a-getan
To seize ⬩ take away ⬩ destroy ⬩ corripere ⬩ eripere ⬩ delere
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Ðǽr læg secg mænig gárum ageted there lay many a warrior destroyed by javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 21, col. 1; Æðelst, 18
íðan
To lay waste ⬩ desolate ⬩ destroy
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To lay waste, desolate, destroy Ic ýðde eotena cyn and on ýðum slóg niceras nihtes, Beo. Th. 846; B. 421. Ýðde ðisne eardgeard ælda scyppend the creator of men laid waste this world, Exon. 77 b ; Th. 291, 20; Wand. 85.
log
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The alliterative phrase ' land and lögr' is common in Icelandic, so perhaps loge shows Scandinavian influence and is the same as English lage (< lagu, q. v. ), or it may be from a nominative log. v. N. E. D. lough.] —
hádod
Ordained, in orders, clerical as opposed to lay
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Ordained, in orders, clerical as opposed to lay Ða witan ge hádode ge lǽwede the 'witan,' both clerical and lay, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 4 : 1023; Erl. 162, 46 : L. Edm. S. pref : Th. i. 246, 20
grípan
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Lamb. 21, 14: Blickl. Homl. 211, 1
Linked entry: ge-grípan
ǽðan
To overflow ⬩ deluge ⬩ lay waste
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To overflow, deluge, lay waste Cwæþ ðæt he wolde eall á ǽðan ðæt on eorþan wæs said that he would for ever lay waste all that was on the earth. Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24; Gen. 1280
Linked entry: áǽðan
ge-riht-lǽcan
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Lamb. 36, 24. He ðǽrbinnan wunode gerihtlǽcende ðæt folc mid láre to geleáfan he dwelt therein directing the people by teaching to belief, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 113.
æt-fón
To claim ⬩ lay claim ⬩ attach ⬩ deprehendere ⬩ capere
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To claim, lay claim, attach; deprehendere, capere Gif se ágend hit eft ætfó if the owner afterwards lay claim to it, L. H. E. 7; Th. i. 30, 8: 16; Th. i. 34, 6: L. Ed. l; Th. i. 160, 8
ǽ-slítend
A law-breaker
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A law-breaker Ǽslítendras praevaricantes, Ps. L. 118, 119, 158
Linked entry: sliten
heáfod-stocc
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A stock or post on which the head of a criminal was fixed after beheading Heora lima man ealle tóbrǽd ǽlc fram óðrum . . . and ðá heáfodleásan man héngc on ðá portweallas, and man sette heora heáfda swilce óþra ðeófa búton ðám portweallon on ðám heáfodstoccum
rǽs
Similar entry: on-rǽsa
lecgan
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D. lay; 43) on lást lecgan to follow Wesseaxe forð ondlongne dæg on lást legdun láþum þeódum, Chr. 937; P. 108, 3
frum-meolc
The first milk ⬩ nectar ⬩ prīmum lac ⬩ nectar
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The first milk, nectar; prīmum lac, nectar, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: meolc
ge-lend
Fat ⬩ lard ⬩ adeps ⬩ axungia
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Fat, lard; adeps, axungia, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 35
ǽw
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law. v. ǽ. a wife. v. ǽwe, and riht-ǽwe
ǽwe
Law ⬩ lex
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Law; lex, L. M. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 268, 28
Berþa
Bertha ⬩ Bercta
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Bertha; Bercta, Lat. f. the queen of Æðelbryht, king of Kent
wóp-leóþ
A mournful lay ⬩ a tragedy
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A mournful lay, a tragedy Wópleóð tragoediam, Hpt. Gl. 488, 57
ǽ-bóc
book of law
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book of law Ǽbéc libri juris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 78
Linked entry: ǽ-béc
leód-sceaða
a public enemy
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Hearmcwide láðra leódsceaðena [the Mermedonians who abused St. Matthew], Andr. Kmbl. 159; An. 80