A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students
Chapter 38
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 gs. of lifer I.
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 4^10.
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# 31^1.
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 10^18. [līget]
līgetsleht (ē^1, æ^3) f. _lightning-stroke, thunder-bolt_.
līgetung f. _lightning_, EHy 6^41.
ligeð pres. 3 sg. of licgan.
līg-fǣmende, -fāmblāwende _vomiting fire_, BH 432^7.
līgfȳr n. _fire_, #Ex# 77.
ligge = līege ds. of līeg.
līgit = līget
līglic (ē) _fiery_, #Guth# 131^196.
līg-locc, -locced _having flaming locks_, WW.
līgnian = lȳgnian [[headword spelled “lygnian”]]
līgræsc (ē^1, e^2) = līgetræsc
līg-ræscetung, -ræscung (ȳ^1) f. _lightning_.
līgspīwel _vomiting flame_.
ligð pres. 3 sg. of licgan.
līg-ðracu † f. gds. -ðræce _fiery onset, violence of flames_.
līgȳð f. _wave of fire_, B 2672.
līh imperat. sg. of lēon.
līht == lēoht
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 (306^21).
līhtnes f. _brightness_, _W_ 230^12. [‘_lightness_’]
līhð pres. 3 sg. of lēogan.
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# 6^3.
līm m. _anything sticky_, _‘lime,’ mortar, cement, gluten_, _Ep, WW_.
+līman _to cement, join, stick together_.
limbstefning f. _hanging, curtain_, WW 191^32.
līmfīn f. _lime-heap_, BC 1·518^41.
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 (278^26).
limlǣweo _maimed_, LL 132[10].
limlēas _without limbs_, Æ 2·270^22.
limmǣlum adv. _‘membratim,’ limb by limb_, _WW_. [‘_limbmeal_’]
limmlama _crippled_, W 4^12.
limnacod _stark naked_, #Gen# 1566.
+limp n. _occurrence_: _misfortune, accident_, CP.
±limpan^3 _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 2^1.
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# 103^2.
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_’] II. = lynd
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 3·79^20.
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_.
līnece (WW 286^21) = līnete
līnen adj. _‘linen,’ made of flax_, _Ep_; Æ, CP.
līnenhrægl n. _linen cloth_, NG.
līnenwerd _dressed in linen_, LL (370^11).
līnete (-ece) f. _linnet_, WW 286^21.
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#.
līnland n. _land in flax_, KC 3·19^4.
līnlēag m. _flax ground_, EC 166.
linnan^3 (w. instr. or g.) _to cease from, desist, lose, yield up (life)_, _B_. [‘_lin_’]
līnsǣd n. ‘_linseed_,’ _A_ (e^2), _Lcd_.
līnwǣd f. _linen cloth or garment_, NG.
līnwyrt f. _flax_, #Lcd#.
līo (WW 438^22) = lēo
lippa m., lippe? f. (LL 2·136) ‘_lip_,’ _Lcd, RB, WW_.
līra m. _any fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the leg_, WW.
+lire = +ligere [[under “+liger”]]
līreht _fleshy_, #Lcd# 91a.
līs = liss
līs- = līes-
lisan (#Gl#) = lesan
+lise (e) nap. +leosu n. _reading, study_, BH.
+līsian _to slip, glide_, CP 437.
-lisnian, -listnian v. be-l.
liss (līðs) f. _grace, favour, love, kindness, mercy_, Æ: _joy, peace, rest_, _Ph, W_: _remission, forgiveness_: _saving (of life)_. [‘_liss_’; līðe]
līssian _to subdue_, #Sol# 294.
list mf. _art, cleverness, cunning, experience, skill, craft_, _Cr_. [‘_list_’] listum _cunningly, skilfully_.
listan = lystan
līste f. _‘list,’ fringe, border_, _Ep_.
listelīce adv. _carefully_, #Lcd# 11a.
listhendig _skilful_, #Cra# 95.
