leód-sceaða
a public enemy
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A harmer of men, a public enemy Láð leódsceaða [the serpent], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 24; Gen. 917. Æt ðam leódsceaðan hreddan to save from the devil, Exon, 11 b; Th. 17, 20; Cri. 273. Ic ðam leódscaðan [Grendel] hondleán forgeald, Beo. Th. 4193; B. 2093. Hearmcwide
leód-scipe
A people ⬩ nation
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A people, nation, country occupied by a people Ðe ðes leódscype longe bieode whom this people have long worshipped, Exon. 68 b; Th. 255, 2; Jul. 208. Of ðam leódscipe ðe is Siria geháten from the country that is called Syria, Homl. Th. i. 400, 7: Exon
leód-stefn
A race ⬩ family ⬩ people
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A race, family, people, Ps. Th. 82, 7
leód-þeáw
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Custom of a people or country Ðá hé tó mé cwom ðá grétte hé mé sóna and [h]álette his leódþeáwe cum me more rituque salutaret, Nar. 27, 3. Ne wolde ðám leódþeáwnm Loth onfón Lot would not adopt those customs of the country, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 18; Gen.
leód-weard
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The guard or government of a people or country, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 1; Gen. 1180: 60; Th. 72, 3; Gen. 1196: 145; Th. 181, 6; Exod. 57
leód-wer
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A man of a nation Leódweras [the Egyptians], Cd. 89; Th. 110, 5; Gen. 1833. Ofer leódwerum [the Israelites], 148; Th. 184, 20; Exod. 110
leód-wita
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A man of intelligence in a people Ðá wǽron þeódwitan [leódwitan, MS. H.] weorþscipes wyrþe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 12. v. Grmm. R. A. 267
leód-wynn
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Joy that comes from being among one's own people Leódwynna leás, wineleás wræcca, Exon. 119 a; Th. 457, 25; HY. 4, 89
leóht-brǽdness
Illumination
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Illumination Leóhtbrǽdnesse facibus, Hpt. Gl. 515, 11
leóþ-cræft
poetry ⬩ verse ⬩ a poem
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The art of poetry, poetry, verse, a poem Ðes leóþcræft hoc poema: ðás leóþcræftas hæc poemata [all the other cases are also given], Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 16-21. Hé biþ swá ðeáh on leópcræfte ǽgðer ge lang ge sceort it [i of the genitive in certain words
leóþ-cwide
A poem
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A poem Ic nát for hwí eów sindon ða ǽrran gewin swá lustsumlíce on leóþcwidum tó gehiéranne I do not know why the earlier contests are so pleasant for you to hear in poems, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 2
leóþ-weorc
Song-making ⬩ poetry ⬩ poesis
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Song-making, poetry; poesis, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 99; Wrt. Voc. 60, 7
leóþ-wíse
verse
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A poetical manner, verse Mycel Englisc bóc on leóþwísan geworht a large English book composed in poetry, Chart. Th. 430, 24. Áwend of Lédene on Englisc on leóþwíson, Homl, Th. ii. 520, 10
leóþ-word
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A word in a poem, Andr. Kmbl. 2975; An. 1490
ǽr-lést
Dishonour ⬩ impiety ⬩ cruelty ⬩ a disgraceful deed
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Dishonour, impiety, cruelty, a disgraceful deed Hwelce ǽrléste Neron worhte what disgraceful deeds Nero wrought, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 2; Met. 9, 1
ge-lent
goes
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goes, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 113; Hat. MS;
scír-lett
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led
leác-cærse
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'A cress with an onion-like smell, alliaria officinalis' E. D. S. Plant Names. Cockayne says 'erysimum alliaria,' Lchdm. ii. 318, 7: 320, 3. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 40, leáccærse id est túncærse glosses nasturcium
leác-weard
A gardener
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A gardener Leácweard holitor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 57. Lécueard hortulanus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 15. Lécword, p. 8, 4
leád-gedelf
A lead-mine
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A lead-mine Eft in leádgedelf; of leádgedelfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 401, 7
Linked entry: ge-delf