,
_separation
from life_: nom.
Beowulf
w.
dat.
pret.
sg. hū lomp ēow on lāde (_how went it with you on the journey? _), 1988.
ā-limpan, _to come about, offer itself_: pret. sg. oð þæt sǣl ā-lamp (_till
the opportunity presented itself_), 623; pret. part, þā him ā-lumpen wæs
wistfylle wēn (_since a hope of a full meal had befallen him_), 734.
be-limpan, _to happen to, befall_: pret. sg. him sīo sār belamp, 2469.
ge-limpan, _to happen, occur, turn out_: pres. sg. III. hit eft gelimpeð
þæt. . . , 1754; subj. pres. þisse ansȳne alwealdan þanc lungre gelimpe
(_thanks to the Almighty forthwith for this sight! _), 930; pret. sg. him on
fyrste gelamp þæt. . . , 76; swā him ful-oft gelamp (_as often happened to
them_), 1253; þæs þe hire se willa gelamp þæt . . . (_because her wish had
been fulfilled_), 627; frōfor eft gelamp sārig-mōdum, 2942; subj. pret. gif
him þyslīcu þearf gelumpe, 2638; pret. part. Denum eallum wearð . . . willa
gelumpen, 825.
lind, st. f. (properly _linden_; here, a a wooden shield covered with
linden-bark or pith): nom. sg. , 2342; acc. sg. geolwe linde, 2611; acc. pl.
linde, 2366.
lind-gestealla, w. m. , _shield-comrade, war-comrade_: nom. sg. , 1974.
lind-hæbbend, pres. part. , _provided with a shield_, i. e. warrior: nom. pl.
-hæbbende, 245; gen. pl. hæbbendra, 1403.
lind-plega, w. m. , _shield-play_, i. e. battle: dat. sg. lind-plegan, 1074,
2040.
lind-wiga, w. m. , _shield-fighter, warrior_: nom. sg. , 2604.
linnan, st. v. , _to depart, be deprived of_: inf. aldre linnan (_depart
from life_), 1479; ealdres linnan, 2444.
lis, st. f. , _favor, affection_: gen. pl. eall . . . lissa, 2151.
list, st. m. , _art, skill, cleverness, cunning_: dat. pl. adverbial, listum
(_cunningly_), 782.
līxan, w. v. , _to shine, flash_: pret. sg. līxte, 311, 485, 1571.
līc, st. n. : 1) _body, corpse_: nom. sg. , 967; acc. sg. līc, 2081; þæt līc
(_the body, corpse_), 2128; dat. sg. līce, 734, 1504, 2424, 2572, 2733,
2744; gen. sg. līces, 451, 1123. -- 2) _form, figure_: in comp. eofor-,
swīn-līc.
ge-līc, adj. , _like, similar_: nom. pl. m. ge-līce, 2165. Superl.
ge-līcost, 218, 728, 986, 1609.
līc-hama, -homa, w. m. _(body-home, garment), body_: nom. sg. līc-homa,
813, 1008, 1755; acc. sg. līc-haman, 2652; dat. sg. līc-haman, 3179.
līcian, w. v. , _to please, like_ (impers. ): pres. sg. III. mē þīn mōd-sefa
līcað leng swā wēl, 1855; pret. pl. þām wīfe þā word wēl līcodon, 640.
līcnes. See on-līcnes.
līc-sār, st. n. , _bodily pain_: acc. sg. līc-sār, 816.
līc-syrce, w. f. , _body-sark, shirt of mail covering the body_: nom. sg. ,
550.
1īðan, st. v. , _to move, go_: pres. part. nom. pl. þā līðende (_navigantes,
sailors_), 221; þā wæs sund liden (_the water was then traversed_),
223. --Comp. : hēaðu-, mere-, wǣg-līðend.
līðe (O. H. G. lindi), adj. , _gentle, mild, friendly_: nom. sg. w. instr.
gen. lāra līðe, 1221. Superl. nom. sg. līðost, 3184.
lið-wǣge, st. n. , _can in which līð_ (a wine-like, foaming drink) _is
contained_: acc. sg. , 1983.
līf, st. n. , _life_: acc. sg. līf, 97, 734, 1537, 2424, 2744, 2752; dat.
sg. līfe, 2572; tō līfe (_in one's life, ever_) 2433; gen. sg. līfes, 197,
791, 807, 2824, 2846; worolde līfes (_of the earthly life_), 1388,
2344. --Comp. edwīt-līf.
līf-bysig, adj. _(striving for life or death), weary of life, in torment of
death_: nom. sg. , 967.
līf-dagas, st. m. pl. , _lifetime_: acc. -dagas, 794, 1623.
līf-frēa, w. m. , _lord of life, God_: nom. sg. , 16.
līf-gedāl, st. n.
