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leóht-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-mód, adj.

light-heartedeasy-temperedlight-mindedinconstantfickle

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Of light or cheerful mind, light-hearted, easy-tempered; light-minded Similar entries (v. next word), inconstant, fickle, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 30; Gn. Ex. 86

leóht-sceáwigend

(n.; adj.)

light-seeinglucivida

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light-seeing; lucivida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 56

Linked entry: sceáwigend

leóht-sceot

Similar entry: leóht-gesceot

morgen-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-leóht, es; n.

The morning lightmorning

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The morning light, morning, Beo. Th. 1213; B. 604: 1839; B. 917

em-leoht

(n.)
Grammar
em-leoht, es; n.
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The incorrect use (elision?) of m Emleohtes motacismi (= metacismi), An. Ox. 5473

Linked entries: el-leoht emm

leóht-sáwend

Linked entry: sáwend

leóht-sceáwigend

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Substitute: One who sees light

leóht-berende

(adj.)
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Steorra leóhtberende lucifer, Ps. Lamb. 109, 3. Add

leóht-brǽdness

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Substitute: Wantonness, levity, frivolity Þonne ys se óeth;er heáfodleahter gecweden gífernes . . . of þǽre bið acenned ungesceád bliss and sceandlicnes and leóhtbrǽdnes and ídelsprǽc (inepta laetilia, scurrilitas, levitas, vaniloquium), Verc. Först.

leóht-fæt

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Léhtfaet lanterna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 49. Leóhtfæt lampas, i. 284, 33: lampas vel lucerna vel lanterna, 81, 30. Leóhtfætes lanternę, ii. 52, 2. Man sceal habban . . . leóhtfæt, blácern, Angl. ix. 264, 21. Add

leóht-fǽtels

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-fǽtels, es; m.
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A lamp, lantern Leóhtfǽtels ł leóhtfæt lucernam, Ps. L. 17, 29

Linked entry: fætels

leóht-leás

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Hé hét hí lǽdan tó leóhtleásum cwearterne, Hml. S. 29, 240: 35, 36. Add

leóht-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-lic, of little weight.
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Add: of sin, venial Ðurh ðám streáwe and ðám ceafe sind getácnode leóhtlice synna, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 14. Hú deóp seó bóc ys on gástlicum andgite, þeáh þe heó mid leóhtlicum wordum áwriten sig, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 22

ælmes-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-leóht, es; n.

Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast

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Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast Ðonne man fæste . . . forlǽte man ǽlce worldbysga, and læges and nihtes swá man oftost mæge on cirican gewunige, and mid ælmesleóhte wacigan ðár georne, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 1

wyn-candel(l)

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-candel(l), e; f.

A lamp that gives delight,

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A lamp that gives delight, an epithet of the sun Wyncondel wera west onhylde, Exon. Th. 174, 31; Gú. 1186

leccan

(v.)
Grammar
leccan, p. lehte, leohte

To moistenwet

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To moisten, wet Ic lecce rigabo, Ps. Spl. 6, 6. Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra hiemem defluus irrigat imber, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16: Met. Fox 29, 128; Met. 29, 64: Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 4; Ph. 64. Sumu twigu hé lehte

Linked entry: leohte

ísen-tanga

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-tanga, an; m.
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A pair of snuffers Candel candela; ísentanga munctorium, Wrt. Voc. 81, 34-5

brygd

(n.)
Grammar
brygd, es; m.
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drawing a weapon, v. bryd in Dict. something twisted, a wick (?). v. candel-brygd. a trick, fraud (?)

weorold-oandel

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-oandel, weorold-oandell, e; f.
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This world's candle, the sun Woruld*-*candel scán, sigel súðan fús, Beo. Th. 3935; B. 1965

beterian

(v.)
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Hé árás beterian þá leóht (ad melioranda lumi-naria) . . hé beterode ꝥ leóht (refovebat lumen), Gr. D. 227, 4-6. Betriende meliorando, 283, 27. Add