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lácan

(v.)
Grammar
lácan, p. leólc, léc; pp. lácen.

to swingwave aboutto playfightto play

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to swing, wave about, move as a ship does on the waves, as a bird does in its flight, as flames do Ic láce mid winde I wave about with the wind, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 17; Rä. 31, 1. Sum láceþ on lyfte one swings in the air [of the man who is hung on

Linked entries: leólc be-leólc

æc-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
æc-lǽca, an; m. [æc = ag, q. v.]

A wretchmiscreantmonstermiserperditusmonstrum

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A wretch, miscreant, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum, Elen. Grm. 901; El. 902

æg-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
æg-lǽca, an; m.

A miserable beingwretchmonstermiserperditusmonstrum

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A miserable being, wretch, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum Atol æglǽca the fell wretch, Beo. Th. 1188; B. 592 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 28; Sat. 161: Andr. Kmbl. 2717; An. 1361

a-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lamp, p. of a-limpan.

happenedoccurred

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happened, occurred,Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622;

áter-láðe

(n.)
Grammar
áter-láðe, an ; f.

The plant cock's legpanicum crus galli

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The plant cock's leg; panicum crus galli.Betonica ? Cot. 24

án-lápe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lápe, adj.

Going aloneone by onesinguli

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Going alone, one by one; singuli Ánlápum oððe syndrigum hond gesette singulis manus imposuit, Lk. Lind. War. 4, 40. Ða síe awritten ánlápum quae scribantur per singula, Jn. Lind. War. 21, 25

Linked entry: án-lápum

átor-láðe

(n.)
Grammar
átor-láðe, an; f.

The cock's spur grasspanicum crus galli

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The cock's spur grass; panicum crus galli, L. M. 45; Lchdm. ii. 110, 8 ; 114, 11

aweg-lǽtan

(v.)

to let [go] awaylet escapeabire permittere

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to let [go] away, let escape; abire permittere, L. C. S. 29 ; Th. i. 392, 54

be-lǽwa

(n.)
Grammar
be-lǽwa, an; m.

A destroyerproditortraditor

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A destroyer; proditor, traditor

Linked entry: lǽwa

be-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lamp, p. of belimpan.

happenedbefell

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happened, befell Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468

dæg-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-lang, dæg-long; adj.

Lasting a day

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Lasting a day Dæglongne fyrst per totam diem, Salm. Kmbl. 1000; Sal. 501

Linked entry: dæg-langes

dæne-land

(n.)
Grammar
dæne-land, es; n. [dænu a valley]

A valley convallis

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A valley; convallis Dæneland getelda ic amete convallem tabernaculorum metibor, Ps. Lamb. 59, 8

Cumer-land

(n.)

Cumberland

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Cumberland, Chr. 1000 ; Erl. 137, 1

dún-land

(n.)
Grammar
dún-land, es; n.

Down or hilly land terra montāna

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Down or hilly land; terra montāna: it is opposed to feld-land plain or level land Faraþ to Amorréa dúne and to óðrum feld-landum and dún-landum and to unhéheran landum venīte ad montem Amorrhæōrdrum et ad cētĕra campestria atque montāna et humĭliōra

Linked entry: dún

earning-land

(n.)
Grammar
earning-land, es; n.

Land earned or made freehold

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Land earned or made freehold = bóc-land, Cod. Dipl. 679; A. D. 972-992; Kmbl. iii. 259, 10; Sax. Engl. i. 312, note 2

Eást-land

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-land, es; n.

The east country, Esthonia [Eastland], the country of the Osti or Estas orientālis terra, terra Esthonia

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The east country, Esthonia [Eastland], the country of the Osti or Estas; orientālis terra, terra Esthonia Iacob com to ðam eástlande Iacob vēnit in terram orientālem. Gen. 29, I. Eástland is swýðe mycel Esthonia is very large, Ors. I. I; Bos. 22, 12

eást-lang

(adv.)
Grammar
eást-lang, adv.

Along the east orientem versus

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Along the east; orientem versus Se wudu iséastlang and westlang hund twelftiges míla lang oððe lengra the wood, from east to west [lit. along the east and along the west], is one hundred and twenty miles long, or longer, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 30

efen-láste

(n.)
Grammar
efen-láste, an; f.

The everlastinggnaphălium

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The everlasting; gnaphălium Genim efenlástan nyðowearde take the netherward [part] of everlasting. Lchdm. iii. 2, 2

ele-land

(n.)
Grammar
ele-land, es; n.

A foreign countryexterna terra

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A foreign country; externa terra Ðǽr ic on elelande áhte stówe there I owned a place in a foreign country. Ps. Th. 118, 54

Linked entry: el-land

el-land

(n.)
Grammar
el-land, es; n.

A foreign country, strange land externa terra

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A foreign country, strange land; externa terra Mægþ sceal, geómormód, elland tredan a maiden, sad of mind, shall tread a strange land. Beo. Th. 6031; B. 3019

Linked entries: el- ele-land