The experiencer of experiential verbs is omitted, sometimes being replaced by a spatial complement indicating where the experiencer(s) are (e.g. forþon ðe on ælcum londe ne licað þæt on oðrum licað “Because on some lands (people) do not like what (people) like in others.”) Otherwise, it seems to suggest a common experience or a non-causal reading (e.g. Forðæm æghwilc ðing / þe on þys andweardan // life licað / lænu sindon “Therefore every thing, that is pleasing in this present day life, is loaned, [these earthly things always fleeting]”).
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