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heofon-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
heofon-líce, adv.

From heaven ⬩ heavenly ⬩ celitus

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From heaven, heavenly; celitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3

hreów-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hreów-líce, adv.

Miserably ⬩ cruelly ⬩ grievously

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Miserably, cruelly, grievously Ða ðe swá hreówlíce ácwealde wǽron crudeliter interemptos, Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 3: Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 35. Blǽdran swíðe hreówlíce berstende blisters bursting very painfully, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 7. Mágon hie swá hreówlíce

hwæt-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-líce, adv.

Quickly ⬩ speedily

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Quickly, speedily Gehýr mé hwætlíce exaudi me, Ps. Th. 137, 4. Hwætlícor citius, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 23

hwearf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwearf-líce, adv.

In turn

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In turn Huoerflíce vicissim, Lk. Skt. p. 10, 6

íðe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
íðe-líce, adv.

Easily

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Easily Iéðelíce and scortlíce ic hæbbe nú gesǽd hiora ingewinn without making the account difficult or long I have now related their intestine struggle, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 28. Iéðelíce forneáh búton ǽlcon gewinne easily, almost without any struggle,

læt-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
læt-líce, adv.

Slowly

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Slowly Ðá andswarode hé him lætlíce theft he answered him slowly, Guthl. 20; Gdwin, 80, 12. Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33

Linked entry: latlíce

lád-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lád-líce, adv.

Hatefully ⬩ detestably ⬩ horribly ⬩ unpleasantly

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Hatefully, detestably, horribly, unpleasantly Ongunnon láðlíce rýnan they began to roar horribly, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 166; Met. 26, 83. Wit gewídost lifdon láðlícost we should live as far apart as possible, and in most grievous sort, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442

leahter-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leahter-líce, adv.

Viciously ⬩ noisomely

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Viciously, noisomely Ðæt deáde flǽsc rotaþ leahtorlíce ðonne se deádlíca líchama þeówaþ gálnysse the dead flesh rots noisomely when the mortal body is a slave to lust, Homl. Th. i. 118, 13

leóf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leóf-líce, adv.

Kindly ⬩ graciously ⬩ gladly ⬩ lovingly

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Kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly Ðeáh ðe ic scyle ealle wucan fæstan ic ðæt leóflíce dó though I have to fast all the week, I will do it gladly, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 7. Hé leóflíce lífes ceápode moncynne graciously he purchased life for mankind, Exon

lícend-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lícend-líce, adv.

Pleasingly

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Pleasingly Forðon mín gebed nú gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce quoniam adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8

lind-hæbbende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
lind-hæbbende, part. as noun.

Shield-bearer ⬩ warrior

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Shield-bearer, warrior, Beo. Th. 495; B. 245: 2808; B. 1402

lof-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lof-líce, adv.

Honorably ⬩ gloriously

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Honorably, gloriously Uton wé gehýran hú swíðe loflíce Sanctus Johannes wæs mid ðæs Hálgan Gástes mægenum gefylled, Blickl. Homl. 165, 16

lustful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustful-líce, adv.

joyfully ⬩ gladly

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With joy or pleasure, joyfully, gladly Lustfullíce libenter, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 30. Se mildheorta Drihten onféhþ swíðe lustfullíce eallum ðǽm gódum ðe ǽnig man gedéþ his ðæm néhstan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 25

mægenleas-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mægenleas-líce, adv.

Feebly ⬩ impotently

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Feebly, impotently Mægenleaslíce eviscerando, Germ. 398, 122

mǽgwlit-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽgwlit-líce, adv.

Figuratively

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Figuratively Mégwlitlíce figuraliter, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 10

mǽþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽþ-líce, adv.

With due regard to others ⬩ courteously

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With due regard to others, courteously Mǽþlíce humaniter, Ælfc. Gr. 45; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6

Linked entry: un-mǽþlíce

manigfeald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
manigfeald-líce, adv.

Manifoldly ⬩ in many ways ⬩ in the plural

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Manifoldly, in many ways; as a grammatical term, in the plural Monígfaldlíce multipliciter. Ps. Surt. 62, 2. Wé mihton be eallum ðám óðrum stafum mænigfealdlíce sprecan we might speak of all the other letters under various heads, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3,

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human form ⬩ image of a man ⬩ statue

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A human form, image of a man, statue Ǽfre siððan se monlíca ( the pillar of salt into which Lot's wife was turned ) stille wunode, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 1; Gen. 2566. Eall Adames cynn ðe módor gebær tó manlícan all the race of Adam that mother gave the form

mann-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mann-líce, adv.

Manfully ⬩ in a manner becoming to a man ⬩ nobly

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Manfully, in a manner becoming to a man, nobly Swá manlíce mǽre þeóden heaðorǽsas geald mearum and máðmum, Beo. Th. 2096; B. 1046

micel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
micel-líce, adv.

greatly ⬩ grandly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ greatly ⬩ exceedingly

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greatly, grandly, splendidly Singaþ dryhtne forðon micellíce ( magnifice ) dyde, Ps. Surt. p. 184, 15. greatly, exceedingly Micellíce intimbred multipliciter instructus, Bd. 5, 8; S. 622, 2. Micellíce gelǽred doctissimus, 5, 23; S. 645, 13

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