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sg. on lande (_in the land_), 2311, 2837; _at near, land, shore_, 1914; tō
lande (_to the land, ashore_), 1624; gen. sg. landes, 2996; gen. pl. ofer
landa fela (_over much country, space; afar_), 311. --Comp. : el-, ēa-land.

land-būend, part, pres. , terricola, _inhabitant of the land_: nom. pl.
lond-būend, 1346; dat. pl. land-būendum, 95.

land-fruma, w. m. , _ruler, prince of the country_: nom. sg. , 31.

land-gemyrcu, st. n. pl. , _frontier, land-mark_: acc. pl. , 209.

land-geweorc, st. n. , _land-work, fortified place_: acc. sg. lēoda
land-geweorc, 939. See weorc, geweorc.

land-riht, st. n. , _prerogatives based upon land-possessions, right to
possess land_, hence _real estate_ itself: gen. sg. lond-rihtes īdel, 2887.

land-waru, st. f. , _inhabitants, population_: acc. pl. land-wara, 2322.

land-weard, st. m. , _guard, guardian of the frontier_: nom. sg. , 1891.

lang, long, adj. , _long_: 1) temporal: nom. sg. tō lang, 2094; næs þā long
(lang) tō þon (_not long after_), 2592, 2846; acc. sg. lange hwīle (_for a
long time_), 16, 2160, 2781; longe (lange) þrāge, 54, 114, 1258; lange tīd,
1916. Compar. nom. sg. lengra fyrst, 134. --2) local, nom. sg. sē wæs
fīftiges fōtgemearces lang, 3044. --Comp. : and-, morgen-, niht-, up-lang.

lange, longe, adv. , _long_: lange, 31, 1995, 2131, 2345, 2424; longe, 1062,
2752, 3109; tō lange (_too long, excessively long_), 906, 1337, 1749.
Compar. leng, 451, 1855, 2802, 3065; nō þȳ leng (_none the longer_), 975.
Superl. lengest (_longest_), 2009, 2239.

ge-lang, adj. , _extending, reaching to something_ or _somebody_, hence
_ready, prepared_: nū is rǣd gelang eft æt þē ānum (_now is help [counsel]
at hand in thee alone_), 1377; gēn is eall æt þē lissa gelong (_all of
favor is still on thee dependent, is thine_), 2151. See ge-lenge.

lang-ge-strēon, st. n. , _long-lasting treasure_: gen. pl. long-gestrēona,
2241. --Leo.

langian, w. v. , reflex, w. dat, _to long, yearn_: pres. sg. III. him
. . . æfter dēorum men dyrne langað beorn (_the hero longeth secretly after
the dear man_), 1880.

lang-sum, adj. , _long-lasting, continuing_: nom. sg. longsum, 134, 192,
1723; acc. sg. long-sumne, 1537.

lang-twidig, adj. , _long-granted, assured_: nom. sg. , 1709.

lata, w. m. , _a lazy, cowardly one_; in comp. hild-lata.

lā, interj. , _yes! indeed! _ 1701, 2865.

lāc, st. n. : 1) _measured movement, play_: in comp. beadu-, heaðo-lāc. --2)
_gift, offering_: acc. pl. lāc, 1864; lāðlīcu lāc (_loathly offering,
prey_), 1585; dat. pl. lācum, 43, 1869. --Comp. sǣ-lāc.

ge-lāc, st. n. , _sport, play_: acc. pl. sweorda gelāc (_battle_), 1041;
dat. pl. æt ecga gelācum, 1169.

lācan, st. v. , _to move in measured time, dancing, playing, fighting,
flying_, etc. : inf. dareðum lācan (_fight_), 2849; part. pres. æfter lyfte
lācende (_flying through the air_), 2833.

for-lācan, _to deceive, betray_: part, pret. hē wearð on fēonda geweald
forð forlācen (_deceitfully betrayed into the enemy's hands_), 904.

