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fóstor-ling

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-ling, es; m.

A fosterlingfoster-childălumnusvernavernŭla

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A fosterling, foster-child; ălumnus, verna, vernŭla Fósterling vernŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 103; Wrt. Voc. 18, 53. Inberdling vel fósterling verna velvernācŭlus, 86; Som. 74, 34; Wrt. Voc. 50, 17

iung-ling

(n.)
Grammar
iung-ling, es ; m.

A youth

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A youth Iunglingc juvenis, Wrt. Voc. 73, 19: Gen. 4, 23. Sum iungling him fyligde adulescens quidam sequebatur eum, Mk. Skt. 14, 51 : Homl. Th. ii. 312, 16

dír-ling

(n.)

Similar entry: deór-ling

efen-ling

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Add: [Luuien þi cristen euenling alswa þe seoluen to love thy neighbour as thyself, O. E. Hml. i. 57, 39. Þin sunful efenling luue 57, 222.]

erd-ling

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heáfod-ling

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líne-twige

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Línaethuigae carduelis, Txts. 54, 309. [v. N. E. D. lintwhite.] Add: —

byrd-ling

Similar entry: in-byrdling

sceac-líne

Linked entry: sceacged

ge-líca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-líca, an; m : also ge-líce, an; f.

An equalæqualisparæqualitas

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An equal; æqualis, par, æqualitas Nán man nis his gelíca on eorþan non sit ei similis in terra, Job. Thw. 164, 17. Micel is ðæt ongin ðínre gelícan great is the attempt for thy equal [cf. Ger. für Deinesgleichen; colloquial English for the like of you

Linked entry: un-gelíca

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

dwol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dwol-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, erring, heretical stultus, hærĕtĭcus

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Foolish, erring, heretical; stultus, hærĕtĭcus Nis ðis nán dwollíc sagu this is not a foolish saying, Jud. 15, 19. Hý adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11

eorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-líc, def. se -líca ; seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

EARTHLY, terrestrial terrēnus, terrestris

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EARTHLY, terrestrial; terrēnus, terrestris He wæs eorþlíc cing he was an earthly king. Chr. 979 ; Erl. 129, 9. Hí eorþlíces áuht ne haldeþ nothing earthly holds them, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 331; Met. 20, 166. Ða twelf bócland him gefreóde eorþlíces camphádes

fæder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fæder-líc, def. se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestralpatrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus

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Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestral; patrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus Wæs he to ðære fæderlícan healle gelǽdd he was led to his father's hall, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 11. Ðýlæs toworpen síen fród fyrngewritu and ða fæderlícan láre

be-lifd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lifd, pp. of be-libban.

lifed deprived of lifelifelessinanimatedefunctus

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lifed deprived of life, lifeless, inanimate; defunctusExon. 51 b; Th. 180, 19; Gú. 1282;

diór-ling

(n.)
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a darling, Bt. Met. Fox 15, 15; Met. 15, 8

geong-ling

(n.)
Grammar
geong-ling, es; m.

A youngling, youthjŭvĕnis

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A youngling, youth; jŭvĕnis Ðæt hí tǽcon sum gerád heora geonglingum that they teach some prudence to their younglings, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 30

Linked entries: gungling iung-ling

seding-líne

Similar entry: steding-líne

steding-líne

(n.)
Grammar
steding-líne, an; f.
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A rope that supports a mast, a stay Stedinglíne opisfera, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 61. S[t]edinglíne, 57, 2

Linked entry: seding-líne

deór-ling

(n.)
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Add: a (king&#39;s) favourite Drihtnes deórling (dýr-, v. l. ) Benedictus, Gr. D. 176, 7. Dauide íǽm Godes dírlinge, Past. 393, 3. Dýrling, Hml. S. 6, 326. Leóf cyningc ... her syndon þe þíne deórlingas beón sceoldon, 23, 148. His (Godwin&#39