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leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f.
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Gelamp on þǽre leóde gewinn, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 3. Hé þám cyninge and his leóde bodade, 128, 21. Hé gecyrde tó his ágenre leóde, i. 400, 15. Þás land syndon Créca leóde, Ors. 1. 1; S. 22, 12. Add

-léce

(suffix)

Similar entry: fram-léce

léft

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Dele

-légu

(suffix)
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(?)

lemb

Similar entry: lamb

clæc-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
clæc-leás, clac-leás; adj.

Free ⬩ immunis

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Free; immunis Clæcleás immunis, Cot. 104. Clacleás [clacles MS.] free, Hick. Thes. i. 149, 51, 57

Linked entry: clacu

ealdor-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ealdor-leás, aldor-leás; adj.

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

Linked entry: aldor-leás

leóf-tǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-tǽle, -tǽl; adj.

Loving ⬩ dear ⬩ desirable ⬩ estimable ⬩ grateful ⬩ pleasant ⬩ gracious

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Loving, dear, desirable, estimable, grateful, pleasant, gracious Hé biþ freónd and leóftǽl lufsum and líðe he (Christ) shall be friendly and gracious, kind and gentle, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 4; Cri, 913. Hé is monþwǽre, lufsum and leóftǽl, 96 a; Th. 357

Linked entry: -tǽl

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belief ⬩ faith ⬩ confidence ⬩ trust ⬩ fĭdes ⬩ fĭdūcia

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Belief, faith, confidence, trust; fĭdes, fĭdūcia Se rihta geleáfa us tǽcþ, ðæt we sceolon gelýfan on ðone Hálgan Gást the right faith teaches us that we should believe in the Holy Ghost, Homl. Th. i. 280, 22 : Elen. Kmbl. 2070; El. 1036. Geleáfa fĭdes

Linked entries: leáfa ge-lǽfa leáfa ge-lǽfa

wíþig-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-leáh, gen. -leás; m.

A meadow where willows grow

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A meadow where willows grow (a place-name) Ðis synt ða landgemǽro tó Wíðileá . . . Ðis is ðæra feówer hýda landbóc æt Wíðigleá, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 457, 13-23

leng

(adv.)
Grammar
leng, adv.

Longer

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Longer

Linked entries: lang lengu

-lecg

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-lecg

-lege

(suffix)

Similar entry: feorh-lege

-legu

(suffix)

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

-lend

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-lend

lent

(n.)
Grammar
lent, a lentil.
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Substitute: lentils, pulse Legumine . i. lent ł fað, Germ. 390, 64. [Take thou to thee . . . bene and lent tu sume tibi. . . fabam et lentem, Wick. Ezech. 4, 9.]

-leofa

(suffix)

Similar entry: big-leofa

leás-bregd

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-bregd, -bréd; adj.

False ⬩ deceitful ⬩ cheating

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False, deceitful, cheating Ðú leásbréda feónd and fácnes ordfruma, Homl. Skt. 6, 314

Linked entry: brægd

leás-bregdende

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-bregdende, -brédende; adj.

Wily ⬩ deceitful

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Wily, deceitful Hund síðon líhþ se leásbrédenda centies mentitur versipellis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 31

Linked entry: bredende

leu

(n.)
Grammar
leu, leuw.

Similar entry: leów

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