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gewald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
gewald-leðer, geweald-leðer

a power-leathera rein

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a power-leather, a rein, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 77; Met. 24, 39

Linked entries: LEÐER weald-leðer

for-legen

adulterous

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Add: guilty of fornication, adulterous Cneórisse yfel and forlegene (adultera), Mt. R. 12, 39. Eallswá scyldig byð geteald se forlegena cniht swá ꝥ forlegene mǽden, Hml. A. 20, 152. For mé earmlicre forlegenre, Hml. S. 23 b, 598. Fúle forlegene hóringas

for-leges

Similar entry: for-legis

ge-legen

Linked entry: -legen

ge-légeo

Similar entry: ge-légu

leðer-codd

(n.)
Grammar
leðer-codd, es; m.
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A leather bag Leðercoddas bulgæ, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 58; Wrt. Voc. 21, 45

leðer-hose

(n.)
Grammar
leðer-hose, [-hosu?]; f.

gaiter

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A leather covering for the leg, gaiter Leðerhosa [-hosan?] caligas, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 33

leðer-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
leðer-wyrhta, an; m.

A tannercurrierbyrseusbyrsarius

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A tanner, currier; byrseus, byrsarius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 49: 102, 38: 127, 31. Lediruuyrcta, Ep. Gl. 6 d, 13

dirne-legere

(adv.)
Grammar
dirne-legere, adv.
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Licentiously Dernelegere luxuriose, Lk. L. 15, 13

Linked entry: -legere

for-legere

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Dele

for-legor

Similar entry: for-liger

up-legen

(n.)
Grammar
up-legen, e; f.

A hair-pin

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A hair-pin Uplegen discriminale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 1. Uplegene vel feaxpreónas discriminalia, i.17, 2

weald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
weald-leðer, es; n.

A rein

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A rein Hí ne móton swíþor styrian ðonne hé him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres tó forlǽt, Bt. 21: Fox 74, 8. Se gemetgaþ ðone brídel and ðæt wealdleþer ealles ymbhweorftes heofenes and eorþan orbis habenas temperat, 174, 19. Ðá gelæhton ða weardmen his wealdleðer

a-lege

Grammar
a-lege, impert. of a-lecgan.

lay downdepone

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lay down; depone Alege oððe ahwelf híg, eálá ðú Drihten cast down [or cover over] them, O Lord! depone eos, Domine! Ps. Lamb. 58, 12;

or-lege

(adj.)
Grammar
or-lege, adj.

Hostile

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Hostile Wépaþ and heówaþ eall orlegu folc, for ðam úre God eów hæfþ ofercumen . . . orlega þeóda he áléde under úre fét, Ps. Th. 46, 1-3. Ne onégdon ná orlegra níð, ðeáh ðe feónda folc féran cwóme, Cd. Th. 259, 26; Dan. 697

ge-légu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-légu, (?), ge-legu (?)
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a tract of land. Cf. (?) leáh(-g). In the following compounds Confiniae terrae, ab australi plaga Uuisleág . . . a septemtrionale Meósgelégeo (-leg- ?), C. D. B. i. 266, 26. On marge wei and Grimgelége, C. D. v. 136, 2. Wið ráhgeléga, iii. 391, 32

ge-weald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weald-leðer, ge-wald-leðer, es; n. [ge-, weald-leðer a directing-leather]

A power-leathera directing-leathera rein

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A power-leather, a directing-leather, a rein Ðonne he ðæt gewealdleðer forlǽt ðara bridla when he shall let go the rein of the bridles, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 31: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 55; Met. 11, 28: 11, 149 ; Met. 11, 75: 24, 77; Met. 24, 39: 29, 155; Met. 29

Linked entry: ge-welt-leðer

ge-welt-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
ge-welt-leðer, es; n.

A power-leathera rein

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A power-leather, a rein, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 155; Met. 29, 78

lég

Similar entry: líg

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Se legeþ pyle under ǽlces monnes elnbogan seðe ... væ his qui consuunt pulvillos sub omni cubito manus .. . Pulvillos sub omni cubito manus ponere, est ... 19, 1; Swt. 143, 14. Cwén mec hwílum hond on legeþ, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 8; Rä. 78, 4.