gelǣste
(_fulfilled his boast_), 524; gelǣste swā (_kept
his word_), 2991; pres.
his word_), 2991; pres.
Beowulf
, _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. 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.
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. 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.
