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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Like,) Lyk, v.2 [Late ME. lyke (1426), e.m.E. like, f. Like a.] tr. To liken; to equate or to compare. — a1400 Leg. S. xliv. 137.
Sic wordis suld thu nocht say ws. Bot erare lyk thé til a fole, As thu art cled in Cristis stole
c1460 Wisd. Sol. 105.
Lykand the tan to the hewyne & the tothir to the hell

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