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laembis lieg

Similar entry: lendis lieg

lendis lieg

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bofor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 12. Laembis lieg, 11, 28

Linked entry: laembis lieg

lind-wígend

(n.)
Grammar
lind-wígend, -wiggend, es; m.
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A warrior armed with a shield, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 25; Met. 1, 13: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 1; Jud. 42: Elen. Kmbl. 539; El. 270

líne-twige

(n.)
Grammar
líne-twige, -twigle, an; f.

A linnet

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A linnet Línetwige carduelis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 43: 103, 13: fronulus, 36, 3. Línetuigle fronulus, 109, 14. Cf. þisteltuige cardella, 102, 76

lind-croda

(n.)
Grammar
lind-croda, an; m.

Shield-press ⬩ battle

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Shield-press, battle, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 21; Gen. 1998

lind-geborga

(n.)
Grammar
lind-geborga, an; m.
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A protector bearing a shield, a warlike protector[?]

lind-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
lind-gelác, es; n.

battle

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A shield-conflict, battle, Apstls. Kmbl. 151; Ap. 76

lind-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
lind-weorud, es; n.
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A band armed with shields, Elen. Kmbl. 283; El. 142

lind-gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
lind-gecrod, es; n.
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A shield-bearing crowd, Andr. Kmbl. 2442; An. 1222

lind-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
lind-gestealla, an; m.
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A companion in arms, Beo. Th. 3950; B. 1973

lind-hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
lind-hrycg, es; m.
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A ridge on which lime-trees are growing[?] On lindrycg; of lindrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 20

lind-plega

(n.)
Grammar
lind-plega, an; m.

Shield-play ⬩ battle

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Shield-play, battle, Beo. Th. 4085; B. 2039: [MS. hild-] 2151; B. 1073

lind-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
lind-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior armed with a shield, Beo. Th. 5199; B. 2603

lind-hóh

(n.)
Grammar
lind-hóh, gen. -hós; m. A hóh [q. v.]
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where lime-trees are growing[?] On lindhóh; of lindhó, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 33

libn

Similar entry: lifen

-líce

(adv.; suffix)

-ly

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a frequent adverbial termination, modern -ly

lida

(n.)
Grammar
lida, an; m.

A sailor ⬩ traveller

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A sailor, traveller Lida biþ longe on síþe, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 34; Gn. Ex. 104

líft

(n.)
Grammar
líft, lýft

a grant ⬩ allowance

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a grant, allowance Ús bóceras beteran secgaþ lengran lýft wynna learned men tell us of a better and longer grant of joys, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 24; Exod. 531

Linked entry: lýft

Lige

(n.)
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the river Lea

lira

(n.)
Grammar
lira, an; m.

brawn

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Fleshy part of the body without fat or bone, brawn Lira pulpa vel viscum, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 37; Wrt. Voc. 44, 21. Lira pulpa, Wrt. Voc. 65, 17: 290, 48: ii. 76, 10. Sár þeóh and lira the thigh and the fleshy parts are sore, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii

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