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ed-leán

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leán, ead-leán, æd-leán, es; n. [ed or ead; leán a loan]

A reward, recompense, requital, retributionpræmium, retrĭbūtio

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A reward, recompense, requital, retribution; præmium, retrĭbūtio Edleánes dæg retribūtiōnis dies, Lk. Bos. 4, 19. Ðæt edleán, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 2457; An. 1230. For edleane propter retrĭbūtiōnem, Ps. Spl. 118, 112

Linked entries: æd-leán ead-leán

feorh-lege

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lege, feorh-lege, es; m.

death

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Life-laying [cf. lecgan; II. to slay], death Hú wolde þæt geweorðan þæt on þone hálgan handa sendan tó feorhlege fæderas ússe how should that come to pass that our fathers should lay hands on the holy one to the end that they might slay him, El. 458.

ác-leáf

(n.)
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ác-leáf, es; n.

An oak-leafquercus folium

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An oak-leaf; quercus folium Ácleáf, Lchdm. iii. 311: L. M. 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 312, 19

an-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
an-leofa, an; m.

foodnourishmentvictuscibusa giftalmswagesstips

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food, nourishment; victus, cibus Beón beraþ árlícne anleofan bees carry delicious food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105

Linked entry: big-leofa

ifig-leáf

(n.)
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ifig-leáf, es; n.
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An ivy leaf Nim ifigleáf ðe on eorþan wixþ take leaves of ivy that grows on the ground, L. M. 3, 31; Lchdm. ii. 326, 11

leáf-full

(adj.)
Grammar
leáf-full, adj.

Believingfaithful

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Believing, faithful Leáffull fidelis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 21: Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 27. Ic cýðe on ðissan gewrte eallum leáffullum mannum hwet ic gerédd habbe wið míne arcebiscópes, Chart. Th. 347, 26. God cwæþ tó Moysen ðæt hé wolde cuman and hine ætforan

leód-burh

(n.)
Grammar
leód-burh, f.
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A people's town, a town of a country, town occupied by a people Of ðysse leódbyrig [Sodom], Cd. 116; Th. 150, 33; Gen. 2501. Hé eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471

bí-leofa

(n.)

food

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food, C. R. Ben. 49

Linked entries: big-leofa bí-leofian

bóc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-leáf, es; n.

The leaf of a book, a charterfolium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis

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The leaf of a book, a charter; folium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis

sealt-leáf

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glosses mozicia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 35

an-leofa

Similar entry: and-leofa

brémel-leáf

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Brémbelleáf, Lch. ii. 50, l. Add

ele-leáf

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Eleleáfes stelan, Lch. ii. 272, 23. Heleleáfes moran, Lch. iii. 18, 26. (?)

ge-leáf

(n.)
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leave Geleáf licentia, Scint. 165, 4. Nime hé leáfe (geleáfe, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 386, 16. Cf. ge-leáfa

heorotbremel-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
heorotbremel-leáf, es; n.
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A leaf of the buckthorn Cnúa heorot-brénibelleáf. Lch. ii. 332, 6

Linked entry: heorot-brembel

holen-leáf

(n.)
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holen-leáf, es; n.
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A Holly-leaf Genim holenleáfa micle twá handfulla, Lch. ii. 356, II. Genim eald holenleáf, 50, 10

leáf-full

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Leáfulre fideli An. Ox. 1329. Add

leór-ness

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leód-hata

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Gr. D. 163, 32. Add

leód-sceaþa

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Add: cf. þeód-sceaþa