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cweðs ðú lá

(v.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweðs ðú lá, = cwýst ðú'lá

O! sayest thou? numquid?

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Lamb. 7, 12

bríw-lác

(n.)
Grammar
bríw-lác, es; n.
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Dressing food Ðá sceandlican wíglunga on brýw-láce, Hml. S. 17, 103

leáh

(n.)
Grammar
leáh, g. leáge; f.

Lye

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Lye, a mixture of ashes and water Láeg læxiva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 28. Leáh lexiva 50, 50: lixa, 52, 13. On bitere lége, L. Med. Ex. Quad. 9, 14; Lchdm. i. 364, 5. Ofergeót ða ascen mide, mac swá tó léga, 378, 11. Wyrc him leáge of ellenahsan, L.

-laga

(suffix)
Grammar
-laga, v. án-, út-laga.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

lane

Grammar
lane, Add: <b>, lanu</b>
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D. iii. 431, 18. v. strǽt*-*lanu

lác-sang

(n.)
Grammar
lác-sang, es; m.
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Lácsang (MS. lane sang) offertorium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 62; Wrt. Voc. 28, 41

Linked entry: lane-sang

lǽl

(n.)
Grammar
lǽl, lél, e; f.

withewhipswitcha wealstripemarkbruiseswelling

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a pliant twig, withe, whip, switch Lǽl vimen, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 13; Wrt. Voc. 33, 12: vibex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 4: 96, 35. Lǽla mastigias [mastigia flagrum, flagellum, virga, Ducange], 55, 25.

Linked entry: lél

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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LONG, tall Hé sǽde ðæt ðæt land síe swíðe lang norþ ðonan he said that the land stretches thence far to the north, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 4.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Lage, 228, 1. a particular branch of law Mid cynelicere lage fiscali jure An. Ox. 4844. the action of the courts of law, law (in to go to law ) Þár þegen áge twégen costas, lufe oþþe lage, Ll. Th. i. 298, 6.

eá-lád

(n.)
Grammar
eá-lád, e; f.

A water-wayaquōsa via

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A water-way; aquōsa via Frécne þuhton egle eáláda the fearful water-ways appeared terrible, Andr. Kmbl. 881; An. 441

irfe-láf

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-láf, e; f.

heirloominheritanceheir

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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. Ǽghwylcum máððum gesealde yrfeláfe to each he gave a gift

wudu-lád

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-lád, e; f.

Carting wood

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Carting wood Æt wúduláde wǽntreów, L. R. S. 20; Th. i. 440, 27

fird-láf

(n.)
Grammar
fird-láf, e; f.
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The remnant of an army, the survivors of a battle Þǽr feóllon ðá hǽþenan fíf ðúsend ofslagene, and Lisias fleáh mid þǽre fyrdláfe. Hml. S. 25, 377

Linked entry: here-láf

ege-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ege-láf, e; f.

What had escaped horrorhorrōris resĭduum

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What had escaped horror; horrōris resĭduum Ege-láfe [MS. ece-láfe], acc. Exod. 370

lád-rinc

Grammar
lád-rinc, For 'The word, ... vehicularius' substitute: In attempting to determine the meaning of this word it should be noticed that lád in all its other compounds, lád-mann, -scipe, -teáh, -teów, has the force of leading, guidance. The
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lád-rinc seems to be a guide, and his special character in the passage given above may be inferred from the following passage Si aduenae de aliis regionibus aduenirent, debebant ducatum habere ad aliam regalem uillam quae proxima fuisset in illorum uia

lǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽre, should be taken here: <b>-lǽre.</b>

Similar entry: earfoþ-lǽre

mere-lád

(n.)
Grammar
mere-lád, e; f.

A sea-waythe road which the sea furnishes

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A sea-way, the road which the sea furnishes, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 9; Bo. 27

mete-láf

(n.)
Grammar
mete-láf, e; f.

A remnant of food

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A remnant of food Dǽlon ealle ða meteláfe let them distribute all the remnants of food, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 7. On ðíne meteláfa in reliquias ciborum tuorum, Ex. 8, 3. Ða metláfo reliquias, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 20

here-láf

(n.)
Grammar
here-láf, e; f.

The remnant of an army or people what is left of an army after a battlewhat is left after a battlespoil

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Gúþrum se hǽðene king twelf dages hér on lande wunede and syððan gewende mid his hereláfe tó his ágenen earde Guthrum the heathen king stopped twelve days in this land and afterwards returned with what remained of his army to his own country, Shrn. 17

Linked entry: fird-láf

láþ

(n.)
Grammar
láþ, es; n.
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Gif hit ꝥ wǽre, swá hit feor þám sý, ꝥ þín dohtor on ǽnig láð ásliden wǽre, Hml. S. 33, 223. Ðá fugelas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle ne wǽron aues non nobis perniciem ferebant Nar. 16, 18. Add