lende- = lenden-
lendenbān n. loin-bone, WW 15913. [‘lendbone’]
lenden-brǣde, -brēde f. loin.
lendensīd reaching to the loins, NC 306.
lendenu (æ) np. loins, reins, Mt, WW; Æ. [‘lend’; Ger. lenden]
lendenwyrc m. a disease of the kidneys, WW 11312. [wærc]
-lendisc v. dūn-, ūp-, ūre-, ūt-l.
lēne = lǣne
leng I. (æ) f. length, height, Æ.
II. adv. (comp. of lange) longer, Æ, Lk. [‘leng’]
±lengan to lengthen, prolong, protract, delay, Da: extend, reach, attain: belong. [‘leng’]
lengcten- = lencten-
lenge (æ) I. adj. (±) belonging, related: near (of time), B 83.
+lenge belonging to, related to, Æ: addicted to.
lengest (Chr, Mk) superl. of lang, lange. [‘lengest’]
lengfære more durable, ANS 119·435.
lengian (impers. w. a.) to long for, ask for, Sol 270 (GK).
lengo = lengu
lengra (BH) comp. of lang. [‘lenger’]
lengtogra comp. adj. drawn out farther, more prolix, Sc 16118.
lengðu f. ‘length,’ AO 1441.
lengu f. length, Bo, BH: height, Sol. [‘lengh’]
lent f. lentil, Gl. [L. lentem]
lenten = lencten
lēo mf. gdas. lēon, also ds. lēone, lēonan, asf. lēo, and dp. lēonum ‘lion,’ lioness, AO, Æ. [L.]
lēod I. m. man, LL 14[25]: ‘wergeld’ for manslaughter, LL (= lēodgeld): (+) fellow-countryman, compatriot: (†) chief, prince, king, B. [‘lede’]
II. f. (usu. in pl. lēode) people, nation, B, Bl; Æ, AO. [‘lede’]
leoda = lida
lēodan2 to spring up, grow: spring from.
lēodbealu † n. calamity to a people.
lēodbisceop m. suffragan bishop, provincial, Æ.
lēodburg † f. town.
lēodbygen f. sale of one’s compatriots, slave-traffic, LL 20[11Ld] (v. 2·133).
lēodcyning m. king, ruler, B 54.
lēode fp. men, people, country, B, Lk; AO (v. lēod).
lēoden = lȳden
lēodfruma † m. prince, patriarch, chief.
lēodgeard † m. country.
lēodgebyrga † m. lord, protector, prince, king.
lēodgeld n. ‘wergeld’ for manslaughter, LL.
lēodgeðincð f. order, rank, LL.
lēodgewinn n. strife, Jul 201.
lēodgota = lēadgeota
lēodgryre m. general terror, Sol 278.
lēodhata m. persecutor, tyrant, GD.
lēodhete † m. popular hatred, hostility.
lēodhryre † m. fall of a prince (or nation?), B 2030, 2391.
lēodhwæt very valiant, El 11.
-lēodisc v. ðider-l.
lēodmǣg † m. relative, comrade.
lēodmægen † n. might of the people, host power, virtue.
lēodmearc † f. domain, country.
lēodrǣden f. country, region, GD 20423.
lēodriht n. law of the land.
lēodrūne f. pythoness, sorceress.
lēodscearu f. tribe, nation, Ex 337.
lēodsceaða † m. public enemy.
lēodscipe m. nation, people, Æ: country, region.
lēodstefn m. race, tribe, PPs 827.
lēodðēaw m. popular usage.
lēodweard † f. government.
lēodweras † mp. men, human beings.
lēodwerod n. host of people, Ex 77.
lēodwita m. wise man, elder, chief, LL 456.
lēodwynn f. home joy, †Hy 489.
lēodwyrhta = lēoðwyrhta
lēof I. adj. dear, valued, beloved, pleasant, agreeable, Æ, B, Chr, CP.
