læfel
A cup ⬩ vessel ⬩ bowl
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A cup, vessel, bowl Læfel sciffus, Wrt. Voc. 85, 66. Lævel, 25, 18. Lævil manile, 290, 69. Læuel aquemanile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 14. Label aquemale, l00, 60. Lebil manile, 113, 43. Lebl triplia, 122, 62. Se læfyl ðe gé forstǽlon wæs mínum hláforde swíðe
Linked entry: lefel
ǽ-wita
One skilled in the law ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ legis peritus ⬩ consiliarius
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One skilled in the law, a counsellor; legis peritus, consiliarius Ealdum ǽwitan ageaf andsware gave answer to the old counsellor, Elen. Kmbl. 907; El. 455
Linked entry: wita
rǽden
wíglere
A diviner ⬩ soothsayer ⬩ augur ⬩ sorcerer
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A diviner, soothsayer, augur, sorcerer Wíglere augur Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 37. Ðes and ðeós wiglere hic et haec augur Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22 ; Zup. 49, 2. Nú cwyð sum wíglere, ðæt wiccan oft secgaþ swá swá hit ágǽð mid ððum ðincge, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 108. On gellcnysse
Linked entry: weohlere
land-fruma
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A prince of a country Leóf landfruma, Beo. Th. 61; B. 31
á-láþian
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Add: to become hateful Leóf aláþað amor abolescit, Angl. ii. 374, 13
LǼCE
A LEECH ⬩ doctor ⬩ physician ⬩ a leech
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A LEECH, [Shakspere uses the word once, and even now it has not quite died out, but perhaps, in prose at least, its meaning is usually that given by Bailey in his Dictionary 'a Farrier or Horse-Doctor,' a doctor rather for animals than men], doctor, physician
efen-sácerd
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A fellow-priest Leóf bróðer and úre efen*-*sácerd, Angl. xi. 7, 4. Cf. efen-mæssepreóst
Linked entry: sacerd
ge-lífan
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to make dear (leóf). Take here <b>ge-lýfan</b> in Dict., and add:
ge-lǽte
A going out ⬩ ending ⬩ meeting ⬩ exitus ⬩ occursus
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A going out, ending, meeting; exitus, occursus To wega gelǽtum to the meetings of ways, Mt. 22, 9. Twegra wega gelǽtu meetings of two ways, Cot. 110. Æt ðæra wæga gelǽte, Gen. 38, 21
Linked entries: þeóh-gelǽte ge-lét
Cant-ware
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Sé wæs Cantwara (Cont-, v. l.) leód (leode, v. l.) oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Paulinus huerf eft tó Cantwarum (gewát tó Cent, v. l. ), Chr. 633; P. 24, 21. Add
for-teón
To mislead ⬩ seduce ⬩ sedūcĕre
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To mislead, seduce; sedūcĕre
LIFIAN
To LIVE
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Ðú leofa bútan mé gif ðú mǽge live without me, if you can, Wulfst. 259, 5. Ic beó láreów georn ðæt hé monþeáwum mínum lifge I am diligent in teaching him to live according to my customs, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 5; Jul. 410.
ge-lýfan
To make dear
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To make dear [leóf] Dryhtne gelýfde endeared to the Lord [faithful to the Lord,] [Th.], Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 22; Cri. 1645
leóhtian
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To give light Leóma leóhtade leóda mǽgþum a ray gave light to the tribes of men, Exon. 11 a; Th. 15, 10; Cri. 234
Linked entry: líhtan
ár-wesa
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honoured Þá gingran hyra yldran nonnos nemnen, þæt is, leóf and árwesa juniores priores suos nonnos vocent, quod intelligitur paterna reverentia, R. Ben. 115, 20
Linked entry: -wesa
ge-leccan
To moisten ⬩ wet ⬩ hŭmectāre ⬩ rĭgāre
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To moisten, wet; hŭmectāre, rĭgāre Geleccende muntas ofer ðám uferum his rĭgans montes de sŭpĕriōrĭbus suis, Ps. Spl. 103, 14. Mid mínum teárum strecednysse míne oððe míne beddinge ic beþweá oððe ic gelecce lacrĭmis meis strātum meum rĭgābo, Ps. Lamb
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folc-ágende
ruling
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Breca gesóhte swǽsne éðel, leóf his leódum, lond Brondinga, . . . þǽr hé folc áhte, burh and beágas, B. 522. Add: For force of ágende
ag-lǽca
A miserable being ⬩ wretch ⬩ miscreant ⬩ monster ⬩ fierce combatant ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum ⬩ bellator immanis
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A miserable being, wretch, miscreant, monster, fierce combatant; miser, perditus, monstrum, bellator immanis Ne ðæt se aglǽca yldan þohte nor did the wretch [Grendel] mean to delay that, Beo. Th. 1482; B. 739. Earme aglǽcan miserable wretches, Exon.
láþ
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Ic wát þæt nán swá gód man ne leofað swá hé is, þéh þe hé mé sié se láþesta, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 244, 1. <b>I b.</b> antithetical to leóf :-- Leóf carus, láð odiosus Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 63, 64.