swinc-líc
Laborious, toilsome
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Laborious, toilsome [ Ðæt gé healdan ðone Sunnan-dæg fram ǽlcum geswinclícum worce, Wulfst. 294, 18.]
swíþ-líc
very great, exceedingly great ⬩ with the idea of violent disturbance, violent, strong (of storm, wind, etc.) ⬩ of energetic, violent action, vehement, violent ⬩ of that which affects the senses or the feelings, strong, intense, severe ⬩ of feeling, or emotion, intense, vehement ⬩ of discipline or conduct,stern, severe, strict
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very great, exceedingly great Swíðlíc grande, magnum, Hpt. Gl. 434, 41. Samson gelǽhte ða sweras mid swíðlícre mihte and slóh hí tógædere Samson apprehendens ambas columnas concussit fortiter columnas, Jud. 16, 29. Hig cumaþ mid swíðlícum ǽhtum ( cum
sworettend-líc
Panting
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Panting Sworetendleca anhela, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9. 47
swót-líc
Sweet, savoury
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Sweet, savoury Hú sió womb weorðe mid swótlec*-*ustum mettum gefylled ut venter delectabiliter cibis impleatur, Past. 43; Swt. 311, 8
sýfer-líc
Sober, moderate
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Sober, moderate Séferlíce sobriam (but the termination of the Latin word is doubtful, v. note), Hymn. Surt. 16, 21
treów-líc
True ⬩ faithful
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True, faithful
tún-líc
Of a village ⬩ rustic
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Of a village, rustic Tunlíc spǽc comedia (as if from κώμη = vicus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 13
turnigend-líc
Revolving
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Revolving Gif seó heofon turnigendlíc is, (volubile) Anglia vii. 12, 109 note
twádæg-líc
Lasting two days
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Lasting two days Twádæglíc (twydæglíc, Bd. M. 350, 32) fæsten is genóh tó healdenne biduanum sat est observare jejunium, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 8
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tweó-líc
doubtful ⬩ uncertain ⬩ ambiguous
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doubtful, uncertain Hit biþ twýlíc, hwæðer hit on lífe áðolige,ðæt is twýlíces cynnes, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 24. Dubii generis, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 6; Zup. 19, 17. Ðǽr beóþ kende ðæt beóþ twílíce, homodubii, Nar. 36, 18: 35, 3 note. ambiguous Ðá andwyrde hire
tweónigend-líc
Expressing doubt
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Expressing doubt Sume syndon ðæt synd twýnigendlíce (tweóniend-, MS. H.), dubitativa, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 228, 16. Twýniendlíce, 44; Zup. 261, 2
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twi-líc
Double ⬩ woven of double thread.
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Double, woven of double thread. Cf. twill coarse linen cloth Tuilí biplex, duplex, Txts. 109, 1151. Aenlí simplex, tilí bilex, 115, 156, 157
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twýnigend-líc
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tyhtend-líc
That serves far exhortation ⬩ encouragement ⬩ hortative
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That serves far exhortation, encouragement, etc. hortative Wé wyllaþ sume tihtendlíce sprǽce wið eów habban, Homl. Th. ii. 574, 20. Sume adverbia syndon ðæt synd tihtendlíce, ortativa, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 227, 16. Hé mid tihtendlícum wordum heora gewǽhtan
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þæs-líc
suitable ⬩ seemly ⬩ becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ meet ⬩ congruous ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ elegant ⬩ accordant ⬩ in agreement ⬩ in harmony
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suitable, seemly, becoming, fit, meet, congruous Gehýþlíc, þæslíc vel gescrǽpe commodus, i. honestus, congruus, utilis, aptus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 81. Ðæslíc (operae) pretium neádþearflíc, (v. operas pretium, congruum Hpt. Gl. 477, 38), Anglia xiii. 33
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fracoþ-lic
foul ⬩ filthy ⬩ lucre
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foul (language), filthy (lucre) Of gálnysse cumað higeleás and fracodlic sprǽc, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 7. Ne sý seó syn nǽfre tó ðám fracodlic, Wlfst. 135, 13. Ǽlc fracodlic fácn áweorpe man, 73, 16. Hí ongunnon hine onscunian mid máran orwyrðum fracoðlicra
fram-lic
Stout ⬩ bold
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Stout, bold Hé (Nero) nóht fromlices (freom-, v.l.) ongan on ðǽre cynewísan nihil omnino in re militari ausus est, Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 15, 21
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frécen-lic
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Hú frécenlic ðæt is quam perniciosa sintea. Past. 441, 8. Froecenlic dearfscip periculosa praesumtio, Mt. p. 1, 4. Hit ús is frécenlic, ꝥ wé hit eów ne cýðen, Hml. A. 139, 24. Gif þás tácn lange wuniað, þonne biþ seó ádl tó frécenlico, Lch. ii. 258, 21
frécend-lic
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Ǽgðer is swíðe frécendlic, ge ꝥ him hwá unmedomlíce onfoo, and eác ꝥ him hwá tó lange bútan sý, Ll. Th. ii. 440, 21. Uneáðe þá frécendlican nýdþearfnysse ádreógende, Hml. S. 23 b, 538. Add
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fremful-lic
Profitable ⬩ advantageous ⬩ beneficial
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Profitable, advantageous, beneficial Is swíðe fremfullic þæt gehwá hine gelóme and geornlíce tó Gode gebidde, Hml. Th. ii. 430, 3. Him ne ðúhte ná fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge tó þǽre gife, Hml. S. 31, 101