anlicnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• onlīcnes, andlīcnis, anlīcness, anlīcnyss

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnˌliːk.nes/

Noun

anlīcnes f

1. likeness, resemblance
2. image or statue
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St. Julian and his wife Basilissa"

     Gehelp urum godum and hat to þe gefeccan þisne dry Iulianum þe ure goda anlicnysse mid ealle to-brytte...

     Help our gods, and command men to bring thee this sorcerer Julianus, who hath utterly broken the images of our gods,...

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “an-lícnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.