rúmed-líc
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
gracious, liberal, benign ⬩ liberal, 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
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-lád
a course or way on the sea
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a course or way on the sea Wé on sǽláde (in our course ) brecaþ ofer bæðweg, Andr. Kmbl. 1022; An. 511. Hie on sǽláde wíf tó Denum feredon they on the watery way took the woman to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2319; B. 1157. Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þohte ðonne tó
sǽ-líc
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
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
shamefast, bashful ⬩ shameful, 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
sceam-lim
The private member
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The private member Sceamlim, gecyndlim dedecus Germ. 390, 120
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scearp-líc
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
út-lád
Carriage out of a place ⬩ the right to carry things out of a place
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Carriage out of a place, the right to carry things out of a place Mid inláde and mid útláde cum inductione et eductione, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 209, 5
wác-líc
Poor ⬩ mean ⬩ of little dignity or worth ⬩ paltry.
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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
Of a theatre
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Of a theatre Wæferlíce glencgu theatrales pompas, Hpt. Gl. 407, 42
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wǽpen-líc
Male ⬩ masculine
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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
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
Fruitful
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Fruitful Wæstimlíc fructuosus, Rtl. 18, 25
wæwærð-líc
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
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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weall-lím
Mortar
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Mortar Hig hæfdon tygelan for stán and tyrwan for wealliim habuerunt lateres pro saxis et bitumen pro caemento, Gen. 11, 3
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wearg-líc
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