listum v. list.
listwrenc m. _deception_, W 81; 128^9.
lisð pres. 3 sg. of lesan.
lit _colour, dye_, NC 306 (late).
līt = lȳt
lītan _to bend, incline_, #Met# 26^119.
lite- = lytig-
lītel = lȳtel
litig = lytig
litigere m. _dyer_, NC 306 (late).
lītl- = lȳtl-
litsmann = liðsmann
lið I. nm. nap. leoðu, liðu _limb, member_, _BH, Cr_; Æ, AO, CP: _joint_, _Lcd_. [‘_lith_’] II. n. _fleet_. [_ON._ lið]
līð I. n. _cider, native wine, fermented drink_, CP: _beaker, cup_. II. pres. 3 sg. of licgan. III. = līðe adj. IV. = līhð
līða m. _name of months June_ (ǣrra l.) _and July_ (æftera l.).
liðādl f. _gout_, #Lcd#, WW.
līðan^1 _to go, travel, sail_, _B, BH_. [‘_lithe_’]
līðe I. adj. _gentle, soft, calm, mild_, _ApT, B, Mt_; Æ, AO, CP: _gracious, kind, agreeable, sweet_, _Bo, Gen_; Æ. [‘_lithe_’] II. adv. _gently, softly_.
liðe- = leoðu-
liðebīge _flexible, yielding_, _Æ_. [‘_litheby_’]
liðebīgnes f. _flexibility of limbs_, #Guth# 90^21.
līðeg == līðig
līðelic _gentle, soft, mild_, CP. adv. -līce, _CP_. [‘_lithely_’]
+liðen (y) _having travelled much_. [līðan]
līðercian _to smooth down, flatter_, #Gl#.
liðere f., liðera m. _sling, slinging pouch_, _BH, Cp_; Æ. [‘_lither_’; leðer]
liðeren = leðren
liðerlic _of a sling_, WW 247^4.
+liðewācian _to calm, appease, mitigate_, ÆL.
liðewǣcan = leoðuwǣcan
liðgeat = hlidgeat
līðian (_CP_; Æ) = līðigian
+liðian (eo) _to incline, accustom_, A 2·68.
līðig _lithe, flexible, bending, yielding_, _Æ, W_. [‘_lithy_’]
līðigian (±) _to soften, calm, assuage, appease_, _CP_; Æ: _be mild_. [‘_lithe_’]
liðincel n. _little joint_, WW.
līðlic = līðelic
liðmann = lidmann
līðnes f. _mildness, softness, gentleness, kindness_, Æ, CP.
liðo- = leoðu-
liðre = liðere
līðre = lȳðre
liðrin = leðren
līðs = liss
liðsēaw n. _synovia_.
liðsmann m. _seafarer, pirate_, #Chr#.
liðu v. lið.
liðule m? _synovia_, #Lcd#. [lið, ele]
līðung f. _alleviation, relief_, #Lcd# 1·112^2.
līðwǣge n. _drinking-cup_, B 1982.
liðwærc m. _pain in the limbs_, #Lcd# 49b.
līðwyrde _mild of speech_, NC 348.
līðwyrt f. _dwarf elder_.
līxan _to shine, flash, glitter, gleam_.
līxende _splendidly_, LkL 16^19.
līxung f. _brilliance, brightness_, N.
-lō pl. -lōn v. mæst-, sceaft-l. [[“mæastlō” under “mæstlōn”]]
lob (#Gl#) = lof
lobbe f. _spider_, _LPs_. [‘_lob_’]
loc I. n. _‘lock’ bolt, bar_, _Æ, BH_; AO: _enclosure, fold, prison, stronghold_, CP: _bargain, agreement, settlement, conclusion_. [lūcan] II. = locc I.
