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hærfest-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
hærfest-tíd, e; f.
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autumn, v. hærfest; I Þú þá treówa on hærfesttíd heora leáfa bereáfast, and eft on lencten óþru leáf sellest, Bt. 4; F. 8, 6. harvest-time, v. hærfest; On sumera and on hærfesttíde, þonne mon wæstmas in somnode tempore aestatis, quo fruges erant colligendae

lín-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
lín-æcer, (?), es; m.
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wege þám innmæstan ; of línaceran innan ðone hege, Cht. . 239, 10, Cf. lín-leáh, fleax-æcer

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Ðá lǽrde se cásere hine ðæt hé forléte Cristes geleáfan the emperor advised him to leave the faith of Christ, Shrn. 83, 14. Ðá gewunode se cyning ðæt hé hine trymede and lǽrde solebat eum hortari, Bd. 3. 22; S. 552, 10.

féðan

(v.)
Grammar
féðan, p. de; pp. ed

To leaddūcĕre

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To lead; dūcĕre Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, Exon. 87a; Th. 327, 21

Linked entry: féþung

stillan

(v.)
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to leap

Linked entries: styllan on-stillan

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable beingwretchmiscreantmonsterfierce combatantmiserperditusmonstrumbellator 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.

hleáp

(n.)

a leaprun

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a leap, run

bises

(n.)
Grammar
bises, indecl. m.

A leap yearbisextile, bisextus

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A leap year; bisextile, bisextus Bútan bises geboden weorþe, feorþan geáre unless a leap year is appointed, [being] the fourth year, Menol. Fox 64; Men. 32

Linked entries: bissextus bissexte

lyge

(adj.)
Grammar
lyge, lycce; adj.

Lyingmendaciousfalse

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Monige lyge ł leáse wítga multi pseudoprophetæ, 24, 11: 24, 44. Behaldeþ eów wið lyge ł leáse wítgu attendite a falsis prophetis, 7, 15

þyrniht

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrniht, adj.

Thornyprickly

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Thorny, prickly Ðeós wyrt hafaþ leáf ... þyrnyhte, and heó hafaþ sumne sinewealtne crop and þyrnyhtne, Lchdm. i. 282, 14-17. Þynne leáf and ða hwónlíce þyrnihte, 288, 17

ge-hlǽnian

(v.)

to make leanthin

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to make lean, thin

Linked entry: hlǽnian

ceafer

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. ¶ in a local name ceafor-leáh, C. D. iii. 77, 26. Add

agén-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
agén-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead bockreducere

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To lead bock; reducere,Anlct. Gloss

gold-læfra

(n.)
Grammar
gold-læfra, an; m.
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Gold-leaf; bractea, Cot. 207, Lye

an-be-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-be-lǽdan, p. -lǽdde; pp. -lǽded, -lǽd

To lead or bring ininducere

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To lead or bring in; inducere

hlǽnian

(v.)
Grammar
hlǽnian, p. ode

To make lean to become lean

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To make lean or to become lean Ðæt hé his líchoman hlǽnige ut caro maceretur, Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 17. Ðonne ðæt flǽsc hlǽnaþ dum carnem macerant, 43, 6; Swt. 313, 20

tyhtend

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Add: v. leás-tyhtend: tyhtend-lic. Add:

gold-fell

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fell, es; n.
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Gold skin, gold leaf; bractea, Cot. 24, Lye

Linked entry: gold-fyll

æ-léten

(n.; part.)
Grammar
æ-léten, æ-lǽten, a-lǽten; part, [from a-lǽtan to let go]

One let godivorcedrepudiata uxor

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One let go, divorced; repudiata uxor Ne on ælǽten ǽnig cristen mann ǽfre ne gewífige nor with one divorced let any Christian man ever marry, L. C. E. 7 ; Th. i. 364, 23

a-færþ

he shall lead out

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he shall lead out, Ps. Spl. 51, 5