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sige-leás

  • adjective
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sige-leás, adj.
without victory, unsuccessful in conflict, defeated
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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.
  • 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.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. sigu-lós.]
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