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Old English Dictionary Entry

Cniht-líc

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adj. Boyish, childish; puerilis :-- Ne he cnihtlíce gálnysse næs begangende nor was he [Guthlac] addicted to boyish levity, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 16. Swá oft swá cnihtlícu yldo begǽþ as childish age is often wont, 2; Gdwin. 12, 19. cniht-lic
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ᚳᚾᛁᚻᛏ-ᛚᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc