sige-leás
- adjective
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Engle nú lange [wǽron] eal sigeleáse
the English now for a long time have been deserted by victory,
- Wulfst. 162, 15.
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Hý sigeleáse (defeated) ðone grénan wong ofgiefan sceoldan, Exon. Th. 130, 33 ; Gú. 447 : 141, 6 ; Gú. 623 : Cd. Th. 20, 20 ; Gen. 312. Ia. of an expedition, unattended by victory :-- Sigeleásne síð, Exon. Th. 120, 17 ; Gú. 273. Ib. of a song,
that tells of defeat
:-- Gehýrdon galan Godes andsacan sigeleásne sang,- Beo. Th. 1578 ; B. 787.
Bosworth, Joseph. “sige-leás.” 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/27694.
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