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meten-líce

(adv.)

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mín-lice

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níd-ling

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Add: a captive Hit gelamp ꝥ Langbeardisce men gehergedon .xl. neadlinga dum fere quadringentos captivos Longobardi tenuissent, Gr. D. 232, 24

nídþearf-líce

(adv.)
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Add: usefully Mé sylfum þynceð ꝥ ic ná ne ongyte fornytlíce and nýdbearflíce þá word þe þú sædest videor mihi utiliter non intellexisse quae dixeras, Gr. D. 174, 20

scip-liþ

(n.)
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scip-liþ, es, n.
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A naval force Ꝥ sciplið gewende tó Legeceastre, Chr. 1055; P. 186, 18

Linked entry: liþ

-þunden-líce

(adv.; suffix)

Similar entry: tó-þundenlíce

un-lífes

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weorod-líce

(adv.)
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Ic wundrige hú nú on wintres dæge hér lilian blóstm oþþe rosan brǽð swá wynsumlíce and swá werodlíce stincað, Hml. S. 34, 105. Add

-wirned-líce

(adv.; suffix)

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wód-líce

(adv.)
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wód-líce, <b>. I.</b>
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Hí gebundon þone bisceop . . . and beóton hine wódlíce, Hml. S. 22, 156. Þeáh þe heora hláford wǽre wódlíce hǽðen, 28, 16. Add

fræfel-líce

(adv.)
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Add: in a good sense, carefully, solicitously Freflíce ætýwan rihte drohtnunge mid gódnm bysnum exempla uirtutis sollicite inpendere, Chrd. 66, 22

-coren-líce

(adv.; suffix)

Similar entry: ge-corenlíce

cwém-líce

(adv.)

Similar entry: ge-cwémlíce

eáþe-líce

(adv.)

Similar entry: for-eáþelíce

rót-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rót-líce, adv.

Cheerfully

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Cheerfully Nú ðú ðus rótlíce and ðus glædlíce tó us sprecende eart qui tam hilariter nobiscum velut sospes loqueris, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 37.

sǽ-lida

(n.)
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sǽ-lida, -leoda, an; m.

A sea-goer, sailor

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A sea-goer, sailor Snottor sǽleoda (Noah ), Cd. Th. 201, 18; Exod. 374. Gehýrst ðú, sǽlida! . . . brimmanna boda! Byrht. Th. 133, 4; By. 45. Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan . . Ic georne wát ðæt ic ǽfre ne geseah on sǽleodan

Linked entries: lida sǽ-leoda

ǽfen-líce

(adv.)
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ǽfen-líce, adv.

In the evening

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In the evening Árlíce mane, éfenlíce vespere Rtl. 166, 3

ǽ-lifne

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-lifne, (?); adj.

Without means of support (v. lifen), nourished by others

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Without means of support (v. lifen), nourished by others (?) Aelifnae alumnis (alumni?), Ep. Gl. 3 d, 38

Linked entry: -lifne

ælmes-líce

(adv.)
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ælmes-líce, adv.

Charitably

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Charitably Fóe hé tó thaem londe and hit forgelde and thaet wiorth gedaele fore hiora gástas suae aelmeslíce and suae rehtlíce suae hé him seolfa on his wísdóme geleornie, C. D. i. 234, 34

fylgend-líce

(adv.)

Similar entry: æfter-fylgendlíce

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