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Anglo-Saxon

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Lige

(n.)
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the river Lea

hoc

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Hocc, cottuc vel gearwan leáf malva Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 62. Hoc, 56, 36. Add:

lǽg-hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
lǽg-hrycg, 437, 18. v.
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D. lea

wiþer-hlinian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-hlinian, p. ode

To lean against

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To lean against Wiðerhlingende, uuidirhliniendae, uuidirlinienti innitentes, Txts. 71, 1098. Wiþerhlyniende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 78

Linked entry: hlinian

(n.)

hair

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'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster, contained 200 threads.' Halliwell gives as a northern word 'lea

hlíp

(n.)
Grammar
hlíp, e; f.
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D. iii. 5, 7. a precipitous fall in a river (cf. stæþ-hlípe), leap as in salmon leap Of ðǽre ealdan hæcce into présta hlýpe, intó ðám bece . . . tó Freóbearnes hlýpe . . .

Linked entry: hlípe-burna

ge-fealdan

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Add Heofon bið gefealden swá swá bóca leáf beóð caelum plicabitur ut liber, Verc. Först. 107, 1

á-dwellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-dwellan, p. -dwealde; pp. -dweald.

to lead astray, seduceto retard, impede, obstruct, hindertorpereto delay

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to lead astray, seduce Ðá ðe galdorcræftas begangaþ and mid ðǽm unwære men beswícaþ and ádwellaþ, Bl. H. 61, 24. Hý deófol ádwealde, Wlfst, 11, 8.

irre-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
irre-weorc, es; n.
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A work undertaken in anger Engla drihten wile uppe heonan sáwla lǽdan and wé seoððan á ðæs yrreweorces hénþo geþoliaþ the Lord of angels will up from hence lead souls, and we ever after shall suffer the humiliation of that angry feat [the harrowing of

ǽttren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽttren, ǽttern; adj.

Poisonousvenenosus

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Kmbl. 37; Leás. 20

wæl-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fǽhþ, e; f.

Deadly feudhostility that leads to slaying

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Deadly feud, hostility that leads to slaying Hé wælfǽhða dǽl, sæcca gesette. Beo. Th. 4061; B. 2028

hlíp-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hlíp-geat, hlípe-geat, es; n.

A leap-gate

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A leap-gate, a low gate in a fence, which can be leaped by deer, while keeping sheep from straying (N. E. D.) Ondlong geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat; of ðǽm hlýpgeate, C. D. iii. 180, 28. Tó ðám hlýpgete; of ðám hlýpgete á be wealle, 456, 8.

sin-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-gréne, adj.
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Ever-green Ne fealð þǽr nǽfre leáf of, ac á hé bið singréne, E. S. viii. 477, 15

hóre

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Add: — Leás fyrnhicge, hóre prostituta pellax, i. meretrix quae prostat, i. mendax, An. Ox. 2940. Hórena meretricum, 3329

-módness

(suffix)
Grammar
-módness, v.
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án-, eád- (eáþ-), glæd-, heáh-, heard-, leás-, leóht-, meagol-, ofer-, or-, rûm-, swíþ-, þole-, wác-, weá-, wiþer-módness

ful-sméðe

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-sméðe, adj.

Full smoothvery smoothlevissĭmus

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Kmbl. 20; Leás. 12

lǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
lǽdend, es; m.
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One who leads or brings Se wæs ǽ bringend, lára lǽdend, Exon. 10 a; Th. 9, 27; Cri. 141

Linked entry: lǽdan

lyge-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-wyrhta, an; m.

A liar

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Kmbl. 19; Leás. 11

persoc

(n.)
Grammar
persoc, es; m.
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A peach; malum persicum Genim persoces leáf, Lchdm. iii. 58, 27. Æppla and peran and persucas, ii. 176, 18

trog

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., and add Þrý trogas, C.D.B. iii. 367, 39. v. corn-, leác-trog