lād, st. f. , _street, way, journey_: dat. sg. on lāde, 1988; gen. sg. lāde,
569. --Comp. : brim-, sǣ-lād.

ge-lād, st. n. , _way, path, road_: acc. sg. uncūð gelād, 1411.

lāð, adj. , _loathly, evil, hateful, hostile_: nom. sg. lāð, 816; lāð
lyft-floga, 2316; lāð (_enemy_), 440; nē lēof nē lāð, 511; neut. lāð, 134,
192; in weak form, se lāða (of the dragon), 2306; acc. sg. lāðne (wyrm),
3041; dat. sg. lāðum, 440, 1258; gen. sg. lāðes (of the enemy), 842; fela
lāðes (_much evil_), 930; so, 1062; lāðan līges, 83; lāðan cynnes, 2009,
2355; þæs lāðan (of the enemy), 132; acc. pl. neut. lāð gewidru (_hateful
storms_), 1376; dat. instr. pl. wið lāðum, 550; lāðum scuccum and scinnum,
939; lāðum dǣdum (_with evil deeds_), 2468; lāðan fingrum, 1506; gen. pl.
lāðra manna, spella, 2673, 3030; lāðra (_the enemy_), 242. Compar. nom. sg.
lāðra . . . beorn, 2433.

lāð-bite, st. m. , _hostile bite_: dat. sg. lāð-bite līces (_the body's
hostile bite_ = the wound), 1123.

lāð-getēona, w. m. , _evil-doer, injurer_: nom. sg. , 975; nom. pl.
lāð-getēonan, 559.

lāð-līc, adj. , _loathly, hostile_: acc. pl. lāð-līcu, 1585.

lāf, st. f. : 1) _what is left, relic; inheritance, heritage, legacy_: nom.
sg. Hrēðlan lāf (Bēowulf's corselet), 454; nom. pl. fēla lāfe (_the
leavings of files_ = swords, Grein), 1033; so, homera lāfe, 2830; on him
gladiað gomelra lāfe, heard and hringmǣl Heaðobeardna gestrēon (_on him
gleams the forefather's bequest, hard and ring-decked, the Heaðobeardas'
treasure_, i. e. the equipments taken from the slain king of the
Heaðobeardas), 2037; acc. sg. sweorda lāfe (_leavings of the sword_, i. e.
those spared by the sword), 2937.
--2) _the sword as a specially precious
heir-loom_: nom. sg. , 2629; acc. sg. lāfe, 796, 1489, 1689, 2192, 2564;
instr. sg. incge lāfe, 2578. --Comp. : ende-, eormen-, wēa-, yrfe-, ȳð-lāf.

lār, st. f. , _lore, instruction, prescription_: dat. sg. be fæder lāre,
1951; gen. pl. lāra, 1221; lārena, 269. --Comp. frēond-lār.

lāst, st. m. , _footstep, track_: acc. sg. lāst, 132, 972, 2165; on lāst
(_on the traces of, behind_), 2946; nom. pl. lāstas, 1403; acc. pl. lāstas,
842. --Comp. : fēðe-, feorh-, fōt-, wræc-lāst.

læger. See leger.

lāger-bed, st. n. , _bed to lie on_ : instr. sg. leger-bedde, 1008.

lǣs, adj. , _less_, 1947; þȳ lǣs (_the less_), 487; conjunct, _that not,
lest_, 1919.

lǣssa, adj. , _less, fewer_: nom. sg. lǣssa, 1283; acc. sg. m. lǣssan, 43;
fem, lǣssan hwīle, 2572; dat. sg. for lǣssan (_for less, smaller_), 952.
Superl. nom. sg. nō þæt lǣsest wæs hond-gemōt[a], 2355.

læt, adj. , _negligent, neglectful_; w. gen. : nom. sg. elnes læt, 1530.

lǣdan, w. v. w. acc. : _to lead, guide, bring_: inf. lǣdan, 239; pret. pl.
lǣddon, 1160.

