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1. forlīen v.

41 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To have illicit sexual relations with (someone), to lie with, seduce (a woman); to be unchaste, commit adultery; refl. to be adulterous; (b) to rape (a woman); forlien bi (thurgh) force, forlien……

2. lid-gate n.

Additional spellings: lidgate
22 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A swing gate for cattle; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.251]. …

3. lith n.(1)

70 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A joint of the body; bothe lith and bon, both joint and bone; completely; eche lith from the lire, every joint from the flesh; lith bo and lire, both joint and flesh; out of lith, out of joint……

4. līthī adj.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Weak, feeble; spiritually weak; of medicine: mild. …

5. līthnes(se n.

Additional spellings: lithnesse
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Gentleness, meekness; (b) suppleness, nimbleness. …

6. lī̆th-wort n.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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A medicinal plant:(a) ?the dwarf elder Sambucus ebulus; (b) ?the common, or wall, pellitory Parietaria officinalis; (c) ?buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus. …

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