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niht-líc

(adj.)
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niht-líc, adj.

Nightlyof the nightnocturnal

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Nightly, of the night, nocturnal Fram ege nihtlícum a timore nocturno, Ps. Spl. 90, 5. For nihtlecum ege, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 11. Hí swuncon on nihtlícum réwette, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 24. Ða steorran sint mannum tó nihtlícere líhtinge gesceapene, i. 110

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níten-líc

(adj.)
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níten-líc, adj.

Animalafter the manner of a brute

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Animal, after the manner of a brute Gé nételícan (nétenlícan, Cott. MS.) men O! terrena animalia, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 35

niþerigend-líc

(adj.)
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niþerigend-líc, adj.

Deserving condemnation

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Deserving condemnation Þurh gódne willan herigendlíc oððe of yflum willan nyþergendlíc, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 1

niþer-líc

(adj.)
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niþer-líc, adj.

lowlowhumbleinferior

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low (of position) Án þeósterful dene swíðe niþerlíc, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 5. Heortan niþerlícan cordis ima, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 5. On nyþerlícum eorþan in inferioribus terrae, Ps. Lamb. 62, 10. Tó nyþerlícum ad inferos, Cant. An. 6. Hé his eágan bígde

pliht-líc

(adj.)
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pliht-líc, adj.
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Dangerous Plyhtlíc þingc hit ys gefón hwæl periculosa res est capere cetum, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 21. Ðrý dagas syndon on geáre ðe wé egiptiaci hátaþ, ðæt is on úre geþeóde plihtlíce dagas ; on ðám ná tó ðæs hwón for nánre neóde ne mannes ne neátes blód

ræced-líc

(adj.)
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ræced-líc, adj.
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Pertaining to a palace, palatine Ræcedlíce palatina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 7

gift-líc

(adj.)
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gift-líc, adj.

Nuptialbelonging to a marriagenuptialis

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Nuptial, belonging to a marriage; nuptialis Ðá geseah he ðǽr ǽnne man ðe næs mid gyftlícum reáfe gescrýd vidit ibi hominem non vestitum veste nubtiali, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 11, 12. Ðæt gyftlíce hús the house where the marriage was, Homl Th. ii. 70, 16. Giftlíc

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grundleás-líc

(adj.)
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grundleás-líc, adj.
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Bottomless, unbounded, boundless, immense Swá grundleáslícu costung such immense temptation, Past. 53, 6; Swt. 417, 10

goten-lic

(adj.)
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dyrst-lic

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bet-líc

(adj.)
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bet-líc, adj. sup. bet-lícast

Good-like, excellenteximius

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Good-like, excellent; eximius Bold wæs betlíc the mansion was excellent, Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925. Betlícast, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 7; Cri. 66

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biscop-líc

(adj.)

episcopal

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episcopal, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 23

bismor-líc

(adj.)

disgraceful, ignominious

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disgraceful, ignominious, L. Edg. C. 20; Th. ii. 248, 16

bóc-líc

(adj.)
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bóc-líc, adj.

BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to booksbiblicus

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BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books; biblicus Gregorius wæs fram cildháde on bóclícum lárum getýd Gregory was from childhood instructed in book-learning, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 16. On bóclícum gewritum in book-writings, 284, 24. Ðæt we ða bóclícan

geómor-líc

(adj.)
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geómor-líc, adj.

Sad, sorrowfulmæstus, flēbĭlis

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Sad, sorrowful; mæstus, flēbĭlis Biþ geómorlíc gomelum eorle to gebídanne, ðæt his byre ríde giong on galgan it is sad for an aged man to experience that his child hang young on the gallows, Beo. Th. 4879; B. 2444: Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 31

regol-líc

(adj.)
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regol-líc, adj.

As an ecclesiastical term (v. regal, III).regular, in accordance with monastic rulesregularisin accordance with the canons of the church, canonical

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As an ecclesiastical term (v. regal, III). regular, in accordance with monastic rules;regularis Regollíces regularis, Hpt. Gl. 526, 17. Fram ðám hé ðæt gemet leornode regollíces þeódscipes a quibus norman disciplinae regularis didicerat, Bd. 3, 23;S.

rén-líc

(adj.)

Similar entry: regn-líc

sel-líc

(adj.)

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side-líc

(adj.)
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side-líc, adj.
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Sober, sedate, modest Of sidelícre ansýne serio, Germ. 389, 36

sciphere-líc

(adj.)
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sciphere-líc, adj.
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Relating to a fleet, naval Scipherelícum classicis, Hpt. Gl. 406, 40

Linked entry: here-lic