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
ciól
A ship ⬩ navis
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A ship; navis He lét him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig he left behind him ninety-nine ships, Bt. Met. Fox 26,46 ; Met. 26, 23
be-ebbian
To leave aground by ebbing ⬩ aqua privare
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To leave aground by ebbing; aqua privare Scipu wǽron be-ebbode [be-ebbade] the ships were left aground by the ebb, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 30
ealo-fæt
An ale-vat, vessel in which ale was left to ferment ⬩ lăcus
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An ale-vat, vessel in which ale was left to ferment; lăcus Under ðæt ealo-fæt under the ale-vat, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 12
Linked entry: ealu-fæt
cweþ ðú
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of cweðan
heáfod-ǽdre
The cephalick vein
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The cephalick vein Lǽt him blód on ðam winestran earme of ðære heáfodǽdre let blood from the cephalick vein in his left arm, L. M. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 254, 7
for-teón
To mislead ⬩ seduce ⬩ sedūcĕre
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To mislead, seduce; sedūcĕre
fram-búgan
To turn from or away ⬩ leave ⬩ deflectĕre ⬩ declīnāre
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To turn from or away, leave; deflectĕre, declīnāre Ðæt him ða frambugon [MS. frambugan], ðe hí betst getreówodon that those left them, whom they most trusted, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 44
sǽ-láf
what is left by the sea,
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what is left by the sea, applied to the spoils of the Egyptians drowned in the Red Sea Ongunnon sǽláfe dǽlan, ealde mádmas, reáf and randas, Cd. Th. 215, 16; Exod. 584
un-láf
A child not left by a father at his death ⬩ a child born after the father's death ⬩ a posthumous child
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A child not left by a father at his death, a child born after the father's death, a posthumous child Unláb posthumus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 67. Unláf, 69, 2: 93, 70
fremfullíce
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Fremfullíce ( only fremfi is left in MS.) effica[citer ], R. Ben. I. 1, 5
hrycg-brædan
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The parts of the back which stand out on the right and left side Smyre ábútan ðane swyran and ábútan ða hrigbræde smear the neck and on either side of the spine, Lchdm. iii. 118, 24
Linked entry: hrycg-rible
in-smoh
A slough
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A slough Hé ágeaf ðone clǽnan gást and ðæs líchaman insmoh [exuvias] forlét monnum tó mundbyrde he gave up the clean spirit, and left the slough of the body as a protection for men, Shrn. 126, 2
Linked entry: ǽ-smogu
un-becweden
Unbequeathed ⬩ not left by will
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Unbequeathed, not left by will On ǽlcum þingum ðe ðær unbecweden bið, on bócum and an swilcum lytlum, Chart. Th. 538, 24. Ðæt land æt Sendan and æt Sunnanbyrg unbecwedene and unforbodene wið ǽlcne man, 208, 38
fór-steal
an assault ⬩ assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus ⬩ viæ obstructio ⬩ the fine for an assault ⬩ mulcta pro assultu
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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.
Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal
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.
irfe-láf
heirloom ⬩ inheritance ⬩ heir
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An hereditary relic, heirloom, what is left of an inheritance, inheritance, heir Hé fédeþ folc Iacobes and Israhéla yrfeláfe pascere Jacob servum suum, et Israel hæreditatem suam, Ps. Th. 77, 70.
be-æftan
Behind ⬩ after ⬩ hereafter ⬩ post ⬩ pone ⬩ postea
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Behind, after, hereafter; post, pone, postea Ðǽr beæftan forlét eall left there all behind, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 14. Ðæt ic wille hér beæftan sweotolor gereccan that I will hereafter more clearly shew, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 29
clemman
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Clæm þú þíne wynstran hand þám gemete þe þú óstran on handa hæbbe shut your left hand as if there were an oyster in it, 124, 12, 20
ýþ-láf
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The shore left bare by the waves Hié ( the sea-beasts ) mécum wunde be ýðláfe uppe lǽgon, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ofer ýðláfe on sǽ lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585