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ge-lǽt

Similar entry: wæter-gelǽt

lǽn-lic

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Wé sculon geþencean ꝥ þis líf is lǽnlic þe wé nú on libbað, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 15. Add

-lǽðu

(suffix)

Similar entry: mót-lǽðu

læð

(n.)
Grammar
læð, es; n.

Land

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Land Ðó swá ic lǽre beó ðé [Lchdm. ðú] be ðínum and lǽt mé be mínum ne gyrne ic ðínes ne lǽðes ne landes ne sace ne sócne ne ðú mínes ne þearft do as I advise; be thou with thine and leave me to mine; I desire nothing of. thine, neither lea nor land,

for-lét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-lét, p. of for-lǽtan.

left

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left, Cd. 70; Th. 84, 29; Gen. 1405;

a-lét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lét, -léton

leftgave up

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left, gave up,Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 10;

Linked entry: alét-líc

lætest

(adj.)
Grammar
lætest, superl. of læt.

Last

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Last Ðe lætest [ða lætmesta, Lind.] the last, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 27

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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To cause to be slow [læt], to let, hinder, impede, delay Ne leteþ non tricaverit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 75. Ðæs andwearda wela ámerþ and læt [MS. Cot. let] ða men ðe beóþ átihte tó ðám sóþum gesǽlþum, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 3. Ðæt flǽsc oft lett [MS. Hat. lætt

Linked entry: ge-lettan

lætemest

(adj.)
Grammar
lætemest, a double superlative of læt.

Last

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Last In ðæm lætemestan dæge in novissimo die, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 44: 39, 40. Stówe ða lætemestu novissimum locum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 14, 9, 10. Monige wutudlíce bióþun ǽrist ða foerþmestu and ða lætemestu foerþmest multi autem erunt primi novissimi et novissimi

Linked entry: lætmest

lǽððu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽððu, e; lǽððo; indecl.; f.

An injuryoffencehatredenmitymalice

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An injury, offence, hatred, enmity, malice Lǽððe livoris, Wt. Voc. ii. 50, 16. Mið lǽðo hæfe ðú fiónd ðínne odio habebis inimicum tuum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 43. Lǽððo odio, 24, 10. Seðe unlage rǽre oððe undóm gedéme heononforþ for lǽððe oððe for feohfange

weg-gelǽte

(n.)
Grammar
weg-gelǽte, an ; f. : -weg-gelǽte, es; n. (v. ge-lǽte)

A place where roads meet

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A place where roads meet Weggelǽte compitalia, Hpt. Gl. 515, 27. Æt ðære wegegelǽton, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 29. Wegelǽton trivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 58. Weggelǽta compita, 37, 45

Linked entry: ge-lǽte

for-lǽtnes

abandonmentdesolationneglectabandonmentcessationintermissionremissnessremissionpardonlossputting awaydismissiondivorce

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Similar entries Cf. for-lǽtan; IV. 2, VI. 1 c Of aldra in forlétnisse de parentum inspretione, Mk. p. 3, 15. abandonment of principle, &c. Similar entries v. for-lǽtan; VII. 2 Seó anfengnes médsceata on dómum ys sóðfæstnesse forlǽtnes, Ll.

hǽlan

(v.)
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to castrate Móna se syofoða, blód lǽtan . . . temian, hǽlan (castrare) gód ys, Lch. iii. 186, 22

land-rest

(n.)
Grammar
land-rest, e; f.

A land-couchgrave

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A land-couch, grave Lǽtan landreste to leave the grave, Andr. Kmbl. 1561; An. 782

míddel-ǽdr

(n.)
Grammar
míddel-ǽdr, e; f.
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Sceal mon on þǽre middelǽdre blód lǽtan, 210, 11

út

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</b> I 7. add: v. lǽtan, e. 3. add: — Þæs ymb m niht hié gefuhton út on sǽ, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 5

bǽting

(n.)
Grammar
bǽting, béting, e; f.

A cablea ropeanything that holds or restrainsfunisretinaculum

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A cable, a rope, anything that holds or restrains; funis, retinaculum Lǽtan ða bétinge [Cot. bǽtinge] to slip the cable, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15

Linked entry: béting

ealdor-geard

(n.)
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the house of life, the body Lǽtað íren ecgheard eadorgeard (ealdor-? cf. feorh-bold, -hús) sceoran, An. 1183. (?)

Linked entry: eador-geard

á-lǽtnes

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Add: loss. v. á-lǽtan, <b>II </b>Gif him þince ꝥ his earm sý of áslegen, ꝥ byþ his góda álǽtnes, Lch. iii. 170, 17. remission Synna álǽtnes, Nar. 47, 12

un-gelǽredlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredlíce, adv.

Without instructionignorantlyin an undisciplined manner

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Without instruction, ignorantly, in an undisciplined manner Swíþe unwíslíce and ungelǽredlíce ( indocte ) gé dydon, ðæt gé sceoldan on feówernihte mónan blód lǽtan, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 13.

Linked entry: ge-lǽredlíce