lōc, lōca interj. _look, see, look you_. l. hū _however_. l. hwænne, hwonne _whenever_. spel l. hwænne mann wille _a discourse for any occasion you please_, Æ. l. hwǣr _wherever_. l. hwǣðer _whichever_. l. hwā, l. hwæt, _whoever, whatever_. l. hwylc _whichever_.
loca m. _enclosure, stronghold_.
lōca-hū v. lōc interj.
locbore f. _one who wears long hair, free woman_, LL 7[73].
locc I. m. _‘lock’ of (hair)_, _hair, curl_, _Bl, CP, Ep_; Æ. II. = loc I.
loccad ‘_crinitus_,’ OEG 56^13.
loccetan (MtL) ?= rocettan (JAW 77).
±loccian _to attract, entice, soothe_, CP.
locen I. pp. of lūcan. II. (#Sat# 300?) = loc
locer = locor
locfeax n. _hair_, WW 379^42.
locgewind n. _hair_, WW 199^7.
lōc-hū, -hwænne etc. v. lōc hū, lōc hwænne, etc.
lochyrdel m. _sheepfold_, LL 454[9].
lōcian (±) _to see, behold, look, gaze_, _Æ, Bl, CP, Mt_; AO: _observe, notice, take heed_, _Bl_; Æ. l. tō _regard with favour_, _CP_: _belong, pertain_, Æ.
locor _plane_, #Gl#.
locstān m. _keystone_, ÆL 23^345.
-lōcung v. ðurh-l.
loddere m. _beggar_, Æ; Mdf. [lȳðre]
+lodr f. _backbone, spine_, #Lcd# 65a.
lodrung f. _rubbish, nonsense_, WW 478^8.
+lodwyrt f. _silverweed_.
loerge (Ep) np. of lorg.
lof I. n. (m. _B_ 1536) _praise, glory, repute_, _Cp_; Æ, CP: _song of praise, hymn_. [‘_lof_’] II. † n. _protection, help_.
lōf (OEG 5241) = glōf (?), v. ES 37·186.
lofbǣre _praising, giving praise_.
lofdǣd f. _praiseworthy deed_, B 24.
lofgeorn _eager for praise_, ÆL 16^302: _lavish_? RB 54^9; 55^3.
lofherung f. _praising_, #LPs# 55^12.
lofian _to praise, exalt_, _Gen, PPs_; CP: _appraise, value_. [‘_love_’]
loflāc n. _offering in honour of any one_, W 107^6.
loflǣcan _to praise_, #LPs# 118^175.
loflic _laudable_. adv. -līce _gloriously_.
lofmægen n. _praise_, #PPs# 105^2.
lofsang m. _song of praise, canticle, hymn, psalm_, _BH_; Æ: _lauds_. [‘_lofsang_’]
lofsealm m. _the 148th Psalm_, RB 36^19.
lofsingende _singing hymns of praise_, OEG 4912.
lofsum _praiseworthy_, #Gen# 468.
lofte (on) adv. phr. _in the air, aloft_, _Hex, MLN_. [‘_loft_’]
lofung f. _praising, laudation_: _appraising_, Æ.
lōg pret. 3 sg. of lēan.
-loga v. āð-, trēow-, word-l. [leogan] [[headword spelled “lēogan”]]
lōges v. lōh.
logeðer = logðer
±lōgian _to lodge, place, put by_, Æ: _put in order, arrange_, Æ: _discourse_, Æ: _divide, portion out_. +l. ūp _lay by, deposit_. +logod sprǣc (_well_)-_ordered speech, style_.
logðer (o^2) _cunning, artful_, WW.
+logung f. _order_, CM 599.
lōh I. n., gs. lōges _place, stead_ (only in phr. on his lōh). II. pret. 3 sg. of lēan II.
lōhsceaft m. _bolt, bar_? AS 1^2.
loma = lama
±lōma m. _tool, utensil, article of furniture_, _BH_; #Gl#. [‘_loom_’]
lomb, lomber = lamb
±lōme (1) adj. _frequent_, ÆL 31^1019; (2) adv. _often, frequently_. oft (and) +l. _constantly, diligently_.
