíce lyft, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 20-24. referring to heaven Ðæt wuldor ðæs uplícan éðles supernae

wác-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wác-líc, adj.

Poormeanof little dignity or worthpaltry.

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Poor, mean, of little dignity or worth, paltry. Similar entries v. wác, III Wáclíc vilis, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 64: Hpt. Gl. 523, 74: inutile, contemptum, 470, 22. Ðú wilt habban ealle fægere ðing and ácorene, and wilt ðé sylf beón wáclíc and unwurð, Homl

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wæfer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæfer-líc, adj.

Of a theatre

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Of a theatre Wæferlíce glencgu theatrales pompas, Hpt. Gl. 407, 42

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wǽpen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpen-líc, adj.

Malemasculine

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Male, masculine Ðæt wǽpenlíce lim calamus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 58. Ða wǽpenlícan limo preputia, 68, 60: 69, 16

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wær-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wær-líc, adj.

Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect

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Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect Wærlíc cauta, sollicita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 70. Wærlíc bið ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3. Wærlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé wæccende wið hettendra hildewóman wearde

wæstm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-líc, adj.

Fruitful

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Fruitful Wæstimlíc fructuosus, Rtl. 18, 25

wæwærð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæwærð-líc, adj.

Good (?)

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Good (?) Semis ys swýðe wæwærðlíc tó ongytanne, swá hit gerǽd ys on ðære bóc ðe ys Exodus genemned : 'Habuit arca testamenti duos semis cubitos longitudinis.' Héræfter wé wyllaþ geopenian uplendiscum preóstun ðæra, geréna æfter Lýdenwara gesceáde, Anglia

weá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weá-líc, adj.

Miserable

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Miserable Sumum ðæt gegongeþ, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ; sceal hine wulf etan, Exon. Th. 328, 4; Vy. 12

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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

web-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
web-líc, adj.

Of weaving

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Of weaving Weblíc gewurc textrinum opus, Hpt. Gl. 431, 4. Ðæt weblíce textrinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 17

wed-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wed-lác, es; n.

a pledge, securitywedlock, espousals

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a pledge, security Wed vel wedlác arra*-*bona vel arrabo, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 7. Wedlác arrabo, 50, 31. in reference to marriage, v. weddian, II, wedlock, espousals Wedlác wiðsacende pacta sponsalia refutans, Hpt. Gl. 498, 44. [The latter is the usual

ǽfen-lic

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Éfernlicum tídum vespertinis horis, Rtl. 174, 37. Add: —

æfter-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
æfter-lic, adj.

Second

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Second Ðý æfterlicum háde secundi sexus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 72