"werlice lim" meaning in Old English

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Noun

Forms: werlīċe līm [canonical, neuter]
Etymology: From werlīċe (“manly, male”) + līm (“limb”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=werlīċe līm|head2=|sort=}} werlīċe līm n, {{ang-noun|n|head=werlīċe līm}} werlīċe līm n
  1. (euphamism) penis
    Sense id: en-werlice_lim-ang-noun-9pUtbu9V Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genitalia
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          "text": "late 9th century, Old English Martyrology\nOn þǣm dæġe Crīst onfeng þā ealdan ymbsnidenysse ond þā ealdan clǣsnunge Iūdea folces, þæt þonne wæs þæt hīe æġhwelċum cnihtċilde ymbsnidon þæt werlīċe līm on þǣm eahteðan dæġe æfter his acennisse, ond sēo clǣsnung him wæs swā hȧliġ swā ūs is fullwiht...",
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