leád-stæf
A scourge
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A scourge Similar entries [cf. last entry under leáden] Leádstafum mastigiis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 75
leáf-scead
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A place made shady by leaves or foliage, Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 4 ; Ph. 205
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leáf-wyrm
A canker ⬩ caterpillar
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A canker, caterpillar Hé sealde leáfwyrme (MS. C. treowyrme) wæstm heora he gave their increase unto the caterpillar (A. V.), Ps. Spl. 77, 51
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leán-gifa
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One who gives recompense or reward Swylce se rihtwísa leángyfa nó mid wordum ac mid dǽdum ðus cwǽde as if the righteous Recompenser had said not with words but with deeds, Lchdm. iii. 436, 23
leáw-finger
The forefinger
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The forefinger Leáwfinger, index, Ps. Th. 72, 11
leáf-ness
Leave ⬩ permission ⬩ licence
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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
fíf-leáf
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leáfa
Leave
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Leave Be his leáfan árǽrde mynster with his leave raised a monastery, Homl. Skt. 6, 145
leng
Length ⬩ height ⬩ stature
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Length [of time or space], height, stature Mannes leng statura, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 4. Nǽfre ne sý se hálga eásterdæg gemǽrsod ǽr ðan ðe ðæs dæges lenge [lencge MS. P; lenge, MS. L.] oferstíge ða niht never let the holy Easter-day be celebrated, before
lent
A lentil
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A lentil Lent legumen (cf. lentis, legumen, Ep. Gl. 13 e, f, 8), Germ. 390
leód
A people ⬩ nation ⬩ race ⬩ country
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A people, nation, race, district occupied by a people [v. preceding word, and cf. mǽgþ],country Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ðæt leód and lagu fór be geþincþum at one time it was in the laws of the English, that the people and the law went according
leóf
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used as a form of address to one or to many, cf. modern 'dear sir' Wé biddap ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20: 3, 10 : Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 5, 14. Ðá cwæþ ðæt wíf tó him leóf ðæs mé þingþ ðú eart wítega dicit
LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
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LIEF, desirable, pleasant, acceptable, loved, beloved, dear; used substantively, one who is dear, a friend, loved one Se ðe gód onginneþ and ðonne áblinneþ ne biþ hé Godes leóf on ðæm néhstan dæge he who begins good and then ceases, will not be God's
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lesan
To lease ⬩ gather ⬩ collect
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To lease [ = glean dialect.], gather, collect Se eorþlíca anweald nǽfre ne sǽwþ cræftas ac lisþ and gadraþ unþeáwas earthly power never sows virtues, but collects and gathers vices, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 25. Gif gé lesaþ wyrte on Sunnandæg if ye gather
lesu
Numen
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Numen Leso numine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 19
león
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Add: p. leáh; pp. ligen
lesan
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Ic lese lego, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 66. Lisit legit, collegit, Txts. 73, 1200. Uton helpan þám raðost þe helpes betst behófað, þonne lese (nime, v. l.) we þæs leán (metemus inde mercedem nostram, accipiemus inde premium, old Latin versions) þǽr ús leófast