II. m. beloved one, friend: (in addressing persons) sir! sire! Æ, EC: impure companion, GPH 394. [‘lief’]
leofen = lifen
lēofian to be or become dear, Gu 110.
lēoflic dear, lovable, pleasant, beautiful, delightful, B: precious, valued. adv. -līce lovingly, kindly, gladly, willingly, BH. [‘liefly’]
lēofspell n. good news, El 1017.
lēof-tǣl, -tǣle kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable, CP.
lēofwende kind, loving, gracious, acceptable, estimable, agreeable.
lēofwendum ardently.
±lēogan2 to ‘lie,’ Bl, WW: (w. d.) deceive, belie, betray, Æ, CP: be in error, ÆGr.
lēogere (e1, o2) m. ‘liar,’ false witness, W, MtL; Æ: hypocrite, MkL 76.
lēoht (ē, ī) I. ‘light,’ not heavy, AO, BH, Rd; CP: slight, easy, trifling, inconsiderable, CP, Mt, Lcd: quick, agile, Ph: gentle, Wid.
II. n. ‘light,’ daylight, Æ, B, Bl, Chr, G, Ps, W: power of vision, Bl: luminary, Lcd.
III. luminous, bright, ‘light,’ clear, resplendent, beautiful, BH, Lcd, VPs; AO, CP.
lēohtan = līhtan
lēohtbǣre brilliant, luminous.
lēohtbēamede bright-shining, ÆH 1·610.
lēohtberend m. light-bearer, Lucifer, Æ.
lēohtberende light-bearing, luminous, Æ.
lēohtbora m. light-bearer, LV 36.
lēohtbrǣdnes f. levity, frivolity, wantonness.
leohte = lehte, pret. 3 sg. of leccan.
lēohte I. adv. lightly, easily, comfortably, BH. [‘light’]
II. adv. brightly, clearly, brilliantly, Bl, Cr. [‘light’]
lēoht-fæt n. nap. -fatu lantern, torch, lamp, light, Æ, CP.
lēohtfætels m. lamp, LPs 1729.
lēohtfruma † m. source of light.
lēoht-gesceot, -gescot n. payment for providing lights in church.
lēohtian I. to be lightened, relieved.
II. to become light, dawn, CM 474: (†) give light, illuminate.
lēohting = līhting
lēohtīsern (ē1, NG) n. candlestick.
lēohtlēas devoid of light, dark, Æ. [‘lightless’]
lēohtlic I. light, of little weight or importance,, Æ, CP. adv. -līce lightly, slightly, BH, Lcd: inconsiderately: easily, quickly: gently, softly, slowly, CP; Æ. [‘lightly’]
II. bright, radiant, Rd.
leohtmōd easy-going, GnE 86.
leohtmōdnes f. levity, inconstancy, frivolity, CP.
lēohtsāwend author of light, GPH 3892.
lēohtscēawigend light-seeing, WW 43420.
lēohtsceot = lēohtgesceot
lēohtwyrhta = lēoðwyrhta
±lēoma m. ray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glare, B; Æ: lightning.
±lēoman, lēomian? to shine, SkED.
Entry supplied from first edition.
+lēomod having rays of light, Lcd 3·2724.
lēon I. (sv1) to lend, grant. [Ger. leihen]
lēona mf. lion, lioness, Æ.
lēonesēað m. lions’ den, GD 1509.
lēonflǣsc n. lion’s flesh, Lcd 1·364. [v. ‘lion’]
lēonfōt m. lion’s foot (plant).
lēonhwelp m. lion’s cub, WW 4346.
±lēoran (wv., but rare pp. loren) to go, depart, pass, vanish, die (A; v. JAW 44).
±lēorednes f. departure, transmigration: death, ÆL: vision.
lēorende, +lēorendlic transitory.
leornan = leornian
leornere m. ‘learner,’ disciple, Æ, CP: scholar, BH: reader.
lēornes = lēorednes
±leornian to ‘learn,’ read, study, think about, Æ, BH, MkR; AO, CP.
leorningcild n., leorningcniht (Æ, CP) m. student, disciple.
leorningende teachable.
leorninghūs n. school, WW.
leornung f., ds. leornunga ‘learning,’ reading, study, meditation, CP; AO.
leornungcræft m. learning, El 380.
leornungmann m. learner, disciple (used even of women), Æ.
leornungscōl f. school, GD 146.
