loppe
A flea ⬩ a spider ⬩ a silk-worm
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A flea(?), a spider(?); also a silk-worm Furþum ðeós lytle loppe hine hwílum deádne gedéþ even this little flea sometimes kills him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 13. Seolucwyrm oððe sídwyrm oððe loppe bombix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 23 (or is this a different word,
lopystre
A lobster ⬩ a locust
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A lobster, a locust Loppestre polypus, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 77; Wrt. Voc. 56, 2: 77, 69. Lopust locusta, ii. 113, 11. Hwæt féhst ðú on sǽ? Crabban and lopystran quid capis in mari? Cancros et polypodes, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 13. Lopestro (loppestra
lufen
Hope
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Hope[?] Sceal eall éðelwyn eówrum cynne lufen álicgean [lufena licgean, MS.] all delight in their country and hope shall fail your kin, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886
lungen
A lung
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A lung Lungen pulmo, Wrt. Voc. 45, 11: pulmon, 65, 51. Lungena pulmones, 71, 5. Ðone man ðe biþ lungenne wund, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 92, 21
lybbestre
A witch ⬩ sorcerer
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A witch, sorcerer Lybbestran carios, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 12
lyffetung
Flattery ⬩ adulation
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Flattery, adulation, paying court to Lyffetung adulatio, Wrt. Voc. 85, 41. Liffetung. 49, 15. Herige hine ná on ðisum lífe, ac æfter his geendunge, ðonne ne deraþ nán lyffetung ðám herigendum, and nán upáhefednys ne costnaþ ðone, geheredan, Homl. Th.
lygen
A lie ⬩ falsehood
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A lie, falsehood Ðǽr lyt geháta biþ ðǽr biþ lyt lygena where there are few promises, there are few lies, Prov. Kmbl. 7. Mid ligenum with lies, Cd. 25; Th. 31, 36; Gen. 496: 26; Th. 34, 2; Gen. 531: 28; Th. 37, 11; Gen. 588. Lygenum, Th. 37, 31; Gen.
lynd
Grease ⬩ fat ⬩ fatness
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Grease, fat, fatness Lind arvina, Wrt. Voc. 65, 14. Lynde [a]rvina, 284, 6. Hé hí fédde mid fætre lynde hwǽte cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, Ps. Th. 80, 15: 147, 3
mægen-strengo
Main strength ⬩ great force
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Main strength, great force Gúþcyning (Beowulf) mægenstrengo slóh hilde bille with mighty force the warrior-king smote with his battle-blade, Beo. Th. 5350; B. 2678. Sum biþ gleáw módes cræfta sum mægenstrengo onféhþ one is skilled in the arts of the
mete-gearwa
Preparations of food
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Preparations of food Óðre hwǽtene (MS. wætan) metegearwa sint tó forbeódanne other preparations of wheaten food are to be forbidden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 210, 26
mis-byrdo
Imperfect nature or quality
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Imperfect nature or quality Be wambe missenlícre gecyndo oððe ðære misbyrdo, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm, ii. 220, 14. Sió wamb sió ðe biþ cealdre gecyndo oððe misbyrdo, 222, 3
Linked entry: -byrdo
mód-þryðu (o)
Violence of mind
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Violence of mind Módþryðo wæg folces cwén a violent heart bore the queen of the people, Beo. Th. 3867; B. 1931
of-earmung
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Pity, compassion On ofearmunga in miseratione, Blickl. Gl
Linked entry: earmung
ofer-biterness
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Excessive bitterness; amaritudo, Ps. Spl. 13, 6
Linked entry: biter-nes
ofer-blice
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A superficies, surface Oferbliocan superficiem, Txts. 181, 44
Linked entry: -blice
ofer-etolness
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Excess in eating, gluttony Ne gewunigen gé tó oferetolnisse non in comessationibus, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 317, 18
Linked entry: etol-ness
ofer-férness
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Possibility of being crossed On twám stówum is oferférnes duobus tantum in locis est transmeabilis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 21
ofer-flówness
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Superfluity, overflowing Oferflównes superfluitas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 69. Oferflóuwnys ( superfluitas ) ðæs gecyndes, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 1. Of oferflównysse, S. 496, 37. His líchoma mid oforflównessum gefrætwod wæs, Blickl. Homl. 195, 12
ofer-geatu
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Oblivion Ða his cwide weoldan on ofergeate hæbben (would have it buried in oblivion, cf. O. H. Ger. habe in ágezze obliviscere Grff. iv. 279), Ps. Th. 128, 6. Cf. be-geatu
ofer-gímness
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Watching over, observation Mið ofergémnise cum observatione Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 20