+lōmed = +lēomod
lōmelic = lōmlic
±lōmlǣcan _to frequent_, Æ: _be frequent_.
+lōmlǣcende _frequent_, Æ: _frequentative_ (vb), #ÆGr# 213^7.
+lōmlǣcing f. _frequency, frequenting_, #ÆGr# 213^7.
+lōmlic _repeated_, AO, CP. adv. -līce _frequently_.
+lōmlīcian _to become frequent_, #Bl# 109^2.
+lōmlicnes f. _frequented place_? _frequency_? #CPs# 117^27.
lomp pret. 3 sg. of limpan.
lond == land
londādl f. _strangury_? #Lcd# 108a. [hland]
lone = lane
long == lang
Longbeard-an, -as sbmpl. _Lombards_, AO.
lonn = lann
lonu = lanu
loppe f. _flea_ (_spider_? _silkworm_?), _Bo, WW_. [‘_lop_’]
loppestre f. ‘_lobster_,’ _WW_; Æ: _locust_.
lopust, lopystre = loppestre
lor n. (only in phr. tō lore, tō lose) _loss, destruction_, _Bl_; CP. [‘_lor_’]
-lora v. hlēow-l.
loren pp. (str.) of lēoran.
lorg, lorh fm. _pole, distaff, weaver’s beam_, #Gl#.
los = lor [‘_loss_’]
losewist = loswist [[under “losing”]]
losian (u) wv. (±) _to be lost, perish_, _Bo, CP_; Æ: (±) _escape, get away_: ‘_lose_,’ _LkL_ 15^4: _destroy_, _LkL_ 7^27.
losigendlic _ready to perish_, Æ.
losing, loswist f. _perdition, loss, destruction_, NG.
lot n. _fraud, guile_, ÆL, CP.
loten pp. of lūtan.
lotwrenc m. _deception, deceit, cunning, artifice, trick_, Æ, AO, CP.
loða m. _upper garment, mantle, cloak_, CP.
lox m. _lynx_, BH, WW. [_Ger._ luchs]
luba-, lube- = lufe-
lūcan^2 I. (±) (tr.) _to lock, close, enclose, fasten, shut up_, _An_: (intr.) _close up, form one mass_, _Ph_: _interlock, intertwine, twist, wind_, CP: _conclude_. [‘_louk_’] II. _pluck out, pull up_, _Met_. [‘_louk_’^2]
ludgæt n. _side-gate, postern gate_, #Gl#.
ludon pret. pl. of lēodan.
lufelic = luflic
lufen f. _hope_? (BT; GK), #Da# 73, B 2886.
lufestice f. _‘lovage’ (plant)_, _Lcd_. [_L._ levisticum]
lufestre f. _female lover_, OEG.
luffendlic = lufiendlic
±lufian _to ‘love,’ cherish, show love to_, _Æ, JnL, VPs_; CP: _fondle, caress_: _approve, practise_.
lufiend m. _lover_, Æ.
lufiende _affectionate_, _ÆGr_. [‘_loving_’]
lufiendlic, lufigendlic _lovely, beautiful_, Æ: _lovable, amiable_, Æ.
luflic _amiable, loving_, _Lcd_: _lovable_, _Ps_. adv. -līce _lovingly, kindly_, _CP_: _willingly, gladly_, _BH_. [‘_lovely_’]
lufrǣden f. _love_, _LPs_. [‘_lovered_’]
lufsum _loving, lovable, pleasant_, _Cr_. [‘_lovesome_’] adv. -līce _graciously_.
lufsumnes f. _pleasantness, kindness_, #Gl#.
luftācen n. ‘_love-token_,’ _B_ 1863.
luf-tȳme (Æ), -tēme (RB) _pleasant, sweet, grateful, benevolent_.
luftȳmlic _embracing_, OEG 56^254.
