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lyge-spell

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-spell, es; n.
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A false speech Mid ligespelle me[n]dosa mandata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 32

lyge-word

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-word, es; n.

lie ⬩ falsehood

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A lying word, lie, falsehood Lygeword spǽcon locuti sunt falsa, Ps. Th. 57, 3: Cd. 210; Th. 261, 3; Dan. 720. Ne wéne ǽnig ðæt is lygewordum leóþ somnige, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 28; Ph. 547

Linked entry: lygen-word

lyge-wyrhta

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

A liar

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A liar, a forger of lies Mid ðám ligewyrhtum with the forgers of lies, Fragm. Kmbl. 19; Leás. 11

lynd

(n.)
Grammar
lynd, e; f.

Grease ⬩ fat ⬩ fatness

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Voc. 65, 14. Lynde [a]rvina, 284, 6. Hé hí fédde mid fætre lynde hwǽte cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, Ps. Th. 80, 15: 147, 3

lypen-wyrhta

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

A tanner ⬩ currier

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A tanner, currier Lypenwyrhta byrseus, Wrt. Voc. 288, 14. Leðerwyrhta oððe lypenwyrhta byrseus, ii. 11, 49

lyswen

(n.)
Grammar
lyswen, lyssen

matter ⬩ purulence

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matter, purulence On ðære þrotan biþ swyle and lyssen, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 46, 14

lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Few ⬩ little

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Few, little Ðæra is nú tó lyt ðe wile wel tǽcan there are now too few of those that will teach well, Homl. Th. i. 6, 22. Ðæra biþ ealles tó lyt, ðe hé ne beswíce, Wulfst. 97, 7.

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

lytel

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
lytel, neut. of adj, used as subst. or adv.

A little

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A little Dó lytel sealtes tó put a small quantity of salt to it, Herb. 2, 19; Lchdm. i. 86, 7. Hwerhwette niþewearde án lytel the lower part of cucumber, a little, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii, 336, 4. Mycel multum, lytel parum, Ælfc.

lytel-hygdig-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lytel-hygdig-, , hýdig; adj.

Small-minded ⬩ pusillanimous

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Small-minded, pusillanimous Mon ðæs lytelhýdig ne ðæs læthýdig no man of mind so small and so sluggish, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 4; Crä. 10

lytel-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
lytel-mód, adj.

faint-hearted ⬩ pusillanimous

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Of little courage, faint-hearted, pusillanimous Semec hálne dyde from lytelmódum qui me salvum faceret a pusillanimo, Ps. Surt. 54, 9.

lytes-ná

(adv.)
Grammar
lytes-ná, lytes-ne, lytest-ne; adv.

Almost ⬩ nearly

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Almost, nearly, within a little Lytesná concedam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 49. Lytisná, 14, 65: Ep. Gl. 7 d, 31.

Linked entry: ná

lyðer-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lyðer-, luðer- full; adj.

Base ⬩ vile ⬩ dissolute ⬩ depraved

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Base, vile, dissolute, depraved Leófan men ne beón gé náðor ne leáse ne luðer- [lyðer- MS. B] fulle, ne fúle ne fracode, ne on ǽnige wísan tó lehterfulle, Wulfst.40, 5

Linked entries: luðer- hlyþran

lyt-hwón

(adv.)
Grammar
lyt-hwón, subst. and adv.

A little

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Ðá hé wæs lythwón ðanon ágán progressus pusillum, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 39: Mk. Skt. 14, 35. Hé his eágan lythwón fram ðære eorþan up áhóf, Glostr. Frag. 104, 13. Ðara ðe lythwon réccaþ embe bóca beboda, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 34: Swt. A. S.

Linked entry: hwón

lytig

(adj.)
Grammar
lytig, lyteg; adj.

Cunning ⬩ astute ⬩ sly ⬩ artful ⬩ crafty ⬩ wily

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Voc. ii. 67, 48. Se lytega sǽtere seductor callidus, Past. 65, 2; Swt. 463, 11. Hú manega costunga ðæs lytegan feóndes quanta hostis callidi tentamenta, 21, 5; Swt. 161, 18.

Linked entries: letig lot lyteg

lytig-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lytig-, lyte-líc; adj.

Deceitful ⬩ false

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Deceitful, false Ymbtrymedu mid lytelícre ládunge fallaci defensione circumdatæ, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 8

lytig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lytig-ness, e; f.

Cunningness ⬩ craftiness ⬩ astuteness

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Cunningness, craftiness, astuteness Ðære nædran lytignes astutia serpentis, Past. 35, 1; Swt. 237, 22

lytluc

(n.)
Grammar
lytluc, lytlucc, es; m.

A bittock ⬩ small piece

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A bittock, small piece Lytluccas (MS. lyttuccas) segmenta, particulas, Germ. 400, 531

M

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When, however, m is not initial, the correspondence is not always maintained; thus, A. S. fíf, but Goth. fimf; A. S. sófte, O. H. Ger. samfto. Also for earlier fn is found mn, as in emn along with efn, Goth. ibn; stemn and stefn, Goth. stibna.

maca

(n.)
Grammar
maca, an; m.

A make ⬩ mate ⬩ match

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A make, mate, match Fadores æc gimaca ðæm maca patrisque compar unice (the glosser seems to have misunderstood unice ), Rtl. 165, 11

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKE ⬩ do ⬩ act

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To MAKE, do, act Ic macige ðé mycelre mǽgþe faciam te in gentem magnam, Gen. 12, 2. Seó forme declinatio macaþ hire genitivum on ae, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 4 : 24; Som. 24, 24.