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lyþre, l. lýþre,
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of persons
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  • Se lýðra man ána (

    the vile man alone

    ), þonne hé forsihð Godes beboda . . . þonne bið hé deófles ðeówa,
      Hml. Th. i. 172, 17.

  • Mín lýðra látteów (

    my rascally guide)

    forlét mé þus ǽnne,
      Hml. S. 21, 211.

  • Wé sceolon forseón þone lýðran deófol (

    the foul fiend

    ),
      Hml. Th. i. 270, 13.

  • Hwæt synt þá wyrmas búton lýðre men?,

      Angl. viii. 323, 31.

  • Hwǽr syndon þá wiðersacan eówre lýðran mágas (

    your vile kinsmen

    ) ?,
      Hml. S. 23, 296.

  • Lýþrum monnum

    to vile cravens,

      Ors. 6, 36; S. 292, 27.
of things
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  • Hú lǽne and hú lýðre þis líf is on tó getrúwianne. Wlfst. 189, 3.

  • Hit ne gedafenað ꝥ man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lýðrum tolle (

    for sordid gain

    ),
      Hml. S. 19, 253.

  • Lýðre gesetnyssa

    vitiosa compositio,

      Angl. viii. 313, 26.

  • Ne sceall nán Godes þegn for sceattum riht déman, ac healdan þone dóm búton lýðrum sceattum

    (without infamous bribes),

      Hml. S. 19, 246.

  • Þurh lýðra sǽd

    by seed that does harm,

      Angl. viii. 300, 24.
Etymology
[v. N. E. D. lither.]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “lyþre.” 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/54895.

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