lufu f. _love, strong liking, affection, favour_, _Æ, BH, Jn, VPs, WW_; AO, CP: _love (of God)_, _JnR_: _amicable settlement_, _LL_ 392´.
lufwende _lovable, pleasant_.
lufwendlic _friendly_, #KGl# 73^34. adv. -līce _gently_, #KGl# 80^21.
lugon pret. pl. of lēogan.
luh n. _loch, pond_, NG; Mdf. [_Keltic_]
+lumpenlic _occasional_. [limpan]
lumpon pret. pl. of limpan.
luncian _to limp_? #LPs# 17^46. [cp. _Norw._ lunke?]
lundlaga m. _kidney_, Æ.
lungen f. ‘_lung_,’ _Lcd, WW_.
lungenādl f. _lung-disease_, #Lcd#.
lungensealf f. _lung-salve_, #Lcd# 141a.
lungenwyrt f. ‘_lung-wort_,’ _Lcd_.
-lunger v. cēas-l.
lungre † adv. _soon, forthwith, suddenly, quickly_.
lunnon pret. pl. of linnan.
lūpe f. _loop, leash_, #Gl#.
lūs f. nap. lȳs ‘_louse_,’ _Æ, Cp, Hex_.
lusian (GPH) = losian
lust I. m. _desire, appetite_, _Æ, BH, JnL_: _pleasure_, _Bo, Lk_ (pl.): _sensuous appetite, lust_, _Jul, Lcd, WW_. II. adj. _willing_, W 246^10.
lustbǣre _desirable, pleasant, agreeable, cheerful, joyous_, Æ, AO: _desirous_, ÆL 4^116.
lustbǣrlic _pleasant_, AO. adv. -līce.
lustbǣrnes f. _enjoyment, pleasure, desire_, CP.
lustful _wishful, desirous_, _AO_ 100^27. [‘_lustfull_’]
±lustfullian _to rejoice, enjoy_, Æ: _be pleasing to_, CP 70^24.
±lustfullīce _joyfully, gladly, heartily_, _Bl_. [‘_lustfully_’]
±lustfullung f. _desire, pleasure_, Æ.
±lustfulnes f. _desire, pleasure_, _BH_; CP. [‘_lustfulness_’]
lustgeornnes f. _concupiscence_, G.
lustgryn f. _snare of pleasure_, #Soul# 23.
lustlīce _willingly, gladly_, _Bl_; Æ, AO.
lustmoce f. _lady’s-smock (plant)_, #Lcd#.
lustsumlic _pleasant_. adv. -līce _willingly_.
lustum adv. _with pleasure, gladly_.
lūsðorn m. _spindle-tree_, EC 445^31.
±lūtan^2 _to bend, stoop, decline_, Æ, AO: +loten dæg _after part of day_: _bow, make obeisance, fall down_, _Bl, VPs_: (+) _lay down_, MtL 8^20: _entreat_. [‘_lout_’]
±lūtian _to lie hid, hide, lurk_, _Æ, VHy_; AO, CP. [‘_lout_’^2]
lutter = hluttor [[under “hlūtor”]]
luttor = hlūtor
lūðer- = lȳðer-
lybb n. _drug_, _poison, charm_: _witchcraft_.
lybban = libban
lybbestre f. _sorceress_, WW 200^25.
lybcorn n. _a medicinal seed, wild saffron_? #Gl#.
lybcræft m. _skill in the use of drugs, magic, witchcraft_, #Bl#.
lybesn = lyfesn
lyblāc nm. _occult art, use of drugs for magic, witchcraft_.
lyblǣca m. _wizard, sorcerer_, #Gl#.
lybsin, lybsn = lyfesn
lȳc- = lǣc-, līc-
lycce = lyge II.
lȳcð pres. 3 sg. of lūcan.
lȳden (LWS) = lǣden
lȳf = līf
lȳf- = lēaf-, lēf-, līef-, līf-
lyfde, lyfede pret. 3 sg. of libban.
