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niþerigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niþerigend-líc, adj.

Deserving condemnation

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

pliht-líc

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

reáf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
reáf-lác, es; n. m.
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rapine, robbery, spoliation, plundering : Ðis synt ða ídelnyssa ðysse worlde . . . gýtsung and reáflác (rapina) and manslihtas, L. Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 34. Heáfodleahtras sind ... reáflác, gítsung ... Homl. Th. ii. 592, 6. Ús rýpera reáflác derede

gift-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
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

Linked entry: gift-hús

grundleás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
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

Similar entry: ge-dyrstlic

bet-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
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

Linked entry: betst

big-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
big-leofa, bí-leofa, an; m. [big, bí for, líf life, leofen living, nourishment].

Food, victuals, nourishmentcibus, victus, alimentumMoney, wagesstips, stipendium

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provision by which life is maintained, Food, victuals, nourishment; cibus, victus, alimentum Ðú nimst witodlíce of eallum mettum ... ðæt híg beón ǽgðer ge ðé ge him to bigleofan tolles igitur ex omnibus escis ... et erunt tam tibi quam illis in cibum

bí-leofa

(n.)

food

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food, C. R. Ben. 49

Linked entries: big-leofa bí-leofian

bisceop-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bisceop-líc, biscop-líc; def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.
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BISHOPLIKE, episcopal, belonging to a bishop; episcopalis, pontificalis He ðæt biscoplíce líf be-eóde episcopalem vitam exercebat, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 23. On bisceoplícum gerece pontificali regimine, 2, 15; S. 519, 13

Linked entry: biscop-líc

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-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-leáf, es; n.

The leaf of a book, a charterfolium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis

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The leaf of a book, a charter; folium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis

bod-lác

(n.)
Grammar
bod-lác, es; n.

A decree, ordinancedecretum

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A decree, ordinance; decretum, Chr. 1129; Ing. 359, 21; Erl. 258, 13

ge-lác

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lác, es; n. [lácan to move as e.g. the waves do, to sport, play]

Motioncommotiontumultuous assemblyplay

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Motion, commotion, tumultuous assembly, play Sealtýða gelác the tossing of the salt waves, Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 5; Seef. 35 : 115 a; Th. 442, 3; Kl. 7 : Ps. Th. 118, 136 : Bt. Met. Fox 20, 345; Met. 20, 173 : 26, 57; Met. 26, 29. Sweorda gelác the play

GE-LES

(n.)
Grammar
GE-LES, -lis, es; n.

Readingstudylearningstudiumlectura

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Reading, study, learning; studium, lectura Gelis studium, Nar. 1, 20. On gelesum háligra gewrita gelǽred in studiis scripturarum institutus, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 33. Betweoh geleoso ðære godcundan leornunge inter studia divinæ lectionis Bd. 3, 13; S. 538

Linked entries: les ge-liese ge-lis

ge-lét

(n.)

an endinga meeting

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an ending, a meeting

ge-líc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-líc, [-líce?],es; n.

Likenesssimilitudesĭmĭlĭtūdo

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Likeness, similitude; sĭmĭlĭtūdo Næfdon hí máre monnum gelíces ðonne ingeþonc they had no more likeness to men than the mind, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 186; Met. 26, 93

Linked entry: líc