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Anglo-Saxon

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-laga

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

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lǽl

(n.)
Grammar
lǽl, lél, e; f.

withe ⬩ whip ⬩ switch ⬩ a weal ⬩ stripe ⬩ mark ⬩ bruise ⬩ swelling

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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. Lélan vibice, 123, 68. a weal, mark left on the flesh

Linked entry: lél

ac-lǽc-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ac-lǽc-cræft, es; m. [ac-lǽc = ag-lǽc miseria, cræft ars]

An evil art ⬩ ars mala vel perniciosa

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An evil art; ars mala vel perniciosa Ðú ðé, Andreas, aclǽccræftum lange feredes thou, Andrew, hast long betaken thyself to evil arts, Andr. Kmbl. 2724; An. 1364

Linked entry: ag-lǽc-cræft

lane

Grammar
lane, Add: <b>, lanu</b>
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Andlang lanan tó Beorhtnaðes stáne; of ðám stáne andlang lanan tó ðæs móres heáfde, C. D. iii. 431, 18. v. strǽt*-*lanu

eá-lád

(n.)
Grammar
eá-lád, e; f.

A water-way ⬩ aquōsa 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.

heirloom ⬩ inheritance ⬩ heir

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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

fore-lár

(n.)
Grammar
fore-lár, e; f.

Preaching

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Preaching Forebod ł forelár praedicatio, Mt. p. 14, 3

Linked entry: lár

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

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONG ⬩ tall

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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. Se wudu is eástlang and westlang hundtwelftiges míla lang oððe lengra the wood, measuring from east to west, is

mere-lád

(n.)
Grammar
mere-lád, e; f.

A sea-way ⬩ the 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

mis-lár

(n.)
Grammar
mis-lár, e; f.

Bad teaching or doctrine

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Bad teaching or doctrine, Scint. 21: 78

eáþ-lǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-lǽce, -lǽcne (-lác-); adj.
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Easy to cure Biþ hé þý eáðlǽcra ( printed -na) . . . hit bið þe uneáþlǽcra, Lch. ii. 258, 26. Biþ hit þý eáþlácre, 260, 2. Bið ꝥ eáðlǽcnere, 284, 23, 29. v. un-eáþlǽce, -lǽcne

scín-lǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-lǽce, scín-lác; adj.
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Þá bróðru þe hé gemétte þǽr mid þám scínlácan (gedwimorlácum, v. l.) fýre bysmrian fratres quos phantastico reperit igne deludi, Gr. D. 124, 10. Ꝥ preóstas hí warnien wyð þá scínlácan híwinga deófla prettes (transformationes dęmonum). Chrd. 7, 25. Add

ege-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ege-láf, e; f.

What had escaped horror ⬩ horrōris resĭduum

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

here-láf

(n.)
Grammar
here-láf, e; f.

The remnant of an army or people ⬩ what is left of an army after a battle ⬩ what is left after a battle ⬩ spoil

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The remnant of an army or people, what is left of an army after a battle, what is left after a battle, spoil Se Chaldéa cyning com tó his earde mid ðære húþe and ðære hereláfe on ðære wæs Daniel se wítega and ða þrí cnihtas the king of Chaldea came to

Linked entry: fird-láf

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

Burgenda land

(n.)
Grammar
Burgenda land, es; n.

The land of the Burgundians,

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The land of the Burgundians, an island in the west of the Baltic sea; Boringia. Burgenda land is the Icelandic Burgundarhólmr, of which the present Danish and Swedish name Bornholm is a contraction Burgenda land the land of the Burgundians, Ors. l, 1

lacra

(adj.)
Grammar
lacra,
  • Fins. Th. 68
  • ;
  • Fin. 34
  • .

Similar entry: læc