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leás-líc

  • adjective
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leás-líc, adj.
False, vain, frivolous
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  • Wénþ ðæt hit hæbbe sum heálíc gód gestryned ... and mé þincþ ðæt hit hæbbe geboht sume swíðe leáslíce mǽrþe

    it supposes that it has gained some exalted good ... and methinks it has purchased a very false greatness,

    • Bt. 24, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 82, 24
      • .

  • Leáslíce cristene

    false christians,

    • Wulfst. 93, 8
      • .

  • Leóhtlícu weorc and leáslícu

    levitas operis,

    • Past. 43, 1
      • ;
    • Swt. 309, 1
      • .

  • Mid leáslícum wordum hí hine beswícaþ

    with false words they deceive him;

    blandientes sermone ut decipiant eos,

    • Nar. 37, 5.

  • Ða leáslícan ceápas binnan ðam Godes húse geþafedon

    they allowed false bargains within God's house,

    • Homl. Th. i. 406, 15
      • .
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v.  leás-ferhþness.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “leás-líc.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/21295.

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