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leóf

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Wright's OE grammar
§137; §173; §208; §209; §218; §235; §276; §294; §426; §443; §444; §620;
used as a form of address to one or to many, cf. modern 'dear sir'
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  • Wé biddap ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce

    oramus, domine, ut audias nos,

    • Gen. 43, 20
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    • 3, 10
      • :
    • Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 5, 14
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  • Ðá cwæþ ðæt wíf tó him leóf ðæs mé þingþ ðú eart wítega

    dicit ei mulier domine video quia propheta es tu,

    • Jn. Skt. 4, 19
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  • Hí cwǽdon, leóf, wé wyllaþ geseón ðone hǽlend,

    • 12, 21
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  • Seó gegaderung his leorningcnihta cwæþ Drihten leóf wilt ðú nú gesettan ende ðysre worulde

    the assembly of his disciples said, Lord, wilt thou now put an end to this world,

    • Homl. Th. i. 294, 24
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  • Ic bidde eów leóf ðæt gé gecirron tó mínum húse

    obsecro, domini, declinate in domum pueri vestri,

    • Gen. 19, 2
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  • Gefyrn ic hine cúðe leóf ... La leóf nele hé gelýfan mínum wordum

    long ago 1 knew him, Sir ... Ah! Sir, he will not believe my words,

    • Glostr. Frag. 2, 10, 19
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  • Lá leóf

    O Lord,

    • Gen. 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 31
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  • Hí cwǽdon tó ðám apostolon lá leóf hwæt is ús tó dónne

    they said to the apostles, Sirs, what shall we do?

    • Homl. Th. i. 314, 33
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Bosworth, Joseph. “leóf.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/21429.

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