, _separation from life_: nom. sg. , 842.
līf-gesceaft, st. f. , _fate, destiny_: gen. pl. -gesceafta, 1954, 3065.
līf-wraðu, st. f. , _protection for one's life, safety_: acc. sg. līf-wraðe,
2878; dat. sg. tō līf-wraðe, 972.
līf-wyn, st. f. , _pleasure, enjoyment, joy_ (of life): gen. pl. līf-wynna,
2098.
līg, st. m. n. , _flame, fire_: nom. sg. , 1123; dat. instr. sg. līge, 728,
2306, 2322, 2342; gen. sg. līges, 83, 782. See lēg.
līg-draca, w. m. , _ fire-drake, flaming dragon_; nom. pl. , 2334. See
lēg-draca.
līg-egesa, w. m. , _horror arising through fire, flaming terror_: acc. sg. ,
2781.
līge-torn, st. m. , _false, pretended insult_ or _injury, fierce anger_(? ):
dat. sg. æfter līge-torne (_on account of a pretended insult? _ or _fierce
anger? _ cf. Bugge in Zacher's Zeits. 4, 208), 1944.
līg-ȳð, st. m. , _wave of fire_: instr. pl. līg-ȳðum, 2673.
lēon, st. v. , _to lend_: pret. sg. þæt him on þearfe lāh þyle Hrōðgāres
(_which H. 's spokesman lent him in need_), 1457.
on-lēoon, _to lend, grant as a loan_, with gen. of thing and dat. pers. :
pret. sg. þā hē þæs wǣpnes on-lāh sēlran sweord-frecan, 1468.
loca, w. m. , _bolt, lock_: in comp. bān-, burh-loca.
locen. See lūcan.
lond, long. See land, lang.
lof, st. m. n. , _praise, repute_: acc. sg. lof, 1537.
lof-dǣd, st. f. , _deed of praise_: instr. pl. lof-dǣdum, 24.
lof-georn, adj. , _eager for praise, ambitious_: superl. nom. sg.
lof-geornost, 3184.
loga, w. m. , _liar_; in comp. trēow-loga.
losian, w. v. , _to escape, flee_: pres. sg. III. losað, 1393, 2063; pret.
sg. hē on weg losade (_fled away_), 2097.
lōcian, w. v. , _to see, look at_: pres. sg. II. sǣ-lāc . . . þē þū hēr tō
lōcast (_booty of the sea that thou lookest on_), 1655.
ge-lōme, adv. , _often, frequently_, 559.
lufe, w. f. , _love_: in comp. hēah-, mōd-, wīf-lufe.
lufa (cf. and-leofa, big-leofa, _nourishment_), w. m. , _food, subsistence;
property, real estate_: acc. sg. on lufan (_on possessions_), 1729. --Comp.
eard-lufa.
lufen, st. f. (cf. lufa), _subsistence, food; real estate, (enjoyment? )_:
nom. sg. lufen (parallel with ēðel-wyn), 2887.
luf-tācen, st. n. , _love-token_: acc. pl. luf-tācen, 1864.
lufian, w. v. , _to love, serve affectionately_: pret. sg. III. lufode þā
lēode (_was on affectionate terms with the people_), 1983.
lungre, adv. : 1) _hastily, quickly, forthwith_, 930, 1631, 2311, 2744. --2)
_quite, very, fully_: fēower mēaras lungre gelīce (_four horses quite
alike_), 2165.
lust, st. m. , _pleasure, joy_: dat. pl. adv. lustum (_joyfully_), 1654; so,
on lust, 619, cf. 600.
lūcan, st. v. , _to twist, wind, lock, interweave_: pret. part. acc. sg. and
pl. locene leoðo-syrcan (_shirt of mail wrought of meshes or rings
interlocked_), 1506, 1891; gen. pl. locenra bēaga (_rings wrought of gold
wire_), 2996.
be-lūcan: 1) _to shut, close in or around_: pret. sg. winter ȳðe be-lēac
īs-gebinde (_winter locked the waves with icy bond_), 1133. -- 2) _to shut
in, off, preserve, protect_: pret. sg. I. hig wīge belēac manegum mǣgða (_I
shut them in, protected them, from war arising from many a tribe_), 1771.
Cf. mē wīge belūc wrāðum fēondum (_protect me against mine enemies_), Ps.
34, 3.
ge-lūcan, _to unite, link together, make_: pret. part. gelocen, 2770.
on-lūcan, _to unlock, open_: pret. sg. word-hord on-lēac (_opened the
word-hoard, treasure of speech_), 259.
tō-lucan, _(to twist, wrench, in two) to destroy_: inf. , 782.
lyft, st. f. (m. n. ? ), _air_: nom. sg. , 1376; dat. sg. æfter lyfte (_along,
through, the air_), 2833.
lyft-floga, w. m. , _air-flier_: nom. sg. (of the dragon), 2316.
lyft-geswenced, pret.
sg. hū lomp ēow on lāde (_how went it with you on the journey? _), 1988.
