lǽce-hús
A hospital
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A hospital, a house where the sick are tended by a leech Hé hine gelǽdde on his lǽcehús [Lind. lécehús] and hine lácnude And brohte óðrum dæge twegen penegas and sealde ðam lǽce and ðus cwæþ Begým hys illum duxit in stabulum et curam ejus egit.
lǽce-cræft
a remedy ⬩ recipe ⬩ medicine
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The art of medicine, a particular instance of the application of this art, a remedy, recipe, medicine Swá gedéþ se lǽcecræft ðæt se mon biþ lǽce medicina medicos facit, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31.
lǽce-bóc
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A book on medicine, book of recipes Ðonne sceal him mon blód lǽtan on ðás wísan ðe ðeós lǽcebóc segþ then shall he be let blood in these ways that this book on medicine sayeth, L. M. cont. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 168, 12
lǽce-wyrt
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a herb having medicinal virtue Se wísa Augustinus cwæþ ðæt unpleólíc sý ðeáh hwá lǽcewyrte þicge ac ðæt hé tælþ tó unálýfedlícere wiglunge gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte búton hé hí tó ðam dolge gelecge the learned Augustine said, that it is not dangerous
scín-lǽce
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A woman who practises magic, a sorceress Ðá cwǽdon Rómware ðæt heó wǽre drýegge and scínlǽce, Shrn. 56, 13
heáh-lǽce
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Add: — Heálécas archiatros, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 1. Heáhlǽcas, 81, 36. Héhlǽcas (hehhlæces, MS. ) archiatros i. summos medicos, Hpt. Gl. 477, 43 (all three glosses refer to o
læce-cist
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A medicine chest Fundon hí þá áhýdde mancas in his lǽcecyste aureos invenerunt absconsos in medicamine, Gr. D. 344. 17
lǽce-finger
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Middelfinger medius, lǽcefinger medicus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 6. Add
lǽce-getawu
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Medical apparatus Hí wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon hí þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16
lǽce-íren
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A lancet Hé ásette his lǽceíren ( medicinale ferramentum, id est phlebotomum ) on míne tungan, Gr. D. 32, 25
scín-lǽce
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Þá bróðru þe hé gemétte þǽr mid þám scínlácan (gedwimorlácum, v. l.) fýre bysmrian fratres quos phantastico reperit igne deludi, Gr. D. 124, 10. Ꝥ preóstas hí warnien wyð þá scínlácan híwinga deófla prettes (transformationes dęmonum). Chrd. 7, 25. Add
heáh-lǽce
A physician of the greatest skill
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A physician of the greatest skill Sc. cosmas and sc. damianus wǽron heáhlǽcas and hý lácnodon ǽghwylce untrumnesse monna St. Cosmas and St. Damian were very excellent leeches, and cured every infirmity of men, Shrn. 135, 13
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lǽca
A leech ⬩ doctor ⬩ physician
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A leech, doctor, physician Se lǽca ðe sceal sáre wunda wel, gehǽlan hé mót habban góde sealfe ðǽrtó the doctor who has to make a good cure of painful wounds, must have good salve for the purpose, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 15: 5; Th. ii. 278, 20
lǽs
A pasture ⬩ leasow
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A pasture, leasow [still found in local names] Lǽs pascua; gemǽne lǽs compascuus ager, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Som. 76, 44, 47; Wrt. Voc. 53, 51, 54. Se wudu and seó lǽs is gemǽne tó ðám án and twentigum hídum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 319, 28. Sceáp lǽswe ðínre oves
Læwes
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Lewes in Sussex Tó Læwe [other MS. Læwes] at Lewes, L. Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 208, 1. Æt Hamme wið Læwe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 388, 18. Hamme juxta Læwes, vi. 46, 11
lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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Granted as a lǽn [q. v.], granted for a time only, not permanent, transitory, temporary, frail [generally used as an epithet of things of this world when they are contrasted with those of the next] Ac ic wolde witan hweðer ðé þuhte be ðam ðe ðú hæfst
lǽcan
spring ⬩ leap
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To move quickly, spring, leap [as flame] Hwílum se wonna lég lǽhte wið ðes láþan at times the lurid flame leaped towards the fiend, Cd. 229; Th. 309, 25; Sal. 716
lǽn
a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief
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a loan, grant, gift Lǽn commodum, Ælfc. Gl, 14; Som. 58, 5; Wrt. Voc. 21, 1. Lǽn commodum, lucrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 1 : depositum i. e. commendatum, 139, 1. Borg vel lǽn fenus i. e. lucrum, usura, 148, 24. Tó hwíle lǽn momentum, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som.
lǽl
withe ⬩ whip ⬩ switch ⬩ a weal ⬩ stripe ⬩ mark ⬩ bruise ⬩ swelling
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a pliant twig, withe, whip, switch Lǽl vimen, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 13; Wrt. Voc. 33, 12: vibex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 4: 96, 35. Lǽla mastigias [mastigia flagrum, flagellum, virga, Ducange], 55, 25. Lélan vibice, 123, 68. a weal, mark left on the flesh
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lǽst
a boot
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A covering for the foot, a boot Lǽste ocreæ, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 25; Wrt. Voc. 26, 24