See leof on Wiktionary
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}
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},
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"alternative form of lef (“leaf”)"
],
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[
"lef",
"lef#Middle_English:_leaf"
]
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],
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},
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},
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},
{
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"2": "liof"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon liof",
"name": "cog"
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{
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"name": "cog"
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},
"expansion": "Old Norse ljúfr",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs)",
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"3": "",
"4": "dear, beloved"
},
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}
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"leofra"
]
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},
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"leof#Old_English"
]
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"leof#Old_English"
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[
"lēofne",
"leofne#Old_English"
]
],
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]
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"lēof",
"leof#Old_English"
]
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]
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{
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[
"lēofes",
"leofes#Old_English"
]
],
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"masculine",
"singular"
]
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[
"lēofre",
"leofre#Old_English"
]
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]
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"lēofes",
"leofes#Old_English"
]
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"singular"
]
},
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"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
]
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"lēofum",
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[
"lēofe",
"leofe#Old_English"
]
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"lēofre",
"leofre#Old_English"
]
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"lēofe",
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]
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"leofe#Old_English"
]
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"leofa#Old_English"
]
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"lēofe",
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]
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"plural"
]
},
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"lēof",
"leof#Old_English"
]
],
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
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"lēofe",
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]
],
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]
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]
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"plural"
]
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]
],
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"plural"
]
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"lēof",
"leof#Old_English"
]
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"lēofra",
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]
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"masculine",
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]
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"lēofra",
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"lēofra",
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"plural"
]
},
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"lēofum",
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]
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"lēofum",
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]
],
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},
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"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
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},
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"lēofa",
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]
],
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"nominative",
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]
},
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"lēofe",
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]
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],
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]
},
{
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"lēofan",
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"masculine",
"singular"
]
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"genitive",
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"lēofan",
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]
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
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"lēofan",
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"feminine",
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"masculine",
"singular"
]
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"instrumental",
"singular"
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
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{
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"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
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[
"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
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[
"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
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[
"lēofan",
"leofan#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
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[
"lēofra",
"leofra#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofena",
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[
"lēofena",
"leofena#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
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"lēofra",
"leofra#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofena",
"links": [
[
"lēofena",
"leofena#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
"links": [
[
"lēofra",
"leofra#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofena",
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[
"lēofena",
"leofena#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"links": [
[
"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"links": [
[
"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"links": [
[
"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"links": [
[
"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"links": [
[
"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
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"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"links": [
[
"lēofum",
"leofum#Old_English"
]
],
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "leaf",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "līof",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "lēof",
"comp": "lēofra",
"sup": "lēofest",
"sup2": "lēofost",
"sup3": "lēofast"
},
"expansion": "lēof (comparative lēofra, superlative lēofest or lēofost or lēofast)",
"name": "ang-adj"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "lēof"
},
"name": "ang-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.",
"text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint George, Martyr\"\nNāst þū lā Geori þæt ūre godas swincað mid þē and ġit hī synd ġeþyldiġe þæt hī þe miltsion. Nū lǣre ic ðē swā swā lēofne sunu þæt ðū þæra cristenra lāre forlǣte mid ealle and tō mīnum rǣde hraðe ġebūge swā þæt ðū offriġe þām ārwurðan Appoline and þū mycelne wurðmynt miht swā beġitan.",
"translation": "Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"dear, beloved"
],
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[
"dear",
"dear"
],
[
"beloved",
"beloved"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/le͜oːf/"
}
],
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}
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "lāþ"
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"english": "Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.",
"text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint George, Martyr\"\nNāst þū lā Geori þæt ūre godas swincað mid þē and ġit hī synd ġeþyldiġe þæt hī þe miltsion. Nū lǣre ic ðē swā swā lēofne sunu þæt ðū þæra cristenra lāre forlǣte mid ealle and tō mīnum rǣde hraðe ġebūge swā þæt ðū offriġe þām ārwurðan Appoline and þū mycelne wurðmynt miht swā beġitan.",
"translation": "Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.",
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}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lēof"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lēof",
"2": "lēofas",
"3": "lēof",
"4": "lēofas",
"5": "lēofes",
"6": "lēofa",
"7": "lēofe",
"8": "lēofum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"friend, loved one"
],
"links": [
[
"friend",
"friend"
],
[
"loved one",
"loved one"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"as a form of address, sir, can be applied to one or more people, regardless of gender."
],
"links": [
[
"sir",
"sir"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/le͜oːf/"
}
],
"word": "leof"
}
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