tolicgan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ liċġan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːˈlij.jɑn/, [toːˈlid.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

tōliċġan

  1. (intransitive) to lie or run in different directions
  2. (transitive) to lie between and so to part; to divide, separate
    • Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan
      And Weonodland wæs ūs ealne weġ, on steorbord, ōð Wīslemūðan. Sēo Wīsle is swyðe myċel ēa, and hīo tōlīð Witland, and Weonodland; and ðæt Witland belimpeð tō Ēstum
      Slavia was to our starboard the whole way to the mouth of the Vistula. The Vistula is a very great river, and it separates Witland and Slavia; and Witland belongs to the Estonians

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