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leóma

(n.)
Grammar
leóma, an; m.

Lightradiancesheensplendourlightningray

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Light, radiance, sheen, splendour, lightning, ray or beam of light Ðes leóma hoc jubar, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 43. Candeles leóma lampas, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 88; Wrt. Voc. 41, 41. Leóma globus; leómum globis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 74, 75: 109, 73: globis

lesca

(n.)
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the groin Lesca inguen. Txts. 110, 1181: Hpt. 33, 244, I

léwsa

Similar entry: lǽwsa

leóda

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L(e)ódan ciues, An. Ox. 56, 272. Rómánisce leódan (leóde (-a), v. ll. ) ongynnað heora geár æfter hǽðenum gewunan, Lch. iii. 246, 15. Þǽr mihton geséon Winceastre leódan (leóde, v. l. ) rancne here, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 10. Eádweard bewarede land and leódan

fíf-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-leáf, es; n.: -leáfe, an; f.
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leáf-ness

Grammar
leáf-ness, léf-, lýf-ness; e; f.

Leavepermissionlicence

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H. leáfe], L. Alf. pol. 8; Th. i. 66, 16. Mid his léfnysse accepta ab eo licentia, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 11. Mid Ebrinum lýfnysse, 4, 1; S. 564, 44. Heó his leáfnysse hæfde ðæt ... she would have his permission to ... 1, 25; S. 486, 34.

Linked entries: léf-ness lýf-ness

-leás

(suffix)
Grammar
-leás, a frequently occurring suffix used to form adjectives, having the force of without [v. leas I.], modern

-less

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-less. It is found in the cognate dialects

leáf-scead

(n.)
Grammar
leáf-scead, es; n.
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A place made shady by leaves or foliage, Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 4 ; Ph. 205

Linked entry: scead

leáf-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
leáf-wyrm, es; m.

A cankercaterpillar

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A canker, caterpillar Hé sealde leáfwyrme (MS. C. treowyrme) wæstm heora he gave their increase unto the caterpillar (A. V.), Ps. Spl. 77, 51

Linked entry: treów-wyrm

leáf-hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
leáf-hlystend, es; m.

A catechumen

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A catechumen [Ge?] leáfhlestend catechumenus, Hpt. Gl. 457, 12

Linked entry: geleáf-hlystend

wín-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
wín-leáf, es; n.

A vine-leaf

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A vine-leaf Wínleáf pampinus, Engl. Stud. xi. 66, 73

léft

(n.)
Grammar
léft, e; f.

A vowvotum

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A vow; votum, Ps. Spl. T. 64, 1: 65, 12

leáh

Similar entry: át-leáh

leác

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Laec ambila Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 20. Leác alium, 6, 53: allium i. 78, 72. Hé leác sette he planted vegetables Shrn. 61, 20. v. cípe-, rysc-leác, fugeles leác. Add

leád

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Add: lead Hét se cásere his cwelleras feccan ǽnne ǽrenne hwer and hine áfyllan mid weallendum leáde . . . Hé ( St. George ) bletsode ꝥ leád and læg him onuppan, and ꝥ leád wearð ácolod, Hml. S. 14, 104-115. Leádes clynum mastigiis Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 75

leán

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Fultum oððe leán emolomentum Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 29. Mænifealde leán gelumpon copiosa (animaruni) emolumenta (Christo) prouenerunt An. Ox. 2633. Þéh þe hié him leána tó þǽre dǽde wénden, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 18. Íc bidde ðæt se monn . . . ðá ilcan wísan

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Sóðfæst verax, sóðsagol veridicus, leás fallax vel mendax, unsóðsagol falsidicus Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 17-20. of persons (or personifications). not truthful Ic cwæð þæt wǽron ealle menn ungemete leáse ego dixi, 'Omnis homo mendax,' Ps. Th. 115, 2. not

leás

(n.)
Grammar
leás, n.
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Add: what is untrue, untruth Sege ús nú sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, Hml. S. 23, 590. what is incorrect Micel yfel déð sé ðe leás wrít, búton hé hit gerihte, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 23

léft

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Dele

heorotbremel-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
heorotbremel-leáf, es; n.
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A leaf of the buckthorn Cnúa heorot-brénibelleáf. Lch. ii. 332, 6

Linked entry: heorot-brembel