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ge-lǽt

(v.)
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ge-lǽt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-lǽdan.

leads

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leads,Mt. Bos. 7, 13;

ge-lǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lǽr, adj.

Voidemptyvacuus

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Void, empty; vacuus, Som

Linked entry: lǽre

scín-lǽce

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lǽce, an; f.
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A woman who practises magic, a sorceress Ðá cwǽdon Rómware ðæt heó wǽre drýegge and scínlǽce, Shrn. 56, 13

un-læt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-læt, adj.

Not slowquickreadyactive

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Not slow, quick, ready, active Unlæt non pigra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 61. Wíga, unlæt láces ( death ), Exon. Th. 164, 5; Gú. 1007. Hræd and unlæt, 436, 9; Rä. 54, 11

Linked entry: læt

wudu-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-lǽs, we; f.

Forest pasture

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Forest pasture Seó útlǽs and seó wudulǽs mid ódrum mannum gemǽne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 214, 22. Wæs tiolo micel spréc ymb wuduléswe tó Súðtúne; waldon ða swángeréfan ða lǽswe forður gedrífan ond ðone wudu . geþiogan ðon hit aldgeryhto wéron, i. 278, 32

beód-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
beód-lǽs, e; f.
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Table-allowance, provisions contributed to a mo-nastery Ðæt ( a list of provisions to be granted has just been given ) sié simle tó hígum beódlése (hígum tó beódlése?) ymb twelf mónað ágefen, Cht. Th. 474, 6. Cf. beód, <b>Ib,</b> beód-ern

Linked entry: lǽs

efen-lǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-lǽce, (?); adj.
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Imitative Þe lǽs þe gé syndon efenlǽce (-lǽcend?, -lǽceras?) þæs hǽðenscypes þe hý þǽr begáð, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 4

ge-lǽr

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Add: in a physical sense Gif hwá ofer gemet þigþ mete, þæs mon tilað þe eáþelícor þe mon raþor gedó ꝥ hé spíwe and gelǽr sié, Lch. ii. 240, 18. Þonne se geohsa of þǽre ídlan wambe cymð and of þǽre gelǽran, 62, 1. Þonne findest þú þá blǽdran gelǽre, 250

heáh-lǽce

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Add: — Heálécas archiatros, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 1. Heáhlǽcas, 81, 36. Héhlǽcas (hehhlæces, MS. ) archiatros i. summos medicos, Hpt. Gl. 477, 43 (all three glosses refer to o

læt-ness

(n.)
Grammar
læt-ness, e; f.
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slowness in movement Þǽre sunnan lætnys binnan feówer geára fæce gewyrcð ǽnne dæg, Angl. viii. 308, 30. Hé þá lætnysse ðæs geáres rynes geanbidode, Hml. S. 23 b, 647. slowness of intellect Þín gerecenes weóx fram mínre lætnysse and dysegan swongernesse

lǽw-finger

(n.)
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Take here <b>leáw-finger</b> in Dict

Linked entry: leáw-finger

læce-cist

(n.)
Grammar
læce-cist, e; f.
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A medicine chest Fundon hí þá áhýdde mancas in his lǽcecyste aureos invenerunt absconsos in medicamine, Gr. D. 344. 17

lǽce-cræft

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Add: the art of medicine Lǽcecræft medicina, An. Ox. 3124. Wæs sum munuc, þám wæs nama lustus, sé waes gelǽred on lǽceræfte ( medicinali arte imbutus ), Gr. D. 344, 6: 11. Hé áxode gif hé cúðe áht on lǽcecræfte, Hml. S. 22, 40. medical treatment ꝥ word

lǽce-finger

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Middelfinger medius, lǽcefinger medicus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 6. Add

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
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lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Medical apparatus Hí wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon hí þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

lǽce-íren

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-íren, es; n.
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A lancet Hé ásette his lǽceíren ( medicinale ferramentum, id est phlebotomum ) on míne tungan, Gr. D. 32, 25

mór-lǽs

(n.)
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marshy pasturage xxiii. acrae prati iacent in feormóre . . . Item uilla habere debet in eodem prato communem pasturam, quae yméne mórlése appellatur, C. D. iii. 408, 23

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

feld-lǽs

(n.)
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field-pasture, pasture in open country Feldlǽs and mǽda and yrðland, C.D. vi. 39, 9. Seó feldlés, iv. 96, 2. Cf. feld-land

heáh-lǽce

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-lǽce, es; m.

A physician of the greatest skill

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A physician of the greatest skill Sc. cosmas and sc. damianus wǽron heáhlǽcas and hý lácnodon ǽghwylce untrumnesse monna St. Cosmas and St. Damian were very excellent leeches, and cured every infirmity of men, Shrn. 135, 13

Linked entry: LǼCE