leoþwise

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Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to lēoþ +‎ wīse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle͜oːθˌwiː.se/,

Noun

lēoþwīse f

  1. a poetical manner
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Myċel Englisc bōc on lēoþwīsan geworht
      A great English book composed in a poetical way.
  2. verse
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Āwend of Lēdene on Englisc on lēoþwīsan.
      Translate from Latin into English in verse.

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