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leás

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
leás, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§426; §613; §633;
Falsehood, falseness
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  • Hí ongietaþ ðæt ðæt wæs leás and ídelness ðæt hí ǽr heóldon

    they perceive that that was falsehood and vanity that they formerly held;

    deprehenderint falsa se vacue tenuisse,

    • Past. 58, 1
    • ;
    • Swt. 441, 18
    • .
  • Ðæt leás,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1157
    • ;
    • El. 580
    • .
  • Gif gé ðisum leáse leng gefylgaþ

    if longer ye follow this falsehood,

    • 1148
    • ;
    • El. 576
    • .
  • Bútan leáse

    truly,

    • Bt. 41, 1
    • ;
    • Fox 244, 12
    • :
    • Bt. Met. Fox 30, 36
    • ;
    • Met. 30, 18
    • .
Etymology
[
A. R. leas falsehood, 82, 16
:
Laym. buten lese.
]
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  • leás, n.