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lagu-lád

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-lád, e; f.
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Away across water, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 19; Wand. 3: Andr. Kmbl. 627; An. 314

lǽl

(n.)
Grammar
lǽl, lél, e; f.

withewhipswitcha wealstripemarkbruiseswelling

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a pliant twig, withe, whip, switch Lǽl vimen, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 13; Wrt. Voc. 33, 12: vibex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 4: 96, 35. Lǽla mastigias [mastigia flagrum, flagellum, virga, Ducange], 55, 25. Lélan vibice, 123, 68. a weal, mark left on the flesh

Linked entry: lél

lane

Grammar
lane, Add: <b>, lanu</b>
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Andlang lanan tó Beorhtnaðes stáne; of ðám stáne andlang lanan tó ðæs móres heáfde, C. D. iii. 431, 18. v. strǽt*-*lanu

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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LONG, tall Hé sǽde ðæt ðæt land síe swíðe lang norþ ðonan he said that the land stretches thence far to the north, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 4. Se wudu is eástlang and westlang hundtwelftiges míla lang oððe lengra the wood, measuring from east to west, is

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Causing hate, evil, injury, annoyance; hateful, hated, loathed, loth, displeasing, injurious, grievous Láth ingratus, Ep. Gl. 12 b, 16. Laath invisus, 12 f, 5. Ðá wæs ic swíðe onscúniende and mé láð wæs multum detestatus sum, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 32. Ðeáh

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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What is hateful or harmful, harm, evil, injury, hurt, trouble, grief, pain, annoyance, enmity Ðætte monnum héh is laaþ [adj.?] is mið Gode quod hominibus altum est, abominatio est apud deum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 15. Hit sóna nǽnig láð ne biþ it [the pain

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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The word, if this be the true form of it, occurs only once, in the following passage Gárulf gecrang ealra ǽrest ... ymb hyne gódra fela hwearf lacra hrǽr hræfn wandrode sweart and sealobrún, Fins. Th. 64-70; Fin. 33-5. All the editors for hrær, which

Linked entry: lacra

lǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lǽd,
  • Chart. Th. 166, 21.

Similar entry: lǽwed

lǽd

Similar entry: un-lǽd

lann

(n.)
Grammar
lann, loon, e; f.

A bondfetter

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A bond, fetter Licgeþ lonnum fæst lies fast in fetters, Salm. Kmbl. 531; Sal. 265. Fæste gebindan, lonnum belúcan, 557; Sal. 278

latu

Similar entry: word-latu

laur

(n.)
Grammar
laur, lawer, es; m.

Laurelbay

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Laurel, bay Laures croppan, seáw, bléda, leáf, Lchdm. ii. 20, 17: 226, 2: 228, 25: 230, 3. Mid lawere gebeágod crowned with laurel, Blickl. Homl. 187, 27

land

(n.)
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In l. 7 for ferigen l. ferigan

lǽs

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Seó lǽs is tóforan eallum mannum gemǽne on ðám hǽðfelda the pasture on the heathfield lies open to admit all men C. D. iii. 419, 21. Án lǽs on waruðe, 429, 16. Sceáp lǽsuwe (léswe, Ps. Srt.) his oues pascuae eius Ps. L. 99, 3. On stówe lǽswen (lǽswe?,

lǽs

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allowance

læt

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Add: slow, sluggish Be lattre meltunge sumra metta, Lch. ii. 160, 9. Late lento Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 62. On óðre wísan sint tó manianne ðá ðe bióð tó late ( pigri: cf. ðá sláwan 19), on óðre ðá ðe bióð tó hrade, Past. 281, 18. <b>I a.</b> <

lǽw

(n.)
Grammar
lǽw, léw, e; f.
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Injury, weakening Gelíce þám dwǽsan þe for heora prýtan léwe ( through the disastrous effect of their pride ? ) nellað beorgan, Wlfst. 165, 9

Linked entries: -lǽwed léw

læx

Similar entry: leax

laga

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Laga statutum Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 80. Add

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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the body of rules binding on the members of a state or community Hé hit béte swá swá lagu tǽce ( as the law directs ), Ll. Th. i. 418, 14. Swá man swýðor spæc embe rihte lage swá mann dyde máre unlaga, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 19. Hí eallum folce góde lage