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hwíl-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
hwíl-fæc, es; n.
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For 'Lye' substitute Hwílfæc interuallum An. Ox. 1178. Cf. hwíl-stycce, hwíl-þrág, hwíl-tídum

cealf-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
cealf-ádl, e; f.; [ádl a disease, pain]

A calf-disease ⬩ morbi genus

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M. 35, Lye

cearcetung

(n.)
Grammar
cearcetung, e; f.

stridor

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Lye

clæmming

(n.)
Grammar
clæmming, e; f.

A blotting, daubing, smearing, hardening ⬩ litura, oblimatio

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Lye

flett

(n.)

the floor of a house ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ sēdes ⬩ hăbĭtātio

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Lye

flýming

(n.)
Grammar
flýming, es; m.

A fugitive ⬩ runaway ⬩ exile ⬩ profŭgus ⬩ fŭgĭtīvus ⬩ exul

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Lye. v. fleánning, flýma

Linked entry: fleáming

friþ-geár

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geár, es; n.

A year of peace or jubilee ⬩ pācis annus ⬩ jūblĭæus annus

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Lye

gaflas

(n.)
Grammar
gaflas, pl. m.

Forks ⬩ props ⬩ spars of a building ⬩ a gallows ⬩ furcæ ⬩ patĭbŭlum

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Lye

Linked entry: geafel

hlóþere

(n.)

a robber

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Lye' substitute

hwelung

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Lye' substitute On hwelunge in clangore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 16

for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To lose ⬩ let go ⬩ destroy ⬩ amittĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre

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To lose, let go, destroy; amittĕre, perdĕre, destruĕre; — He wolde forleósan líca gehwilc he would destroy each body, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 26; Gen. 1281. His treowe for feógýtsunge forleósan fĭdem suam amōre pĕcūniæ perdĕre, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 40. Ic forleóse

Linked entry: be-leósan

lygen

(n.)
Grammar
lygen, e; f.

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.

drinc-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
drinc-lagu, e; f.

Drinking-law ⬩ assisa potus

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Lye

here-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
here-þreát, es; m.

A troop ⬩ band of soldiers ⬩ cohortes

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A troop, band of soldiers, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 24; Exod. 574: cohortes, Cot. 51, Lye

sealm-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-getæl, es; n.
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A tale or number of psalms Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles tó lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19

ge-efenlǽcestre

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For 'Scint. 13, Lye' substitute Lang clǽnnyss æfter synne geefenlǽcestre ( imitatrix ) ys mǽdenhádes, Scint. 71, 11

Linked entry: efen-lǽcestre

hors-cræt

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For 'Lye' substitute

hrægel-gewǽde

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For Cot. 118, Lye substitute Hloðan, gegirelan liniamento, hræglgewǽdum liniamentis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 4-5

eáþ-béne

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-béne, adj.

Exorable ⬩ deprĕcābĭlis

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Lye; Ps. Grn. ii. 200, 15, note

Linked entry: béne

fælg

(n.)
Grammar
fælg, e; f: fælge, an; f.

A felly, a part of the circumference of a wheel ⬩ canthus

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Lye

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