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1. ēdīleǧ(e n.

Additional spellings: edilege
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One of the virtues blessed in the Beatitudes, a blessing; cp. edinesse.

2. edmọ̄dleǧe n.

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Humility.

3. lẹ̄ǧe n.(2)

36 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A feudal superior, a liege lord or lady, a sovereign or leader; (b) ?a noble ancestor.

4. lẹ̄ǧe-man n.

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(a) The vassal of a feudal superior; also, the subject of a sovereign; (b) a loyal follower.

5. lẹ̄ǧe adj.

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(a) Of a feudal superior: entitled to feudal allegiance and service; of a sovereign: entitled to a subject's allegiance; lege lord, lege ladie, lege soverain, etc.; (b) fig. lege lord, religious Lord…

6. lei(e n.(3)

Additional spellings: leie
51 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A piece of open land; a field, meadow, lawn; an opening in a woods, a natural glade or a clearing; haven the eie to the wode lei, wenden eie toward the wode lei, to turn the eye toward the…