lêg, st. m., _flame, fire_: nom. sg. wonna lêg (_the lurid flame_), 3116; swôgende lêg, 3146; dat. sg. for dracan lêge, 2550. See lîg. lêg-draca, w. m., _fire-drake, flaming dragon_: nom. sg., 3041. *leahan, leán, st. v. w. acc. _to scold, blame_: pres. sg. III. lyhð, 1049; pret. sg. lôg, 1812; pret. pl. lôgon, 203, 863. be-leán, _to dissuade, prevent_: inf. ne inc ænig mon ... beleán mihte sorhfullne sîð (_no one might dissuade you twain from your difficult journey_), 511. leahtre. See or-leahtre. leáf, st. n., _leaf, foliage_: instr. pl. leáfum, 97. leáfnes-word, st. n., _permission, leave_: acc. pl., 245. leán. See leahan. leán, st. n., _reward, compensation_: acc. sg., 114, 952, 1221, 1585, 2392; dat. sg. leáne, 1022. Often in the pl.: acc. þâ leán, 2996; dat. þam leánum, 2146; gen. leána, 2991.--Comp.: and-, ende-leán. leân (for læn, O.H.G. lêhan), st. n, _loan_, 1810. leánian, w. v., _to reward, compensate_: pres. sg. I. ic þe þâ fæhðe feó leánige (_repay thee for the contest with old-time treasures_), 1381; pret. sg. me þone wäl-ræs wine Scyldinga fättan golde fela leánode (_the friend of the Scyldings rewarded me richly for the combat with plated gold_), 2103. leás, adj., _false_: nom. pl. leáse, 253. leás, adj., _deprived of, free from_, w. gen.: nom. sg. dreáma leás, 851; dat. sg. winigea leásum, 1665.--Comp.: dôm-, dreám-, ealdor-, feoh-, feormend-, hlâford-, sâwol-, sige-, sorh-, tîr-, þeóden-, wine-, wyn-leás. leásig, adj., _concealing one's self_; in comp. sin-leásig(?). leoðo-cräft, st. m., _the art of weaving_ or _working in meshes, wire_, etc.: instr. pl. segn eall-gylden ... gelocen leoðo-cräftum (_a banner all hand-wrought of interlaced gold_), 2770. leoðo-syrce, w. f., _shirt of mail (limb-sark)_: acc. sg. locene leoðo-syrcan (_locked linked sark_), 1506; acc. pl. locene leoðo-syrcan, 1891. leomum. See lim. leornian, w. v., _to learn, devise, plan_: pret. him þäs gûð-cyning ... wräce leornode (_the war-king planned vengeance therefor_), 2337. leód, st. m., _prince_: nom. sg., 341, 348, 670, 830, 1433, 1493, 1613, 1654, etc.; acc. leód, 626. leód, st. f., _people_: gen. sg. leóde, 597, 600, 697. In pl. indicates _individuals, people, kinsmen_: nom. pl. leóde, 362, 415, 1214, 2126, etc.; gum-cynnes Geáta leóde (_people of the race of the Geátas_), 260; acc. pl. leóde, 192, 443, 1337, 1346, etc.; dat. pl. leódum, 389, 521, 619, 698, 906, 1160, etc.; gen. pl. leóda, 205, 635, 794, 1674, 2034, etc. leód-bealo, st. n., (_mischief, misfortune affecting an entire people_), _great, unheard-of calamity_: acc. sg., 1723; gen. pl. leód-bealewa, 1947. leód-burh, st. f., _princely castle, stronghold of a ruler, chief city_: acc. pl. -byrig, 2472. leód-cyning, st. m., _king of the people_: nom. sg., 54. leód-fruma, w. m., _prince of the people, ruler_: acc. sg. leód-fruman, 2131. leód-gebyrgea, w. m., _protector of the people, prince_: acc. sg. -gebyrgean, 269.