lēosca (ē) m. groin.
leoð- = lið-
lēoð n. song, lay, poem, B, WW; Æ, AO. [‘leoth’; Ger. lied]
lēoðcræft m. poetic art or skill: poem, poetry, Æ.
lēoðcræftig skilled in song, Deor 40.
lēoðcwide m. lay, poem, AO 1202.
leoðe- = leoðu-
lēoðgidding f. lay, song, poem, An 1481.
lēoðian † to sing, recite: sound forth, resound.
lēoðlic versified, ÆH 2·134.
leoðo- = leoðu-
lēoðorūn f. wise counsel given in song, El 522.
lēoðrian = hlēoðrian
lēoðsang m. song, poem, poetry, BH.
leoðu I. f. retinue, following? Rim 14 (GK).
leoðubend † mf. chain, fetter, bond.
leoðucǣge f. limbs which served as a key, Cr 334.
leoðucræft † m. skill of hand.
lēoðucræft = lēoðcræft
leoðucræftig agile, Ph 268.
leoðufæst able, skilful, Cra 95.
leoðulic appertaining to the limbs, bodily.
leoðusār n. pain in the limbs, WW 2138.
leoðusyrce † f. corslet.
leoðuwāc (i) with supple limbs, flexible, pliant, Cra 84. [‘leathwake’]
leoðuwācian to mitigate.
leoðuwācunga (liðe-)? ‘compeditorum,’ EPs 7811.
±leoðuwǣcan to become pliant, be submissive, grow calm, soften.
lēoðweorc n. poetry, WW 18830.
lēoðwīse f. verse, poetry, Æ.
lēoðword n. a word in a poem, An 1490.
lēoðwrence m. poem, A 8·334.
lēoðwyrhta m. poet, ÆGr.
lēow (ǣu) n. ham, thigh.
-lēow (ē, ā) v. mund-l.
leowe f. league (distance), WW 14722.
lepewince = læpewince
leppan to feed (a hawk), Wy 89 (v. ES 37·195).
lērēow- = lārēow-
lēs- = līes-
lesan5 to collect, pick, select, gather, glean, Æ. [‘lease’; Ger. lesen]
lēsca = lēosca
-lesende, -lesendlic, -lesung v. ed-l.
lēst = lāst
lesu = lysu
lēsw- = lǣsw-
II. = lǣt pres. 3 sg. of lǣdan.
lētan = lǣtan
lētanīa m. litany. [L. litania]
±lettan (æ) to ‘let,’ hinder, delay, impede, oppress, Æ, Bo, Gu (w. g.), W; AO, CP.
lettend m. hinderer, ES 39·349.
letting (æ) f. ‘letting,’ hindrance, delay, RB; CP.
lēð = lǣð
leðera = liðera
leðercodd m. leather bag, WW 1173. [v. ‘leather’]
leðeren = leðren
leðerhelm m. leathern helmet, WW 1421.
leðerhose f. leathern gaiter, WW.
leðern = leðren
leðerwyrhta m. leather-maker, tanner, currier, Gl.
lēðr- = lȳðr-
leðren (i) ‘leathern,’ WW.
lēw f? weakness, W 1659 (cp. lēf I.).
+lēwed weak, ill? Æ (Ex 2210, cp. limlǣweo or ? read +lēfed.
lēwend = lǣwend
lēwer = lēower
lēwsa m. weakness: ‘inops,’ EPs 13913 (hlēw-). [lēf I.]
lex = leax
lib- = lif-
libb- = lyb-
libban (y) pret. 3 sg. lif(e)de to ‘live,’ be, exist, Æ, B, BH, Lcd, VPs; AO, CP.
libr- = lifer-
līc n. body, B, Cr: corpse, AO, B; Æ, CP. [‘lich’; Ger. leiche]
+līc adj. (w. d.) ‘alike,’ similar, equal, Mt; Æ, CP. +līcost double, twin.
+līca, +līce wk. forms used as sb. an equal, Æ, CP. adv. ±līce (usu. +; and +līc in NG), Bl. +līce and like as if.
līcam- = līcham-
līcbeorg f. coffin, sarcophagus, Cp 45s.
