cwyde-leás
Speechless, intestate ⬩ mutus, intestatus
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Speechless, intestate ; mutus, intestatus He læg cwydeleás, bútan andgite he lay speechless, without sense, Homl. Th. i. 86, 26. Gif hwá cwydeleás of ðyssum lífe gewíte if any one depart this life intestate, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 27
Linked entry: cwide-leás
dúru-leás
doorless ⬩ sine janua
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doorless; sine janua
dóm-leás
Inglorious, powerless, hapless ⬩ inglōrius, impŏtens, infortūnātus
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Inglorious, powerless, hapless; inglōrius, impŏtens, infortūnātus Æðelingas gefricgean dómleásan dǽd nobles shall hear of your inglorious deed, Beo. Th. 5772; B. 2890. Sceolon nú ǽfre dreógan dómleáse gewinn now we shall ever wage powerless war, Cd.
dreám-leás
Joyless, sad ⬩ mæstus
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Joyless, sad; mæstus Dreámleás gebád he continued joyless, Beo. Th. 3445; B. 1720: Cd. 202; Th. 251, 4; Dan. 558. Ðis is dreámleás hús this is a joyless house, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 22; Cri. 1628
ende-leás
ENDLESS, infinite, eternal ⬩ infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus
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ENDLESS, infinite, eternal; infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus Ðæt is endeleás wundor that is an endless wonder, Bt. 36, i; Fox 172, 18: Exon. 100b; Th. 379, 8; Deór. 30: Andr. Kmbl. 1389; An. 695. Hý sceolon sár endeleás forþ þrówian they must thenceforth
feormend-leás
Wanting a polisher ⬩ pŏlītōre cărens
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Wanting a polisher; pŏlītōre cărens Geseah he orcas stondan, fyrnmanna fatu, feormendleáse, ðǽr wæs helm monig eald and ómig he saw bowls standing, vessels of men of yore, wanting a polisher, there was many a helmet, old and rusty, Beo. Th. 5516, note
for-leás
lost
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lost, Beo. Th. 5715; B. 2861;
fultum-leás
Without help ⬩ helpless ⬩ sĭne auxĭlio
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Without help, helpless; sĭne auxĭlio Ðæt hí tó raðe woldon fultumleáse beón æt hiora bearnteámum that they would very soon be without help from their posterity, Ors. 1. 14; Bos. 37, 18
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
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ealdor-leás
deprived of parents
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deprived of parents
hréð-leás
Inglorious ⬩ joyless
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Inglorious, joyless, without the joy of victory, Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 21; Gú. 878
hyge-leás
Thoughtless ⬩ careless ⬩ foolish
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Thoughtless, careless, foolish Ne geríseþ biscopum ne æt hám ne on síðe tó higeleás [iuncglíc, MS. G.] wíse ac wísdóm and weorþscipe gedafenaþ heora háde a too thoughtless manner is not seemly for bishops, neither at home nor when travelling, but wisdom
land-leás
Landless
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Landless, not having land Be landleásum mannum. Gif hwylc landleás man folgode on óðre scire, L. Ath. i. 8; Th. i. 204, 4
leás-bregdness
Deception ⬩ falsehood
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Deception, falsehood, Leo. 220, 22
leás-cræft
deception
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A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12
leás-fyrhte
false
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false Leásfyrhte is unrihtwísnys him mentita est iniquitas sibi, Ps. Spl. 26, 18
leás-gewitness
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False witness Leásgewitnyssa, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 5
leás-lícettan
To dissemble ⬩ feign
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To dissemble, feign Leáslíccettan dissimulari, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 38
leás-lícettung
Dissimulation ⬩ pretence
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Dissimulation, pretence Næs hé begangende leáslícetunge he did not practise dissimulation, Guthl. 2; Gdwin 12, 18
Linked entry: lícettung
leás-ness
Levity ⬩ fickleness ⬩ falseness ⬩ lying
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Levity, fickleness; falseness, lying Þurh leásnesse per mendacium, Confess. Peccat. Ðæt ic swá wǽre álýsed fram ðære scylde ðære swýðe ídlan leásnesse ut sic absolvar reatu supervacuæ levitatis, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 30