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lár-spell

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Lárspell ( as heading to a homily ), Wlfst. 232, 11 : 242, 22: 250, 14: 266, 1. Mid lárspelle bodian predicare Chrd. 50, 7. Marcus, þe wæs mid Petre on láre, wrát þá óðre bóc ( the second gospel) be Petres bodunge be þám þe hé geleornode on his lárspellum

lár-sum

(adj.)
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lár-sum, adj.
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Ready to learn, docile Sién wé snotre . . . and lár*-*sume, Verc. Först. 95, 23

leáf-helmig

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For 'frondicoma, Germ. 390' substitute On léthelmigum frondicomis Germ. 390, 102

leáf-leóht

(adj.)
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leáf-leóht, adj.
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Easy to believe (?) Se gewuna þisse hálgan drohtnunge þé gedéþ leáfleóht and eáþe þæt ðe ǽr earfoðe and ancsumlic þúhte (the English version here does not follow the Latin closely, the only part of which that seems the foundation of the English is: Pro-cessu

lencten-lifen

(n.)
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lencten-lifen, e; f.
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Lenten fare Ymbe heora lenctenlifene ( de quadragessimali alimento ) smeágian þá ealderas georne, Chrd. 15, 13

Linked entry: líf-brycgung

lifer-ádl

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Liferádl ypaticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 40. Hwæt him sié tó forgánne on liferádle, Lch. ii. 210, 13. Wyrtdrencas wið eallum liferádlum, 212, 23. Add

lifer-wærc

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Add: — Gelíc liferwærces tácnum, Lch. ii. 258, 1. Be sex þingum þe þone liferwærc wyrceað, 198, 9

lind-gestealla

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Add: — Ongan . . . helle hæftling galan : ' Hwæt wearð eów swá rófum. rincas míne, lindgesteallan ?, An. 1346

líne-twige

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Línaethuigae carduelis, Txts. 54, 309. [v. N. E. D. lintwhite.] Add: —

-menged-líce

(adv.; suffix)

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-metend-líce

(adv.; suffix)

Similar entry: wiþ-metendlíce

mis-lár

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Substitute : Incitement to evil, suggestion Sé þe gelustfullunge gemídlað gálfulre misláre ( auggestionis ), Scint. 88, 7. Gif forman misláre (suggestioni) ná byþ wiðstanden, 210, 10. Onþæslice gewilnunga flǽsclicra mislára inportunas desideriorum carnalium

módig-líce

(adv.)
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ofer-lád

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on-léc

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Anlǽc (-léc) respectus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 175, 7. Add

reád-leáf

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Dele '(?)', and add Andlang mearce tó reádléfan bécan, C. D. iii. 14, 7. On þæt reádleáfe treów; of ðám reádleáfan treówe, C. D. B. ii. 246, 28. (?)

scín-lác

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Add Wiþ fefre and wiþ scínláce and wið eallum gedwolþinge, Lch. ii. 288, 13. Add Of heáhnesse scýnláces his ab altitudinefaniasię suae Ps. Rdr. 284, 10. add: The Latin original of the last passage is: Fantasmas uiderit, lucrum ex insperato significat

syn-léw

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syn-léw, For '
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A sinful injury' substitute : an injury caused by sin. Cf. syn-wund

un-lífed

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Hié gewemmað ðone áliéfedan gesinscipe mid ðǽre unliéfedan gemengnesse, Past. 397, 13. Add

word-lár

(n.)
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word-lár, e; f.
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(Verbal) teaching Swá dón hí . . . ꝥ. . . hí beón tó bysne óðrum ge an wordlǽre ( in uerbo), Chrd. 53, 22