Lust-líce

Old English Dictionary Entry

Lust-líce

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: With pleasure, gladly, willingly

Definitions

1 lust-líce

ad :-- Lustlíce libenter, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 46, 32. Lustlíce onfón libenter excipere, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 18: 3, 3 ; S. 525, 30. For ðe wé wolden lustlíce sweltan for thee we would gladly die, Ap. Th. 26, 6. Ðe nú lustlíce sibbsumes friþes æt eów biddende sindon who now are willing to ask a friendly peace from you, Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 48, 22. Ða godcundan láre lustlíce gehýran, Blickl. Homl. 47, 28: 49, 32.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᛋᛏ-ᛚᛁᚳᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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