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ge-wærlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wærlǽcan, p. -lǽhte, -léhte; pp. -lǽht, -léht

To remindadmonishcommonefăcĕre

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To remind, admonish; commonefăcĕre Cain wiste his fæder forgǽgednysse, and næs þurh ðæt gewærléht Cain knew his father's transgression, and was not admonished by it, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 40

Linked entry: -wærlǽcan

læssa

(adj.)
Grammar
læssa, adj. cpve.

Less

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Less Se ðe lessa ys ys on heofena ríce him máre qui autem minor est in regno cælorum, major est illo, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 11. Hwæðere hé ðám ðe on sceare máran wǽron on ðám mægnum eáþmódnesse and hýrsumnesse nóhte ðon læssa wæs verum eis quæ tonsura majores

Linked entries: lærest læst

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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Lay, laic, not learned, not of the church; by gradual change of meaning it has become the later lewd Lǽwede man laicus, Wt. Voc. 72, 8. Ðara manna sum wæs bescoren preóst sum wæs lǽwede sum wæs wífmon e quibus hominibus quidam erat adtonsus ut clericus

Linked entry: lǽwed

þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
þwǽrlǽcan, p. -lǽhte

To consent

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To consent Þwǽrlǽhte consentiret, Hpt. Gl. 465, 63

ge-cýþlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýþlǽcan, p. lǽhte
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To become known Heó gecýþlǽchte innotescat, An. Ox. 2, 312. Gecýþlǽce, 8, 234

Linked entry: cýþ-lǽcan

eá-lifer

Grammar
eá-lifer, Cf. læfer.

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rihtlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtlǽcan, p.-lǽhte

To make right, rectify, correct, amend

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To make right, rectify, correct, amend Gif hé ðonne swá ne béte and rihtlǽce, hé sý of ðam ealdorscype áworpen, after punishment R. Ben. 46, 19. Se ðe ǽr ðysum misdyde, ðæt hé hit georne gebéte and rihtlǽce hine sylfne, Wulfst. 277, 2. Úton wé nú ǽlces

swǽslǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽslǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To flatter, cajole, speak fair Hió swéslécþ blanditur Kent. Gl. 194

þæslǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
þæslǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To agree, accord, fit Þæslǽcan congruant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133. 40. Þæslǽcende congruentes, convenientes, Hpt. Gl. 508, 5

twi-férlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
twi-férlǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To dissociate Ða ðe hí sylfe fram sóðre lufe twyférlǽcaþ (-eþ, MS.) qui semetipsos a caritate dissociant, Scint. 6, 8

ge-cyrtenlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrtenlǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To make sweet Gecertenlǽhte indulcauit (the Latin is: Mellitus versuum epigrammatibus inculcauit ), An. Ox. 5408

Linked entry: cyrtenlǽcan

ó-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ó-leccan, -liccan, -læcan; p. -lecte, -lehte , -læhte.

to treat gently, to soothe, caressto be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy meansto gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissiveof things to gratify, charm, give pleasure

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to treat gently, to soothe, caress Ic ólæce blandior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 51. Ólecceþ favet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 19. Ólehte delinuit, l. 138, 50. Hé him ólecte ðá hé cuæþ cut blandiens dicit. Past. 26, I; Swt. 181, 10. God hwílon geólæhþ, and hwílon

Linked entry: óliccan

lác

Grammar
lác, [If ðínne in Hml. S. 7, 119 is correct, lác is there masculine, but perhaps ðíne should be read.]
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Add: v. lác-lic Se mǽgðhád sceal God beón geoffrod be his ágenum cyre, ꝥ seó lác beo leófre þám Hǽlende, Hml. A. 33, 234. Nolde Drihten ásendan þone ðe hé sylf gehǽlde tó þám sácerde mid ǽnigre láce, Hml. Th. i. 124, 19. Gán mid láce tó Godes húse, and

líf-leást

(n.)
Grammar
líf-leást, -lǽst, e; f.

death

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Loss of life, death On ǽlcum ðara daga gif man ǽnige ǽddran geopenaþ on ðara tíde ðæt hit biþ lífleást oððe langsum sár on each of those days, if a vein be opened at that hour, it is death or long disease, Lchdm. iii. 152, 5. Bendas oððe dyntas hwílum

leów

(n.)
Grammar
leów, es; pl.(?) leówer, leówera; n.

A thighham

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A thigh, ham Án hríðres læuw a ham of beef, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 355, 7. Leówer pernas, Lchdm. i. lxix, 13. Léwera, lxxiii, 31

Linked entries: læuw leu

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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To cause to be slow [læt], to let, hinder, impede, delay Ne leteþ non tricaverit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 75. Ðæs andwearda wela ámerþ and læt [MS. Cot. let] ða men ðe beóþ átihte tó ðám sóþum gesǽlþum, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 3. Ðæt flǽsc oft lett [MS. Hat. lætt

Linked entry: ge-lettan

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill ofaccuseabuseexecratedetesthate

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To speak ill of, accuse, abuse, execrate, detest, hate Man call hyrweþ ðæt man scolde herian and láðeþ [lǽðeþ?] ðæt man scolde lufian people scorn what they ought to praise, and hate what they ought to love, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 167. Gif hwelc cymiþ

Linked entry: láðian

eáw

(int.)
Grammar
eáw, eáw-lá

oh! alas! O! eheu!

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oh! alas! O! eheu! Bt. Met. Fox 9, 109; Met. 9, 55

Linked entry: eálá

lifer

(n.)
Grammar
lifer, = (?) læfer, q. v.

Similar entry: eá-lifer

el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, ele-lænde; adj.

Strange, foreignextĕrus, peregrīnus

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Strange, foreign; extĕrus, peregrīnus Nǽnig cépa ne seah ellendne wearod no merchant saw a foreign shore, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 60; Met. 8, 30. In ellende in foreign land, afar, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 33: 25, 14

Linked entries: ele-lænde -lende