ofer-læg
A cloak
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A cloak Oberlagu amfibula (amfibulum birrum villosum, Isidore) Txts. 111, 1
freó-lǽta
One made free ⬩ a freedman ⬩ libertus
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One made free, a freedman; libertus Freólǽta libertus, Ǽlfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 106; Wrt. Voc. 18, 55. Freó-lǽtan sunu the son of a freedman; libertīnus, 8; Som. 56, 107; Wrt. Voc. 18, 56
lǽst-wyrhta
A shoemaker
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A shoemaker Lǽstweorhta caligarius, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 23; Wrt. Voc. 26, 22. Lǽstwyrhta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 66
æc-lǽca
A wretch ⬩ miscreant ⬩ monster ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum
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A wretch, miscreant, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum, Elen. Grm. 901; El. 902
æg-lǽca
A miserable being ⬩ wretch ⬩ monster ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum
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A miserable being, wretch, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum Atol æglǽca the fell wretch, Beo. Th. 1188; B. 592 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 28; Sat. 161: Andr. Kmbl. 2717; An. 1361
druncen-læt
Slow ⬩ lentus
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Slow; lentus, Cot. 124
lǽce-cræftig
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Skilled in medicine Arestolobius wæs háten án cing hé wæs wís and lǽcecræftig hé ðá gesette forðon gódne morgendrænc wið eallum untrymnessum ðe mannes líchoman iond styriaþ there was a king named Arestolobius, he was wise and skilled in medicine, for
lǽce-cynn
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The race of physicians or surgeons Nǽfre [ic] lǽcecynn on folcstede findan meahte ðara ðe mid wyrtum, wunde gehǽlde never could I find on the battlefield the leeches, those who with herbs my wounds would heal, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 20; Rä. 6, 10
lǽce-dóm
Medicine ⬩ a medicine ⬩ remedy ⬩ cure
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Medicine, a medicine, remedy, cure Lǽcedóm medecina, Wrt. Voc. 74, 5: Lchdm. ii. 16, 9-27. Lécedom, Kent. Gl. 148. Lǽcedóm malagma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 59: cura, 92, 61. In untrymnisse wæs ðú lǽcedóme in infirmitate sis medecina, Rtl. 105, 13. On ðare
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lǽce-sealf
a plaster ⬩ malagma
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A medicinal salve or ointment, a plaster; malagma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 77
lǽce-seax
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A surgeon's knife Se lǽce hýt ðonne his lǽceseax under his cláðum medicus abscondit igitur ferrum medicinale sub veste, Past. 26, 3; Swt, 187, 9
lǽn-dagas
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The days granted to a man in which to live, the time during which a man lives Sceolde lǽndaga [MS. þend daga] æþeling ende gebídan worulde lífes the end of the days that had been granted, of life in this world, was to come upon the prince, Beo. Th. 4672
lǽr-ness
Emptiness
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Emptiness Se cymþ of tó micelre lǽrnesse it [hiccup] comes of too much emptiness, L. M. 1, 18; Lchdm. ii. 60, 20
læt-líce
Slowly
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Slowly Ðá andswarode hé him lætlíce theft he answered him slowly, Guthl. 20; Gdwin, 80, 12. Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33
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læt-rǽde
deliberate
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Slow of counsel, deliberate Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigendre æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde and wénaþ menn ðæt hit síc for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe often a man will be very hesitating in every action,
ge-lǽr
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Add Seó gelǽre wamb venter uacuus, Chrd. 69, 30
sín-lǽca
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A magician, necromancer, sorcerer Scín*-*lǽcan (-lǽcean, -lécan) nebulonis, Txts. 81, 1372: nebulis (nebulonis? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 60: 79. 4. Ðæs leásan scínlǽcan falsi nebulo , 147, 2. Sabastianus ongon hine ( St. Victor ) nédan tó deófolgelde; ðá
un-lǽce
An unskilful physician
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An unskilful physician Hú unlǽcas (cf. unwíse lǽcas, 232, 8) wénaþ ðæt ðæt sié lendenáldl, Lchdm. ii. 164, 8
weorold-lǽce
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A physician for the body Nis se woruldlǽce wælhreów, ðeáh ðe hé ðone gewundodan mid bærnette gelácnige, Homl. Th. i. 472, 13
dǽd-læt
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Slow to act, slothful. v. next word