for-1ǣdan, _to mislead_: pret. pl. for-lǣddan, 2440 (? ).

ge-lǣdan, _lead, bring_: part. pret. ge-lǣded, 37.

lǣfan, w. v. : 1), _to bequeathe, leave_: imper. sg. þīnum magum lǣf folc
and rīce, 1179; pret. sg. eaferum lǣfde . . . lond and lēodbyrig, 2471. --2)
_spare, leave behind_: āht cwices lǣfan (_to spare aught living_), 2316.

lǣn-dagas, st. m. pl. , _loan-days, transitory days_ (of earthly existence
as contrasted with the heavenly, unending): acc. pl. lǣn-dagas, 2592; gen.
pl. lǣn-daga, 2342.

lǣne, adj. , _inconstant, perishable, evanescent, given over to death or
destruction_: nom. sg. , 1755, 3179; acc. sg. of rust-eaten treasures, 3130;
þās lǣnan gesceaft (_this fleeting life_), 1623; gen. sg. lǣnan līfes,
2846.

lǣran, w. v. , _to teach, instruct_: imper. sg. þū þē lǣr be þon (_learn
this, take this to heart_), 1723.

ge-lǣran, _to teach, instruct, give instruction_: inf. ic þæs Hrōðgār mæg
. . . rǣd gelǣran (_I can give H. good advice about this_), 278; so, 3080;
pret. pl. þā mē þæt ge-lǣrdon lēode mīne (_gave me the advice_), 415.

lǣstan, w. v. : 1) _to follow, to sustain, serve_: inf. þæt him se līc-homa
lǣstan nolde (_that his body would not sustain him_), 813. --2) _perform_:
imper. lǣst eall tela (_do all well_), 2664.

ge-lǣstan: 1) _to follow, serve_: pret. sg. (sweord) þæt mec ǣr and oft
gelǣste, 2501. --2) _to fulfil, grant_: subj. pres. pl. þæt . . . wilgesīðas,
þonne wīg cume, lēode gelǣstan (_render war service_), 24; inf. ic þē sceal
mīne gelǣstan frēode (_shall grant thee my friendship, be grateful_), 1707;
pret. sg. bēot . . . gelǣste (_fulfilled his boast_), 524; gelǣste swā (_kept
his word_), 2991; pres. part. hæfde Ēast-Denum . . . gilp gelǣsted (_had
fulfilled for the East Danes his boast_), 830.

lǣtan, st. v. , _to let, allow_, w. acc. and inf. : pres. sg. III. lǣteð,
1729; imper. pl. II. lǣtað, 397; sg. II. lǣt, 1489; pret. sg. lēt, 2390,
2551, 2978, 3151(? ); pret. pl. lēton, 48, 865, 3133; subj. pret. sg. II.
lēte, 1997; sg. III. lēte, 3083.

ā-lǣtan: 1) _to let, allow_: subj. pres. sg. II. þæt þū ne ālǣte . . . dōm
ge-drēosan, 2666. --2) _to leave, lay aside_: inf. ālǣtan lǣn-dagas (_die_)
2592; so, ālǣtan līf and lēodscipe, 2751.

for-lǣtan: 1) _to let, permit_, w. acc. and inf. : pret. sg. for-lēt, 971;
pret. pl. for-lēton, 3168. Also with inf. omitted: inf. nolde eorla hlēo
. . . þone cwealmcuman cwicne (i. e. wesan) forlǣtan (_would not let the
murderous spirit go alive_), 793. --2) _to leave behind, leave_: pret. sg.
in þām wong-stede . . . þǣr hē hine ǣr forlēt (_where he had previously left
him_), 2788.

of-lǣtan, _to leave, lay aside_: pres. sg. II. gyf þū ǣr þonne hē worold
oflǣtest (_leavest the world, diest_), 1184; so pret. sg.