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sculking flattening Llychu v
holy Llwysedd, n. purity; sanctitude Llwysiad, n. a purging, a hallowing Llwyso, v. to clear; to sanctify Llwysog, a. cleanly; hallowed Llwyth, n. what is borne, a load Llwythiad, n. a burdening, a loading Llwytho, v. to burden, to load Llwythog, a. burdened, loaded Llyad, n. a licking, a lic, a slap Llyarth, n. a gentle rise, a slope Llych, n. what is flat; a squat, a sculk Llychìad, n. a dusting, a powdering Llychiannu, v. to pulverise Llychiant, n. a powdering Llychineb, n. dustiness Llychio, v. to reduce to dust Llychiog, a. abounding with dust; powdery Llychlyd, a. dusty, full of dust Llychludo, v. to render dusty Llychlyn, n. a gulf; brooklime Llychol, a. squatting, cowering, sculking; flattening Llychu, v. to squat, to cower Llychwin, a. dusty; blotted Llychwino, v. to make or to become dusty; to become of a dusky hue Llychwr, n. what spreads along Llychwyr, n. decline of light; twilight Llychyn, n. particle of dust Llyd, n. breadth, extent Llydan, a. broad, wide, spacious Llydandroed, a. broad-footed Llydanddail, a. broad-leaved Llydanedd, n. broadness, width Llydaniad, n. a dilation Llydanu, v. to expand, to dilate Llydiad, n. an expanding Llydniad, n. a casting of young Llydnig, n. a small animal Llydnu, v. to bring forth, to foal Llydnyn, n. a little animal Llydu, v. to expand, to dilate Llydw, n. abundance, enjoyment Llydd, a. diffused, expanded Llyddad, n. a diffusing, a pouring Llyddo, v. to diffuse, to pour Lluest, n. a polypus Llyf, n. a stretch out; a licking Llyfan, n. a string, a rope Llyfandafod, n. tongue-tied Llyfaniad, n. a stringing Llyfanog, n. the liverwort Llyfantws, n. burst-cow fly Llyfanu, v. to string, to bind Llyfanwst, n. a disease in cattle Llyfas, n. a venture, an attempt Llyfasiad, n. aventuring, a daring, a presuming Llyfasol, a. venturesome, daring, presuming Llyfasu, v. to venture, to attempt Llyfeb, n. juration, swearing Llyfedig, a. being licked, or lapped Llyfeliad, n. a contriving; a levelling Llyfelu, v. to devise, to guess; to level Llyfen, n. the loin Llyfenol, a. relating to the loin Llyferthiad, n. a fatiguing Llyferthiant, n. defatigation Llyferthin, a. exhausted, wearied Llyferthol, a. wearisome Llyferthus, a. wearisome, tiring Llyfi, n. what is slimy; snivel Llyfiad, n. a licking Llyfio, v. to snivel Llyfiol, a. snivelling Llyfn, a. smooth, sleek, even, level Llyfnâd, n. a smoothing Llyfnâu, v. to smooth, to polish Llyfnder, n. smoothness Llyfniad, n. a making smooth Llyfnu, v. to smooth, to level: to harrow Llyfol, a. lambative, licking Llyfr, n. what drags, the heel of a drag, n. a book Llyfran, n. a pamphlet Llyfrâu, v. to render timid Llyfrder, n. cowardliness Llyfrgell, n. a library Llyfrith, a. eruptive, pimpled Llyfrithen, n. a pimple; a stye Llyfrithiad, n. an eruption Llyfritho, to break out as a rash Llyfrithiol, a. eruptive Llyfrol, a. relating to books Llyfrothen, n. a gudgeon Llyfru, v. to book Llyfrwerthydd, n. bookseller Llyfrwr, n. a bookman, a booker, a librarian Llyfryn, n. a little book Llyfu, v. to lick with the tongue Llyffant, n. frog.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

sa force le vil
Car ce don, auquel on ne peut résister, élevant au plus haut point l'ivresse de sa force, le vil rakshasa tourmente les Dieux, les rishis, les Gandharvas, les hommes sanctifiés par la pénitence; et, quoique, destructeur des sacrifices, lacérateur des Saintes Ecritures, ennemi des brahmes, dévorateur des hommes, cette faveur incomparable sauve de la mort Rávana le triste fléau des mondes.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

sent for La Vaisse
Notwithstanding these innocent appearances, the capitoul thought proper to agree with the opinion of the mob, and took it into his head that old Calas had sent for La Vaisse, telling him that he had a son to be hanged; that La Vaisse had come to perform the office of executioner: and that he had received assistance from the father and brother.
— from Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe

SEMPRONIUS flattering lords VENTIDIUS
LUCULLUS SEMPRONIUS flattering lords VENTIDIUS, one of Timon's false friends ALCIBIADES, an Athenian captain APEMANTUS, a churlish philosopher FLAVIUS, steward to Timon FLAMINIUS LUCILIUS SERVILIUS
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

su fertilidad la variación
Sus aguas son muchas, claras y saludables, pues no hay amagamiento de serranía ni ceja de montaña que no brote [1] cristalinos arroyos, que cruzando la tierra con la frescura de sus raudales, la fecundan de calidad, [2] que no hay cosa que en ella se siembre que con admiración no produzca, ayudando a su fertilidad la variación de su temperamento, pues a cortas distancias, según la altura o bajío que hace la tierra, se experimenta frío, cálido o templado, y de esta variedad de temples se origina su mayor excelencia, pues lo que en un sitio no produce, en otro se multiplica, y lo que en una parte se esteriliza, en otra se fecunda, y
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

small fat legs violently
When Sara entered the room, Lottie was lying upon the floor, screaming and kicking her small fat legs violently, and Miss Amelia was bending over her in consternation and despair, looking quite red and damp with heat.
— from A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time by Frances Hodgson Burnett

such few Latin verses
On this account, sir, I have been desirous to bring to light, and present to you, such few Latin verses as he left behind.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

Scotland Faust legend variant
Science of Fairy Tales , Hartland's, 92 Science of Language , Sayce's, 223 Scotland, Faust legend variant in, 228 - 233 ; fisher beliefs of, 234 ; boat-language of fishers of, 235 ; taboo of animal names in, 235 ; May-time ceremonies in, 240 et seq.
— from An Introduction to Mythology by Lewis Spence

Swim for Life VII
A Swim for Life. VII.
— from Where Duty Called; or, In Honor Bound by George Waldo Browne

sorry for Laurel Vane
She smoothed the golden hair tenderly, and kissed the white hands, and admitted that she was sorry for Laurel Vane.
— from Laurel Vane; or, The Girls' Conspiracy by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

ses freres le Vicomte
C’est à savoir que nous Bertrand du Guesclin voulons estre alliez, et nous allions à toujours à vous Messire Olivier, Seigneur de Clisson contre tous ceulx qui pevent vivre et mourir, exceptez le Roy de France, ses freres, le Vicomte de Rohan, et nos autres seigneurs de qui nous tenons terre: et vous promettons aidier et conforter de tout nostre pouvoir toutesfois que mestier en aurez, et vous nous en requerrez.
— from The History of Chivalry; Or, Knighthood and Its Times, Volume 2 (of 2) by Charles Mills

surprise for Lady Vargrave
" "Who is this author that pleases you so much?" asked Mrs. Leslie, with some surprise; for Lady Vargrave had usually little pleasure in reading even the greatest and most popular masterpieces of modern genius.
— from Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

suffer from large varicose
He also remarks that women who suffer from large varicose veins are seldom troubled by the nausea of pregnancy.
— from Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy by Havelock Ellis


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