bismer-leóþ
A reproachful song, an incantation ⬩ carmen invectivum, nenia
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[bismer mockery, reproach; leóþ a song] A reproachful song, an incantation; carmen invectivum, nenia, Cot. 188
blód-leás
BLOODLESS ⬩ exsanguis
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BLOODLESS; exsanguis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 58
bóc-leáf
The leaf of a book, a charter ⬩ folium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis
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The leaf of a book, a charter; folium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis
ge-léfan
to allow ⬩ permit
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to allow, permit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 10 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 16
ge-léfan
To believe ⬩ confide ⬩ trust ⬩ crēdĕre ⬩ confīdĕre
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To believe, confide, trust; crēdĕre, confīdĕre Gif gé willaþ mínre mihte geléfan if ye will believe my power, Cd. 219; Th. 280, 6; Sat. 251. Geléfst ðú ðæt seó wyrd wealde disse worulde dost thou believe that fortune governs this world? Bt. 5, 3; Fox
ge-lend
Fat ⬩ lard ⬩ adeps ⬩ axungia
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Fat, lard; adeps, axungia, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 35
ge-leást
Carelessness ⬩ negligence ⬩ incuria
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Carelessness, negligence; incuria,Som
ge-leófst
believest
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believest, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 10
géme-leás
Negligent ⬩ neglĭgens
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Negligent; neglĭgens, C. R. Ben. 54
scyld-leás
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Guiltless Scyldlǽs insons, Lchdm. i. lxiii, 2
seofon-leáfe
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Seven-leaves, setfoil; potentilla tormentilla Seofenleáfe. Ðeós wyrt ðe man eplafilon and óðrum naman septifolium nemneþ and eác sume men seofenleáfe. Lchdm. i. 232, 1-3
sealt-leáf
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glosses mozicia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 35
sealt-leáh
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A salt lea; hence Saltley Of ðan swínhagan ðæt on sealtleáge; and of sealtleáge in ðone hyrstgeard, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 400, 1
slǽp-leás
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Sleepless Slǽpleás insomne, Germ. 399, 263
stede-leás
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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
Blameless
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Blameless Biscepe gedafnaþ ðæt hé sié tǽlleás oportet episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10
swinc-leás
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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
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A brick-field On tigelleáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 267, 21
þearf-leás
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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
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Ill-mannered, ill-conditioned Swýn ðe cyrþ tó meoxe æfter his ðweále, þeáwleás nýten, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 11