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líc-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
líc-leóþ, es; n.

dirgeepicedion

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A funeral song, dirge; epicedion, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 2

sealm-leóþ

(n.)
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sealm-leóþ, es; n.
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A psalm Sealmleóþ and hearpswég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gl

scop-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
scop-leóþ, es ; n.
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A poem Se heora cyning ongan singan and giddian and mid ðæm scopleóþe heora mód swíðe getrymede Tyrtaei ducis composito carmine et pro cocione recitato accensi, Ors. 1, 14 ; Swt. 56, 32. Hé (Nero) ongon wyrcan scopleóþ be ðæm bryne Iliadem decantabat

sige-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sige-leóþ, es ;
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n, A song of triumph Ðá wæs sigeleóþ (cf. Icel. sigr-óp) galen on herefelda, Elen. Kmbl. 248 ; El. 124. Engla þreátas sigeleóþ sungon ( when Guthlac came to Heaven ), Exon. Th. 181, 6 ; Gú. 1289

wóp-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóp-leóþ, es; n.

A mournful laya tragedy

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A mournful lay, a tragedy Wópleóð tragoediam, Hpt. Gl. 488, 57

byrgels-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrgels-leóþ, es; n.
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An epitaph bergelsleóþ ł [bergels] sang epitaphion, carmen super tumulum, Hpt. Gl. 427, 71

Linked entry: leóþ

byrg-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrg-leóþ, (byrig-), es; n.
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An epitaph, a dirge Byrgleóð carmen funebre, Hpt. Gl. 427, 63. Byregleóþ epichedieon, An. Ox. 901. Epicedion lícleóð, epitaphion byrigleóð, utrumque est carmen super tumulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 78

Linked entry: byrgen-leóþ

brýd-leóþ

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Brýdleóþes epithalami(i ), An. Ox. 3181. Brýdleóðes, 7, 232: Hpt. Gl. 481, 19. Add

fird-leóþ

(n.)

Similar entry: fyrd-leóþ

leóþ-gidding

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Hér mæg findan foreþances gleáw, sé ðe hine lysteð leóðgiddunga, hwá þás fitte fégde, Hpt. 33, 72, 2. Add

leóþ-lic

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Hé mid leóðlicum metre be þám mónðum þus giddode, Angl. viii. 301, 34. Add

leóþ-sang

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Add: — Byriensang, leóþsang epitaphion, An. Ox. 902 (where see note)

leóþ-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
leóþ-wís, (?); adj.
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Poetical, rhythmical Celeuma, idem et toma, i. leta cantatio lewis (leóþwís ?) plega (for celeurna see gladung), Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 20

Linked entry: lewis

leóþ-wíse

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Þás þing magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 3. Add

líc-leóþ

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Lícleóð epicedion. Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 77 : carmen funebre, Hpt. Gl. 427, 62 : epitaphion, carmen super lumulum ł mortuo-rum, 70. Add

sealm-leoþ

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Sealmleóð psalterium, Ps. Rdr. 56, 9. Add

leóþu-cæge

(n.)
Grammar
leóþu-cæge, f. l. leóþu-cǽga; m.

leoþu-cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-cǽge, an; f.
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A limb-key, key which consists of limbs Ðé [the Virgin Mary] æfter him engla þeóden eft unmǽle lioþucǽgan bileác, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 13; Cri. 334

leóþu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leóþu-cræft, es; m.
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Poetic art or skill, Elen. Kmbl. 2499; El. 1251

leoþu-bíge

(adj.)
Grammar
leoþu-bíge, -bíg; adj.

humblemeek

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Flexible at the joints, humble; meek Ðá wearþ ðæt hálige líc hál on eorþan gemét liþebíge on limum the holy body was found in the earth sound, and with the limbs not yet stiff, Homl. Th. ii. 152, 33. Ic gesette eów sóðe gebysnunge, ðæt eówer ǽlc sceole

Linked entry: liþe-bíge