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aldor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
aldor-líce, adv. [aldor = ealdor, -líce]

Principally ⬩ excellently ⬩ princi-paliter ⬩ magnificenter

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Principally, excellently; princi-paliter, magnificenter, Ps. C. 50, 103; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 103

Linked entry: ealdor-líce

byrþ-ling

(n.)
Grammar
byrþ-ling, beorþ-ling, es; m.
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A born image, birthling, child

Linked entry: berþling

éste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
éste-líce, ést-líce; adv.

Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintily ⬩ bĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte

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Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintily; bĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte Éstelíce bĕnigne, Ps. Spl. T. 50, 19: R. Ben. 71. Éstelíce delĭcāte, Scint. 27: Prov. 29. We ðé éstlíce mid us willaþ ferigan we will gladly convey thee with us, Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 292

Linked entry: ést-líce

biter-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
biter-líce, bitter-líce; adv.

BITTERLY ⬩ amare

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BITTERLY; amare He weóp biterlíce [Bos. bityrlíce] he wept bitterly, Mt. Jun. 26, 75. He ongan biterlíce [Smith, 600, 29, bitterlíce] wépan he began to weep bitterly, Bd. 4, 25; Whelc. 337, 43

Linked entries: bitter-líce bityr-líce

an-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-líce, on-líce; adv.

In like manner ⬩ similarly ⬩ similiter

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In like manner, similarly; similiter Anlíce swá swá sicut. Ps. Th. 123, 6. Ðæm anlícost, ðe ... in a manner most like to his, that..., Bt. Met. Fox 20, 337; Met. 20, 169

Linked entry: on-líce

nytweorð-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
nytweorð-líce, <b>(nytwirð-líce);</b> adv.

Usefully

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Usefully Nytwurðlíce (-wyrð-, -wirð-) utiliter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 238, 15. Ða ðonne sint tó manianne ðe nytwyrðlíce (nyttweorðlíce, Hatt. MS.) lǽran meahton ( qui praedicare utiliter possent ), Past. 49, 1; Swt. 374, 21. Nytwierðlecust (nyttwyrðlícost

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþ-líce, cúþe-líce; comp. or; adv.

certainly, manifestly ⬩ certo, aperte ⬩ for, indeed, therefore ⬩ nempe, igitur ⬩ familiarly, courteously, kindly ⬩ familiariter, civiliter, comiter

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certainly, manifestly; certo, aperte Ic cúþlíce wát scio certissime, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 42: 4, 19; S. 589, 25. Ðæt his líf ðe cúþlícor ascíneþ cujus ut vita clarescat certius, 5, 1; S. 613, 14, note. Acyrred cúþlíce from Cristes ǽ turned manifestly from

Linked entry: cúþe-líce

lind-hóh

(n.)
Grammar
lind-hóh, gen. -hós; m. A hóh [q. v.]
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where lime-trees are growing[?] On lindhóh; of lindhó, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 33

meahte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meahte-líce, <b>meaht-líce;</b> adv.

Mightily ⬩ powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ in power

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Mightily, powerfully, with power, in power Mihtelíce potenter, Hy. Surt. 26, 4. Myhtylíce potentialiter, 29, 11. Mihtlýce potenter, 49, 19. Sǽ oncneów ðá Cristofer here ýða mihtelíce eode the sea acknowledged him, when Christ in his might walked over

Linked entry: meahtig-líce

an-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-líce, v. on-líce
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in Dict

lín-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lín-sǽd, es; n.

Linseed

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Linseed Línsǽd elimos vel lini semen, Wrt. Voc. 69, 32. Mid línsǽde, Herb. 39, 3; Lchdm. i. 140, 13

deóp-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deóp-líce, dióp-líce; comp.-lícor ; sup.-lícost ; adv.

DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly ⬩ profunde, subtīlĭter

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DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly; profunde, subtīlĭter Þearle deóplíce ðú sprycst valde profunde loquĕris, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 9: Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 13; Gú. 1094: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 5; Met. 22, 3. Dióplíce spirigan æfter ryhte to search deeply after

Linked entry: dióplíce

líf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
líf-líce, adv.

Vitally

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Vitally, so as to infuse life Hé genam ðá hláf and hine líflíce hálgode, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 10

líðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líðe-líc, adj.

Gentle ⬩ mild ⬩ soft

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Gentle, mild, soft Líðelíce stefne lena voce, Nar. 36, 21. Mid líðelícum wordum with gentle words, Past. 30, 2; Swt. 205, 8

biscop-heáfod-lín

(n.)

a bishop's head linen, an ornament which bishops wore on their heads ⬩ infula

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a bishop's head linen, an ornament which bishops wore on their heads; infula Biscop-heáfod-lín infula, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 10

Linked entry: bisceop-heáfodlín

cum-líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
cum-líðe, adj. [cuma a comer, líðe mild, gentle]

Kind to comers or strangers, hospitable ⬩ hospitalis

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Kind to comers or strangers, hospitable ; hospitalis Cumlíðe hospitalis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28 ; Som. 11, 37 . Cild cumlíðe a child will be hospitable, Obs. Lun. § 15; Lchdm. iii. 192, 1: 16 ;Lchdm. iii. 192, 8 . Beóþ cumlíðe eów betwýnan buton ceorungum be

lin-wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lin-wǽd, e; f.

A garment

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A garment Swá limwǽdum sicut vestimento, Ps. Th. 103, 2

Líða

(n.)
Grammar
Líða, an; m.
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Name of the months June and July Se mónaþ is nemned on lǽden Iunius, and on úre geþeóde se ǽrra Líða, for ðon seó lyft biþ ðonne smylte and ða windas. Ond monnum biþ ðonne gewunelíc ðæt hí líðaþ ðonne on sǽs bryme, Shrn. 87, 34. Se ǽrra Lýða, 99, 11.

Linked entry: ǽrra líða

ge-sǽlig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlig-líce, -sǽli-líce, -sǽl-líce; adv.

Happily ⬩ fēlīcĭter

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Happily; fēlīcĭter Gesǽliglíce fēlīcĭter, Scint. 1. Manige habbaþ genóg gesǽlilíce [gesǽllíce, MS. Cot.] gewífod many have married happily enough, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5. Gesǽlilíce fēlīcĭter, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 27

Linked entry: gesǽli-líce

lín-land

(n.)
Grammar
lín-land, es; n.
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Land where flax grows Ðæt lytle línland, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 19, 4

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