wíf-leás
Without a wife ⬩ unmarried
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Without a wife, unmarried: — Gif hwylces weres forme wíf bið deád, ðæt hé be leáfe óðer wíf niman móte, and gif hé ða oferbýt, wunige hé á syððan wífleás (coelebs), L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 3. ] See also next word
or-lege
Hostile
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Hostile Wépaþ and heówaþ eall orlegu folc, for ðam úre God eów hæfþ ofercumen . . . orlega þeóda he áléde under úre fét, Ps. Th. 46, 1-3. Ne onégdon ná orlegra níð, ðeáh ðe feónda folc féran cwóme, Cd. Th. 259, 26; Dan. 697
sorh-leás
free from anxiety or care ⬩ secure ⬩ free from sorrow
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free from anxiety or care, secure Sorgleás secura, Rtl. 63, 10: 8, 23: 40, 15. Ic hit ðé geháte, ðæt ðú most sorhleás swefan, ðæt ðú ondrǽdan ne þearft aldorbealu eorlum, Beo. Th. 3348; B. 1672. Ne sculon wé nǽfre sorhleáse beón, ac symble úrne deáðes
spere-leás
Without a point or head
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Without a point or head Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42
hilt-leás
Without a hilt
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Without a hilt Hiltleás sweord ensis, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 46; Wrt. Voc. 35, 33
hleów-leás
Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, ⬩ cheerless
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Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, cheerless Ða ðe hleóleásan wíc wunedon those who had occupied a cheerless dwelling, Andr. Kmbl. 261: An. 131. Ne mótun hí on eorþan eardes brúcan ac hy hleoleáse háma þohaþ they may not enjoy
hoc-leaf
Mallow
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Mallow Hocleáf malva, Wrt. Voc 79, 11. Hocleáf. Ðeós wyrt ðe man maluæ erraticæ and óðrum naman hocleáf nemneþ byþ cenned ǽghwǽr on begánum stówum this plant, which is called malva erratica, and by another name hockleaf, is produced everywhere in cultivated
tóþ-leás
Toothless
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Toothless Tóþleásera edentularum, Germ. 394, 305
bealo-leás
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Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás kyng (Edward the Confessor), þeáh hé wunode wræclástum, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 3. Add
æd-leán
a reward
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a reward, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 11
æppel-leáf
An apple-leaf
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An apple-leaf
Linked entry: appel-leáf
ǽr-lést
Dishonour ⬩ impiety ⬩ cruelty ⬩ a disgraceful deed
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Dishonour, impiety, cruelty, a disgraceful deed Hwelce ǽrléste Neron worhte what disgraceful deeds Nero wrought, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 2; Met. 9, 1
aldor-leás
deprived of parents ⬩ orphanus
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deprived of parents; orphanus.Jn. Lind. War. 14, 18. Aldorleás [MS. aldoras], Beo. Th. 30; B. 15
ár-leás
void of honour ⬩ honourless ⬩ disgraceful ⬩ infamous ⬩ wicked ⬩ impious ⬩ inhonestus ⬩ impius ⬩ infamis ⬩ pitiless ⬩ merciless ⬩ cruel ⬩ crudelis
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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
bealo-leás
Void of evil ⬩ innocent ⬩ innocens
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Void of evil, innocent; innocens, Exon. 89 b; Th. 335, 27; Gn. Ex. 39
beard-leás
BEARDLEss ⬩ imberbis ⬩ those without a beard ⬩ a youth ⬩ stripling ⬩ a hawk ⬩ buzzard ⬩ ephebus ⬩ buteo
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BEARDLEss; imberbis. Used as a noun, it denotes those without a beard, as a youth, stripling, also a hawk or buzzard; ephebus, buteo Beardleás ephebus, vel buteo, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55; Wrt. Voc. 50, 33
bán-leás
Bone-less ⬩ without bones ⬩ ossibus carens
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Bone-less, without bones; ossibus carens, Exon. 112b; Th. 431, 19; Rä. 46, 3
be-léwa
A betrayer ⬩ proditor
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A betrayer; proditor
Linked entry: be-léweda
cassuc-leáf
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Hassock-leaves Wið eárum [earon MS.] genim ða brádan biscopwyrt and cassucleáf for the ears take the broad bishop-wort and hassock-leaves, Lchdm iii. 46, 2