for-legis
an adulteress ⬩ a prostitute
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an adulteress, a prostitute Forliges prostituta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 5. Forlegese scorti, Kent. Gl. 162. Forlegisse mecham, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 38: 55, 13: Past. 353, 19. Eówer nebb sint swǽ scamleáse swǽ ðára wífa ðe bióð forelegissa, 206, 9. Forlegesum
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ge-leáfa
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Add: the mental action, condition, or habit of trusting to a person or thing, trust, faith Þín ágen geleáfa þe hæfþ gehǽledne fides tua te saluum fecit, Bl. H. 15, 27: Mk. 10, 51: Lk. 18, 41. Þín geleáfa ( belief in thee ) on úrum móde þurhwunige, Hy
ge-léwan
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Dele, and see ge-léfed
hand-leng
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hand's length Gyf þú peran wille . . . geþeód þíne fingras tósomne forð handlenge if yow want a pear . . . join your fingers together projecting out their full length, Tech. ii. 124, 19
land-leód
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Add: a native of a country Landleód i[n]digena Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 69. Londleód incola Ps. Srt. 38, 13: 118, 19. Londleóde incolae 104, 12. Þá landleóde hí hátað Parcoadras, Ors. I, i; S. 14, 9. Þá landleóde on þǽre stówe incolae Gr. D. 97, 31. Ealle þá
land-leód
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Wunode á syððtan se sóða geleáfa on þǽre landleóde, Hml: S. 24, 190. Hé æt Somnite gemǽre and Rómáne gesæt, and þá níhstan landleóde on ǽgþere healfe him on fultum geteáh circa finitimas Romae urbes auxilia sibi adquirere studens Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 110, 7
Lega-ceaster
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Chester Hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum, seó is Legaceaster (Leg-, Liege-, Lige-, v. ll. ) geháten, Chr. 894; P. 88, 6. Hé micele fyrd gelǽdde tó Legaceastre (Leige-, v. l. ad ciuitate Legionum, quae a gente Anglorum Legacaester, a Brettonibus
leód-geþyncþ
leód-hwæt
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In the passage l. leódhwata, and add: cf. brego-róf, cyning-beald
leód-wita
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Add: cf. þeód-wita
mund-leów
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Munléuu vescada Txts. 104, 1055. Hé hét geótan wæter on mundleów misit aquam in pelvem Hml. A. 155, 102. Add
reád-lesc
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reddened skin (?) Mid reádlescum rubricatis (pellibus), An. Ox. 5324
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scír-lett
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led
ofer-leóf
Exceedingly dear
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Exceedingly dear Éðel byþ oferleóf ǽghwylcum men, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 3; Rún. 23
or-lege
war, strife, hostility ⬩ a place where hostility is shewn
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war, strife, hostility Ðá wæs orlege eft onhréred, níð upp árás, Andr. Kmbl. 2605 ; An. 1304. Ic ðæs orleges or anstelle (speaking of the strife of the elements), Exon. Th. 386, 9; Rü. 4, 59. Se ðæs orleges or onstealde, Beo. Th. 4805; B. 2407. Ðonne
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