+līcbisnung f. imitation, DR 761.
līcburg f. cemetery, Cp 433c.
liccere, liccetere = līcettere
liccettan (Æ) = līcettan
liccian to ‘lick,’ Æ, Ps: lap, lick up, Lcd.
liccung f. licking, ÆH 1·33022.
līcema = līchama
līcettan to feign, pretend, dissimulate, CP: flatter, BH.
līcettere m. deceiver, hypocrite, CP.
līcettung, līcetung f. feigning, deceit, hypocrisy, flattery.
līcewyrðe = līcwyrðe
līcfæt † n. body.
licgan5 (±) to ‘lie,’ be situated, be at rest, remain, be, Ph; Æ, AO, CP: (±) lie down, lie low, yield, subside, lie prostrate, fail, lie dead, Æ, AO, B, Chr, G: lead, extend to, Æ; AO: flow, go, run, AO: belong to. l. for take the part of, LL 152[3]. l. mid cohabit with. wið licgendum fēo for ready money.
līchama m. body, corpse, Bo, Mt; Æ, CP. [‘licham’; Ger. leichnam]
līchamlēas incorporeal, Æ.
līchamlic (o2) corporeal, bodily, carnal, material, Bo, Lk; Æ. adv. -līce bodily, personally, in the flesh, BH; Æ. [‘lichamly’]
+līchamod incarnate.
-līchamung v. in-l.
līchom- = līcham-
līchord † n. interior of the body.
līchrægel n. winding-sheet, MH 7626.
līchryre m. bodily decay, death, Gen 1099.
līchryst = līcrest
līchwamlic = līchamlic
līcian (w. d. or impers.) to please, Æ, Bl, Bo; CP. [‘like’]
līciendlic agreeable, pleasant. adv. -līce.
+līclǣtan7 to liken, compare, MkLR 430.
līclēoð n. dirge, OEG.
līclic relating to the dead, funeral, GPH 401.
+līclic fitting, proper. adv. -līce equally.
līcmann m. bearer, pall-bearer, Æ.
līcnes (±) f. ‘likeness’ (‘i-likeness’), figure, stature, image, Æ, MtL: (+) parable.
līcpytt m. sepulchre, grave, ÆGr 6610? (or ? dīc, pytt).
līcrest f. sepulchre, tomb, Æ: ‘carrum,’ hearse, ÆL 26181.
līcs- = līx-
līcsang m. dirge, OEG.
līcsār † n. wound.
līcstōw f. place of burial, GD 34035.
līcsyrce f. corslet, B 550.
līctūn m. burial-ground, Æ.
līcðēnung f. obsequies, funeral, Æ: laying out (of corpse), ÆL 311429.
līcðēote f. pore, WW 15913.
līcðrōwere m. leper, Æ.
līcðrūh f. coffin, GD.
līcum- = līcham-
±līcung f. pleasure, CP. [‘liking’]
līcwīglung f. necromancy, LL (2483).
līcwund f. wound, Ex 239.
±līcwyrðe (e, eo, o, u) pleasing, acceptable, Bo; CP: estimable, praiseworthy: accepted, recognised, sterling. [‘likeworth’]
līcwyrðlīce pleasingly, Æ.
līcwyrðnes f. good pleasure, LPs 8818.
lid † n. ship, vessel. [līðan]
lida † m. sailor.
lidmann † m. seafarer, sailor, pirate.
lidrin = leðren
lidweard m. ship-master, An 244.
lidwērig weary of sea-voyages, An 482.
līefan (ē, ī, ȳ) to allow, grant, concede, Mt (ȳ), CP. [‘leve’; lēaf]
±līefan (ē, ēo, ī, ȳ) tr. and intr. to believe, trust, confide in, Bl, MH (ȳ). [‘leve’]
+līefed (ȳ) believing, faithful, pious, Æ.
+līefedlic permissible, LL (43630).
+līefedlīce trustfully, credulously, AO (ȳ).
+līefen excused, LkR 1419 (ē).
