lǽwan
To betray
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To betray Ðonne lǽweþ bróðer óðerne hǽðnum on deáþ and sunu se lǽweþ his fæder then one brother shall betray another to the heathen to death, and a son he shall betray his father, Blickl. Homl. 171, 21
lǽwend
a traitor
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One who betrays, a traitor Lǽwend proditor, Ælfc. Gl. 85; Som. 73, 125; Wrt. Voc. 49, 18: Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 75. Léwend, Kent. GlI. 1156
Læwes
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Lewes in Sussex Tó Læwe [other MS. Læwes] at Lewes, L. Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 208, 1. Æt Hamme wið Læwe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 388, 18. Hamme juxta Læwes, vi. 46, 11
láf
remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow
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what is left, remnant, remains, relic, remainder, rest, lave [in northern dialects] Láf superstes, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 11, 7. Healmes láf stipulæ, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 131; Wt. Voc. 38, 51.
lafian
To lave ⬩ bathe ⬩ pour water on
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M., 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 74, 29. Genim beren eár beseng lege on swá hát and hát wæter lafa on take a barley ear, singe it, apply it as hot as possible, and pour hot water on, 1, 51; Lchdm. ii. 124, 18
lafor
A leopard
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A leopard [so Cockayne, but ought not the word in the following passage to be eoforas?]
lagian
To make a law ⬩ ordain
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To make a law, ordain Lagiaþ góde woruldlagan and lecgaþ ðærtóeácan ðæt úre cristendóm stande ordain good secular laws, and add thereto the establishment of our christianity. Wulfst. 274, 7
lagu
Law ⬩ statute ⬩ decree ⬩ regulation ⬩ rule ⬩ fixed custom
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Eth. vi. 37; Th. i. 324, 20.
lagu
sea ⬩ water
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Ne lagu dréfde ne of [on?] lyfte fleág it troubled not water, nor flew it in air, 106 a; Th. 404. 31; Rä. 23, 16.
lagu-cræftig
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Skilled in matters connected with the sea Lagu-cræftig mon, Beo. Th. 423; B. 209
lagu-flód
Sea ⬩ ocean ⬩ stream ⬩ wave ⬩ water
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Voc. ii. 130, 33. Lyfthelm and laguflód air and sea, Menol. Fox 553; Gn. C. 46. Swá wé on laguflóde ofer ceald wæter ceólum líðan geond sídne sǽ, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 16; Cri. 851. Heliseus leólc ofer laguflód on swonráde, 75 b; Th. 283, 2; Jul. 674.
lagu-lád
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Away across water, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 19; Wand. 3: Andr. Kmbl. 627; An. 314
lagu-mearh
A sea-steed ⬩ ship
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A sea-steed, ship,Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 7; Gú. 1306
lagu-strǽt
A sea-road ⬩ the sea
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A sea-road, the sea Ofer lagustrǽte, Beo. Th. 483; B. 239
lagu-swimmend
a fish
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A creature that swims, a fish Laguswimmendra, Salm. Kmbl. 580; Sal. 289
Linked entry: swimmend
lah
Law
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Law Ǽlc mynetere ðe betihtlad sí bicge him lah mid xii óran [cf. bicge him lage, Th. i. 294, 8] let every minter that is accused buy himself law with xii ores [v. lah-ceáp], L. Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 16
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lah-breca
A law-breaker
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A law-breaker, Scint. 2, Lye
Linked entry: breca
lah-bryce
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A. S. Rdr. 111, 199. Deófíce dǽda on mistlícan lahbrycan [MS. D. lagbrycan] on hádbrycan and on ǽwbrycan devilish deeds in the shape of diverse violations of law, of holy orders and of marriage, L. Eth. v. 25; Th. i. 310, 18: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 18.
lah-ceáp
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Payment made for re-entry into legal rights which have been lost; redemptio privilegiorum quæ per utlagationem fuerint amissa Lahceáp, L. N. P. L. 67: Th. ii. 302, 5. Lahcóp, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 244, 1.
Linked entry: land-ceáp
lah-líc
Lawful
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Lawful, Scint. 9, Lye