leód-hryre, st. m., _fall, overthrow, of the prince, ruler_: dat. sg. äfter leód-hryre (_after the fall of the king of the Heaðobeardas_, Frôda, cf. 2051), 2031; gen. sg. þäs leód-hryres (of the fall of Heardred, cf. 2389), 2392. leód-sceaða, w. m., _injurer of the people_: dat. sg. þam leód-sceaðan, 2094. leód-scipe, st. m., _the whole nation, people_: acc. sg., 2752; dat. sg. on þam leód-scipe, 2198. leóð, st. n., _song, lay_: nom. sg., 1160.--Comp.: fyrd-, gryre-, gûð-, sorh-leóð. leóf, adj., _lief, dear_: nom. sg., 31, 54, 203, 511, 521, 1877, 2468; weak form m., leófa, 1217, 1484, 1855, 2664; acc. sg. m. leófne, 34, 297, 619, 1944, 2128, 3109, 3143; gen. sg. leófes (m.), 1995, 2081, 2898; (neut.), 1062, 2911; dat. pl. leófum, 1074; gen. pl. leófra, 1916. Compar. nom. sg. neut. leófre, 2652. Superl. nom. sg. m. leófost, 1297; acc. sg. þone leófestan, 2824. leóflîc, _dear, precious, valued_: nom. sg. m. leóflîc lind-wîga, 2604; acc. sg. neut. leóflîc îren, 1810. leógan, st. v., _to lie, belie, deceive_. subj. pres. näfne him his wlite leóge (_unless his looks belie him_), 250; pret. sg. he ne leág fela wyrda ne worda, 3030. â-leógan, _to deceive, leave unfulfilled_: pret. sg. he beót ne â-lêh (_he left not his promise unfulfilled_), 80. ge-leógan, _to deceive, betray_: pret. sg. him seó wên geleáh (_hope deceived him_), 2324. leóht, st. n., _light, brilliance_: nom. sg., 569, 728, 1751 (?); acc. sg. sunnan leóht, 649; godes leóht geceás (_chose God's light, died_), 2470; dat. sg. tô leóhte, 95.--Comp.: æfen-, fýr-, morgen-leóht. leóht, adj., _luminous, bright_: instr. sg. leóhtan sweorde, 2493. leóma, w. m.: 1) _light, splendor_: nom. sg., 311, 2770; acc. sg. leóman, 1518; sunnan and mônan leóman (_light of sun and moon_), 95.--2) (as beadu- and hilde-leóma), _the glittering sword_: nom. sg. lixte se leóma (_the blade-gleam flashed_), 1571. leósan, st. v., = amitti, in be-leósan, _to deprive, be deprived of_: pres. part. (heó) wearð beloren leófum bearnum and brôðrum (_was deprived of her dear children and brethren_), 1074. for-leósan, with dat. instr., _to lose something_: pret. sg. þær he dôme for-leás, ellen-mærðum (_there lost he the glory, the repute, of his heroic deeds_), 1471; pret. sg. for pl. þâm þe ær his elne for-leás (_to him who, before, had lost his valor_), 2862; part. pret. nealles ic þâm leánum for-loren häfde (_not at all had I lost the rewards_), 2146. libban, w. v., _to live, be, exist_: pres. sing. III. lifað, 3169; lyfað, 945; leofað, 975, 1367, 2009; subj. pres. sg. II. lifige, 1225; pres. part. lifigende, 816, 1954, 1974, 2063; dat. sg. be þe lifigendum (_in thy lifetime_), 2666; pret. sg. lifde, 57, 1258; lyfde, 2145; pret. pl. lifdon, 99. See unlifigende.