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Old English Dictionary Entry

Langsumlíce

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1 langsumlíce

adv. I. long, during or for a long time :-- Hit God siþþan longsumlíce wrecende wæs, Ors. 2, 1; S. 58, 17. Hé tó þǽre dura cóm and þǽr langsumlíce swýðe cnucede (he knocked long and loudly), Vis. Lfc. 29. II. patiently, with long-suffering :-- Hé nele þæs synfullan deáð, ac langsumlíce his gehwyrfednesse bíð (anbít, ), Hml. S. 23 b, 391. langsumlice
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚪᛝᛋᚢᛗᛚᛁᚳᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Hml.
Homilies (Ælfric or other)
Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
S.
Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
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