leác-weard
A gardener
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A gardener Leácweard holitor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 57. Lécueard hortulanus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 15. Lécword, p. 8, 4
leáf-hlystend
A catechumen
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A catechumen [Ge?] leáfhlestend catechumenus, Hpt. Gl. 457, 12
Linked entry: geleáf-hlystend
leás-ferhþness
Inconstancy ⬩ falseness ⬩ folly
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Inconstancy, falseness, folly Hú micel leóhtmódnes and leásferþnes quanta mentis levitas, Past. 43, 5; Swt. 313, 10
leás-gilp
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Vain-glory Ðæt hié ne wilnigen leásgielpes ne inanem gloriam quaerant, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 367, 24
leás-ólecung
Flattery ⬩ cajolery
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Flattery, cajolery Leásólecung lenocinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 68
leás-spell
fiction ⬩ fable
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A false story, fiction, fable Leásspel figmenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 43. Be swylcum menn leásspell secgaþ de qualibus fabulæ ferunt, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 26
leás-tyhtan
To wheedle ⬩ flatter
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To wheedle, flatter Leástyhtendum lenocinantibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 15
leás-tyhtung
Wheedling ⬩ flattery ⬩ cajolery
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Wheedling, flattery, cajolery Leástihtinge lenocinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 68
leás-ferhþ
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False, fickle (?) Næs hé ofermód ne níðig ne leásferhþ (-fyrhþ, v. l. ), Nap. 41
Linked entry: ferhþ
leóht
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Hét ic .cc. mínra þegna leóhtum wǽpnum (levibus armis) hié gegyrwan, Nar. 10, 27. of a vessel or receptacle, adapted for light loads Leóht leáp imbilium, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 27 : ii. 46, 40.
leóht
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Hí sóhton óðer land (hell ): þæt wæs leóhtes leás and wæs líges full (cf. Milton's 'from those flames no light'), Gen. 333: Bl. H. 63, 2. Leóhtes hyrde God, Az. 121 : Dóm. 53. Þone þe leóht gescóp.
clæc-leás
Free ⬩ immunis
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Free; immunis Clæcleás immunis, Cot. 104. Clacleás [clacles MS.] free, Hick. Thes. i. 149, 51, 57
Linked entry: clacu
ealdor-leás
Lifeless ⬩ vita prīvātus
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Lifeless; vita prīvātus Hie gefricgeaþ freán úserne ealdorleásne they shall hear our lord [is] lifeless, Beo. Th. 5998; B. 3003
Linked entry: aldor-leás
léfan
to permit
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to permit
léft
A vow ⬩ votum
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A vow; votum, Ps. Spl. T. 64, 1: 65, 12
león
To lend
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To lend, grant for a time Mín lond ðe is hæbbe, and mé God láh, Chart. Th. 469, 25: Beo. Th. 2916; B. 1456. Líh mé þreó hláfas commoda mihi tres panes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 5