ā-limpan, _to come about, offer itself_: pret. sg. oð þæt sǣl ā-lamp (_till
the opportunity presented itself_), 623; pret. part, þā him ā-lumpen wæs
wistfylle wēn (_since a hope of a full meal had befallen him_), 734.
be-limpan, _to happen to, befall_: pret. sg. him sīo sār belamp, 2469.
ge-limpan, _to happen, occur, turn out_: pres. sg. III. hit eft gelimpeð
þæt. . . , 1754; subj. pres. þisse ansȳne alwealdan þanc lungre gelimpe
(_thanks to the Almighty forthwith for this sight! _), 930; pret. sg. him on
fyrste gelamp þæt. . . , 76; swā him ful-oft gelamp (_as often happened to
them_), 1253; þæs þe hire se willa gelamp þæt . . . (_because her wish had
been fulfilled_), 627; frōfor eft gelamp sārig-mōdum, 2942; subj. pret. gif
him þyslīcu þearf gelumpe, 2638; pret. part. Denum eallum wearð . . . willa
gelumpen, 825.
lind, st. f. (properly _linden_; here, a a wooden shield covered with
linden-bark or pith): nom. sg. , 2342; acc. sg. geolwe linde, 2611; acc. pl.
linde, 2366.
lind-gestealla, w. m. , _shield-comrade, war-comrade_: nom. sg. , 1974.
lind-hæbbend, pres. part. , _provided with a shield_, i. e. warrior: nom. pl.
-hæbbende, 245; gen. pl. hæbbendra, 1403.
lind-plega, w. m. , _shield-play_, i. e. battle: dat. sg. lind-plegan, 1074,
2040.
lind-wiga, w. m. , _shield-fighter, warrior_: nom. sg. , 2604.
linnan, st. v. , _to depart, be deprived of_: inf. aldre linnan (_depart
from life_), 1479; ealdres linnan, 2444.
lis, st. f. , _favor, affection_: gen. pl. eall . . . lissa, 2151.
list, st. m. , _art, skill, cleverness, cunning_: dat. pl. adverbial, listum
(_cunningly_), 782.
līxan, w. v. , _to shine, flash_: pret. sg. līxte, 311, 485, 1571.
līc, st. n. : 1) _body, corpse_: nom. sg. , 967; acc. sg. līc, 2081; þæt līc
(_the body, corpse_), 2128; dat. sg. līce, 734, 1504, 2424, 2572, 2733,
2744; gen. sg. līces, 451, 1123. -- 2) _form, figure_: in comp. eofor-,
swīn-līc.
ge-līc, adj. , _like, similar_: nom. pl. m. ge-līce, 2165. Superl.
ge-līcost, 218, 728, 986, 1609.
līc-hama, -homa, w. m. _(body-home, garment), body_: nom. sg. līc-homa,
813, 1008, 1755; acc. sg. līc-haman, 2652; dat. sg. līc-haman, 3179.
līcian, w. v. , _to please, like_ (impers. ): pres. sg. III. mē þīn mōd-sefa
līcað leng swā wēl, 1855; pret. pl. þām wīfe þā word wēl līcodon, 640.
līcnes. See on-līcnes.
līc-sār, st. n. , _bodily pain_: acc. sg. līc-sār, 816.
līc-syrce, w. f. , _body-sark, shirt of mail covering the body_: nom. sg. ,
550.
1īðan, st. v. , _to move, go_: pres. part. nom. pl. þā līðende (_navigantes,
sailors_), 221; þā wæs sund liden (_the water was then traversed_),
223. --Comp. : hēaðu-, mere-, wǣg-līðend.
līðe (O. H. G. lindi), adj. , _gentle, mild, friendly_: nom. sg. w. instr.
gen. lāra līðe, 1221. Superl. nom. sg. līðost, 3184.
lið-wǣge, st. n. , _can in which līð_ (a wine-like, foaming drink) _is
contained_: acc. sg. , 1983.
līf, st. n. , _life_: acc. sg. līf, 97, 734, 1537, 2424, 2744, 2752; dat.
sg. līfe, 2572; tō līfe (_in one's life, ever_) 2433; gen. sg. līfes, 197,
791, 807, 2824, 2846; worolde līfes (_of the earthly life_), 1388,
2344. --Comp. edwīt-līf.
līf-bysig, adj. _(striving for life or death), weary of life, in torment of
death_: nom. sg. , 967.
līf-dagas, st. m. pl. , _lifetime_: acc. -dagas, 794, 1623.
līf-frēa, w. m. , _lord of life, God_: nom. sg. , 16.
līf-gedāl, st. n.
