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1. līk-wōrthe adj.

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Acceptable, agreeable, pleasing; lik-worthe ne (and) iqueme. …

2. lī̆chame n.

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(a) A living human body, flesh; godes lichame, the Eucharist; his lichame, him; lichame with lichame, body against body, in single combat; lichame and gost (ithank), mod and lichame, soule(s and……

3. lī̆ch n.

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(a) A living human body; also, the human torso; bar lich, bare skin; next lich, next the skin; lich bar, naked; (b) a dead human body; lien a lich, to lie in state; (c) a wake; (d) lich belle, a bell……

4. litton(e n.

Additional spellings: littone
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Graveyard, churchyard; chirche litton, q.v. …

5. atelīch adj.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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Horrible, hideous, ugly. …

6. ēthelich, ẹ̄the- adj.

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Insignificant, trivial, slight; of little worth or value. …

7. miccle-līc n.

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Elephantiasis; -- here identified with the leprosy of the Bible. …

8. ō̆nlī adj.

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(a) Excluding or apart from all others; without accompaniment or equal; only, alone; on (this) onli, onli this, etc., one (this) and no more, just one (this), etc.; (b) but (except, outtaken, save)……

9. ōld(e)lī adj.

Additional spellings: oldeli
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Elderly, aging. …

10. -lī suf.(1)

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A derivational suffix in adjectives derived from OE or ON: armlich, ateoriendlic, atterlich, bigli, craftli, dedli, dirstlece, evenli, fokenlich, forwordenlic, greithli, gromlich, idafenlich,……

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