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gilplíc

  • adjective
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gilplíc, adj.
Ostentatious, pompous, proud, vain-glorious
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  • Ðæt wǽre swíðe gilplíc dǽd gif Crist scute ðá adún

    it would have been a very vain glorious act if Christ had thrown himself down then,

    • Homl. Th. i. 170, 21
    • .
  • Gierelan gielplíces

    of pompous garb,

    • Exon. 35 a
    • ;
    • Th. 112, 3
    • ;
    • Gú. 138
    • :
    • 38 b
    • ;
    • Th. 127, 22
    • ;
    • Gú. 390
    • .
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  • gilplíc, adj.