+līefenscipe m. justification, JnLR 1522.
līeffæstan = līffæstan
līeg (ǣ, ē, ī) mn. fire, flame, lightning, B, Bl (ē); CP. [‘leye’]
līeget = līget
liegeð I. = legeð pres. 3 sg. of lecgan.
līeht- = lēoht-, līht-
±līesan (ē, ȳ) to loosen, release, deliver, liberate, Cr (ȳ), LkR (ē). [‘leese’]
+līesednes (ȳ) f. redemption.
līesing I. (ī, ȳ) m. freedman, LL.
II. f. deliverance, release, LkL (ē). [‘leesing’]
+līesnes (ē, ī) f. redemption.
līeð- = līð-
līexan = līxan
līf I. n. ‘life,’ existence, Æ, B, Chr, JnL: lifetime, RB. on līfe, tō līfe, līfes alive, BH: way of life (e.g. monastic), BH, Chr, Lk, W; CP: place where the life is according to fixed rules, monastery, Chr.
līf- = līef-
līfbrycgung f. conversation, way of life, DR 715.
līfbysig struggling for life, B 966.
līfcearu † f. care about life.
līfdæg m. nap. līfdagas (usu. in plur.) ‘life-day,’ lifetime, B, Cr.
lifde, lifede pret. sg. of libban.
lifen f. food, nourishment.
Entry supplied from first edition.
lifer I. f. ‘liver,’ Bo, WW; Æ.
II. f. a weight, WW 43228. [L. libra?]
liferādl f. liver complaint, Lcd, WW.
liferbȳl m. protuberance of the liver, Lcd 76b.
liferhol n. hollow in the liver, Lcd 76b.
liferlæppa m. lobe of the liver, WW.
liferwærc m. pain in the liver, Lcd 60a.
liferwyrt n. liverwort, ANS 84·326.
lifesn = lyfesn
līffadung f. regulation of life.
līffæc n. lifetime, life, LL, W.
±līffæst living, quickened, full of life, vigorous: settled.
±līffæstan to quicken, endow with life, Æ.
+līffæstnian to quicken, RPs 14211.
liffet- = lyffet-
līffrēa † m. Lord of life, God.
līffruma † m. source of life (God).
lifgan = libban
līfgedāl n. death, GD.
līfgesceaft † f. life’s conditions or record.
līfgetwinnan mp. twins, Sol 141.
lifiende (y) that lives or has life, BH: when alive, BH, VPs: as sb. the ‘living,’ VHy.
līflād f. course of life, conduct, RB. [‘livelihood’]
līflǣst = līflēast
līflēas not endowed with life, ‘lifeless,’ inanimate, Æ: dead, Æ.
līflēast f. loss of life, annihilation, death, Æ.
līflic living, Æ: necessary to life, vital, Hex, DHy. adv. -līce vitally, so as to impart life, Æ. [‘lively’]
līflyre m. loss of life, LL 466[2].
līfneru f. food, sustenance, An 1091.
lifre- = lifer-
lifrig clotted? A 30·132.
lift = lyft
līfweard m. guardian of life, El 1036.
līfweg m. way of life, way in life.
līfwela † m. riches.
līfwelle living (of water), JnL 410.
līfwraðu † f. protection of life.
līfwynn † f. enjoyment of life.
līg (Æ) = līeg
lig- = lyg-
līgbǣre, līgberend flaming, Gl.
līgbryne † m. burning, fire.
līgbysig (ē) busy with fire, Rd 311.
līgcwalu f. fiery torment, El 296.
līgdraca (ē) † m. fiery dragon.
līgegesa m. flaming terror, B 2780.
līgen (ē) flaming, fiery, Æ.
ligenword = lygeword
+lig-er, -ere n., -ernes f. concubinage, fornication, adultery, AO.
līget nm., līgetu (ē) f. lightning, flash of lightning, BH, Bl, Mt; Æ, AO. [‘lait’; līeg]
līgetræsc m. lightning, flash of light, coruscation, Lk 1018. [līget]
līgetsleht (ē1, æ3) f. lightning-stroke, thunder-bolt.
līgetung f. lightning, EHy 641.
līg-fǣmende, -fāmblāwende vomiting fire, BH 4327.
līgfȳr n. fire, Ex 77.
līgit = līget
līglic (ē) fiery, Guth 131196.
līg-locc, -locced having flaming locks, WW.
līgnian = lȳgnian
līg-ræscetung, -ræscung (ȳ1) f. lightning.
līgspīwel vomiting flame.
līg-ðracu † f. gds. -ðræce fiery onset, violence of flames.
līgȳð f. wave of fire, B 2672.
līhtan (ē, ēo, ȳ) I. (±) to make ‘light,’ easy, relieve, alleviate, CP, Lcd, LL: dismount, ‘alight,’ BH (y).
