sorh-leóþ
A sorrowful song ⬩ a lay of grief
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A sorrowful song, a lay of grief Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum swylce ðǽr iú wǽron. Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460. Ongunnon ðá (after putting Jesus in the grave)
spere-leás
Without a point or head
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Without a point or head Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42
hilde-leóma
A hostile, warlike ray
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A hostile, warlike ray, Beo. Th. 2291; B. 1143 [a sword]: 5159; B. 2583
hilde-leoþ
battle-song, ⬩ war-song
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battle-song, war-song, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 28; Jud. 211
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
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
æ-leng
Long ⬩ protracted ⬩ lengthy ⬩ troublesome ⬩ longus ⬩ molestus
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Long, protracted, lengthy, troublesome; longus, molestus Me þincþ ðæt ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks that these long discourses appear to thee too lengthy. Bt. 39,4; Fox 218, 6
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
a-lédon
laid ⬩ posnerunt
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laid, posnerunt,Rood Kmbl. 125; Kr. 63;
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
byrig-leóþ
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An epitaph; epitaphium. Bd. 2, l, Lye
Befor-leág
Beverley, in Yorkshire
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Beverley, in Yorkshire