, _separation from life_: nom. sg. , 842.
līf-gesceaft, st. f. , _fate, destiny_: gen. pl. -gesceafta, 1954, 3065.
līf-wraðu, st. f. , _protection for one's life, safety_: acc. sg. līf-wraðe,
2878; dat. sg. tō līf-wraðe, 972.
līf-wyn, st. f. , _pleasure, enjoyment, joy_ (of life): gen. pl. līf-wynna,
2098.
līg, st. m. n. , _flame, fire_: nom. sg. , 1123; dat. instr. sg. līge, 728,
2306, 2322, 2342; gen. sg. līges, 83, 782. See lēg.
līg-draca, w. m. , _ fire-drake, flaming dragon_; nom. pl. , 2334. See
lēg-draca.
līg-egesa, w. m. , _horror arising through fire, flaming terror_: acc. sg. ,
2781.
līge-torn, st. m. , _false, pretended insult_ or _injury, fierce anger_(? ):
dat. sg. æfter līge-torne (_on account of a pretended insult? _ or _fierce
anger? _ cf. Bugge in Zacher's Zeits. 4, 208), 1944.
līg-ȳð, st. m. , _wave of fire_: instr. pl. līg-ȳðum, 2673.
lēon, st. v. , _to lend_: pret. sg. þæt him on þearfe lāh þyle Hrōðgāres
(_which H. 's spokesman lent him in need_), 1457.
on-lēoon, _to lend, grant as a loan_, with gen. of thing and dat. pers. :
pret. sg. þā hē þæs wǣpnes on-lāh sēlran sweord-frecan, 1468.
loca, w. m. , _bolt, lock_: in comp. bān-, burh-loca.
locen. See lūcan.
lond, long. See land, lang.
lof, st. m. n. , _praise, repute_: acc. sg. lof, 1537.
lof-dǣd, st. f. , _deed of praise_: instr. pl. lof-dǣdum, 24.
lof-georn, adj. , _eager for praise, ambitious_: superl. nom. sg.
lof-geornost, 3184.
loga, w. m. , _liar_; in comp. trēow-loga.
losian, w. v. , _to escape, flee_: pres. sg. III. losað, 1393, 2063; pret.
sg. hē on weg losade (_fled away_), 2097.
lōcian, w. v. , _to see, look at_: pres. sg. II. sǣ-lāc . . . þē þū hēr tō
lōcast (_booty of the sea that thou lookest on_), 1655.
ge-lōme, adv. , _often, frequently_, 559.
lufe, w. f. , _love_: in comp. hēah-, mōd-, wīf-lufe.
lufa (cf. and-leofa, big-leofa, _nourishment_), w. m. , _food, subsistence;
property, real estate_: acc. sg. on lufan (_on possessions_), 1729. --Comp.
eard-lufa.
lufen, st. f. (cf. lufa), _subsistence, food; real estate, (enjoyment? )_:
nom. sg. lufen (parallel with ēðel-wyn), 2887.
luf-tācen, st. n. , _love-token_: acc. pl. luf-tācen, 1864.
lufian, w. v. , _to love, serve affectionately_: pret. sg. III. lufode þā
lēode (_was on affectionate terms with the people_), 1983.
lungre, adv. : 1) _hastily, quickly, forthwith_, 930, 1631, 2311, 2744. --2)
_quite, very, fully_: fēower mēaras lungre gelīce (_four horses quite
alike_), 2165.
lust, st. m. , _pleasure, joy_: dat. pl. adv. lustum (_joyfully_), 1654; so,
on lust, 619, cf. 600.
lūcan, st. v. , _to twist, wind, lock, interweave_: pret. part. acc. sg. and
pl. locene leoðo-syrcan (_shirt of mail wrought of meshes or rings
interlocked_), 1506, 1891; gen. pl. locenra bēaga (_rings wrought of gold
wire_), 2996.
be-lūcan: 1) _to shut, close in or around_: pret. sg. winter ȳðe be-lēac
īs-gebinde (_winter locked the waves with icy bond_), 1133. -- 2) _to shut
in, off, preserve, protect_: pret. sg. I. hig wīge belēac manegum mǣgða (_I
shut them in, protected them, from war arising from many a tribe_), 1771.
Cf. mē wīge belūc wrāðum fēondum (_protect me against mine enemies_), Ps.
34, 3.
ge-lūcan, _to unite, link together, make_: pret. part. gelocen, 2770.
on-lūcan, _to unlock, open_: pret. sg. word-hord on-lēac (_opened the
word-hoard, treasure of speech_), 259.
tō-lucan, _(to twist, wrench, in two) to destroy_: inf. , 782.
lyft, st. f. (m. n. ? ), _air_: nom. sg. , 1376; dat. sg. æfter lyfte (_along,
through, the air_), 2833.
lyft-floga, w. m. , _air-flier_: nom. sg. (of the dragon), 2316.
lyft-geswenced, pret.