II. (ie, ȳ) to lighten, illuminate, give light, shine, Æ, Jn (ȳ): grow light, dawn, Da (ȳ): ‘light,’ kindle.
līhting I. f. relief, alleviation, release, LL. [‘lihting’]
II. (ēo) f. shining, illumination, light, Æ: dawn: lightning. [‘lihting’]
līhtingnes f. lightness of taxation, LL (30621).
līhtnes f. brightness, W 23012. [‘lightness’]
lilie f. ‘lily,’ Bl, Lcd; Æ. [L. lilium]
lim (y) n. nap. leomu ‘limb,’ member, Æ, BH, Bl; AO, CP: branch, B: agent, offspring? Bl, 33: bone? CPs 63.
līm m. anything sticky, ‘lime,’ mortar, cement, gluten, Ep, WW.
+līman to cement, join, stick together.
limbstefning f. hanging, curtain, WW 19132.
līmfīn f. lime-heap, BC 1·51841.
limgelecg n. shape, WW.
limgesihð f. body, A 2·364.
limhāl sound of limb, Gu 661.
+līmian = +līman
līming f. smearing, plastering, WW. [‘liming’]
limlǣw f. injury to the limbs, mutilation, LL (27826).
limlǣweo maimed, LL 132[10].
limlēas without limbs, Æ 2·27022.
limmǣlum adv. ‘membratim,’ limb by limb, WW. [‘limbmeal’]
limmlama crippled, W 412.
limnacod stark naked, Gen 1566.
+limp n. occurrence: misfortune, accident, CP.
±limpan3 to happen, occur, B, Bo, Chr, Met; Æ, AO, CP: belong to, suit, befit, OET, Ct: concern, CP. [‘limp,’ ‘i-limp’]
±limpful fitting, convenient, AS 21.
limplǣcan to unite, connect, OEG 80.
+limplic fitting, suitable, ÆL. adv. -līce (±).
+limplicnes f. opportunity.
limrǣden f. cloak? form? disposition of the limbs? v. OEG 2530.
limsēoc † lame, paralytic.
limwǣde n. clothing, PPs 1032.
limwæstm m. stature, Sat 130.
limwērig weary of limb, Rood 63.
līn n. flax, linen, cloth, napkin, towel, Gl, JnR, MtR; CP. [‘line’]
līnacer m. flax field, EC 239.
lind I. f. lime-tree, linden, Gl; Æ; Mdf: (†) shield (of wood). [‘lind’]
lindcroda ‡ m. crash of shields, battle.
linde lime-tree, linden.
linden made of ‘linden’-wood, GnE.
lindgecrod n. shield-bearing troop, An 1222.
lindgelāc n. battle, Ap 76.
lindgestealla † m. shield-comrade, companion in war.
lindhæbbende † m. shield-bearer, warrior.
lindplega † m. shield-play, battle.
lindrycg m. ridge where limes grow, KC 3·7920.
lindwered n. troop armed with shields, El 142.
lindwiga m. warrior, B 2603.
lind-wīgend †, -wiggend † m. shielded warrior.
līne f. line, cable, rope, Sol, WW: series, row: rule, direction.
līnen adj. ‘linen,’ made of flax, Ep; Æ, CP.
līnenhrægl n. linen cloth, NG.
līnenwerd dressed in linen, LL (37011).
līnete (-ece) f. linnet, WW 28621.
līnet-wige, -wigle f. linnet, Cp, Erf, WW. [‘lintwhite’]
-ling suffix (1) for forming personal nouns (dēorling, rǣpling). (2) for forming advbs. (hinderling).
līnhǣwen flax-coloured, Lcd.