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leás-tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
leás-tyhtan, p. te

To wheedle ⬩ flatter

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To wheedle, flatter Leástyhtendum lenocinantibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 15

leás-tyhtung

(n.)
Grammar
leás-tyhtung, e; f.

Wheedling ⬩ flattery ⬩ cajolery

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Wheedling, flattery, cajolery Leástihtinge lenocinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 68

lim-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-leás, adj.
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Without limbs His (Christ's) gástlíca líchama, ðe wé húsel hátaþ, is of manegum cornum gegaderod, búton blóde and báne, limleás and sáwulleás, Homl. Th. ii. 270, 22

mægen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-leás, adj.

Without strength ⬩ powerless ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble

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Without strength, powerless, weak, feeble Mægenleás enervis, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 6: elumbis, Germ. 396, 216. Seó sáwul, gif heó næfþ ða hálgan láre, heó biþ ðonne weornigende and mægenleás, Homl. Th. i. 168, 33. Icel. megin-lauss.]

mǽg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽg-leás, adj.

Without kinsmen

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Without kinsmen Gif hé sí mǽgleás if he have no kinsmen, L. Eth. ix. 24; Th. i. 344, 28: L. In. 23; Th. i. 116, 16: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 24. Fædrenmǽga mǽgleás mon a man having no kinsmen on the father's side, L. Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 78, 20

mǽgþ-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-leás, adj.

Belonging to no family ⬩ not of distinguished family ⬩ ignobilis

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Belonging to no family, not of distinguished family; ignobilis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 73

meaht-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
meaht-leás, adj.

Powerless

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Powerless Ðonne ( at the day of judgement ) stent ealra hergea mǽst heortleás and earh, mihtleás and áfǽred, Wulfst. 137, 23

mód-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-leás, adj.

Spiritless ⬩ dull ⬩ excors

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Spiritless, dull; excors, Kent. Gl. 400

módor-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
módor-leás, adj.

Motherless

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Motherless Fylstan fæderleásum and móderleásum cildum, Wulfst. 228, 22

mynd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mynd-leás, adj.

Senseless ⬩ foolish

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Senseless, foolish Se wísóom hine sylfne ætbret fram myndleásum geþohtum, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 4

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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without counsel, unwise, inconsiderate, rash, ill-advised Rédeleás preceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Som. 13, 27. Gleáw ne wæs gumríces weard, réðe and rǽdleás, Cd. Th. 226, 26; Dan. 177. without wise direction, in confusion Ðá ðis (the destruction of certain

récce-leás

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réce-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
réce-leás, adj.
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Careless, reckless Réccileás prefaricator, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 8. Ymb ða gýmene his écre hǽlo hé wæs tó sǽne and tó réceleás erga curam perpetuae suae salvationis nihil omnino studii & industriae gerens, Bd. 3,13; S. 538, 19. Tó hwam wurde ðú

Linked entry: récce-leás

borh-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
borh-leás, adj.

Void of security ⬩ fidejussore carens

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Void of security; fidejussore carens Gif hwá borh-leás orf habbe ... agife ðæt orf, and gilde xx oran if any one have cattle borhless [i.e. for which no borh has been given] ... let him give up the cattle, and pay twenty oran [which at 1s. 4d. each,

bót-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bót-leás, adj; [bót boot, leás less]

BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiated ⬩ inexpiabilis

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BOOTLESS, unpardonable, what cannot be remedied, recompensed or expiated; inexpiabilis Ðonne síg ðæt bótleás then is that unpardonable, L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 24. Húsbryce is bótleás housebreaking is unpardonable, L. C. S. 65; Th. i. 410, 6

Linked entry: bót-wyrþe

ge-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leás, adj.

False ⬩ falsus

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False; falsus Ne underfó geleáse gewitnysse non suscĭpies vōcem mendācii, Ex. 23, 1

steór-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
steór-leás, adj.
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without restraint, ungovernable, fierce Sió réþe oððe sió steórleáse efferra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 16. without regulation, profligate Ðú cýþdest ðæt ðú nestest hwelces endes ǽlc angin wilnode ðá ðú wéndest ðæt steórleáse men and réceleáse wǽron gesǽlige

syn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-leás, adj.

Sinless, without sin

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Sinless, without sin Hwylc eówer sí synleás ( sine peccato ), Jn. Skt. 8, 7. Crist þrowade for ús synleás, Wulfst. 121, 14: 151, 5. Ne biþ nǽfre nán man leahterleás ne synleás ealra þinga, 233, 24. Biþ oft synleás yfel geðoht ðǽm gódum plerumque boni

un-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leás, adj.

Not false ⬩ true

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Not false, true Uhleás non frivola, non falsa, Hpt. Gl. 432, 21. Se bið unleás forscrencend ðe his leahtras forscrencð, Homl. Th. i. 586, 23. Wé willaþ eów gereccan óðres mannes gesihðe ðe unleás is, ii. 332, 26. Gelýf hys hálgum, for ðam hí wéron swíðe

Linked entry: leás

wit-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-leás, adj.

Witless ⬩ senseless

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Witless, senseless On ðam fíftan mónþe hé (the fœtus) biþ cwica and weaxeþ and seó módur líð witleás, Lchdm. iii. 146, 12