,
_deprived
of, free from_, w.
Beowulf
: 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. oflēt līf-dagas
and þās lǣnan gesceaft, 1623.
on-lǣtan, _to release, liberate_: pres. sg. III. þonne forstes bend fæder
on-lǣteð (_as soon as the Father looseth the frost's fetters_), 1610.
ā-lecgan, w. v. : 1) _to lay, lay down_: pret. sg. syððan hilde-dēor hond
ā-legde . . . under gēapne hrōf, 835; þæt hē on Bēowulfes bearm ā-legde
(_this_ [the sword] _he laid in B. 's bosom, presented to him_), 2195; pret.
pl. ā-ledon þā lēofne þēoden . . . on bearm scipes, 34; ā-legdon þā tō middes
mǣrne þēoden _(laid the mighty prince in the midst_ [of the pyre]),
3142. --2) _to lay aside, give up_: siððan . . . in fen-freoðo feorh ā-legde
(_laid down his life, died_), 852; nū se here-wīsa hleahtor ā-legde, gamen
and glēo-drēam _(now the war-chief has left laughter_, etc. ), 3021.
leger, st. n. , _couch, bed, lair_: dat. sg. on legere, 3044.
lemian, w. v. , _to lame, hinder, oppress_: pret. sg. (for pl. ) hine
sorh-wylmas lemede tō lange, 906. MS.
leng. See lang.
lenge, adj. , _extending along_ or _to, near_ (of time): nom. sg. neut. ne
wæs hit lenge þā gēn (_nor was it yet long_), 83.
ge-lenge, adj. , _extending, reaching to, belonging_: nom. sg. yrfe-weard
. . . līce gelenge (_an heir belonging to one's body_), 2733.
let, st. m. , _place of rest, sojourn? _ in comp. eo-let (_voyage? _).
lettan, w. v. , _to hinder_: pret. pl. (acc. pers. and gen. thing), þæt
syððan nā . . . brim-līðende lāde ne letton (_might no longer hinder
seafarers from journeying_), 569.
ā-lēdon. See ā-lecgan.
lēg, st. m. , _flame, fire_: nom. sg. wonna lēg (_the lurid flame_), 3116;
swōgende lēg, 3146; dat. sg. for dracan lēge, 2550. See līg.
lēg-draca, w. m. , _fire-drake, flaming dragon_: nom. sg. , 3041.
leahtre. See or-leahtre.
lēaf, st. n. , _leaf, foliage_: instr. pl. lēafum, 97.
lēafnes-word, st. n. , _permission, leave_: acc. pl. , 245.
lēan, st. v. w. acc. _to scold, blame_: pres. sg. III. lyhð, 1049; pret.
sg. lōg, 1812; pret. pl. lōgon, 203, 863.
be-lēan, _to dissuade, prevent_: inf. nē inc ǣnig mon . . . belēan mihte
sorhfullne sīð (_no one might dissuade you twain from your difficult
journey_), 511.
lēan, st. n. , _reward, compensation_: acc. sg. , 114, 952, 1221, 1585, 2392;
dat. sg. lēane, 1022. Often in the pl. : acc. þā lēan, 2996; dat. þām
lēanum, 2146; gen. lēana, 2991. --Comp. : and-, ende-lēan.
leān (for lǣn, O. H. G. lēhan), st. n, _loan_, 1810.
lēanian, w. v. , _to reward, compensate_: pres. sg. I. ic þē þā fǣhðe fēo
lēanige (_repay thee for the contest with old-time treasures_), 1381; pret.
sg. mē þone wæl-rǣs wine Scyldinga fǣttan golde fela lēanode (_the friend
of the Scyldings rewarded me richly for the combat with plated gold_),
2103.
lēas, adj. , _false_: nom. pl. lēase, 253.
lēas, adj.
, _deprived of, free from_, w. gen. : nom. sg. drēama lēas, 851;
dat. sg. winigea lēasum, 1665. --Comp. : dōm-, drēam-, ealdor-, feoh-,
feormend-, hlāford-, sāwol-, sige-, sorh-, tīr-, þēoden-, wine-, wyn-lēas.
lēasig, adj. , _concealing one's self_; in comp. sin-lēasig(? ).
leoðo-cræft, st. m. , _the art of weaving_ or _working in meshes, wire_,
etc. : instr. pl. segn eall-gylden . . . gelocen leoðo-cræftum (_a banner all
hand-wrought of interlaced gold_), 2770.
leoðo-syrce, w. f. , _shirt of mail (limb-sark)_: acc. sg. locene
leoðo-syrcan (_locked linked sark_), 1506; acc. pl. locene leoðo-syrcan,
1891.
