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leás-ólecung

(n.)
Grammar
leás-ólecung, e; f.

Flatterycajolery

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Flattery, cajolery Leásólecung lenocinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 68

leás-spell

(n.)
Grammar
leás-spell, es; n.

fictionfable

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A false story, fiction, fable Leásspel figmenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 43. Be swylcum menn leásspell secgaþ de qualibus fabulæ ferunt, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 26

leás-tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
leás-tyhtan, p. te

To wheedleflatter

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To wheedle, flatter Leástyhtendum lenocinantibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 15

leás-tyhtung

(n.)
Grammar
leás-tyhtung, e; f.

Wheedlingflatterycajolery

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Wheedling, flattery, cajolery Leástihtinge lenocinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 68

clæc-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
clæc-leás, clac-leás; adj.

Freeimmunis

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Free; immunis Clæcleás immunis, Cot. 104. Clacleás [clacles MS.] free, Hick. Thes. i. 149, 51, 57

Linked entry: clacu

ealdor-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ealdor-leás, aldor-leás; adj.

Lifeless vita prīvātus

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Lifeless; vita prīvātus Hie gefricgeaþ freán úserne ealdorleásne they shall hear our lord [is] lifeless, Beo. Th. 5998; B. 3003

Linked entry: aldor-leás

leás-bregd

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-bregd, -bréd; adj.

Falsedeceitfulcheating

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False, deceitful, cheating Ðú leásbréda feónd and fácnes ordfruma, Homl. Skt. 6, 314

Linked entry: brægd

leás-bregdende

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-bregdende, -brédende; adj.

Wilydeceitful

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Wily, deceitful Hund síðon líhþ se leásbrédenda centies mentitur versipellis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 31

Linked entry: bredende

leáh

(n.)
Grammar
leáh, g. leás; m.

A leameadow

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Tó ðam leá ... on eásteweardan ðam leá ... tó fealuwes leá ðæt on fealuwes leá ... fram fealuwes leá, 250, 2, 16, 29, 32. Æt Eardulfes leá ... tó Aþelwoldes leá, Chart. Th. 291, 19, 22.

Linked entries: leáh léh

car-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
car-leás, adj. [caru care, leás less]
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CARELESS, reckless, void of care, free; improvidus, securus Wulfas sungon, carleásan deór wolves howled, reckless beasts, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 10; Exod. 166. He on ðam dóme freoh and carleás biþ injudicio liber erit, R. Ben. 2

Linked entries: carleás-nes cear-leás

wíþig-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-leáh, gen. -leás; m.

A meadow where willows grow

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A meadow where willows grow (a place-name) Ðis synt ða landgemǽro tó Wíðileá . . . Ðis is ðæra feówer hýda landbóc æt Wíðigleá, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 457, 13-23

bót-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bót-leás, adj; [bót boot, leás less]

BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiatedinexpiabilis

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BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiated; inexpiabilis Ðonne síg ðæt bótleás then is that unpardonable, L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 24. Húsbryce is bótleás housebreaking is unpardonable, L. C. S. 65; Th. i. 410, 6

Linked entry: bót-wyrþe

ár-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-leás, def. se ár-leása; adj. [ár, leás].

void of honourhonourlessdisgracefulinfamouswickedimpiousinhonestusimpiusinfamispitilessmercilesscruelcrudelis

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void of honour, honourless, disgraceful, infamous, wicked, impious; inhonestus, impius, infamis Him árleáse cyn andswarode the honourless race answered him, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 15; Gen. 2475 : 91; Th. 116, 10; Gen. 1934. Hleór geþolade árleásra spátl my

bysmer-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bysmer-leás, adj. [bismer, bysmer pollution, abomination, disgrace; -leás -less]
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Without pollution, spotless, blameless; sine pollutione, immaculatus, irreprehensus Ðæt he mǽge éðles mid monnum brúcan bysmerleás that he may enjoy the world blameless with men, Exon. 27a; Th. 81, 19; Cri. 1326

Linked entry: bismer-leás

leás-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-ferhþ, leás-fyrhþ; adj.
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False, fickle (?) Næs hé ofermód ne níðig ne leásferhþ (-fyrhþ, v. l. ), Nap. 41

Linked entry: ferhþ

leás-tyhtend

Grammar
leás-tyhtend, v. <b>leás-tyhtan</b>
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in Dict

fearn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
fearn-leás, -lés; adj.

Fernless, without fern sine fĭlĭce

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Fernless, without fern; sine fĭlĭce, Hem. p. 86

sceam-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-leás, adj.

Shameless, bold; impudent, wanton

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Scam*-*lease procax 525, 57. Scomleás impudens Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 38. Selǽce biþ micles tó beald and tó scomleás ( praesumtione percussus ) ðe gǽþ lǽcnigende, and hæf þ on his ágnum nebbe opene wunde unlácnode. Past. 9, 2 ; Swt. 61, 3.

leás-óleccend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
leás-óleccend, See preceding word: <b>leás-óleccere.</b>

Linked entry: óleccend

þorf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þorf-leás, adj.
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Cf. þearf-leás, and preceding word