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rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmlíce, adv.

largely, fully, ⬩ liberally ⬩ graciously, kindly, benignly

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largely, fully, at large, at length Ðæt hí rúmlíce roccettaþ swíðe, Ps. Th. 143, 16. Ðás þing rúmlíce gecýðan, Anglia viii. 303, 48. Ymbe ðás þing rúmlícor sprecan, 321, 36. Tó-dǽledlícor vel rúm[licor ?] differentius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 15. liberally

Linked entry: rúm-líc

cýs-lyb

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-lyb, cýs-lybb, es ; pl. nom. acc. -lybbu ; n. [cýse cheese, lyb, lib a drug]

Cheese-drug, rennet or runnet ⬩ casei coagulum

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Cheese-drug, rennet or runnet; casei coagulum Haran cýslybb syle drincan ðam wífe give the woman a hare's runnet to drink, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 14; Lchdm. i. 346, 4. Ða meolc geren mid cýslybbe turn the milk with rennet, Lchdm. iii. 18, 11. Cýslybbu coagula

Linked entries: cése-lib lybb

piplian

(v.)
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to grow pimply Wið teter and pypylgende (pipligende, MS. B.) líc, Lchdm. i. 234, 10. Wið pypelgende (pipligende, MS. B.) líc ðæt Grécas erpinam ( έρπηs ) nemnaþ, 266, 20

brýdelic gewrit

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Dele, and see brýd-lic

ge-bénlíc

(adj.)
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Dele, and see gyden-lic

fere

(n.)
Grammar
fere, with life,
  • Ps. C. 50, 22
    • ;
  • Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 22
    • ;
inst. of ferh life.

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un-foresceáwodlic

Grammar
un-foresceáwodlic, v. un-forsceáwodlíce (
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not -líc)

Linked entry: fore-sceáwodlic

æt-

(prep.; prefix)
Grammar
æt-, prefixed to words, like the prep, æt,

at ⬩ to ⬩ from ⬩ ad- ⬩ ab-

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denotes at, to, and from; ad-, ab-

Linked entries: wesan stæppan steall stillan telg reccan sceótan eáca styntan wítan feng spornan

dróg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dróg, drew, Jn. Lind. War. 21, 11; p.
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of dragan

geardlic

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Dele, and see middangeard-lic

weorþlíce

(adv.)
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Add: v. líc-, tǽl-weorþlíce

a-fúl

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dele, and see afu(h)-lic

ge-líclic

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Gelíclic apta, An. Ox. 4271. v. un-gelíclic; ge-líc; V. Add

Linked entry: líc-lic

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allow ⬩ permit

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To give leave, allow, permit Ða feówer ic eów lýfe tó sǽde and tó mete quatuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem et in cibum, Gen. 47, 24. Ic ðé selfes dóm lífe I allow you to decide, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 7; Gen. 1916. Moyses lýfde eów eówer wíf tó forlǽtenne

Linked entries: lǽfan léfan líft lýfan be-lífan

a-dreógendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-dreógendlíc, adj.

Bearable ⬩ tolerabilis

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Bearable; tolerabilis; part. of a-dreógan, -líc

tyhtend

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Add: v. leás-tyhtend: tyhtend-lic. Add:

wénþ

(n.)
Grammar
wénþ, (?);

beauty,

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beauty, Similar entries v. wén-líc Wénðe cum formosior Hpt. Gl. 417, 23

a-libban

(v.)
Grammar
a-libban, -lybban; p. -lifde, -lyfde; pp. -lifd, -lyfd

To live ⬩ live after ⬩ survive ⬩ vivere ⬩ superesse

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To live, live after, survive; vivere, superesse Ðæt heó wolde hyre líf on fæmnanháde alibban that she would live out her life in maidenhood, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 5. Hwá unclǽnnisse líf alifde who lived a life of uncleanness, Exon, 116 b; Th. 448, 32;

Linked entries: alibbend a-lifian a-lybban

eorþe

Grammar
eorþe, <b>; I 2 a.</b>
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Ofseah hé feorran ðá hǽðenan ferian án líc tó eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 16. Add

dalf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dalf, dug, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 33, = dealf; p.
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ofdelfan

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