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mægden-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mægden-líc, adj.

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

(adj.)
Grammar
mægþhád-líc, adj.

Virgin ⬩ virginal

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Virgin, virginal Mæg[þ]hádlícre sidefulnysse pudicitiæ virginalis, Hpt. Gl. 440, 65

mǽþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-líc, adj.

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

(adj.)
Grammar
mánful-líc, adj.

Evil ⬩ wicked

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Evil, wicked Hé sǽwþ mánfullíce geþohtas intó ðæs mannes heortan. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 17

metcund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
metcund-líc, adj.

Metrical

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Metrical Metcundlícere getincnesse metrica facundia, Hpt. Gl. 409, 17. v. preceding word

meter-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
meter-líc, adj.

Metrical ⬩ poetical

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Metrical, poetical Mid meterlícum fótum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 3

middandæg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middandæg-líc, adj.

Midday ⬩ meridian

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Midday, meridian Fram middendægiícum deófle ab daemonio meridiano, Ps. Lamb. 90, 6

middangeard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middangeard-líc, adj.

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

milde-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
milde-líc, adj.

Merciful ⬩ clement ⬩ propitious

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Merciful, clement, propitious Mildelíc propitius, Rtl. 37, 19

misen-líc

(adj.)

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mist-líc

(adj.)

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móde-líc

(adj.)

morgen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-líc, adj.

morning ⬩ of to-morrow

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morning Morgenlíc matutinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 67. From gehæld morgenlícum a custodia matutina, Rtl. 181, 1. Tó morgenlícum tídum ad matutinas horas, 36, 35. Ic beó ðýs morgenlícan dæge (on the morning of this day: St. Mary's death seems to have taken

Linked entries: merigen- myrgen-líc

myne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
myne-líc, adj.

Pleasant ⬩ desirable

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Pleasant, desirable Oft hé geþah mynelícne máþþum, Exon. 84 b; Th. 318, 25; Víd. 4

mynster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mynster-líc, adj.

Monastic

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Monastic Man árǽrde cyrcan on his ríce geond eall and mynsterlíce gesetnyssa (monastic institutions), Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 71

neowol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol-líc, adj.

Profound

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Profound Hé siccetunga teáh of niwellícum breóste he heaved sighs from the depths of his breast, Homl. Skt. 7, 66

nigontín-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nigontín-líc, adj.

Containing the number nineteen

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Containing the number nineteen Ða nigontýnlícan hringas rihtra Eástrana circuli Paschas decennovenales, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 26

niht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-líc, adj.

Nightly ⬩ of the night ⬩ nocturnal

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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

Linked entry: nihte-líc

níten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
níten-líc, adj.

Animal ⬩ after 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.)
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