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wǽpen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpen-leás, adj.

Without armsunarmed

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Without arms, unarmed Ðam wǽpenleásan menn ne mihton ða wælhreówan mid wǽpnum wiðstandam, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 175. Fram wǽpenleásre fémnan e virgine inermi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 38. Gehwilce wǽpenleáse inermes (sine armis) quosque. Hpt. Gl. 423, 48

wǽpen-leás

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Þá hét se árleáse healdan þone hálgan ꝥ hé wurde wǽpnlǽs (ungewǽpnod. Hml. Th. ii. 502, 14) þám hæðenum. Hml. S. 31, 117. Add

hors-hirde

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Add: an ostler Ne ne sý þín horshyrde wǽpenleás neque sit tuus agason (= prouisor equorum) inermis, Hpt. 31, 12, 269. Horshierde mulio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 29. Horshiordas pabulatores, 116, 59. Horshyrdas, 67, 70

Norþ-mann

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Add Þám wǽpenleásum menn onbugon þá Francan and þá fyrlenan Norðmenn, Hml. S. 29, 177

fǽmne

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Fram wǽpenleásre fémnan e virgine inermi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 39. ¶ referring to the Virgin Mary: Heó is seó clǽneste fǽmne, and heó wæs fǽmne ǽr hire beorþre and heó wunaþ fǽmne æfter hire beorþre, Bl. H. 155, 33.

ge-hwilc

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Gehwylce wǽpenleáse inermes quosque, i. universos An. Ox. 724. (aa) as antecedent Ðás leásan spell lǽraþ gehwelcne man þára þe wilnaþ helle þióstra tó fliónne, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 16.