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sáwel-leás

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Add Hé eóde him tó þæs forðfarenan mannes húse tó þǽre stówe þǽr se sáwulleása líchama ( corpus exanime) læg, Gr. D. 84, 33

un-leás

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Add: of a person or statement, veracious Unleásere non fictę, i. mendacis (ueritatis), An. Ox. 3955. Þæt ic ongæt be Theophania . . . swá swá mé cýðdon hit manige unleáse men quod de Theophanio multis attestantibus agnovi, Gr. D. 301, 17. Se unleásesta

fót-leás

(adj.)
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wǽpen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpen-leás, adj.

Without armsunarmed

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Without arms, unarmed Ðam wǽpenleásan menn ne mihton ða wælhreówan mid wǽpnum wiðstandam, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 175. Fram wǽpenleásre fémnan e virgine inermi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 38. Gehwilce wǽpenleáse inermes (sine armis) quosque. Hpt. Gl. 423, 48

wǽr-leás

(adj.)
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wǽr-leás, adj.

Faithless, false

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Faithless, false Wǽrleás mon . . . and ungetreów, Exon. Th. 343, 24; Gn. Ex. 162. Se feónd, wræcca wǽrleás, 263, 17; Jul. 351: 267, 26; Jul. 421. Wǽrleás werod ( the fallen angels ), Cd. Th. 5, 5; Gen. 67. Wǽrleásra weorud ( the wicked at the day of

weg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-leás, adj.

without a road, impassable out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable

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without a road, impassable Ungefére vel wegleás pæð invium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 61. Weglǽsa beara aviaria, secreta nemora, 39, 11. fig. out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable Welise (= wílése? cf. wig =weg, and wí-férend = weg-férend, both in the same

hafen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hafen-leás, adj.

Lacking means, poor, indigentinops

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Lacking means, poor, indigent; inops Hafenleás inops, Wrt. Voc. 74, 20. Hé wæs swíðe welig wædlum and þearfum and symle him sylfum swíðe hafenleás he was very wealthy for the poor and needy, and ever very indigent for himself, Homl. Th. ii. 148. 34.

Linked entry: hæfenleás

hám-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hám-leás, adj.

Homeless

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Homeless Sceal hámleás hweorfan it must wander homeless, Exon. 110 a; Th. 420, 25; Rä. 40, 9

bróðor-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bróðor-leás, adj.

BROTHERLESSfratrem non habens

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BROTHERLESS; fratrem non habens, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 17; Rä. 85, 16

sorh-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-leás, adj.

free from anxiety or caresecurefree from sorrow

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free from anxiety or care, secure Sorgleás secura, Rtl. 63, 10: 8, 23: 40, 15. Ic hit ðé geháte, ðæt ðú most sorhleás swefan, ðæt ðú ondrǽdan ne þearft aldorbealu eorlum, Beo. Th. 3348; B. 1672. Ne sculon wé nǽfre sorhleáse beón, ac symble úrne deáðes

spere-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
spere-leás, adj.

Without a point or head

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Without a point or head Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42

hilt-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hilt-leás, adj.

Without a hilt

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Without a hilt Hiltleás sweord ensis, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 46; Wrt. Voc. 35, 33

hleów-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hleów-leás, adj.

Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, cheerless

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Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, cheerless Ða ðe hleóleásan wíc wunedon those who had occupied a cheerless dwelling, Andr. Kmbl. 261: An. 131. Ne mótun hí on eorþan eardes brúcan ac hy hleoleáse háma þohaþ they may not enjoy

tóþ-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
tóþ-leás, adj.

Toothless

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Toothless Tóþleásera edentularum, Germ. 394, 305

bealo-leás

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Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás kyng (Edward the Confessor), þeáh hé wunode wræclástum, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 3. Add

aldor-leás

(adj.)

lifeless

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lifeless,Beo. Th. 3178; B. 1587

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aldor-leás

(adj.)

deprived of parentsorphanus

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deprived of parents; orphanus.Jn. Lind. War. 14, 18. Aldorleás [MS. aldoras], Beo. Th. 30; B. 15

bealo-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-leás, adj.

Void of evilinnocentinnocens

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Void of evil, innocent; innocens, Exon. 89 b; Th. 335, 27; Gn. Ex. 39

beard-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
beard-leás, adj.

BEARDLEssimberbisthose without a bearda youthstriplinga hawkbuzzardephebusbuteo

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BEARDLEss; imberbis. Used as a noun, it denotes those without a beard, as a youth, stripling, also a hawk or buzzard; ephebus, buteo Beardleás ephebus, vel buteo, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55; Wrt. Voc. 50, 33

bán-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bán-leás, adj.

Bone-lesswithout bonesossibus carens

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Bone-less, without bones; ossibus carens, Exon. 112b; Th. 431, 19; Rä. 46, 3