lyfesn (i) f. _charm, amulet, knot_.
lyffetere m. _flatterer_, Æ.
lyffet-tan, -tian _to flatter_, Æ.
lyffetung f. _adulation, flattery_, Æ.
lyfian = lifian, libban
lyft fmn. _air, sky, clouds, atmosphere_, _B, Lcd_; Æ, AO, CP. on lyfte _on high, aloft_. [‘_lift_’; _Ger._ luft]
lyftādl f. _paralysis, palsy_, BH, #Lcd#.
lyftedor m. _clouds_, #Ex# 251.
lyften _of the air, aërial_, Æ.
lyftfæt n. _vessel in the air (moon)_, #Rd# 30^3.
lyftflēogend m. _flier in the air, bird_, #Sol# 289.
lyftfloga m. _flier in the air, dragon_, B 2315.
lyftgelāc † n. _flight through the air_.
lyftgeswenced _driven by the wind_, B 1913.
lyfthelm † m. _air, mist, cloud_.
lyftlācende † _sporting in the air, flying_.
lyftlic _aërial_, NC 314.
lyftsceaða m. _aërial robber (raven)_, #Wy# 39.
lyftwundor n. _aërial wonder_, #Ex# 90.
lyftwynn † f. _pleasure in flying_.
lyge I. (i) m. _‘lie,’ falsehood_, _BH, Sat_. II. _lying, false_ (A; = *lygge, JAW 25). III. _‘sicalia,’ secale_? _corn_? _rye_? WW 301^2.
lygen (i) f. _lie, falsehood_.
lygenian = lygnian
lygesearu † n. _lying wile, trick_.
lygespell (i) n. _falsehood_, WW 449^2.
lygesynnig (i) _lying, false_, #El# 899.
lygetorn (i) _feigned anger or grief_, B 1943.
lygeword (i) † n. _lying word, lie_.
lygewyrhta (i) m. _liar_, #Leas#.
lygnes (i) f. _falseness_: _false things_.
±lygnian (i) _to give one the lie, convict of falsehood_, Æ.
+lygnod _perjured_, Æ (i).
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lȳht- = līht-
lyhð pres. 3 sg. of lēan.
lȳhð pres. 3 sg. of lēogan.
lym = lim
lȳman = lēoman
lymp- = limp-
±lynd (i) f. _fat, grease_.
+lyndu np. _joints of the spine_, WW 159^22.
lynibor n. _borer, gimlet_, WW 273^13.
lynis m. _axle, axletree, ‘linch’-pin_, _Ep, WW_.
lypenwyrhta m. _tanner_? v. JGPh 5·467.
lyre (e) m. _loss, destruction, damage, hurt_, _WW_; Æ. [‘_lure_’; lēosan]
lyrewrenc m. _hurtful intrigue_, MFH 169.
-lyrtan v. be-l.
lȳs v. lūs.
lȳs- = līes-
lysferht = leasferhð [[headword spelled “lēasferhð”]]
lysnan = hlysnan
lysnere = hlysnere
lȳssa (#KGl#) = lǣssa
lyssen = lyswen
±lystan impers. w. a. (d.) of pers. and g. of thing or inf. _to please, cause pleasure or desire, provoke longing_, _Æ, Bl, Bo_; AO, CP. +lysted _desirous of_. [‘_list_’; lust]
lystere (OEG 4674) = ? lyftere, lyffetere
+lystfullīce = lustfullīce
lysu I. _base, false, evil_. II. n. _evil deed_.
lyswen I. _purulent, corrupt_, #Lcd#. II. n. _pus, matter_, #Lcd#.
lȳt adv., adj. and indecl. sb. _little, few_, _B, DD, Gen, Run_; Æ, AO.