leomum. See lim.
leornian, w. v. , _to learn, devise, plan_: pret. him þæs gūð-cyning . . .
wræce leornode (_the war-king planned vengeance therefor_), 2337.
lēod, st. m. , _prince_: nom. sg. , 341, 348, 670, 830, 1433, 1493, 1613,
1654, etc. ; acc. lēod, 626.
lēod, st. f. , _people_: gen. sg. lēode, 597, 600, 697. In pl. indicates
_individuals, people, kinsmen_: nom. pl. lēode, 362, 415, 1214, 2126, etc. ;
gum-cynnes Gēata lēode (_people of the race of the Gēatas_), 260; acc. pl.
lēode, 192, 443, 1337, 1346, etc. ; dat. pl. lēodum, 389, 521, 619, 698,
906, 1160, etc. ; gen. pl. lēoda, 205, 635, 794, 1674, 2034, etc.
lēod-bealo, st. n. , (_mischief, misfortune affecting an entire people_),
_great, unheard-of calamity_: acc. sg. , 1723; gen. pl. lēod-bealewa, 1947.
lēod-burh, st. f. , _princely castle, stronghold of a ruler, chief city_:
acc. pl. -byrig, 2472.
lēod-cyning, st. m. , _king of the people_: nom. sg. , 54.
lēod-fruma, w. m. , _prince of the people, ruler_: acc. sg. lēod-fruman,
2131.
lēod-gebyrgea, w. m. , _protector of the people, prince_: acc. sg.
-gebyrgean, 269.
lēod-hryre, st. m. , _fall, overthrow, of the prince, ruler_: dat. sg. æfter
lēod-hryre (_after the fall of the king of the Heaðobeardas_, Frōda, cf.
2051, 2031; gen. sg. þæs lēod-hryres (of the fall of Heardred, cf. 2389,
2392.
lēod-sceaða, w. m. , _injurer of the people_: dat. sg. þām lēod-sceaðan,
2094.
lēod-scipe, st. m. , _the whole nation, people_: acc. sg. , 2752; dat. sg. on
þām lēod-scipe, 2198.
lēoð, st. n. , _song, lay_: nom. sg. , 1160. --Comp. : fyrd-, gryre-, gūð-,
sorh-lēoð.
lēof, adj. , _lief, dear_: nom. sg. , 31, 54, 203, 511, 521, 1877, 2468; weak
form m. , lēofa, 1217, 1484, 1855, 2664; acc. sg. m. lēofne, 34, 297, 619,
1944, 2128, 3109, 3143; gen. sg. lēofes (m. ), 1995, 2081, 2898; (neut. ),
1062, 2911; dat. pl. lēofum, 1074; gen. pl. lēofra, 1916. Compar. nom. sg.
neut. lēofre, 2652. Superl. nom. sg. m. lēofost, 1297; acc. sg. þone
lēofestan, 2824.
lēoflīc, _dear, precious, valued_: nom. sg. m. lēoflīc lind-wiga, 2604;
acc. sg. neut. lēoflīc īren, 1810.
lēogan, st. v. , _to lie, belie, deceive_. subj. pres. næfne him his wlite
lēoge (_unless his looks belie him_), 250; pret. sg. hē ne lēag fela wyrda
nē worda, 3030.
ā-lēogan, _to deceive, leave unfulfilled_: pret. sg. hē bēot ne ā-lēh (_he
left not his promise unfulfilled_), 80.
ge-lēogan, _to deceive, betray_: pret. sg. him sēo wēn gelēah (_hope
deceived him_), 2324.
lēoht, st. n. , _light, brilliance_: nom. sg. , 569, 728, 1751 (? ); acc. sg.
sunnan lēoht, 649; godes lēoht gecēas (_chose God's light, died_), 2470;
dat. sg. tō lēohte, 95. --Comp. : ǣfen-, fȳr-, morgen-lēoht.
lēoht, adj. , _luminous, bright_: instr. sg. lēohtan sweorde, 2493.
lēoma, w. m. : 1) _light, splendor_: nom. sg. , 311, 2770; acc. sg. lēoman,
1518; sunnan and mōnan lēoman (_light of sun and moon_), 95. --2) (as beadu-
and hilde-lēoma), _the glittering sword_: nom. sg. līxte se lēoma (_the
blade-gleam flashed_), 1571.
lēosan, st. v. , = amitti, in
be-lēosan, _to deprive, be deprived of_: pres. part. (hēo) wearð beloren
lēofum bearnum and brōðrum (_was deprived of her dear children and
brethren_), 1074.
for-lēosan, with dat. instr. , _to lose something_: pret.
