wítend-líc
prophetic
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prophetic
wund-líc
That inflicts wounds
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That inflicts wounds Wundlícne uulnificum, Germ. 402, 51
wundrigend-líc
Expressing admiration ⬩ astonishment
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Expressing admiration or astonishment O is tóclypigendlíc Grammar wundrigend-líc, adverbium ... hé is eác wundrigendlíc: O qualis facies, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 241, 16
wræc-líc
strange ⬩ wonderful ⬩ wretched ⬩ miserable
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strange, wonderful Fæste is ðín templ éce and wræclíc áwa tó feore sanctum est templum tuum, mirabile in aequi-fate, Ps. Th. 64, 5 : Exon. Th. 26, 12 ; Cri. 416. Geseah cyning wundor on wíte ágangen ; him ðæt wræclíc þúhte, hyssas hále hwurfon in ðam
wrǽst-líc
Pertaining to wrestling
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Pertaining to wrestling Ðǽm wǽrstlícum palestricis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 69, 3 : 74, 54
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wrǽt-líc
wondrous ⬩ curious ⬩ of wondrous excellence ⬩ beautiful ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ elegant
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wondrous, curious Grendles heáfod and ðære idese mid, wliteseón wrǽílíc. Beo. Th. 3304; B. 1650. Stefn cwom þurh heardne [stán] . . . . wrǽtlíc þúhte stánes ongin, Andr. Kmbl. 1480; An. 741. Ic eom wrǽtlíc wiht, on gewin sceapen, Exon. Th. 405, 14; Rä
wynsum-líc
Pleasant ⬩ agreeable
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Pleasant, agreeable Hé bið ðám gódum glædmód on gesihþe, wlitig, wynsumlíc weorude ðam hálgan, Exon. Th. 57, 1; Cri. 912. Wynsumlíc votivum, acceptum, desiderativum, Hpt. Gl. 446, 49. Þúhte fæger and wlitig heora líf and wynsumlíc, Blickl. Homl. 107,
wyrm-líc
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The body of a serpent or of a worm, of carving on a wall. Cf. wyrm-fáh Weal wundrum heáh, wyrmlícum fáh, Exon. Th. 292, 13; Wand. 98. fig. cf. wyrm, II a Ic eom oferfongen mid synnum tó wyrmlíce, Anglia xii. 501, 22
ǽt-lic
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Eatable, to be eaten Ǽtlicum éstum edendis dapibus , Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 33
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ancor-líf
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On ancerlífes (ancor-, v. l.) drohtnunge in anchoretica conversatione . . . tó ancerlífe ad heremiticam vitam, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 283, 1, 3. Áncerlífes, 4, 28; Sch. 518, 14. On áncorlífe, 5, 9; Sch. 596, 7. Hé ancorlíf lǽdde vitam solitariam duxerit, 4
andgit-lic
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Fæder þæs angitlican leóhtes pater intelligibilis lucis, Shrn. 166, 8. Add
afu-lic
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Awkly (v. N. E. D. ), perverse Afulic geflit perversa contentio , Mt. p. 2, 11
ásciend-lic
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An is interrogativa, þæt is áxiendlic, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 260, 14. v. áxiend-lic in Dict
ár-lic
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Early Árlic morgen aurora, Rtl. 69, 2. Tíde árlica horam matutinam, 171, 37
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an-líc
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Ne finst þú þǽr náuht anlíces, Bt. 18, 3; F. 66, 11. v. on-líc in Dict. Add
án-lic
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Add: single Ánlic unica, An. Ox. 1800. Ánlic anweald monarchia, 18b, 54. of the only church, catholic, orthodox Ánlic catholica, An. Ox. 5105. Seó ánlice, 1359. Ánlices orthodoxae, Hpt. Gl. 415, 74. Ánlicra catholicorum. An. Ox. 172. of singular excellence
bisceop-lic
episcopal ⬩ pontifical
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Add: bishop-like, proper to a bishop Hé ne gefremede náht biscoplices, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 20. episcopal, pontifical Biscoplic wurðscipe flamininus honor, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 54. Biscoplic stól pontificalis cathedra, An. Ox. 2029. Tó biscoplicum synoðe
bismer-lic
disgraceful ⬩ ignominious ⬩ contemptible ⬩ ridiculous ⬩ frivolous
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Dele: unpleasant, and last passage, and add: disgraceful, ignominious Gewearð seó mǽste sibb and seó bismerleceste, Ors. 3, 1; S. 94, 21. Hé heora ǽgþer ge mid bismere onféng, ge hié eác on þone bismerlecestan eard gesette cum foedissima ignominia dispersi
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biter-lic
Bitter
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Bitter Áterlicum oððe biter[licum] gorgoneo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 56