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sceam-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-leás, adj.

Shameless, bold; impudent, wanton

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Shameless, bold; impudent, wanton Scamleás im*-*pudens Wrt. Voc. i. 47,45 . Scamleás frontosa Hpt. Gl. 506, 77. Scam*-*lease procax 525, 57. Scomleás impudens Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 38. Selǽce biþ micles tó beald and tó scomleás ( praesumtione percussus )

wǽpen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpen-leás, adj.

Without armsunarmed

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Without arms, unarmed Ðam wǽpenleásan menn ne mihton ða wælhreówan mid wǽpnum wiðstandam, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 175. Fram wǽpenleásre fémnan e virgine inermi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 38. Gehwilce wǽpenleáse inermes (sine armis) quosque. Hpt. Gl. 423, 48

wǽr-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr-leás, adj.

Faithless, false

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Faithless, false Wǽrleás mon . . . and ungetreów, Exon. Th. 343, 24; Gn. Ex. 162. Se feónd, wræcca wǽrleás, 263, 17; Jul. 351: 267, 26; Jul. 421. Wǽrleás werod ( the fallen angels ), Cd. Th. 5, 5; Gen. 67. Wǽrleásra weorud ( the wicked at the day of

weg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-leás, adj.

without a road, impassable out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable

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without a road, impassable Ungefére vel wegleás pæð invium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 61. Weglǽsa beara aviaria, secreta nemora, 39, 11. fig. out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable Welise (= wílése? cf. wig =weg, and wí-férend = weg-férend, both in the same

æ-leng

Grammar
æ-leng, l. ǽ-lenge, ǽlinge,
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Mé þincþ ðæt . . . tó ǽlenge (MS. -legge) tó gehýranne, Shrn. 195, 21. On ǽlengum ðingum geðyldige, Past. 41, 16. and add

ælmes-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-leóht, es; n.

Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast

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Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast Ðonne man fæste . . . forlǽte man ǽlce worldbysga, and læges and nihtes swá man oftost mæge on cirican gewunige, and mid ælmesleóhte wacigan ðár georne, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 1

gryre-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-leóþ, es; n.

A song of terror

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A song of terror, Beo. Th. 1576; B. 786: Byrht. Th. 140, 8; By. 285

gúþ-leóþ

(n.)
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gúþ-leóþ, es; n.

A war-song

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A war-song, Beo. Th. 3048; B. 1522

hafen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hafen-leás, adj.

Lacking means, poor, indigentinops

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Lacking means, poor, indigent; inops Hafenleás inops, Wrt. Voc. 74, 20. Hé wæs swíðe welig wædlum and þearfum and symle him sylfum swíðe hafenleás he was very wealthy for the poor and needy, and ever very indigent for himself, Homl. Th. ii. 148. 34.

Linked entry: hæfenleás

hám-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hám-leás, adj.

Homeless

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Homeless Sceal hámleás hweorfan it must wander homeless, Exon. 110 a; Th. 420, 25; Rä. 40, 9

hand-leán

(n.)
Grammar
hand-leán, es; n.

A reward, recompense given by the hand, retributionbravium

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A reward, recompense given by the hand, retribution Uton wé geþencean hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban let us consider what recompense we have to offer him, Blickl. Homl. 91, 13: Cd. 143; Th. 178, 29; Exod. 19: Beo.Th. 3087; B. 1541: 4195

hearm-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful song, lamentation

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A sorrowful song, lamentation Hearmleóþ galan to sing a song of grief, Andr. Kmbl. 2256; An. 1129: 2684; An. 1344. Hearmleóþ ágól earm and unlǽd wretched and miserable sang a mournful song, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 18; Jul. 615

galdor-leóþ

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For Cot. 188 substitute Galdorle(ó)ðum carminibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 56

bróðor-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bróðor-leás, adj.

BROTHERLESSfratrem non habens

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BROTHERLESS; fratrem non habens, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 17; Rä. 85, 16

brýd-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-leóþ, es; n.

A marriage songepithalamiumἐπιθαλάμιον

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A marriage song; epithalamium = ἐπιθαλάμιον, Mone B. 3121: 3123

Linked entry: brýd-sang

wine-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-leás, adj.

Friendless

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Friendless. Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, Exon. Th. 329, 11; Vy. 32. Wineleás wonsǽlig mon genimeþ him wulfas tó geféran, 342, 24; Gn. Ex. 147. Earm biþ se ðe sceal ána lifgan, wineleás wunian, 344, 15; Gn. Ex. 1740. Wineleás guma

wíf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-leás, adj.

Without a wifeunmarried

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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

wíg-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-leóþ, es; n.

A war-songthe trumpet's summons

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A war-song, the trumpet's summons Gemundon weardas wígleóþ . . . býman gehýrdon flotan, Cd. Th. 191, 27; Exod. 221

or-lege

(adj.)
Grammar
or-lege, adj.

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

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-leás, adj.

free from anxiety or caresecurefree 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