lik adj.

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TR2. 43 Ěk scársly̌ bén thěr ín thǐs plácě thré
TR2. 44 Thǎt háve ǐn lóve sěid lík, ǎnd dón, ǐn ál;
TR2. 45 Fǒr tó thǐ púrpǒs thís mǎy líkěn thé,
TR2. 46 Ǎnd thé rǐght nóught; yět ál ǐs séid ǒr schál;
TR2. 47 Ěk sóm měn gráve ǐn trée, sǒme ín stǒn wál,
TR2. 48 Ǎs ít bǐtít. Bǔt sýn Ǐ háve bǐgónně,
TR2. 49 My̌n áuctǒur shál Ǐ fólwěn, íf Ǐ kónně.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And there are scarcely three people here present who have said and done exactly the same thing in love, for this may suit you for your purposes, and you not at all. Yet everything is said, or will be; and it happens some people carve in wood, and some in stone. But, since I have begun, I shall follow my author if I can.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): この土地においてでさえ、三人が三人とも恋愛の言動が同じになることはほとんどない。恋の成就のために、こんな言葉は貴方の心に適っても、別の人には適わない。だけどとやかく言われるものだ。彫刻も木に彫る者もいれば、石の壁に刻む者もいる、人様々だ。だけど始めたからには、私は力の限り原作者に従って行なおう。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 何况就在同一地区也不会有三个人同样地讲爱，你喜欢这样，他又喜欢那样；有人爱在树上刻字，有人爱刻在石壁上，全视情形而定；但我既已开了端，我将追随着我的原作者尽我所能继续下去。

Word Information

Etymology: OE&ON
Addresser: Narrator
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 53): lik: the same
Fisher (1989: 419): lyk: alike
Benson (1987): N/A
Davis et al. (1979): 2. similar, alike (s.v. lyk/liche, adj.)
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): Baugh (1963: 99): lik: alike

Possible Definitions

same, similar, alike

Comments from the Editor

The prologue of Book II finds no counterpart in Fil.