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leóht-ísern

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-ísern, es; n.

A candlestick

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A candlestick Léhtísern candelabrum, Mt. Kmnl. Lind. 5, 15: Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 21: Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 16

leóred-ness

(n.)
Grammar
leóred-ness, e; f.

Migrationdepartureextasyvision

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Migration, departure, extasy, vision Liórednesse visione spiritali, Hpt. Gl. 486, 30

leóþ-gidding

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-gidding, e; f.

A poemsong

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A poem, song, Andr. Kmbl. 2956; An. 1481

Linked entry: gidding

leóþ-sang

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-sang, es; m.

A songpoem

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A song, poem In swinsunge leóþsanges in modulationem carminis, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 35. For his leóþsongum cujus carminibus, S. 596, 36

leás-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-ferhþ, leás-fyrhþ; adj.
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False, fickle (?) Næs hé ofermód ne níðig ne leásferhþ (-fyrhþ, v. l. ), Nap. 41

Linked entry: ferhþ

leáf-ness

Grammar
leáf-ness, léf-, lýf-ness; e; f.

Leavepermissionlicence

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Leave, permission, licence Gif him léfnys seald wǽre if leave had been given him, Bd. 1, 23; S. 486, 8. Lýfnes licentia, 4, 18; S. 586, 34: 2, 1; S. 501, 32: 5, 19; S. 640, 10. Bútan heora Ieóda geþafunge and leáfnysse absque suorum consensu ac licentia

Linked entries: léf-ness lýf-ness

léc

Linked entry: on-léc

léf

(adj.)
Grammar
léf, adj.
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Léf debile Germ. 389, 79. Mé is gelícost þám þe on léfan scipe byþ, Gr. D. 5, 14. Add

léf

(n.)
Grammar
léf, n.
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Dele. The Latin which the citation translates is: Si in quarta ventus fuerit parui panes sunt in illo anno, so that léf seems = hláf. v. Archiv cxxviii. 56, 12

clæc-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
clæc-leás, clac-leás; adj.

Freeimmunis

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Free; immunis Clæcleás immunis, Cot. 104. Clacleás [clacles MS.] free, Hick. Thes. i. 149, 51, 57

Linked entry: clacu

ealdor-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ealdor-leás, aldor-leás; adj.

Lifeless vita prīvātus

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Lifeless; vita prīvātus Hie gefricgeaþ freán úserne ealdorleásne they shall hear our lord [is] lifeless, Beo. Th. 5998; B. 3003

Linked entry: aldor-leás

wíþig-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-leáh, gen. -leás; m.

A meadow where willows grow

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A meadow where willows grow (a place-name) Ðis synt ða landgemǽro tó Wíðileá . . . Ðis is ðæra feówer hýda landbóc æt Wíðigleá, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 457, 13-23

brémel-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-leáh, (brémer-) ; m.
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A lea covered with brambles On bré-merleáh; of brérnerleá, C. D. iii. 80, 26

Linked entries: leáh brémel

gár-leác

(n.)
Grammar
gár-leác, es; n. [gár a spear, leác a leek : from its tapering acute leaves]

GARLICallium

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GARLIC; allium Gárleác allium, Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 111; Wrt. Voc. 30, 59 : 286, 6. Genim gárleáces þreó heáfdu take three heads of garlic, L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 19. Gárleáces iii clufe three cloves of garlic, 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 8. Nim gárleáces

Linked entry: gaar-leece

leás-bregd

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-bregd, -bréd; adj.

Falsedeceitfulcheating

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False, deceitful, cheating Ðú leásbréda feónd and fácnes ordfruma, Homl. Skt. 6, 314

Linked entry: brægd

leás-bregdende

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-bregdende, -brédende; adj.

Wilydeceitful

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Wily, deceitful Hund síðon líhþ se leásbrédenda centies mentitur versipellis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 31

Linked entry: bredende

leá

Similar entry: leó

wæstm-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-leás, adj.

Without fruit(lit. or fig.)

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¨ Without fruit(lit. or fig.) Ðæt word westem*-*leás geweorðæd verbum sine fructu efficitur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 22. Ðí læs ðe se Hláford ús wæstmleáse geméte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 27. [Itt liþ uss wasstmeleas off alle gode dedess, Orm. 13858.]

gár-leác

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Gaarleec, gárlęc, -léc alium Txts. 39, 113. Gár-leác, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 45. Add

leóran

(v.)
Grammar
leóran, p. de

To godepartpasspass away

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Leór ł gewít heonan transi hinc, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 20. Ðé gedafenaþ ðæt ðú leóre on ðíne bǽre, Blickl. Homl. 149, 11. Leóre from mé ðes calic transeat calix iste, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 39.

Linked entries: bi-leóran ge-hlioran