Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
lion .
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Examples
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Ðe ðridde lage haueð ðe leun. ðanne he lieð to slepen.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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++Welle heg is tat hil. ðat is heuen {} riche. vre louerd is te leun. ðe liueð ðer abuuen. wu ðo him likede. to ligten her on erðe.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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If any one intends to wish luck to a child, he says, '_Tori balayan leun_,' and waves his hands round the child's head several times to signify that he takes upon himself all the misfortunes which are to happen to the child.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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++Ðe leun stant on hille. ⁊ he man hunten here. [f. 4r
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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