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. oflēt līf-dagas
and þās lǣnan gesceaft, 1623.
on-lǣtan, _to release, liberate_: pres. sg. III. þonne forstes bend fæder
on-lǣteð (_as soon as the Father looseth the frost's fetters_), 1610.
ā-lecgan, w. v. : 1) _to lay, lay down_: pret. sg. syððan hilde-dēor hond
ā-legde . . . under gēapne hrōf, 835; þæt hē on Bēowulfes bearm ā-legde
(_this_ [the sword] _he laid in B. 's bosom, presented to him_), 2195; pret.
pl. ā-ledon þā lēofne þēoden . . . on bearm scipes, 34; ā-legdon þā tō middes
mǣrne þēoden _(laid the mighty prince in the midst_ [of the pyre]),
3142. --2) _to lay aside, give up_: siððan . . . in fen-freoðo feorh ā-legde
(_laid down his life, died_), 852; nū se here-wīsa hleahtor ā-legde, gamen
and glēo-drēam _(now the war-chief has left laughter_, etc. ), 3021.
leger, st. n. , _couch, bed, lair_: dat. sg. on legere, 3044.
lemian, w. v. , _to lame, hinder, oppress_: pret. sg. (for pl. ) hine
sorh-wylmas lemede tō lange, 906. MS.
leng. See lang.
lenge, adj. , _extending along_ or _to, near_ (of time): nom. sg. neut. ne
wæs hit lenge þā gēn (_nor was it yet long_), 83.
ge-lenge, adj. , _extending, reaching to, belonging_: nom. sg. yrfe-weard
. . . līce gelenge (_an heir belonging to one's body_), 2733.
let, st. m. , _place of rest, sojourn? _ in comp. eo-let (_voyage? _).
lettan, w. v. , _to hinder_: pret. pl. (acc. pers. and gen. thing), þæt
syððan nā . . . brim-līðende lāde ne letton (_might no longer hinder
seafarers from journeying_), 569.
ā-lēdon. See ā-lecgan.
lēg, st. m. , _flame, fire_: nom. sg. wonna lēg (_the lurid flame_), 3116;
swōgende lēg, 3146; dat. sg. for dracan lēge, 2550. See līg.
lēg-draca, w. m. , _fire-drake, flaming dragon_: nom. sg. , 3041.
leahtre. See or-leahtre.
lēaf, st. n. , _leaf, foliage_: instr. pl. lēafum, 97.
lēafnes-word, st. n. , _permission, leave_: acc. pl. , 245.
lēan, st. v. w. acc. _to scold, blame_: pres. sg. III. lyhð, 1049; pret.
sg. lōg, 1812; pret. pl. lōgon, 203, 863.
be-lēan, _to dissuade, prevent_: inf. nē inc ǣnig mon . . . belēan mihte
sorhfullne sīð (_no one might dissuade you twain from your difficult
journey_), 511.
lēan, st. n. , _reward, compensation_: acc. sg. , 114, 952, 1221, 1585, 2392;
dat. sg. lēane, 1022. Often in the pl. : acc. þā lēan, 2996; dat. þām
lēanum, 2146; gen. lēana, 2991. --Comp. : and-, ende-lēan.
leān (for lǣn, O. H. G. lēhan), st. n, _loan_, 1810.
lēanian, w. v. , _to reward, compensate_: pres. sg. I. ic þē þā fǣhðe fēo
lēanige (_repay thee for the contest with old-time treasures_), 1381; pret.
sg. mē þone wæl-rǣs wine Scyldinga fǣttan golde fela lēanode (_the friend
of the Scyldings rewarded me richly for the combat with plated gold_),
2103.
lēas, adj. , _false_: nom. pl. lēase, 253.
lēas, adj.
, _deprived of, free from_, w. gen. : nom. sg. drēama lēas, 851;
dat. sg. winigea lēasum, 1665. --Comp. : dōm-, drēam-, ealdor-, feoh-,
feormend-, hlāford-, sāwol-, sige-, sorh-, tīr-, þēoden-, wine-, wyn-lēas.
lēasig, adj. , _concealing one's self_; in comp. sin-lēasig(? ).
leoðo-cræft, st. m. , _the art of weaving_ or _working in meshes, wire_,
etc. : instr. pl. segn eall-gylden . . . gelocen leoðo-cræftum (_a banner all
hand-wrought of interlaced gold_), 2770.
leoðo-syrce, w. f. , _shirt of mail (limb-sark)_: acc. sg. locene
leoðo-syrcan (_locked linked sark_), 1506; acc. pl. locene leoðo-syrcan,
1891.
