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Anglo-Saxon

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efn-líca

(n.)
Grammar
efn-líca, an; m.

An equal ⬩ æquālis

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An equal; æquālis Nis nán efnlíca ðín there is no one thine equal, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 38; Met. 20, 19

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un-efnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-efnlíc, adj.

Unequal ⬩ diverse

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Unequal, diverse Unefenlícra diversarum, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 5

efn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-líc, adj.

Equal ⬩ æquus

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Equal; æquus

efn-ling

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

A consort, an equal, a fellow ⬩ consors

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A consort, an equal, a fellow; consors. Ps. Spl. T. 44, 9

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efn-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
efn-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

Evenness, equality ⬩ æquālĭtas

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Evenness, equality; æquālĭtas Hie healdaþ má geférrǽdenne and efnlicnesse ðonne ealdordóm they observe companionship and equality more than authority, Past. 17, 9; Hat. MS. 24 b, 6

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efenlíce

(adv.)
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Efenlíce Godes mon til vir aeque Deo devotus, Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 300, 4. with equanimity, calmly Efnlíce (emn-, v. l.) aequanimiter, Past. 100, 3. Emlíce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 61. Geþyld sóð ys fremede yfelu emlíce þolian, Scint. 10, 3: 12, 5: 114, 16.

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