leóþu-rún
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Substitute : leoþu-rún, e; f. ? Ic þé lǽre þurh leóðo-rúne ꝥ ðú hospcwide ǽfre ne fremme wið Godes bearne. El. 522
líf-leást
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Gif þás lác ne beóð bebrocene þurh Bel, beo hit úre lífleást (let us die), Shrn. 4, 5. Wé synd ealle beléwde tó úre lif-leáste traditi sumuss Add: —
mód-leást
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Add: despondency Se syxta unþeáw is ꝥ sé þe tó hláforde bið geset, ꝥ hé for módleáste ne mæge his mannum dón steóre, ac bið hin swá mihtleás on his módes strece, ꝥ hé his underþeóddan egesian ne dearr, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 5. Lǽcas cýddan þám fæder þæs
sunnan-leóma
Similar entry: leóma
wæter-leást
Want of water
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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177
weg-leást
Want of road
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Want of road Dwelian hé dyde hig on wegleáste and ná on wege errare fecit eos in invio et non in via, Ps. Spl. 106, 40
Linked entry: weg-lísu
hafe-leást
Want of means, indigence
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Want of means, indigence For haueléste from lack of means, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 12
bryne-leóma
a ray of light, beam ⬩ A fire-beam, flame ⬩ flamma
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[leóma a ray of light, beam] A fire-beam, flame; flamma Bryneleóma stód the flame stood, Beo. Th. 4616; B. 2313
hilde-leóma
A hostile, warlike ray
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A hostile, warlike ray, Beo. Th. 2291; B. 1143 [a sword]: 5159; B. 2583
hláf-leást
Lack of bread
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Lack of bread For ðære hláfleáste ða eorþan ǽton for lack of bread they ate the earth, St. And. 34, 20
sweord-leóma
The glitter of swords
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The glitter of swords Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35. :?-
freónd-leást
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Dele 'indigence.'
car-leást
Freedom from care, security, carelessness ⬩ securitas
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Freedom from care, security, carelessness; securitas Ring on swefoum underfón carleáste getácnaþ to receive a ring in dreams betokens freedom from care, Lchdm. iii. 198, 21, 29: 210, 5
Linked entry: cear-leást
ǽr-lést
Dishonour ⬩ impiety ⬩ cruelty ⬩ a disgraceful deed
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Dishonour, impiety, cruelty, a disgraceful deed Hwelce ǽrléste Neron worhte what disgraceful deeds Nero wrought, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 2; Met. 9, 1
em-leóf
Equally dear ⬩ æque cārus
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Equally dear; æque cārus -Him wearþ emleóf, ðæt hý gesáwon mannes blód agoten, swá him wæs ðara nýtena meolc it was equally dear to them to see man's blood shed, as it was [to see] the milk of their cattle, Ors. 1. 2; Bos. 26, 32
fela-leóf
Much-beloved ⬩ valde cārus
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Much-beloved; valde cārus Sceal ic mínes felaleófan fǽhþu dreógan I must endure enmities for my much-loved [friend], Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 6; Kl. 26
leáh-hrycg
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The ridge of a lea Tó ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 17
leód-bealu
Harm
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Harm or bale which affects a people, Beo. Th. 3448; B. 1722: 3896; B. 1946