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torn-líc

  • adjective
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Grammar
torn-líc, adj.
Grievous, bitter
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  • Ða hér on tornlícum teárum (cf. wréðan werk wópu kúmian, tornon trahnon,

      Hél. 5525) sáwaþ, Ps. Th. 125, 5.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. zorn-líh turbidus, iratus.]
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  • torn-líc, adj.