líf-bysig
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Busy about saving life, struggling for life, anxious about life Ðæt hé for mundgripe mínum scolde licgean lífbysig bútan his líce swice that for my handgrip he should lie struggling for life, unless his body should escape, Beo. Th. 1936; B. 966
líf-getwinnan
Twins
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Twins, Salm. Kmbl. 284; Sal. 141
Linked entry: ge-twin
líf-leás
Lifeless
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Lifeless, without life Ðú bist deád and ða ðe ðé tó lóciaþ beóþ lífleáse eác morte morieris tu et omnia quæ tua sunt, Gen. 20, 7. Fela templa árǽrdon and mid andgitleásum and lífleásum anlícnyssum áfyldon erected many temples, and filled them with images
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
middandæg-líc
Midday ⬩ meridian
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Midday, meridian Fram middendægiícum deófle ab daemonio meridiano, Ps. Lamb. 90, 6
middangeard-líc
Terrestrial ⬩ physical as opposed to spiritual
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Terrestrial, physical as opposed to spiritual Forðon hé oft stormas ðara werigra gásta fram his sylfes sceþenisse and his geférena mid bedum wiðsceáf, wæs ðæt ðæs wyrþe ðæt hé wið ðam middangeardlícum windum and lígum swíðian mihte ( ventus flammisque