þeáw-leás
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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
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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
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Worthless, of no value Wurðleás depretiatus Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 59
wer-leás
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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
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
Recompense ⬩ retribution
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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
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
Joyless ⬩ dreary
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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
ynne-leác
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Onion Ynnelaec, hynnilaec, ynniléc ascalonium, Txts. 43, 229. Ynnilaec cepa, 49, 448. Ynneleác scalonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 57: unio, 68, 62. Yneleác ungio, 286, 9
Linked entry: hynni-læc
andgit-leás
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Add: of human beings, senseless Þú earma andgitleása, Hml. S. 8, 157. Eorðan ymbhwyrft fiht for Gode ongeán þá andgitleásan ( insensatos ), Hml. Th. ii. 540, 5. of things, without reason Þá treówa þe on æppeltúne wexað, þá þe sind andgitleáse, Hml
brémel-leáf
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Brémbelleáf, Lch. ii. 50, l. Add
car-leás
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For R. Ben. 2 l. R. Ben. 11, 3
ceorl-leás
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Without a husband, unmarried Ðæt wudewe sitte .xii. mónðas ceorl ǽs. Sitte ǽlc wuduwe werleás twelf mónað, Ll. Th. i. 416, 3
cwide-leás
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Gewát Eádríc ǽr Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne, Cht. Th. 272, 20. Add
cipe-leac
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Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 4
cniht-leás
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For 'M. H. 113 b' substitute Hé for ðǽre sárignysse wæs him ána cnihtleás on his inran búre, and hine sylfne ðǽrinne beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 395
clæc-leás
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Substitute: free from evil, that has done no harm, innocent Clæcleáse, láþleáse immunes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 68. free from injury, uninjured Ic habbe getýþed sc̃e Cúthberht ꝥ land and all ꝥ þǽrto belimpeþ clǽne and claclés, Hick. Thes. i. 149, 57.]
dǽl-leás
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Add: destitute of, without Bist þú dǽlleás mínes rénes, Wlfst. 260, 9
dúre-leás
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Dele
ele-leáf
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Eleleáfes stelan, Lch. ii. 272, 23. Heleleáfes moran, Lch. iii. 18, 26. (?)