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,
líðan
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to suffer loss[?] Beám sceal leáfum líðan a tree must lose its leaves, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 34; Gn. Ex. 26. [Cf. (?) O. H. Ger. lídan to suffer.]
Líða
líðend
A traveller ⬩ sailor
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A traveller, sailor Líðend brohte elebeámes twig án tó handa the traveller (the dove) brought home an olive-branch [Bouterwek takes líðend to be a dative; if it is, the word refers to Noah], Cd. 72; Th. 88, 29; Gen. 1472
líðig
Lithe ⬩ pliant ⬩ supple ⬩ flexible ⬩ soft ⬩ yielding
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Lithe, pliant, supple, flexible, soft, yielding Heó biþ líðig swá cláþ ongeán deófles láre it [a man's heart] is pliant as cloth to the devil's teaching, Wulfst. 234, 22. Ðá gelǽhte Petrus hire líðian [líðigan, MSS. U.
eges líce
Fearfully ⬩ terrĭbĭlĭter
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Fearfully; terrĭbĭlĭter Hí náht ne belimpaþ to ðam þunere ðe on ðyssere lyfte oft eges*-*líce brastlaþ they do not appertain to the thunder which in this atmosphere often crackles fearfully, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 26; Lchdm. iii. 280
gest-líð
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and see gist-líþe
hrycgmearh-liþ
The spine
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The spine Hrygmergliþ spina, Wrt. Voc. 283, 46
Linked entries: hrycg-mearh liþ
liþ-seáw
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Add: — Wiþ liþseáwe and gif liþseáw sió, Lch. ii. 12, 14
líþ-wyrde
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Of gentle speech Hé wæs líðwyrde on þǽre tide þe hé wolde þæt ic nǽfre in écnesse nǽre mid wordum getyrged, Nap. 84
be-líþ
surrounds
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surrounds Cd. 12; Th. 15, 13; Gen. 232
liþ-líc
Similar entry: riht-liþlíc
líþ-ness
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Heó heóld on hyre þeáwum hálige drohtnunge þurh módes líþnesse, Hml. S. 2, 96. Líðnysse lenocinio (the English word seems to be a gloss to the phrase blandimentorum lenocinio, rather than to the single word. The passage is: Blandimentorum lenocinio (by
liþ-wærc
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Add: — Wiþ liðwærce sing viiii síþum þis gealdor, Lch. ii. 322, 6
scip-liþ
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A naval force Ꝥ sciplið gewende tó Legeceastre, Chr. 1055; P. 186, 18
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líð-wyrt
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Dwarf elder Lýðwyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man ostriage and óðrum naman lýðwyrt nemneþ, Herb. 29, 1; Lchdm. i. 124, 13. Líð-wyrt, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 13. Líðwyrt ostriago, Wrt. Voc. 69, 26: eripheon, 68. 12: ostriago, ii. 65, 48