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1. overlī̆tel adv.

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Too little, insufficiently.

2. lī̆tellīe adv.

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(a) Little by little, gradually [?mistransl. of L]; (b) lightly; setten litellie at, to set little store by (sth.).

3. lī̆telhēd(e n.

Additional spellings: litelhede
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(a) Fewness, paucity; smallness, insignificance; (b) want of spirit, pusillanimity, timidity.

4. lotleshipe n.

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Humility.

5. overlī̆tel n.

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Too little, not enough.

6. overlī̆tel adj.

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(a) Too little in size, exceedingly small; (b) insufficient in amount or extent.

7. lī̆telmēl(e adv.

Additional spellings: litelmele
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Little by little, by degrees, gradually, slowly; bi (with) litelmel, little by little.

8. lī̆telnes(se n.

Additional spellings: litelnesse
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(a) Smallness; of a nerve: thinness; of the eye: sunkenness; (b) scarcity; (c) lowness of rank or station; (d) smallness in degree, strength, or efficacy; feebleness, weakness; slightness…

9. lī̆tel what phr.

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A little bit, only a little; small things [quot.: a1121]; a small matter, a trifle [quot.: a1300].

10. bitlok n.

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A bit of food.