lȳtan = lūtan
lyteg == lytig
lȳtel I. adj. _‘little,’ not large_, _Æ, AO, Lk, Met_: _short (distance, time)_, _B_: _not much_, _Mt, Ps_. II. adv. _little, slightly_, _Ps_. III. sb. _AO, Lcd, Ps_.
lȳtelhȳdig _pusillanimous_, #Cra# 10.
lytelic = lytiglic
lytelīce = lytiglīce
lȳtelmōd _pusillanimous_, CP.
lȳtelne = lȳtesne [[under “lȳtesnā”]]
lȳtelnes f. _smallness_, _ÆGr_ 228^14. [‘_littleness_’]
lȳtesnā, lȳtes(t)ne adv. _nearly, within a little, almost_.
lȳthwōn adv. and sb. (w. g.) _little, but little, very few_, Æ, CP.
lytig (e) _crafty, cunning_, AO.
lytigian _to feign, act crookedly_, #Ma# 86.
lytiglic (lytelic) _deceitful, crafty_. adv. -līce, CP.
lytignes f. _cunning_, CP.
±lȳtlian _to lessen, decrease, diminish_, _Bo, JnL_; CP: _shorten, curtail, abrogate_: _fall out of use_, LL 267[37]. [‘_little_’]
lȳtling m. _little one, infant, child_, Æ, CP.
lȳtlum adv. (d. of lȳtel) _little by little, gradually_, _Æ_; CP. [‘_litlum_’]
+lȳtlung (ī) f. _insufficiency, want_, #Sc# 57^1 (cp. EHy 5^12).
lyttl- = lȳtl-
lyttuccas mpl. _particles, small pieces_, GPH 400.
lyð = lið
lȳða = līða
+lyðen = +liðen
lȳðerful _evil, vile_, W 40^5.
lȳðerlic _bad, sordid, mean, vile_, AO. adv. -līce (ū^1).
lȳðernes (ū^1) f. _wickedness_, HL 18^8.
lȳðran (ē) _to anoint, smear, ‘lather,’_ _JnL_ (e), _Lcd_. [lēaðor]
lyðre = liðere
lȳðre I. (ē, ī) adj. _bad, wicked, base, mean, corrupt, wretched_, _Æ, AO, Lk, WW_. [‘_lither_’] adv. _wretchedly, badly_, #Sat# 62. II. comp. of līðe.
lȳðwyrt = līðwyrt
lȳxan = līxan
=M=
mā I. adv. [comp. of micle] _more, rather, longer, hereafter, further_, _Æ, BH, Bo, Bl, CP, VPs_ (mǣ). ðe mā ðe _more than_. II. sb. (indecl.) _more_, _Æ, An, BH, Bl_. III. adj. _more_, _Æ, Bl_. [‘_mo_’]
mabuldor = mapulder
maca = +mæcca
macalic _convenient_, MkR 6^21.
macian _to ‘make,’ form, construct, do_, _A, Æ_: _prepare, arrange, cause_, _Æ, Gen, Mt_: _use_, _Æ_: _behave, fare_, _Æ, Bo_; CP. macian ūp _to put up_, Æ.
mācræftig (= mægencr-) † _mighty_.
macung f. _making, doing_, #Chr# 1101.
+mād = +mǣd
mādm == māðm
mādmōd n. _foolishness_, #Mod# 25.
mǣ = mā
±mæc _well-suited, companionable_: _similar, equal_.
mæcan = mecgan, mengan
+mæcca (a, e) mf. _mate, equal, one of a pair, comrade, companion_, _ÆGr_ (a), _MtR_ (e): (±) _husband, wife_, _Æ, Mt, OET_. [‘_match_’]
mǣcefisc = mēcefisc
mæcg † m. _man, disciple_: _son_.
mæcga m. _man_, Wy 52.
mæcian = mecgan, mengan
+mæclic _conjugal_, #Sc#.
+mæcnes f. _cohabitation_, BH.
