líg-loccod
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Furnished with fiery locks Lígloccode [-liccode, Wrt.] flammicomos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 10
lim-hál
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Sound of limb, Exon. 42 b; Th. 143, 14; Gú. 661
lim-mǽlum
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Limb-meal (used by Shakspere in Cymbeline), limb by limb, a limb at a time Limmǽlum membratim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 55: membratim, particulatim, Hpt. Gl, 443, 3: membratim, per singula membra, 486, 44
lim-seóc
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Having diseased limbs, Andr. Kmbl. 1157; An. 579: Elen. Kmbl. 2425; El. 1214
lim-wérig
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Having the limbs wearied Álédon hié ðǽr limwérigne, Rood Kmbl. 125; Kr. 63
liðer-líc
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Of a sling Liðerlícum swége fundali stridore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 16
lof-líc
Praiseworthy ⬩ laudable ⬩ honorable
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Praiseworthy, laudable, honorable Of lofflícere laudabili, honorabili, Hpt. Gl. 498, 45
losigend-líc
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Ready to perish, in danger of destruction Ða tóweardan frecednyssa ðises losigendlícan middangeardes, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 7. Se ðe ða losigendlícan buruhware [people of Jerusalem] bemǽnde, i. 408, 6
lufwend-líc
Amiable ⬩ amabilis
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Amiable; amabilis, Lye
lustbǽr-líc
Desirable ⬩ pleasant
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Desirable, pleasant Eálá hú lustbǽrlíce tída on ðam dagum wǽron O tempora desiderio dignissima! Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 25
lustsum-líc
Pleasant ⬩ delectable
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Pleasant, delectable Ic nát for hwí eów sindon ða ǽrran gewin swá lustsumlíce on leóþcwidum tó gehiéranne, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 2
lyte-líc
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lyðer-líc
Sordid ⬩ mean ⬩ vile
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Sordid, mean, vile Se cyning self mid swíðe lyðerlícum gegierelan ipse imperator sordida servilique tunica discinctus, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 16
mægden-líc
Maidenly ⬩ girlish ⬩ virgin ⬩ virginal
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Maidenly, girlish, virgin, virginal Mǽdenlíc puellaris, virginalis, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 23. Seó mǽdenlice clǽnnys virginalis castitas, Hymn. Surt. 118, 21. Mǽdenlícere virginalis, Hpt. Gl. 506, 38. Godes sunu þurh mǽdenlícne innoþ ácenned wearþ, Homl
mægþhád-líc
Virgin ⬩ virginal
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Virgin, virginal Mæg[þ]hádlícre sidefulnysse pudicitiæ virginalis, Hpt. Gl. 440, 65
mǽþ-líc
Moderate ⬩ in accordance with due measure ⬩ proper to a person's degree ⬩ having regard to others
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Moderate, in accordance with due measure, proper to a person's degree, having regard to others (v. mǽþ-líce) Beón ða heregeata swá hit mǽþlíc sý let the heriots be as is proper to the several degrees (earl's, king's thane, &c. ), L. C. S. 72;
Linked entry: mǽþ-full
mánful-líc
Evil ⬩ wicked
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Evil, wicked Hé sǽwþ mánfullíce geþohtas intó ðæs mannes heortan. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 17
metcund-líc
Metrical
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Metrical Metcundlícere getincnesse metrica facundia, Hpt. Gl. 409, 17. v. preceding word
meter-líc
Metrical ⬩ poetical
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Metrical, poetical Mid meterlícum fótum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 3