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gód-leás

(adj.)
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gód-leás, adj.
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Without good, miserable, wretched Ðis ungesǽlige geár and ðæt gódleáse infaustus ille annus et omnibus bonis exosus, Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 33

bismer-leás

(adj.)
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bismer-leás, adj.

Without pollution, spotless, blamelesssine pollutione, immaculatus, irreprehensus

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Without pollution, spotless, blameless; sine pollutione, immaculatus, irreprehensus

blód-leás

(adj.)
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blód-leás, adj.

BLOODLESSexsanguis

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BLOODLESS; exsanguis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 58

géme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
géme-leás, adj.

Negligentneglĭgens

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Negligent; neglĭgens, C. R. Ben. 54

scyld-leás

(adj.)
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scyld-leás, adj.
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Guiltless Scyldlǽs insons, Lchdm. i. lxiii, 2

sealt-leáf

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

slǽp-leás

(adj.)
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slǽp-leás, adj.
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Sleepless Slǽpleás insomne, Germ. 399, 263

stede-leás

(adj.)
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stede-leás, adj.
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Without stability, unsteady, without power to retain one's place Ðonne biþ hé ðam men gelíc, ðe árǽrþ sume heáge hlǽddre and stíhþ be ðære hlǽddre stapum, óð ðæt hé tó ðæm ænde becume, and wylle ðonne git stígan ufor; ástíhþ ðonne búton stapum, óð ðæt

tǽl-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽl-leás, adj.

Blameless

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Blameless Biscepe gedafnaþ ðæt hé sié tǽlleás oportet episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10

swinc-leás

(adj.)
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swinc-leás, adj.
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Without labour or toil On ð æm écan lífe wé bútan geswince God heriaþ. Wé sceolon on andwerdum lífe hine herian, ðæt wé móton becuman tó ðære swincleásan herunge, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 9

tigel-leáh

(n.)
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tigel-leáh, f.
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A brick-field On tigelleáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 267, 21

þearf-leás

(adj.)
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þearf-leás, adj. Without having need or reason to do something. v. þearf, II, þurfan, II. 4
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Þearflǽs hé syrwde ymbe Crist he plotted against Christ, but he had no need to do it, Homl. Th. i. 82, 20. Ic ðearfleás (þearfleáse, Job. Thw. 166, 22) hine geswencte without having cause I afflicted him, ii. 452, 16

Linked entry: un-þearfes

þeáw-leás

(adj.)
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þeáw-leás, adj.
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Ill-mannered, ill-conditioned Swýn ðe cyrþ tó meoxe æfter his ðweále, þeáwleás nýten, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 11

treów-leás

(adj.)
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treów-leás, adj.
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faithless; perfidus Wénstú ðæt ic sceole sprecan tó ðissum treówleásan men ( the sorcerer, Simon), Blickl. Homl. 183, 32. Simon cwæþ: 'Ðis is ðæt mennisc ðe ealle míne dǽda mid heora wordum onwendan.' Ðá cwæþ Neron tó Petre: 'For hwonwǽron gyt swá treówleáse

weorþ-leás

(adj.)
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weorþ-leás, adj.
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Worthless, of no value Wurðleás depretiatus Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 59

wer-leás

(adj.)
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wer-leás, adj.
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Without a husband. v. wer, IV. Sitte ǽlc wydewe .xii. mónað werleás; ceóse syþþan ðæt heó sylf wille, L. Eth. v. 21; Th. i. 310, 3: vi. 26; Th. i. 322, 3: L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 6: Wulfst. 271, 20

wíte-leás

(adj.)
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wíte-leás, adj.

Not having to pay a fine

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Not having to pay a fine Gelǽste ǽlc wuduwe ða heregeata binnan twelf mónðum, búton hire ǽr tó onhagige, wíteleás, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 18

wiþer-leán

(n.)
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wiþer-leán, es; n.

Recompenseretribution

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Recompense, retribution Wearð wícingum wiþerleán ágifen; gehýrde ic ðæt Eádweard ánne slóge, Byrht. Th. 135, 11; By. 116. Deáþes háliges wiþerleáne (as recompense) líf eádig geáhniaþ mortis sacre compendia vitam beatam possident, Hymn. Surt. 130, 9.

word-leán

(n.)
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word-leán, es; n.

A reward for words (a song)

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A reward for words (a song) Oft ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde. Exon.Th. 489, 18 ; Rä. 78, 9

wyn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-leás, adj.

Joylessdreary

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Joyless, dreary Wynleásne wudu, Beo. Th. 2836; B. 1416. Wynleás wíc, 1641; B. 821. Óðerne éðel, wynleásran wíc, Cd. Th. 57, 14; Gen. 928