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lang-lífe

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-lífe, -líf; adj.

Long-lived

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Long-lived Langlífe longævus, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 95; Wrt. Voc. 28, 72. Langlíf [MS. C. langlífe, Zup. 320, 1] longaevus, Wrt. Voc. 85, 59. Ðæt ðú sí langlífe ut longo vivas tempore, Deut. 5, 16: 4, 1. Longlífe and gileáffull suǽ Sarra longeva et

lang-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-mód, adj.

Patientlong-suffering

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Patient, long-suffering Longmód longanimis, Ps. Stev. 7, 12

lang-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lang-ness, e; f.

Length

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Length Brádnyss langnyss heáhnyss and deópnyss breadth, length, height and depth, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 21. Langnysse dagena ic gefylle hine longitudine dierum replebo eum, Ps. Spl. 90, 16. Ðonne sceal man ðysne wyrttruman gedrígean and ða langnysse tóceorfan

lang-strang

longanimis

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glosses longanimis in Ps. Lamb. 102, 8

lang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sum, adj.

Longprolixlong-enduringlong-suffering

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Long, taking a long time, prolix, lasting a long time, long-enduring, long-suffering Nis mé ðæs þearf tó secgenne forðon hit longsum is and eác monegum cúþ nec per ordinem nunc retexere nostrum est, quia et operi longum et omnibus notum videtur, Ors.

lang-twidig

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-twidig, adj.
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Granted for a long time Ðú scealt tó frófre weorþan eal langtwidig leódum ðínum thou, granted for long to them, shall prove a comfort to thy people, Beo. Th. 3420; B. 1708

Linked entry: twidig

lamp-healt

(adj.)
Grammar
lamp-healt, laempi-halt; adj.
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The word occurs in Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 20, and in Ep. Gl. 13 f, 4 as the gloss of lurdus which Ducange explains as foul, cf. Ital. lordo, or stupid, cf. Fr. lourde, lourdand. Lye quotes without reference lempe lenitas; Icel. has lempiligr pliant, could

lín-land

(n.)
Grammar
lín-land, es; n.
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Land where flax grows Ðæt lytle línland, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 19, 4

lof-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
lof-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte

To praise

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To praise Sáwle mín lóflǽceþ [MS. -aþ] ł heoaþ ðé anima mea laudabit te, Ps. Lamb. 118, 175

lóm-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
lóm-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte

repeatfrequent

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To use often, repeat, frequent Lómlǽhtan frequentabant, Hpt. Gl. 457, 44

mæst-land

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-land, es; n.

Land on which mast is produced

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Land on which mast is produced Eall ðæt wudu*-*lond ðæt Æþelbald gesealde tó mæstlonde. Chart. Th. 140, 2

mearc-land

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-land, es; n.

a border-landwaste land lying outside the cultivateda districtcountryterritory

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a border-land, waste land lying outside the cultivated Se mylenhám and se myln and ðæs mearclandes swá mycel swá tó þrím hídon gebyraþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 11. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, i. 50. Mearclonde ( the sea coast ) neáh, Exon. 101 b

morgen-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-lang, adj.

Having a long morning

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Having a long morning Eorlwerod morgen*-*longne dæg módgiómor sæt sad at heart sat the warriors through a day whose evening seemed as if would never come, Beo. Th. 5780; B. 2894

mót-lǽðu

(n.)

courtsassemblies

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in Chart. Th. 433, 22. The word occurs in a list of services due from the tenant of certain land, and seems to mean 'courts, assemblies' Þreó mótlǽðu ungeboden on xii mónþum the tenant must attend three courts a year without summons.

Linked entry: -lǽðu

munt-land

(n.)
Grammar
munt-land, es; n.

A hilly country

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A hilly country Férde on muntland abiit in Montana, Lk. Skt. l, 39

norþeást-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
norþeást-lang, adj.

Long in a north-easterly direction

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Long in a north-easterly direction Brittania is norþeástlang Britannia per longum in boream extenditur, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 12

norþ-land

(n.)

a northern land

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a northern land Hé fór on Sciððie ða norþland, Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 3

norþ-lane

(n.)

a north lane

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a north lane Óþ norþlanan tó strǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 1, 15

Linked entry: lane

pur-lamb

(n.)
Grammar
pur-lamb, es; n.
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A pur-lamb (pur-lamb a wether-lamb, West of England, E. D. S. Publ. Old Farming Words, No. 6) Ðæt lamb sceal beón ánwintre purlamb clǽne and unwemme erit agnus absque macula, masculus, anniculus, Ex. 12, 5

réf-land

Similar entry: sundor-geréfland