leomum. See lim.
leornian, w. v. , _to learn, devise, plan_: pret. him þæs gūð-cyning . . .
wræce leornode (_the war-king planned vengeance therefor_), 2337.
lēod, st. m. , _prince_: nom. sg. , 341, 348, 670, 830, 1433, 1493, 1613,
1654, etc. ; acc. lēod, 626.
lēod, st. f. , _people_: gen. sg. lēode, 597, 600, 697. In pl. indicates
_individuals, people, kinsmen_: nom. pl. lēode, 362, 415, 1214, 2126, etc. ;
gum-cynnes Gēata lēode (_people of the race of the Gēatas_), 260; acc. pl.
lēode, 192, 443, 1337, 1346, etc. ; dat. pl. lēodum, 389, 521, 619, 698,
906, 1160, etc. ; gen. pl. lēoda, 205, 635, 794, 1674, 2034, etc.
lēod-bealo, st. n. , (_mischief, misfortune affecting an entire people_),
_great, unheard-of calamity_: acc. sg. , 1723; gen. pl. lēod-bealewa, 1947.
lēod-burh, st. f. , _princely castle, stronghold of a ruler, chief city_:
acc. pl. -byrig, 2472.
lēod-cyning, st. m. , _king of the people_: nom. sg. , 54.
lēod-fruma, w. m. , _prince of the people, ruler_: acc. sg. lēod-fruman,
2131.
lēod-gebyrgea, w. m. , _protector of the people, prince_: acc. sg.
-gebyrgean, 269.
lēod-hryre, st. m. , _fall, overthrow, of the prince, ruler_: dat. sg. æfter
lēod-hryre (_after the fall of the king of the Heaðobeardas_, Frōda, cf.
2051, 2031; gen. sg. þæs lēod-hryres (of the fall of Heardred, cf. 2389,
2392.
lēod-sceaða, w. m. , _injurer of the people_: dat. sg. þām lēod-sceaðan,
2094.
lēod-scipe, st. m. , _the whole nation, people_: acc. sg. , 2752; dat. sg. on
þām lēod-scipe, 2198.
lēoð, st. n. , _song, lay_: nom. sg. , 1160. --Comp. : fyrd-, gryre-, gūð-,
sorh-lēoð.
lēof, adj. , _lief, dear_: nom. sg. , 31, 54, 203, 511, 521, 1877, 2468; weak
form m. , lēofa, 1217, 1484, 1855, 2664; acc. sg. m. lēofne, 34, 297, 619,
1944, 2128, 3109, 3143; gen. sg. lēofes (m. ), 1995, 2081, 2898; (neut. ),
1062, 2911; dat. pl. lēofum, 1074; gen. pl. lēofra, 1916. Compar. nom. sg.
neut. lēofre, 2652. Superl. nom. sg. m. lēofost, 1297; acc. sg. þone
lēofestan, 2824.
lēoflīc, _dear, precious, valued_: nom. sg. m. lēoflīc lind-wiga, 2604;
acc. sg. neut. lēoflīc īren, 1810.
lēogan, st. v. , _to lie, belie, deceive_. subj. pres. næfne him his wlite
lēoge (_unless his looks belie him_), 250; pret. sg. hē ne lēag fela wyrda
nē worda, 3030.
ā-lēogan, _to deceive, leave unfulfilled_: pret. sg. hē bēot ne ā-lēh (_he
left not his promise unfulfilled_), 80.
ge-lēogan, _to deceive, betray_: pret. sg. him sēo wēn gelēah (_hope
deceived him_), 2324.
lēoht, st. n. , _light, brilliance_: nom. sg. , 569, 728, 1751 (? ); acc. sg.
sunnan lēoht, 649; godes lēoht gecēas (_chose God's light, died_), 2470;
dat. sg. tō lēohte, 95. --Comp. : ǣfen-, fȳr-, morgen-lēoht.
lēoht, adj. , _luminous, bright_: instr. sg. lēohtan sweorde, 2493.
lēoma, w. m. : 1) _light, splendor_: nom. sg. , 311, 2770; acc. sg. lēoman,
1518; sunnan and mōnan lēoman (_light of sun and moon_), 95. --2) (as beadu-
and hilde-lēoma), _the glittering sword_: nom. sg. līxte se lēoma (_the
blade-gleam flashed_), 1571.
lēosan, st. v. , = amitti, in
be-lēosan, _to deprive, be deprived of_: pres. part. (hēo) wearð beloren
lēofum bearnum and brōðrum (_was deprived of her dear children and
brethren_), 1074.
for-lēosan, with dat. instr. , _to lose something_: pret.
