[leód-gebyrgea], w. m., protector of the people, prince: acc. sg. -gebyrgean, [269].
[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].