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eges líce

  • adverb
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eges líce, adv. [eges líce in likeness of fear=]
Fearfully; terrĭbĭlĭter
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  • Hí náht ne belimpaþ to ðam þunere ðe on ðyssere lyfte oft eges*-*líce brastlaþ

    they do not appertain to the thunder which in this atmosphere often crackles fearfully,

    • Bd. de nat. rerum
      • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 19,
      • 26;
    • Lchdm. iii. 280,
      • 13.

  • Worpaþ hine deófol on dómdæge egeslíce

    the devil shall fearfully cast him down in the day of doom,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 52
      • ;
    • Sal. 26
      • .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “eges líce.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/9115.

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