+mæcscipe m. _cohabitation_, #Cr# 199.
mǣd (ē) f. ds. (EWS) mēda; nap. mǣd(w)a, mǣdwe _‘mead_,’ ‘_meadow,’ pasture_, _BC, OEG_; Æ, AO; Mdf.
+mǣd, +mǣded ‘_mad_,’ _Rd, WW_: _foolish_, _Cp_.
mæddre f. ‘_madder_,’ _Lcd_; Æ.
+mǣded = +mǣd
mǣden (Æ, AO, CP) == mægden
mǣdencild n. _female child, girl_, _AO_; Æ. [‘_maiden-child_’]
mǣdenhēap m. _band of virgins_, DD 289.
mǣdenlic _maidenly, virgin_, Æ.
mædere = mæddre
mæderecīð m. _sprig of madder_, #Lcd#.
+mædla m. _chatter_, #Lcd# 122b. [mæðel]
mǣdland m. _meadow-land_, KC.
mǣdmǣwect (= -wett) _mowing of a meadow_, LL 448[5,2].
mǣdrǣden f. _mowing, tract of mown grass_, KC 6·153^10.
mǣdsplott m. _plot of meadow-land_, KC 4·72^7.
mædwa m., mǣdwe f. = mǣd
mǣdweland = mǣdland
mæg I. pres. 3 sg. of magan. II. (#Sc# 4^19: 12^17) = mægen
+mǣg I. m. nap. māgas (v. LL 2·651) _male kinsman, parent, son, brother, nephew, cousin_, _B, Ep_ (ē); Æ, AO, CP: [‘_may_’] II. † f. _female relation, wife, woman, maiden_.
mǣgbana m. _destroyer of kinsfolk_, W 242^5.
mǣgbōt f. _compensation paid to the relatives of a murdered man_, LL.
mǣgburg f. _family, tribe, race, people, nation_: _genealogy_.
mǣgcild n. _young kinsman_.
mǣgcnafa m. _youthful kinsman_, BC 2·329´.
mǣgcūð _related_, OEG.
mǣgcwalm m. _murder of a relation_, Cp 179#p# (ē).
mægden (ǣd) n. _maiden, virgin_, _LL_; Æ: _girl_, _Mt_: _maid, servant_, _Bl_.
mægden- see also mǣden-.
mægdenǣw f. _marriage with a virgin_.
mægdenhād m. _‘maidenhood,’ virginity_, _Cr_; CP.
mægdenmann m. _‘maid,’ virgin_, _AO_. [‘_maidenman_’]
mǣge = māge
mægen I. (e) n. _bodily strength, might_, _‘main’ force, power, vigour, valour_, _B_; Æ, CP: _virtue, efficacy, efficiency_, _Lcd_: _picked men of a nation, troop, army_, AO: _miracle_. [magan] II. subj. pl. of magan.
mægenāgende _mighty_, B 2837.
mægenbyrðen † f. _huge burden_.
mægencorðor n. _strong troop_, #Gen# 1986.
mægencræft † m. _main force, great strength, might_.
mægencyning † m. _mighty king_.
mægendǣd f. _mighty deed_, #Cra# 12.
mægenēaca m. _succour_, #Az# 138.
mægenēacen † _mighty, vigorous_.
mægenearfeðe † n. _great misery or trial_.
mægenellen n. _mighty valour_, B 659.
mægenfæst _vigorous, strong, steadfast_, Æ.
mægenfolc n. _mighty company_, #Cr# 877.
mægenfultum m. _mighty help_, B 1455.
mægenhēap † m. _powerful band_.
mægenheard _very strong_, #Run# 5.
mægenian (gn-) _to gain strength_: (+) _establish, confirm_, BH 306^18.
mægenlēas _powerless, feeble, helpless_, _WW_; Æ. [‘_mainless_’] adv. -līce.
mægenlēast f. _weakness, feebleness_, Æ: _inability_, RB.
mægenrǣs m. _mighty onslaught_, B 1519.
mægenrōf † _powerful_.