licgan

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Hē him þæs lēan forgeald, rēðe cempa, tō þæs þe hē on ræste geseah gūð-wērigne Grendel licgan, aldor-lēasne, swā him ǣr gescōd hild æt Heorote; hrā wīde sprong,

Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
He him þäs leán forgeald, rêðe cempa, tô þäs þe he on räste geseah gûð-wêrigne Grendel licgan, aldor-leásne, swâ him ær gescôd hild ät Heorote; hrâ wîde sprong,

Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
The third form, the compound term _belike_ (mostly used adverbially) is from the A. - S. _licgan_, _belicgan_, which means, to lie by, near, or around; to attend, accompany; Low Germ. and Dutch, _liggen_; Germ.

Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852
See unlifigende. licgan, st. v.: 1) _to lie, lie down_ or _low_: pres.sg. nū sēo hand ligeð

Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
See unlifigende. licgan, st. v.: 1) _to lie, lie down_ or _low_: pres.sg. nu seó hand ligeð

Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879