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ge-leógan

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Add: cf. á-leógan

ge-léwan

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Dele, and see ge-léfed

heofon-leóht

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Ðæt ofer his reliquias ꝥ heofonleóht (lux caelestis) ealle niht wæs ofer grstondonde, Bd. 3, II; Sch. 235, 9. Add

leger-bedd

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Marcellus sǽde ꝥ heó lǽge on paralisin. Þá áxode Títus þone apostol hwí hé geþafode ꝥ heó swá láge on þám legerbedde, þonne hé óðre áléfede ealle gehǽlde, and heó ána læg swá, Hml. S. 10, 237. Add

-leger-scipe

(suffix)

Similar entry: dirne-legerscipe

leóht-bora

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-bora, an ; m.
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A light-bearer Ðá warð his leóhtbora áfyrht swýðe, Vis. Lfc. 36

Linked entry: bora

mægen-leást

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Sum lícðrowere náhte his féðes geweald . . . hé wolde geneálǽcan his hulce, gif hé mihte. Þá ofhreów ðám munece þæs hreóflian mægenleást, Hml. Th. i. 336, 11. Sume hí bebyrigan woldon, ac hí hrædlíce for mægenleáste swulton, 404, 2 : Hml. A. 68, 79. Gif

mete-leást

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Þǽr onsæt mycel hungor, and seó mycele wǽdl þǽre meteleáste genyrwde ealle þá landleóde fames incubuerat, magnaque onmes alimentorum indigentia coangustabat, Gr. D. 145, 6. Hú mage wé þus feáwa feohtan ongeán þás meniu, nú wé synd gewǽhte mid gewinne

wæter-leást

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For wæterlíste, Ps. Spl. 105, 14. Add

wit-leást

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Widtlǽste uesaniae, An. Ox. ii. 174. Add

á-leógan

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up-legen

(n.)
Grammar
up-legen, e; f.

A hair-pin

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A hair-pin Uplegen discriminale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 1. Uplegene vel feaxpreónas discriminalia, i.17, 2

wíf-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-leást, e; f.

Lack of women

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Lack of women Menn hæfdon on frymðe heora mágan tó wífe, and swá wel mósten for ðære wífleáste, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 216

hafen-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hafen-leást, e; f.

Lack of means, indigenceinopia

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Lack of means, indigence; inopia Wé ne sceolon ða wannspédigan for heora hafenleáste forseón we ought not to despise those who are without means for their indigence, Homl. Th. i. 128, 23. Fela sind þearfan þurh hafenleáste and ná on heora gáste. Sind

on-legen

(n.)
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on-legen, e; f.

An on-laying, (medicinal) application

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An on-laying, (medicinal) application Onlegen (ἐπίθεμα) tó trymmanne ðone magan, Lchdm. ii. 180, 24. Mid onlegene swá swá mon of swelcum þingum wyrcþ . . . Lácna mid onlegena beres, 82, 14-24. Gesodene wuduæpla and hlafes cruman and swilce onlegena,

on-lésan

(n.; v.)
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on-lésan, -lésness.

Similar entry: on-lísan

tó-lésan

Similar entry: tó-lísan

Bylges leg

(n.)
Grammar
Bylges leg, es; n. [Flor. Bililesleaga: Sim. Dun. Byligesleage: Hovd. Biligesleage]
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BISLEY, in Gloucestershire Hí cómon to Bylges lege they came to Bisley, Chr. 1055; Erl. 190, 15

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

æfter-leán

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-leán, es; n.

An after-loanrewardrecompenseretributionpræmiummerces

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An after-loan, reward, recompense, retribution; præmium, merces Þearl æfterleán hard retribution, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76