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leóf-tǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-tǽle, -tǽl; adj.

Lovingdeardesirableestimablegratefulpleasantgracious

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Loving, dear, desirable, estimable, grateful, pleasant, gracious Hé biþ freónd and leóftǽl lufsum and líðe he (Christ) shall be friendly and gracious, kind and gentle, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 4; Cri, 913. Hé is monþwǽre, lufsum and leóftǽl, 96 a; Th. 357

Linked entry: -tǽl

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belieffaithconfidencetrustfĭdesfĭdūcia

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Belief, faith, confidence, trust; fĭdes, fĭdūcia Se rihta geleáfa us tǽcþ, ðæt we sceolon gelýfan on ðone Hálgan Gást the right faith teaches us that we should believe in the Holy Ghost, Homl. Th. i. 280, 22 : Elen. Kmbl. 2070; El. 1036. Geleáfa fĭdes

lec

(adj.)

rimosus

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rimosus, Germ. 400

Linked entry: lecþa

lec

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Dele, and see leóf. (?)

léc

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Hwæt secge ic be eágum mínum . . . þá mé mid léce forhwyrfdon unrihtum ? quid dicam de oculis meis . . . qui me intuitu perverterunt iniquo? Angl. xi. 118, 50. Hé wæs gestæððig on his léce, Hml. S. 31, 296. Add

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác

To pull up

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To pull up Swá swá londes ceorl of his æcere lýcþ yfel weód monig, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 55; Met. 12, 28

be-léd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-léd, pp. of belǽdan.

impelled

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impelled R. Ben. 64;

án-lépe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lépe, -lépig, -lípig, -lýpig, [ǽn-]; adj. [án one; hleáp, hlýp a running, leap]

Going alonesolitaryprivatealonesingularoneeach onesolivagussolitariusprivatussolussingularisunussingulus

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Going alone, solitary, private, alone, singular, one, each one; solivagus, solitarius, privatus, solus, singularis, unus, singulus Nis nán ðe eallunga wel dó, nó forðon ánlépe non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum, Ps. Th. 13, 2. Ánlépra ǽlc

a-léd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-léd, pp. of a-lecgan.

putlaid

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put, laid,Lk. Bos. 2, 16;

be-léd

Grammar
be-léd, impelled.
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Dele, and see preceding word

burh-leóde

(n.)
Grammar
burh-leóde, nom. acc; gen. -leóda; dat. -leódum; pl. m.
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Town-people, citizens; cives Him ða burhleóde wiðcwǽdon the citizens withstood him, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 6: Cd. 226; Th. 300, 7; Sat. 561: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 14; Jud. 187: 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud. 175

Linked entry: leód

ge-léfed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-léfed, part. [léf infirm, weak]

Corruptedinjuredputrĭdus

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Corrupted, injured; putrĭdus Se milte wyrþ geléfed the milt becomes corrupted, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 244, 10. Hér sindon ðurh synnleáfa sáre geléfede to manege here through impunity in sin too many are injured, Swt. Rdr. 110, 174

Linked entries: -léfed ge-lýfed

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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Hé árás and ðá tó eorþan leát he rose up, and then bowed to the ground, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 74, 7. Hé leát tó ðæs cáseres eáre he bent down to the emperor's ear, Homl. Th. i. 376, 28.

mete-leást

(n.)
Grammar
mete-leást, -liést, -lǽst, -lést, -líst, e; f.

Want of food

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Want of food Him of-hreów ðæs folces meteleást, Homl. Th. ii. 396, 19. Ðá wǽron hié mid meteliéste gewǽgde they were reduced by want of food, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 27. For meteliéste heora líf álǽtan, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 120, 30. Metelǽste inedia, Hpt. Gl.

a-lesan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lesan, p. -læs, pl. -lǽson; pp. -lesen [a, lesan to choose]

To chooseeligereseligere

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To choose; eligere, seligere Þeóden holde hæfde him alesen the prince had faithful ones chosen to him, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 11; Exod. 183: 154; Th. 192, 7; Exod. 228: Elen. Kmbl. 571; El. 286: 759; El. 380

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, pp. ed [a, lef weak, feeble]

To become weakfeeblelangues-cere

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To become weak, feeble; langues-cere Ðæt we fæston mid geráde, swá ðæt úre líchama alefed ne wurþe ut cum ratione jejunemus, ita ut corpus nostrum languidius nefiat, Bd. 3, 23; Whel. 228, 45

Linked entry: á-léfian

in-belúcan

(v.)
Grammar
in-belúcan, p. -leác

To shut

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To shut Ðá ða duru inbeleác æfter him then he shut the door after them, Blickl. Homl. 217, 26

Linked entry: be-lúcan

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác, pl. lucon; pp. locen

To closeconcludefastenlock

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To close, conclude, fasten, lock: Ðæt hé leác on hálre tungon qui statim conclusit et omnino confirmavit totum quod pater suus in vita sua fecerat, Chart. Th. 272, 5.

Linked entry: lýcþ

leáh-mealt-wurt

(n.)
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some kind of wort Léhmealtwurt lexinum (? lixivum, cf. lixivum mustum the wine that runs out of the grapes before they are pressed), Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 23; Wrt. Voc. 34, 6

leu

(n.)
Grammar
leu, leuw.

Similar entry: leów